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.
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.
Despite being recognized for their skills and visuals, K-pop idols are human too. That’s why it is not impossible for them to have insecurities about their face and body parts, as well as their unique qualities.
In January 2020, Korean news outlet Ilgan Sports released their annual survey for K-pop Idols. This year, 116 idols across 24 groups partook in it and gave their answered. One of the questions asked was which female K-pop idol is the best visual in the industry.
Every year, Korean media and journalists go around for a survey, with more than 100 male and female idols voting for who the most beautiful and the most handsome idols are, also voted by their fellow K-stars. These are the K-pop idols with best visuals, selected by other idols.
Back when Red Velvet was promoting "Russian Roulette", Irene caused a lot of noise for her iconic purple hair. The hairstyle was so iconic, it's been said that numerous young girls would visit hair salons with photos of her hoping to achieve the look!
The summer queen competition of girl groups begins and four are vying for the title. The four girl groups who made their comeback during this season are Red Velvet's Irene and Seulgi, BLACKPINK, GFriend, and ITZY.
The Red Velvet duo Irene and Seulgi has taken down their memory lane in the upcoming episodes of "Level Up Close Project," which will take the viewers back to how it was while they were idol trainees. Produced by SM C&C STUDIO and directed by Kim Ji Sun, the project is a spin-off of Red Velvet's solo reality show.
Red Velvet's Seulgi was hilariously caught onscreen in a moment that viewers did not expect. The duo received bouquets and was clad in lovely headbands and furry and fluffy monster gloves. However, as Seulgi was trying to wear the gloves, she inadvertently did this!
The Korean Business Research Institute finally revealed their brand reputation rankings of girl group members for July. To decide which group members will make it to the list, they examine trends, like consumer participation, community awareness, and news coverage.
Red Velvet's Irene and Seulgi recently appeared on "Yeri's Room" to promote their sub-unit debut and their track "Monster." There, they exposed some secrets fans haven't heard before!
Idols YoonA of Girl's Generation, Irene of Red Velvet, Bae Suzy and the late Sulli are considered goddesses of beauty. These particular set of girls have caught the attention of the netizen and became a topic in one of the popular online forums. A discussion sprung in after they have asked "Who would they think would be the visual or center among these gorgeous female idols if group together?"
SM Entertainment earned the ire of fans and netizens (again!) after the company revealed they would be delaying the release of Red Velvet's Irene and Seulgi's "Monster" music video. The music video was meant to be released at 6:00 p.m. KST on the 6th, and Irene and Seulgi even held a V Live to mark their debut and the release of their MV.
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Screenshots of Korean men harassing Red Velvet on Lysn Bubble have been making rounds on Korean and international sites. Bubble is a messaging application that SM Entertainment idols use to communicate with their fans.
Top celebrity plastic surgeons have cast their votes among those who have the most gorgeous faces in South Korea. While skills as a performer are the core reason for a K-pop idol's success, visual is also important to drag the attention of the audience.
In K-Pop, there is always a member (or two!) who hold the visual title. A visual is the member who suits the Korean beauty standards the most, and is generally known as the most beautiful member. Because of this, a lot of people only see them as eye-candy, but they are more than that. Here are 10 K-Pop idols who prove they are more than just visuals, they are also extremely talented.
With a range of people from all around the world - people of all nationalities and ages - auditioning and debuting as K-Pop idols, there are bounds to be sizeable age gaps between members within their respective groups. Here are 10 groups with huge age gaps between the oldest and the youngest member.
It was announced last May 26, that the Red Velvet members' Irene and Seulgi will debut as a duo with their first mini-album, "MONSTER" on the 15th of June. While fans are expecting to witness the first sub-unit of the girl group, they need to calm down for a bit as the agency revealed that there are reasons for the movement of the set date. Here is the official statement of SM Entertainment.
ReVeluvs are gearing up as two of Red Velvet's muses finally revealed the first teaser for their mini-album! On May 26, SM Entertainment officially posted on their SNS the logo of Irene and Seulgi's debut mini-album as a duo, instantly generating a huge buzz on social media.