Sit back, relax, and prepare to cast your votes for your favorite male K-pop idols who are nominated for the "100 Sexiest Men in The World" for 2020! Entertainment Awards revealed the nominees from all around the world, wherein plenty of K-pop stars are included, who are all vying for a spot in the ranking of the world's sexiest men.
Despite what you see from these idols on-stage, fans (and sometimes even their own members) have revealed that they are totally different off-stage!
Whenever a group gears up for a comeback, one thing fans always look forward to is the dance practice. It's the chance to see the dance in its entirety, without any flashy camera movements or zooms. Whether people use it to learn the dance or just for casually viewing, it's an important part of K-pop promotions.
With half of the year over, let's take a look back to see which albums that were released around this time sold the most. Take note: These numbers come from the Hanteo charts.
Korean netizens shared who they think is the "stan attractor" from their group a.k.a the member of the group that attracts people to become fans of their respective groups.
As more foreigners come to Korea to pursue their dream to debut as a K-pop idol, there has been a notable increase of Japanese idols making their debuts. Here are 14 Japanese idols who are killing the game right now.
Fans have become increasingly concerned for the safety of NCT Dream's Chenle after a series of posts by a sasaeng fan made its rounds on Twitter. The account is newly made, and appears to have been made only with the purpose of being a sasaeng page.
Twitter is a booming social media platform amongst K-Pop groups, and many use it as a way to send messages and update their fans. Companies also use Twitter to post announcements on events, schedules, livestreams, and more.
According to Chris Lee, one of SM Entertainment's Board of Directors, a part of the agency's expansion plans is to cater to American and European audiences - an American version of Girls' Generation and a European version of NCT will be launched.
NCT 127's Taeyong will sit out the group's Music Bank recording due to health reasons. On the morning of June 26, Friday, SM Entertainment announced this news through the official fan cafe of the group.
It's not unusual to see fans taking encouragement and consolation from their idols. Whether you're an NCTzen or generally feeling down lately, below are the moments when NCT members said the most uplifting words that have inspired fans to do their best and feel motivated.
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.
SM Entertainment has released an official statement regarding NCT Taeyong's alleged bullying. (Photo : Twitter)UPDATE: SM Entertainment Releases Official Statement on NCT Taeyong's Allegations NCT Taeyong's name is again under fire and SM Entertainment releases official statement today.
Dispatch has revealed that NCT's Taeyong has changed from his past for the better and is now a person with a kind heart and would never hurt another person, as well as how the informant who was spreading negative information about Taeyong had edited the chat logs to make him appear worse than he is.
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.
An experienced synchronized swimmer has recently made a video ranking twelve different K-Pop groups and their synchronization. There is a difference with being on time and being sync; when you're in sync, things like the angle of your body, height of the arms, lift of the leg, the spacing, and more are put into account and needs to be the same between teammates. It's incredibly difficult, but all the groups mentioned are known for their synchronization. The swimmer noted that those in the top six and near-perfect, and that they are all pretty much equal with some minor comments.
Some fans have called out these idols for having anime look-a-likes, and the resemblance is uncanny! Are there any other idols you think have anime counterparts? Leave them in the comments below!
After Korean fans and netizens called for NCT's Taeyong's dismissal from the group through a lengthy statement, saying that he is unfit to be a member of the group and be an idol in general, another wave of K-netizens pointed out how Taeyong is always the member in the center, and they are not happy about it.
Jisung and Chenle talked about their growth as K-pop stars in a recent interview and photoshoot for ELLE magazine for its July issue. Known to be best friends, the two NCT Dream members became the very first pair to have a pictorial for the magazine.