Earning yourself a solo endorsement and CF deal is one way an idol knows they've made it. Most brands go for the most popular faces in the industry and pay them a hefty amount to be the face of their brand, as they look for people who are influential enough to help boost sales. Here are K-Pop's current CF queens who can cause anything they touch to sell out with their amazing selling power.
“Miss Korea” is a national pageant in South Korea, and one of the most prestigious beauty queen titles in the country. Though no K-pop idol has joined the pageant yet, fans and netizens genuinely believe that if these female idols will join and fight for the crown, they have plenty chances to be hailed as the new “Miss Korea”!
On August 17, BLACKPINK is officially crowned as the "Most Subscribed Female Artist on YouTube"! According to the official announcement made by YG Entertainment, the numbers of subscribers on the official YouTube channel of BLACKPINK surpassed 44 million on August 16, 9:00 a.m. KST.
The Korean Business Research Institute released its brand reputation rankings for K-Pop girl group members for the month of August. To determine which idols make the list, they analyzed trends such as consumer participation, community awareness, and news coverage.
K-Pop idols put their all to put on a performance their fans will love, and sometimes, that means executing potentially harmful dance moves for the sake of their choreography. Here are some of the most dangerous K-Pop dance moves.
Despite controversies and backlash that K-pop idols encounter once announced their relationship in public, these idols still took the risk to find romance with fellow stars. Some of these former couples were exposed by the media, while some courageously admitted to the public their relationship status.
BLACKPINK's Lisa is easily recognizable for one distinguishable feature: her bangs! Whether she dyes her hair dark or light or keeps it long or short, Lisa ha rocked the bangs since her debut. In 2019, during BLACKPINK's performance in Coachella, Lisa went viral with people who aren't K-Pop fans as the "girl with the bangs", with people loving her charisma and stage presence.
K-pop make-up artists have the opportunity to beautify and enhance TWICE and BLACKPINK's already beautiful faces. With this, they generously revealed the brands that they used for the girls which the K-pop idols' loved.
Some groups take even years to achieve their significant first win, while some K-pop bands disband without reaching that milestone. However, these K-pop groups are indeed fortunate to have huge fandom who recognized their skills and talents even before debuting, leading them to gain their first music win the fastest.
Seems like no one can resist BLACKPINK - not even veteran idol Kyuhyun of Super Junior! Seems like no one can resist BLACKPINK - not even veteran idol Kyuhyun of Super Junior! During his appearance on MBC's "Section TV", Kyuhyun was asked by MC Kyungri on what his ideal type was.
Thai netizens have been spam tagging the Instagram accounts of Thai idols in the hopes that they will speak up about what is happening in Thailand right now.
The collaboration between the K-pop group BLACKPINK and pop star Selena Gomez has been made official! On YG Entertainment's official blog, BLACKPINK's 'New single Release' poster was uploaded, revealing the mysterious celebrity as well who will be collaborating with them!
This BLACKPINK backup dancer has caught netizens' attention for her determination and beauty! Moon Jinsil, who debuted for the fifth time at the age of 29 years old in the K-pop group, BLASTAR, is receiving positive feedbacks from netizens due to her beauty and positivity.
Just like male groups, youngest members in girl groups are often treated like a baby, wherein older members love and take care of them just like mothers or older sisters. But behind how pure and innocent these “babies” are, they hide their inner “evil youngest member."
BLACKPINK has a supportive fandom and the girls acknowledge it. BLINKs have their backs, and these fans are willing to fight for what the ladies deserve the most. On the 4th anniversary of the group on August 8, they were given the opportunity to answer several questions, and there, they were happy to recall the most unforgettable moments with BLINKs.
These K-pop groups are the kings and queens of album sales! In April 2018, South Korean albums surpassing 250,000 sales were being certified in accordance with Korea Music Content Association certification levels.
2017 was a great year in K-Pop, with groups releasing banger after banger after banger. Netizens reminisced that iconic year of music and selected the girl group songs from that year that they loved the most.
Tons of girl groups made their comebacks in the first half of 2020, and a good way to indicate its popularity is with how well it sells. To see what are the top 10 K-pop girl group albums from 2020 are, check it out here.
A lot of K-pop lovers are usually K-drama lovers, too. One may think some songs were perfectly made for K-drama OSTs, not just because of its melody but also because of its lyrics. Fans sometimes find the song lyrics as something that perfectly suits certain drama scenes.
K-pop idols being in a romantic relationship with other idols still does not sit well with a lot of Koreans, but looking at how some couples are normalizing idols dating, such as Hyuna and Dawn, it is such a precious sight when couples in the Korean pop industry don't mind what people say.