The outfits that female K-pop artists wore at KCON 2022 Saudi Arabia are currently the talk of the town. Read on to find out what caught people's attention.
KCON 2022 Saudi Arabia: Female K-pop Artists' Outfits Become Hot Topic- Here's Why
From Sept. 30 to Oct. 1, KCON successfully held its first installment in Saudi Arabia. The two-day event took place at Boulevard Riyadh City and was attended by 20,000 on-site local fans and viewed by 8.2 million fans from around the world.
KCON 2022 Saudi Arabia featured performances of solo artists and idol groups, such as RAIN, Hyolyn, Sunmi, The Boyz, ATEEZ, PENTAGON, STAYC, NewJeans, ONEUS, P1Harmony, Secret Number, and TO1.
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Following the K-pop convention, the female K-pop artists' outfits garnered the interest of Korean netizens. The reason is that they were all wearing clothes that covered their arms and legs.
In Saudi Arabia, a part of their culture is that women always wear clothes that cover their arms and legs. And it appears like the Korean singers followed this cultural guideline for the KCON 2022 Saudi Arabia.
Check out the photos below:
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So how are Korean netizens reacting? Most of them are praising the stylists of the K-pop artists for giving them appropriate clothes. Below are a few comments:
"The stylists were all mindful but still managed to make the artists look good."
"Even though I'm not in favor of women's styles of dress being so restricted, the outfits they wore are all nice and pretty."
"The outfits are cute without being revealing."
"K-pop artists look good in just about anything anyway."
"The outfits are fine but... how do they consume K-pop if women in revealing clothes aren't allowed?"
"The outfits are all nice but... they just look kind of old-fashioned."
"All of the stylists did a pretty good job."
"As long as the outfits aren't uncomfortable to dance in, it's fine."
What are your thoughts on the female K-pop artists' outfits at KCON 2022 Saudi Arabia? Leave a comment below!
KCON 2022 Saudi Arabia Recap
Meanwhile, let's have a recap of the performances of K-pop artists at KCON 2022 Saudi Arabia on Day 1 and Day 2. Below is a list of the artists and the songs they performed.
Day 1
The Boyz: "MAVERICK," "Thrill Ride, 'Whisper," and "Break Your Rules"
Sunmi: "Gashina," "Heart Burn," and "pporappippam"
Rain: "Love Song," "WHY DON'T WE," "30 SEXY," and "GANG"
PENTAGON: "Feelin' Like," "DO or NOT," "Shine," 2PM's "Heartbeat," and POPPIA (Saudi Arabia Ver.)"
P1Harmony: "Doom Du Doom," "Scared," "Follow Me," and RAIN's "It's Raining"
Secret Number: "DOOMCHITA," "Got That Boom," and RAIN's "Rainism"
Day 2
ATEEZ: "Guerrilla," "The Real (Heung Ver.)," "THANXX," and "Good Lil Boy" + "The Leaders" + "TO THE BEAT"
Hyolyn: "Touch My Body" + "Shake It," "SEE SEA," "Waka Boom," and "Hello, Goodbye"
NewJeans: "Attention," "Hype Boy," and "Cookie"
STAYC: "ASAP," "RUN2U," "BEAUTIFUL MONSTER," and Super Junior's "Sorry Sorry"
ONEUS and TO1: SEVENTEEN DK's "Go!"
ONEUS: "No Diggity," "Same Scent," and "LIT"
TO1: "BOOM POW," "Drummin'," and "Son of Beast"
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Written by Maria Scott