“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…
People Magazine has officially named BTS’s Jungkook the first Sexiest International Man Alive. Jungkook racked up Readers’ Choice votes surpassing Dan Levy, Keith Urban, Matthew Rhys, and Paul Mescal. This is the first year that People Magazine has included more categories to their Sexiest Man of the Year annual tradition. Jungkook’s well-deserved title is big…
Blackpink’s own original documentary film is now available to stream on Netflix! The film follows each member’s journey from their very beginning pre-training days all the way to their universal star status success today. The much anticipated film promises a humanizing glimpse at the tradeoffs made to achieve success, which includes a training program that…