K-Wave Stateside: K-Pop Stories In American News (Week Of August 4 - 10, 2014)

Girls' Generation Member Jessica Launches Her Own Clothing Brand

News media PopDust featured an article regarding Girls' Generation member Jessica Jung who launched her own clothing brand on August 8th.

Jessica is the first idol to do this and she plans to showcase latest fashion trends to people across the globe. Jessica's clothing line is named 'BLANC.'

Jessica said, "My dream of establishing ‘BLANC’ has finally been fulfilled. I am excited to develop a fashion collection and introduce new items and style to the world. Through creative work with other designers and fashion icons, I am learning a lot and I want to consistently continue to share news of the partnership and collaboration that I have going on right now."

SPICA Makes Their Debut in the US with "I Did It"

Media outlet Billboard published an article regarding SPICA. The girls made their US debut on August 8 and released their single titled, "I Did It." With the release of the single, SPICA also attended KCON 2014 and performed several club shows around the Los Angeles area.

KCON 2014 Featured Some of your Favorite K-Pop Idols

KCON 2014 is finished and news media outlet the Los Angeles Magazine featured an article regarding the K-Pop stars who attended this year.

Each year, KCON is getting huge and attracting many K-Pop fans from other states in the United States. KCON 2014 brought artists such as G-Dragon, Girls' Generation, BTS, IU, and CNBLUE.

EXO Has Released an App and Web Page to Connect With Fans

News media the Wall Street Journal featured an article regarding EXO's new app that allows them to connect with their fans.

EXO is the first group to initiate this; which the name of their app is 'EXO-L.' When the announcement was made, both the app and website crashed.

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