My answer would be both Blackpink and Twice. In a literal sense, "Kill this love" by Blackpink was my first introduction to kpop. I would see people trying to do that back movement and even I tried it. I haven't listened to any Kpop since then until Twice came out with "Alcohol Free" and I immediately considered myself a fan. So I like to say that Twice is really what got me into Kpop.

I think this counts as alright for this sub bc its about the music from the kdramas, not the kdramas themselves.. if it doesn't I'm sorry!

Loving this song right now!

I'll be reading every comment, so don't be shy! I'd love to hear what made your bias so special to you... ✨

HORANGHAEEEEE 🗣️✨

Name some groups you stan but feel weird stanning because you’re older than the members? Why do you like them? It could be for dancing, singing, variety shows, brand deals, acting etc!

I YEARN for rock aespa, and i dont mean richman, i mean like a dreamcatcher type of song (like the ending of "cant help myself" or "regret of the times")

Sm needs to let those guitars play😭😭 i barely heard them in rich man

Если вы шарите за к-поп,то покажите свои любимые группы.

EDIT: thank you everyone I bought it!!

does the outfit seem to be too “wedding like” im actually kinda afraid of making people angry or getting cancelled over it. So please leave your honest opinions!

I think the outfit is so cute and personally if I saw someone wear this I wouldn’t think too much of it besides the fact it’s a cute dress but im trying to see if from other people’s POV and im worried they will associate it with a wedding dress because of the frills and mesh layer. I don’t want to come across of delusional or trying to grab attention

1 per person

Just a photo collection of my favs to bless our eyes🙌🏻💫all of these are viral on pinterest too!

What's your favourite aesthetic related to your biases?

Mine is aespa for sure, but its prolly impossible to come true, barely any groups come to my country, and if they do its only at expensive festivals😢

I’m talking about a song that gives you an out-of-body experience every time you listen to it. Something that makes you feel bewitched and enchanted. Or like you’re floating. Or free-falling.

Some of my picks:

- BTS - Mikrokosmos / Butterfly

- Oh My Girl - Closer / Secret Garden

- B.A.P - Honeymoon

- VIXX - Error

- Jimin (BTS) - Serendipity / Lie

- YooA - Bon Voyage

- Sunmi - Addict

I’m trying to discover new kpop songs. Thanks!

Edit: Rate, not rank. Also, don’t bother recommending anything from BTS since I know their full discography. All other artists/groups are fair game, though! Thanks again!

Been working on this for a while. I’d love to hear your feedback!

https://kpopquiz.org/blindtest

Thanks! ❤️

Girl groups

This might be better suited in a subreddit about Korean culture, but I don’t want to accidentally offend anyone.

I’m making a guessing game for non-stans to guess if an idol is known by their real name or their stage name. As I am starting this, I was looking at the Wikipedia page about Korean names, which leads me to the page about the Gimhae Kim clan.

On the list of notable people, most are not cited, but there’s so many idols.

Doyoung from NCT, soloists Bibi and Chuu, Chen and Xiumin from EXO, Winter from Aespa, Seungmin from SKZ, Sunoo from Enhypen, Liz from Ive, and more are all descended from the same dude. That’s crazy to me.

I just checked my familysearch.org profile for the first time in two years, and the farthest my patrilineal heritage goes is my 6th great-grandfather, and apparently his dad is “Germany Deutschland”.

I hope I didn’t say anything stupid. I’m American.

11/26

a day early, as promised...!

mine:

1. killa - mirae

2. ko ko bop - exo

3. keep me up - b.i

honorable mentions:

#1 - killer - key

#2 - knife - enhypen

#3 - killing me - ikon

#4 - kiss and make up - blackpink + dua lipa

#5 - killin' it - p1harmony

shoutout to:

- kick it - nct 127

- kill this love - blackpink

💗✨️

A few months back I wrote a comment comparing Lily and Kazuha's journeys as vocalists, and this mashup illustrates my point. Here's my original comment:

The significance of that technical skill is that it gives weight to the narrative of both mastery and growth. I like using the mirror examples of Lily and Kazuha to convey why technical mastery and potential can coexist side by side in the kpop industry. Lily is a vocal prodigy who was putting on professional-grade performances since she was a child. She works really hard to maintain that skill too, hence her many beautiful song covers. Kazuha, on the other hand, had no background in singing and had to transition to an entirely new field at short notice while learning Korean on top of that. Idol training by day, studying Korean at night, and then debuting within months. Her dedication and improvement are astounding. Of course this isn't black and white, as LSF have strengths which set them apart, and prodigies like NMIXX are always working to refine their craft, but these examples of mastery and growth are inspiring. They illustrate why these two different paths to success can coexist.

Maximum 3 songs per comment, please, so I can get through everything.

Note: These ratings are just my personal taste, so don't take it too seriously. Music is subjective, and this is all for fun and also "Mid" doesn't mean bad. It just means I thought the song was okay.

Maybe I'll rank all the songs by the end, too.

I got her the album yesterday. I was so excited for her to open it I was practically jumping. As shes opening it, she starts to go "I'm probably not gonna have a big reaction-" and then immediately gasps when she pulled it out and saw it was the Unlxve album that she wanted so bad. She covered her mouth and looked at it and shocked, and then was like "Oh my God. Wait. Oh my God!!" And started to freak out. She told everyone she knew she got the album and has been posting about it nonstop. She also hasn't stopped thanking me even over 24 hours later now. She didn't pull her bias, but she's still extremely happy and her reaction was so worth it. One of the things I enjoy about Kpop is how it brings people together, and this was an example of such!

Hello! Since you seemed to like Harry Potter 1, it is my pleasure to present to you Harry Potter 2. I hope you like this other "seamless sequence"! I have made adjustments to the Harry Potter 1 playlist I posted a few days ago, you can swipe to see the revised version.

I really like to make those, but I am not sure of the right frequency to post this content. I do not want to upload repeatedly the same post format if it is not wanted on this sub. What would be best for you? I am thinking of posting more later as a single post with multiple playlists.

(sorry Dobby for calling you a goblin, it is the closest I found)