Whenever a group gears up for a comeback, one thing fans always look forward to is the dance practice. It's the chance to see the dance in its entirety, without any flashy camera movements or zooms. Whether people use it to learn the dance or just for casually viewing, it's an important part of K-pop promotions.
Seventeen Jeonghan boasted a refreshing visual. On July 9, Jeonghan posted his photos on SEVENTEEN's official Instagram account.
Numerous Chinese idols travel far from their home country to make their debut as K-pop stars. May it be because they wanted to promote themselves back in China or for more personal reasons, many have decided to compete on Chinese survival shows to earn them a chance to debut in a Chinese group.
With half of the year over, let's take a look back to see which albums that were released around this time sold the most. Take note: These numbers come from the Hanteo charts.
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.
SEVENTEEN's Hoshi proved that he is the best son his father could ever have. The K-pop idol appeared on the program "Radio Star," wherein he opened up about his childhood experience, causing his dad to shed tears. He was talking about the home that they lived in when he was young.
On the 22nd, the South Korean boy group SEVENTEEN who released their 7th mini-album "Henggarae," appeared on a comeback show that was simultaneously broadcast around the world through Mnet and M2 digital channels.
SEVENTEEN has created a new challenge craze with their "Left & Right" challenge. Even other idols are getting in on the fun! The group's latest comeback "Left & Right" comes from their 7th mini album "Heng:garae," which was released on June 22.
The Korean entertainment industry, even now, has a rather reduced view of the "standard" idol. But there's a variety of celebrities that are very distinct from the "typical" look of a star, but they're all comfortable with their own visuals.
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.
Sports Chosun recently released their Best in K-pop 2020 list, in which 50 K-pop agency officials vote for who they think are dominating 2020 within their respective categories. Here are the six best boy groups according to them.
An experienced synchronized swimmer has recently made a video ranking twelve different K-Pop groups and their synchronization. There is a difference with being on time and being sync; when you're in sync, things like the angle of your body, height of the arms, lift of the leg, the spacing, and more are put into account and needs to be the same between teammates. It's incredibly difficult, but all the groups mentioned are known for their synchronization. The swimmer noted that those in the top six and near-perfect, and that they are all pretty much equal with some minor comments.
Koreans - which include K-pop stars - have their habits when it comes to liquor, coming from the soju country, with chimaek (chicken and beer) and makgeoli, and all of it! In this regard, here's a list of K-pop idols who are identified as heavy drinkers and who can really hold their liquor very well.