Just when we thought we were out of K-pop girl power anthems, we uncover older gems and artists come out with awesome new songs. Because if there's a theme that most women should get behind, it's empowerment, especially in this day in age, amirite? So for this sixth installment, we talk about tracks dealing with accepting and loving oneself and friendship with other women.
1. Yoon Mirae "Black Happiness"
Well beyond the boundaries of K-pop or Korean rap, Yoon Mirae's "Black Happiness" is a testament to the racism and overall prejudice that pervades in society and still finding a way to love oneself in spite of it. Tasha tells the story of being looked down upon for being a mixed race child growing up and hating the color of her skin because of the malicious things people around her said. But instead of making it into a diss track, she rises above the hate and sings about music teaching her how to truly love herself. With "Black Happiness," Yoon Mirae reconciles with everything she went through and all the self-hate notions she had to unlearn as she grew up. Because in order to be a kickass woman, you first have to be happy with yourself. And no one is more kickass than Yoon Mirae.
2. Taeyeon "I"
With everything from the media to overall advertising telling us otherwise, one of the greatest achievements a woman can gain in her lifetime is loving herself. Just imagine the billions of dollars the beauty industry makes every day selling us the idea that we're not enough; liking ourselves is truly a rebellious act. A song that acknowledges the struggle, but still proclaims high self esteem is Taeyeon's recent solo "I." But the SNSD leader doesn't just uplift herself, but encourages other girls to do the same and believe in themselves, "you know you were born to fly."
3. After School "Miss Futuristic"
The next step after loving ourselves is being confident. Many K-pop girl groups with sexy concepts have at least one song promoting self empowerment, and one of After School's is "Miss Futuristic." This song centers around being strong, soldiering on through any adversity, and never giving up. The "Miss Futuristic" character is a millenial woman - a superhero- who believes in herself and is capable of doing anything herself.
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