Month: Feb 2019

My favourite February (2019) comebacks!

Throughout February, we as the fans of K-POP have been blessed with the amount of comebacks that we have received. I’m going to give you my top 5 favourite comebacks that I have had on REPEAT since they’ve come out!

Scroll down for a poll to let me know which of these is YOUR favourite!

5. (G)I-DLE – Senorita

Even though it wasn’t a song that instantly became my favourite, it was definitely one that grew on me over time. These girls are so talented and the song has a nice fresh sound!

4. Dreamcatcher – PIRI

Another strong comeback from Dreamcatcher, this instantly became one of my top picks for this month! These girls never fail to disappoint when it comes to bringing us an amazing sound.

3. Taemin – Want

Taemin has blown my mind once again. Every. Single. Time. His music style is so unique I can’t help but support him… (who wants an album unboxing..?).

2. ITZY – Dalla Dalla

Rookies? These girls are rookies? Already having at least one music show win under their belt, this group is definitely one to look out for. Their teasers had me instantly, I love how different sounding this is.

1. Monsta X – Alligator

This comeback is Joohoney’s era, I swear. Honestly, this had me shook from the moment it dropped. Have you seen such strong choreography… on water? The whole album has made me fall in love with them even more (is that even possible..?) and for that reason, Alligator gets the number one spot as my favourite comeback of February!

Alligator is my favourite, but let me know, which is yours?

Monsta X – Alligator, how many wins can we get?

Monsta X dropped their brand new single ‘Alligator’ with a full album called ‘We Are Here’ in February, and are already conquering Korean music shows. Alligator has already received many reactions from their fans (monbebes), hyping it up and streaming constantly to keep them at a good position for music shows.

In Korea, when an artist releases new music, they promote the single or album on a variety of different music shows along side other artist releasing music at the same time. At the end of the show, depending on different statistics such as music video views, physical album sale etc, the artist with the most points wins the trophy and performs their song one more time.

Receiving an award is an emotional experience for most artists, especially if it’s their first win. They express their gratitude by thanking the fans for getting them the award and promising to keep working hard in the future.

For Wonho’s birthday, monbebes are doing their best to secure another win on a music show to make his day even more special. To help, please stream Alligator!

Before I go, Monsta X are already teasing with a world tour, so far only announcing Seoul (Korea) as a date. Just out of interest, where would you like Monsta X to travel to and why?

Interviewing students on whether they know about K-POP?

Korean Pop (also knowns as K-Pop) is highly listened to across the world, with international fan bases that can sell out venues in minutes.

As BlackPink sold out the SSE Wembley Arena in London within three minutes, I wanted to see how well students from Derby University knew about K-Pop, if anything at all.

Cassidy Bailey is a 22-year-old student from Birmingham that works as a retail assistant in the Student Union shop, was rather intrigued when it came to asking her what she knew about it.

Have you heard about K-Pop before?
‘Yeah, I have heard about it before, but never really listened to it myself.‘

If so, are there any artists you have heard of?
‘I have seen BTS on my Instagram feed as I was scrolling down and seen snippets of who they are.‘

Lastly, would the language barrier stop you from listening to this genre?
‘Probably to an extent, however if it’s good music I am likely to listen to it. However, not understanding is what is currently making me not want to listen as I can’t sing along and don’t know what they are singing about. It’s probably the reason I haven’t listened to any in the first place.’

This leaves us with a question of, how many people don’t even give Korean music a chance, just because they can’t understand the language? Let me know, how long have you been into K-Pop and what struggles did you have to overcome?

  • A Student Union flag within the shop where Cassidy works.
  • Cassidy Baileys, 22, working as a retail assistant.
  • A snippet from a GOT7 song ‘Lullaby’.