There are more than a couple of idol singers that have contributed to drama OSTs over the years. In this article, we list some of those brilliant artists!
Though K-pop idols usually do everything they can to make their fans happy and cheerful, it isn't always sunshine and rainbows. Here are eight instances where things idols have said caused fans to burst in tears.
Stray Kids released the video "Stray Kids UNVEIL: TRACK "Any" on their official SNS channel at midnight on the 31st. The 1-minute and 20-second video is the groups' signature content, which pre-releases some of the songs in the new album.
You never know what life throws at you. Even while preparing for something important, one random event can bring that all tumbling down. This happens in the music industry as well, with scandals popping here and there with numerous groups. Here are some K-pop scandals that ended up hurting a group of music acts' comebacks.
Though most things in K-pop are reported on with all the facts, there are still some things in the industry that remain a mystery.
In the poll organized by King Choice, a Korean survey and ranking platform, netizens selected the K-pop leaders who they think are the best "pillars" of their teams. The poll gathered more than 29 million votes, which ended on August 15.
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.
In the latest release of Stay Kids' I.N's "Youngest Private Life," the idol recalled a time when he was scouted and street cast to be a trainee despite being an artist housed under one of South Korea's biggest entertainment companies.
These idols are not only praised for their outstanding visuals and for their amazing talent, but also for how staggeringly tall they are!
When artists write their songs, they tend to draw inspiration from a variety of things. And in case of these artists, they drew their inspiration from other idols.
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.
While others leave the girls following a scandal or after losing popularity, these idols left the groups suddenly, leaving fans worried and curious as to why they chose to depart from their group.
Wanna know who spits out bars the fastest in K-pop? YouTuber "Movictoria" revealed who these idols are, measuring how fast they rap by SPS - also known as syllables per second.
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.
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!
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.
As K-pop in itself started in Korea, with idols usually being from this country, and music is made for the Korean public, you can expect the leader of K-pop groups to be Korean. But then, the genre broke into the global scene and the number of foreign K-pop idols continues to rise, so it's not unusual to see foreign members and leaders in groups.
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.
K-pop enthusiasts, rejoice! Indeed, the May comeback and debut blew your heart enough with IU x Suga's collaboration, Baekhyun's comeback, Crush x Joy's song, etc. However, if you think that's the end of the hype amidst the coronavirus pandemic, then brace yourselves as the month of June will bring you even more major things to look forward to