“Blackpink is the revolution” is a line that every K-pop stan can fully recognize and agree with. With their energetic music that always centres on a strong female lead, its no wonder that Blackpink has been able to attract millions of fans from around the world, making them an instant global superstar overnight. Because of
As an avid reader, I always felt like I was missing something in the books I would read. I was tired of reading books that lacked diversity and that seemed unrelatable. As a child, I dreamed of myself in the situations of the protagonist, changing my skin color to a lighter pigment, imagining my hair
The great and maybe scary thing about social media is that social media allows you to share a created image of yourself for anyone to see. Influencers make money off of OOTD pictures while advertising hair pills or appetite lollipops to their millions of followers. As a social media-obsessed society, we know not to trust the perfect Instagram
NCT’s system, amazing performances, and addicting music have allowed the group to gain an immense amount of fans. Unlike other K-pop acts that create subunits as a way to promote certain members (such as Triple H and EXO CBX), NCT has established 3 different groups, all with possible member changes. The way it works is
Holland debuted on January 22nd as the first openly gay K-pop idol. After his first release Neverland, Holland became a role model to many fans of K-pop due to his music videos depicting diverse relationships within the LGBTQ+ community. Despite the support shown for the community by K-pop idols such as SHINee’s Jonghyun and Key,
If you were to ask someone what they thought the future would look like, I’m sure the answer would have never been a computer-generated social media personality, who also happens to be a model and singer/songwriter. Lil Miquela was introduced to us on April 22, 2016, on Instagram. Users of the app immediately became absorbed into
A constant claim that girl group fans have to tolerate is that girl groups are manufactured to cater to male fans only and that girl group music are just meaningless love songs. First of all, it is important to note that one music taste is not superior to another, and just because you may feel
Kendrick Lamar’s 2017 album DAMN. has been announced as the winner for the Pulitzer Prize for music. It is the first Hip-Hop album to win the award, with past recipients being Steve Reich, Julia Wolfe and Zhou Long. Since its release, DAMN has been praised for its real representation of African American life and how
Azealia Banks has posted about being raped on her Instagram story and has since then deleted the posts. Her story on Instagram started with the claim: “Lowkey just got raped. I feel like dirt.” She was with a man when she says she was drugged and put in a difficult position. Her Instagram story continues with
On Feb. 25, South Korea’s biggest boy group EXO and charismatic queen CL, will be performing in front of millions of people at the closing ceremony of the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics. With all the hype surrounding the upcoming performances, here are some things to help you get to know these two artists. Exo is a South Korean-Chinese
After three years on K.C. Undercover, Zendaya says goodbye to the show and Disney Channel. Zendaya began her Disney career on the network’s show Shake It Up in 2010 and ended the show in 2013. K.C. Undercover had three seasons beginning in 2015 and starred Zendaya as a girl in high school who also happens
Recently, I have discovered such amazingly talented women and I cannot believe how much great music I have been missing out on. I have been needing more black women to listen to, so I was ecstatic to find St. Beauty! Atlanta natives Isis Valentino and Alex Belle make up the powerful R&B duo know as St.
