Amazing vocals are the major qualities a South Korean idol must possess. However, some received massive disapproval after they have not passed the standard of a good singer for some. In random order, these 10 K-Pop idols were heavily judges as weak vocalists and have to face the judgment of their critics.
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Numerous K-Pop groups have broken other records every single day, but have you ever wondered which idol groups have gained million-seller albums ever since K-Pop began in South Korea?
Bang Si Hyuk, CEO of Big Hit Entertainment, has won the 14th Pony Chung Innovation Award. The Pony Chung Innovation Award is an annual award given by the Pony Chung Foundation since 2007 and is given to people for their contributions to social development and raising the status of Korea through innovation.
If you've been on the internet, you've probably seen a fan cam, whether it be on YouTube or on Twitter. A fan cam is a video of a single member of a group, usually while the group is performing together. It can also be used for solo artists, as fans usually capture different angels of a performance. Here are the 25 most viewed K-Pop fan cams of 2020 so far based on YouTube views.
YouTuber techie_ray made a video in which he used a machine-learning algorithm to determine how consistent these male K-Pop main dancers are.
A Korean journalist evaluated K-pop groups throughout the years and deemed these artists to be the top groups during their eras. Find out who they are!
Lately, K-pop idols have been the subject of photo-editing and one of the most talked-about topics online is that BTS's edited photos turned them into beautiful female visuals! Netizens were stunned as photos of the female replicas of the BTS members surfaced on the web.
YouTuber techie_ray made a video in which he used a machine learning algorithm to determine how synchronized these male K-Pop groups are. His app uses the similarity between dances. He finds clean sample videos of each video, where all the members are seen dancing the same move to compare members on an equal and fair basis. The video must also be spread out in the video to detect all the members. He merged three videos from each group and input it into his app. His app then does calculations and gives a score between 0% to 100%. Here are the groups he checked, ranked by the percentage given.
Sports Chosun recently released their Best in K-pop 2020 list, in which 50 K-pop agency officials vote for who they think are dominating 2020 within their respective categories. Here are the six best boy groups according to them.
BTS, alongside their agency Big Hit Entertainment, just donated USD 1 million to the Live Nation's Crew Nation. Crew Nation was launched in late March to help benefit live event staff, who are having trouble making ends meet due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Bangtan Boys just achieved another milestone as their music video for "Save Me" hit 500 million views on YouTube! BTS is soaring sky-high even at the brink of the pandemic as their "Save Me" MV reached half-a-billion views, making it their 9th music video to attain the said record on YouTube on June 22.
BTS's Suga is admired by many, and knowing that he actually wrote a letter for his ex-girlfriend is something every girl would be envious of! Suga's sweet love letter for his ex-girlfriend was revealed after submitting the said copy to a local radio host
There's no doubt that BTS is the most influential and successful in the first six months of 2020. Some journalists, though, say that the band's struggles and controversies could derail most of that momentum. Here's a short summary and analysis so far of a Korean journalist about the occurrences of 2020.
BTS's Jimin proved his popularity among teenagers in the United States as he took 1st place at the Teen Choice Awards 2020. He is first place in not one but two categories, namely the Teen Choice Awards and the Most Desirable awards!
On June 22, Monday, UNICEF announced that BTS had received the 2020 UNICEF Inspire Award in the Integrated Campaigns and Events category for their "Love Myself' campaign. Winners were selected through a combination of an online vote by UNICEF employees all over the world. They were also chosen by a panel of judges.
The Korean Business Research Institue has released their brand reputation rankings for boy group members for the month of June. To determine which groups make the list, they analyze trends such as consumer participation, community awareness, and news coverage.
BTS just created headlines for topping charts in Oricon! The Japanese music ranking on June 19 revealed that for the first quarter of 2020, BTS dominated its record sales charts.
Whoever decides the title track of an artist has mostly a difficult decision to make because B-side songs on album tracks are sometimes as great (if not stronger, according to a few) as the title song! Recently, netizens discussed various K-pop albums' title tracks that they believe are the "least impressive," though they aren't really terrible songs.
Some idols have such serious resting faces, while others are big and fit, which might be scary to some. But more often than not, the scary idols are the ones who are exuding cuteness and are actually human vitamins! These nine male idols have scary first impressions but are actually total sweethearts!