Kang Daniel continues to boast his popularity by topping the best male idol list for the third week of October at Best Idol PC and Mobile. Check out who ranked second and third place here!
The Korean Business Research Institute has released its brand reputation rankings for K-Pop girl groups for the month of October. To determine which groups make the list, consumer participation, community awareness, and news coverage were analyzed.
You surely heard of the “Generation of K-pop” that includes the first, second, and third-gen groups. However, are you aware that we are currently in the fourth-gen K-pop?In this sense, IDOLOGY, one of the longest-running critic website-magazines in Korea, had a full analysis of the genealogical theory of the K-pop’s four generations based on the paradigm shifts overseas of these K-pop groups, trends, and many more.
Do you believe that K-pop idols should just become idols and don’t interfere with the acting industry? Well, most of the time, idols who are debuting as actors or prominently known as idol-actors are criticized tremendously for their alleged bad or weak acting, mostly by Korean drama fans and viewers.
K-pop groups are usually composed of three groups, including the vocal lines, dance lines, and the rap lines. Among the three, rappers of the groups are truly honorable 'cause aside from giving spice to the narration of the song, most of the rappers listed below produce, compose, and write their own songs and verses!
The chaebol heir is usually the latest generation supposed to succeed in the previous generation and inherit their wealth and possibly their company. It is no news that some K-Pop idols have humble backgrounds. However, it is also not a shock that some come from really well off families, qualifying the term "chaebol."
On the recent poll from Naver that circulated on various social media platforms, Korean netizens chose the K-pop female groups of all time, which debuted from 2007 up to 2020. There are 29 female idol groups who were selected and they were ranked through six levels.
If you're a K-pop fan, then you'll know the industry has produced numerous bangers that fans love. There is always a song that captures your heart and causes you to think that the track was perfect for the group. However, not all songs were made with that artist in mind. Here are 10 iconic K-pop songs that were originally made for other artists.
As a non-Korean speaker, some may have difficulties understanding the lyrics of the song just by listening to it, that’s why fans are always looking at the romanization and English of the song to get and understand the concept deeper.
While some of these idols still show great resemblance, others have outgrown their features. Can you guess these idols just from their baby photos?
Fans on an online community voting website selected which foreign K-pop idol is their favorite. This list contains idols who are foreigners and it does not contain idols who are ethnically Korean but were born outside of South Korea. However, this list does contain idols who are half-Korean.
On October 1, JYP Entertainment revealed to the world that TWICE is going to make a comeback with the full length album, scheduled on the 26th of October!
With how vast the K-Pop and the K-Entertainment industry are in general, there is a huge flux of interaction between hundreds of artists, either using work or friendship or simply award show gatherings and variety shows. While some are not extroverted to talk with everyone, some others are total social butterflies, talking with whoever crosses their way and forging new friendships with ease.
Recently, Korean netizens on an online community forum selected which members from some of K-pop's most popular groups would form a "Bermuda Visual Line" - meaning they are the three top visuals in the group. Wondering who they chose? Keep on reading below!
Entering a relationship for K-pop idols is never easy. Aside from the possibility of facing backlash and negative feedback from K-netizens, it is also not impossible to get unwanted attention from the media and fans.
Which K-pop idol do you think will most likely become the most legendary visual of Third-gen K-pop? On an online Korean community site, K-pop enthusiasts and netizens then reveal their thoughts and insights on which idol’s visual is set to become the representative of third-gen visual idols.
Aegyo is derived from the Korean word "aegi," which means baby, and therefore, it makes sense that while doing aegyo, one is supposed to look childlike, innocent, and cute. While some idols are just effortlessly able to show their aegyo, others are way too shy to be engaging in fanservice like this.
Korean netizens on an online community forum discussed which idols would suit which Greek god or goddess. See who they chose here!
The world of K-Pop is magical as it is but when artists show up for other artists and cover their songs, it becomes even better. It is always lovely to see how one idol would sing another idol's song. The way one artist sings a rendition of another artist's song is always different every time because each artist lends to it their own emotions and feelings.
Compiling answers from various online communities, these following K-pop idols play the most important role in their groups, according to various netizens and fans; thus, without them, there will be a huge empty spot in their team.