Profile Of A K-Pop Fan: Why EXO's ‘Black Pearl’ Is As Good As It Gets For For Alabama High School Student Jelanie Albino

NAME: Jelanie Albino

AGE: 16

HOME: Huntsville, Alabama

CURRENTLY: a junior in high school

INTRO TO K-POP: “My best friend Katherine showed me a K-pop video in September 2013, which consisted of a dark room and several figures forming a tree,” said Albino. “Six sexy guys started singing, rapping and dancing along with equally sexy performers. My first thought was, ‘wow, they are talented and really darn attractive.’ She told me that they were a K-pop boy group named EXO.”

THE DIFFERENCE: “Pop music is cool and catchy but my preference will always be K-pop,” Albino said. “K-pop videos, songs and dances are just amazing! The dances are synchronized and the videos are detailed. In other types of pop music, the dancers don’t dance as much. There is just something about K-pop videos that makes them different from other pop videos. The locations and the accessories used in K-pop music videos also distinguish them from other genres.”

FAN CREDENTIALS: “I am proud to be a K-pop fan,” said Albino. “I am a diehard fan who spends a lot of hours talking about K-pop with her friends. There is something about K-pop that makes it addictive.”

FAVORITE GROUP: EXO

WHY EXO: “I have loved EXO since I saw their first music video and I will continue to support them,” Albino said. “This year has been difficult for EXO and their fans. The departure of some of the members and the scandals have put stress on EXO. But they are still going strong. EXO is a talented group. They can sing any song with their powerful voices.”

FAVORITE SONG: “Black Pearl”

FUTURE OF K-POP: “K-pop is going to become popular outside of Korea,” said Albino. “I think a lot of people in America listen to K-pop. There are people who do not like Korean pop but that doesn’t matter. Many people know about K-pop as it becomes more popular than it once was. K-pop definitely has a great future.”

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