South Korea is infamous for having one of the world's strictest beauty standards. In the country, there are very specific features that are considered attractive and even the slightest deviation from it can be considered unattractive. While beauty is subjective, most entertainment agencies select trainees and who gets to debut with those standards in mind. Knowing this, here are the top 10 male visuals in K-pop that have visuals in line with South Korea's strict beauty standards.
In the K-pop industry, celebrities, and idols having stage names are not shocking. However, the following K-pop idols seem like they are using their real name as their idol’s name, but they are actually not! See the list and you will surely be surprised to know that it is only their stage names!
NCT 2020 is on a roll! On October 13, Tuesday, NCT's second full-length album, "RESONANCE Pt.1," topped iTunes Album Charts in 32 different countries upon the album's debut.
You surely heard of the “Generation of K-pop” that includes the first, second, and third-gen groups. However, are you aware that we are currently in the fourth-gen K-pop?In this sense, IDOLOGY, one of the longest-running critic website-magazines in Korea, had a full analysis of the genealogical theory of the K-pop’s four generations based on the paradigm shifts overseas of these K-pop groups, trends, and many more.
Pre-orders for NCT 2020's upcoming album "NCT - The 2nd Album RESONANCE Pt.1)", which will be released later today on October 12, have surpassed over one million copies in pre-orders, officially marking NCT as million sellers.
The Korean Business Research Institute released its brand reputation rankings for K-Pop boy groups for the month of September. To determine which boys groups make the list, they analyzed consumer participation, community awareness, and news coverage.
Do you believe that K-pop idols should just become idols and don’t interfere with the acting industry? Well, most of the time, idols who are debuting as actors or prominently known as idol-actors are criticized tremendously for their alleged bad or weak acting, mostly by Korean drama fans and viewers.
"What on Earth happened in 1995?" There are a bunch of celebrities born this year and it seems they were blessed with stunning visuals. Here are 10 male idols born in 1995 that are absolutely gorgeous!
K-pop groups are usually composed of three groups, including the vocal lines, dance lines, and the rap lines. Among the three, rappers of the groups are truly honorable 'cause aside from giving spice to the narration of the song, most of the rappers listed below produce, compose, and write their own songs and verses!
The chaebol heir is usually the latest generation supposed to succeed in the previous generation and inherit their wealth and possibly their company. It is no news that some K-Pop idols have humble backgrounds. However, it is also not a shock that some come from really well off families, qualifying the term "chaebol."
While idol life is still hard after being immensely successful, it is even harder for trainees who oftentimes have to make life-altering decisions to get started on their dream journey. As such, many idols who are incredibly successful today had to make the sometimes difficult and sometimes obvious decision of having to drop out of school to pursue their dreams.
If you're a K-pop fan, then you'll know the industry has produced numerous bangers that fans love. There is always a song that captures your heart and causes you to think that the track was perfect for the group. However, not all songs were made with that artist in mind. Here are 10 iconic K-pop songs that were originally made for other artists.
As a non-Korean speaker, some may have difficulties understanding the lyrics of the song just by listening to it, that’s why fans are always looking at the romanization and English of the song to get and understand the concept deeper.
During the night of October 1, Lucas went live on his Instagram account with fellow WayV and NCT members Hendery and Winwin. The three members were seen jamming to Chinese songs and told fans the would sing for them. However, it appears Lucas had forgotten he was holding his cigarette box in his hand.
Fans on an online community voting website selected which foreign K-pop idol is their favorite. This list contains idols who are foreigners and it does not contain idols who are ethnically Korean but were born outside of South Korea. However, this list does contain idols who are half-Korean.
On September 22, 2020, Starmometer revealed their finalists for the "Sexiest Man In The World 2020" are. These finalists ranked within the top 10 out of 200 official nominees and were selected through netizens' likes and comments. Surprisingly, all 10 of the finalists are ethnically Asian, with six of them being K-pop idols. Want to know which idols made the finals? Keep on reading!
No matter the time or age, piercings have always been a go-to fashion choice to spice things up, add a little chicness and edge to a look. While not all idols have real piercings, instead, they opt for temporary ornamentation that gives off the illusion of a piercing. Real or not, the aesthetic is perfectly immaculate.
Over the weekend, SM Entertainment announced which seven members will be featuring on the title track for NCT 2020's debut as well as two other tracks. On September 29, Tuesday, they then revealed which members will participate in the other upcoming tracks. Want to know the member combinations? Read on below!
Which K-pop idol do you think will most likely become the most legendary visual of Third-gen K-pop? On an online Korean community site, K-pop enthusiasts and netizens then reveal their thoughts and insights on which idol’s visual is set to become the representative of third-gen visual idols.
Which K-pop group has the best vocal line? According to fans, these 15 K-pop group vocal lines are truly the best among other K-pop groups!Did your favorite group make it to the list?