Who is your bias for in BTS? If you’re scratching your head wondering what bias means, welcome; that was me two years ago. I got sucked into the universe of BTS when the pandemic first hit in 2020. With an active toddler alongside me, I needed something to keep me positive while the world was…
Finally! After a series of canceled world tours throughout the pandemic, many of our favorite K-Pop groups such as ATEEZ, NCT 127 and TWICE have announced new world tour dates. I could not imagine anyone being more thrilled and excited about this than yours truly, but I was wrong. It seemed everyone (and their mother)…
“Sometimes there is a whole universe alongside your own, bursting with color you’re too stubborn to see, bouncing with joy you think is for someone else, with a beat you thought you were finished dancing to.”~ Dave Holmes, The Boundless Optimism of BTS, Esquire Magazine, November 2020 I don’t remember fangirling when I was younger.…
Who is Lisa and What Is “Lalisa” Lalisa Manoban (aka “Lisa”) is a 24-year-old Thai rapper, singer, dancer, and model, best known as the youngest member of the global Kpop sensation, Blackpink. She is currently the most followed Kpop artist on Instagram with 64.9 million followers. Last month, Lisa dropped her long awaited first solo…
It’s hard to imagine any new Kpop group surpassing the popularity of BTS and Blackpink, but in the past year, there have been some serious contenders for the top spot on the international charts! I am a massive fan of BTS (ARMY) and Blackpink (Blink), but since my love for Kpop runs even deeper and…
YouTube officially announced that BTS’s “Butter” set a new 24-hour record, breaking the previous record held by their own “Dynamite” music video. BTS now occupies the No. 1 and No. 2 spots on YouTube’s All-Time Top 24 Hour Music Debuts. BTS also took to the Billboard Music Awards stage on Sunday for the television debut…
Why You Need to Know About NCT No group has more ambitiously pushed all the boundaries of Kpop than NCT (short for Neo Culture Technology) to become one of the most talked-about Kpop groups of recent years. NCT’s Resonance Pt. 1 is the highest debut album at No. 2 after Taylor Swift’s Folklore on Billboard’s…
What is Kpop? It is hard to define “Kpop” as a single genre of music because it is influenced by many different styles and genres of music, including experimental, rock, jazz, gospel, hip-hop, R&B, reggae, electronic dance, and even folk, country, and classical music. It is referred to globally as Kpop because it was generated…
Congrats to BTS, TIME’s 2020 Entertainer of the Year! Between releasing multiple albums and breaking every type of record in 2020, the Korean pop band ascended to the zenith of pop stardom. In an era marked by so much anguish and cynicism, BTS has stayed true to their message of kindness, connection and self-acceptance. See…
What is Blackpink and why is everyone talking about them? Blackpink is the four-member K-pop girl group that is taking over the world and here is the 411 on everything you need to know. Blackpink was formed in 2016 by YG Entertainment, which managed some of the most successful artists including Big Bang, PSY, and…