A new generation of dazzling K-Pop idols are upon us and here are some of the coolest ones! (Photo : SM/JYPE/BigHit/KQ/Cre. Ker/YGE) The vast and ever expansive past and present of K-Pop can be divided into 4 distinct generations.
While most male K-pop idols are already above average height, these idols are considered actual giants, with all of them standing above 180cm+!
WIth how big K-pop is in Japan, it's no surprise some idols have achieved major success in the country. According to the Japanese public, these are the most famous K-pop idols in the country.
With most K-pop groups, it is not uncommon for a company to push one member as the face of their group. Usually, that said member gets more solo activities, more lines, or more center and screen time. However, not all groups are like that. Here are eight groups where all the members are on (roughly) equal levels of popularity.
It is officially Virgo season! Numerous famous K-pop idols are Virgos and many of them have the personality traits their zodiac sign said to have.
The more global K-pop gets, the more we see idols from different backgrounds enter the scene. We have seen many K-pop idols from foreign countries, but many have noticed there has been a rise of mixed-race idols.
BTS's Jimin has topped the list of individual brand reputation of boy band for 20 consecutive months after the result of the August Boy Group Member's Brand Reputation is unveiled. He ranked No. 1 based on the August 2020 "Brand Reputation Index" released by the Korea Institute for Corporate Reputation on the 15th.
Netizens took a look back to their favorite K-Pop debuts and selected their favorite debut tracks. Did your favorite make it to the list?
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.
Some groups take even years to achieve their significant first win, while some K-pop bands disband without reaching that milestone. However, these K-pop groups are indeed fortunate to have huge fandom who recognized their skills and talents even before debuting, leading them to gain their first music win the fastest.
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.
Back in January of this year, Korean news outlet Ilgan Sports released their annual survey for K-pop Idols. For the 2020 K-Pop survey, 116 idols across 24 groups joined and answered. One of the questions asked was which male K-Pop idol is the best visual in the industry.
TXT will be singing the new theme song for the Japanese anime "Black Clover"! It has been confirmed that they will be changing their current theme song to a new one to be sung by TXT. Starting on September 1, TXT's Japanese song "Everlasting Shine" will replace the current theme song and will serve as the anime's new theme song.
Despite liking all the members of these K-pop groups for being all-rounders, there are still members who shine the most for their looks, or also called as the "visuals/face" of the group. Most of the time, this title isn't only given to a specific member, but usually composed of two to four members in every group. Often, this is referred to as the "visual line" as well.
These idols are not only praised for their outstanding visuals and for their amazing talent, but also for how staggeringly tall they are!
On June 26, Friday, the first episode of "I-LAND" was live online for fans to tune in. As soon as the first episode hit, people were immediately caught by trainee Lee Heeseung, a Big Hit Entertainment trainee, who opened up about his feelings on training alongside the members of TXT.
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.
TXT has been announced to join the roster as one of "KCON:TACT 2020 SUMMER." The quintet had a video conference call with "Good Day New York" to promote their upcoming participation in the virtual show. Little did they know that they would be asked some questions about the latest protest by the US President Donald Trump.
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.