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.
The NCT Taeyong Withdrawal Support Association released a long statement, demanding the idol's withdrawal, and citing numerous controversies that idol has been embroiled in prior to his debut. Numerous Korean NCT fans have signed the statement.
When K-Pop fans think of orange hair, these thirteen idols are what comes to mind. Do you agree? Which other K-Pop idols rocked orange hair?
Each K-pop group member has his or her own crucial part to play, and it will be hard, no matter what, if he or she goes on leave or withdraws. Fans echoed this topic of discussion at a public platform recently and debated which artists would be a huge loss to their groups.
NCT's Mark is making waves after netizens compare his visuals and charms to actor Kim Soo Hyun. For those who don't know Mark, he is a member of NCT and has debuted in NCT U, NCT 127, and NCT Dream. He has also debuted in SuperM alongside other NCT members, Taeyong, Lucas, and Ten.
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.
Haechan went on a V Live broadcast recently and he protested on those sasaeng fans. On the said live streaming, he mentioned about the stress brought by these so-called sasaengs who keeps on showing up in his residence. He also complained about the harm caused towards his neighbors. After which, sasaengs started posting photos of him while allegedly drunk and stumbling on the streets that might have been in rage. On the said pictures, the kpop idol was stumbling and drunk while getting out of the taxi. Doyoung, who is a fellow member was the one trying to accompany him. Thus, it stirred various opinions from the mob.
NCT 127's maknae Haechan celebrated his birthday on June 6. During a live stream, he revealed what gifts he received from his members, and each present will leave you speechless!
Many individual stars also tend to be getting more recognition and exposure than others. Whether it's because of them being much more skilled than others, having "perfect" visuals, becoming more excellently-known because of acting and advertisement gigs, and/or because of client favoritism for multiple reasons, fans believe that these idols certainly often seem to outshine the majority of their co-bandmates.