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Nessie, Staff WriterIf a fan got into K-Pop for the music, another fan got into K-Pop for the personalities of members off-stage. It’s mesmerizing to watch boy groups perform on stage—the energy is unmatched. However, it’s also just as juicy to get to watch a boy group’s variety programs and realize that they have so much dimension as performers.
Amongst the different types of personalities of members in boy groups, we have the “Sunshine” category. An undeniably valuable category in a group, when a member gains this status, and it’s no surprise that fans love a group more when this dynamic is in place. So, in this article, we’ll be talking about 6 sunshine boys of some 3rd and 4th Gen K-Pop boy groups that we adore. We KNOW you’ll love them too, if you don’t already.
Lee DongHyuck, NCT member. His stage name, HaeChan, literally translates to sunshine. With his quick-witted personality and his cure charms, there’s hardly anything to hate about HaeChan. Though his hyungs in NCT 127 love to tease him, and his mates in NCT DREAM live to play games with him, it’s beautifully obvious that they care deeply for HaeChan, and they love how he brings brightness and life to the atmosphere. The members love his sunshine energy, we love it and his other idol friends love it, too. He’s literally a walking, breathing sunshine of an idol, and we cannot explain how much we adore that.
We’re pretty sure anyone, even a K-Pop fan who isn’t a STAY, can tell that Felix is a ray of light. His fellow Stray Kids's members know this. It’s almost impossible to tease Felix, because while the others are playfully at each other’s throats, Felix is there to add kind fun to the members’ mischievousness. He's almost never in the squabbling the members like to engage in, but you can’t take your eyes off him. He’s a breathe of fresh air personified, and what’s not to love about that? Let’s not forget to mention his swoon-worthy smile too. He quite literally beams when he smiles.
We cannot get enough! DK is the reason some of us began to love SEVENTEEN’s personas off-stage. He is so bright and so funny and so cutely clueless sometimes that it never fails to make the members laugh or sigh at how he's started again. Either way, we can tell that both the SEVENTEEN boys and us fans know just how valuable DK's sunlight is to our lives. Even better is when DK and Hoshi are paired up. Now if that isn’t a power sunshine duo! But DK alone is everything bright and light and so much more. We’re so thankful to stan him.
For any The B (a THE BOYZ’s fan), it’s difficult picking a favorite member because they all have their lovable quirks. However, we’d say it’s pretty obvious that Jacob is the sunshine of this group for a lot of reasons. While the members are being their chaotic selves, Jacob sits in the fun, bringing a sort of balance. His calming, clear light of a personality shines through in a silent way. We don’t forget to mention how softly and soothingly Jacob talks and smiles. That alone is enough to make you beam as well, and if that isn’t some unique sunshine energy, we sure don’t know what is.
A list of sunshine boys is not complete without one of the OG sunshine boys—j-hope. From the beginning of BTS’s whirlwind career, j-hope has been the member with the smiles and the jokes and the upbeat energy. He was the glue sometimes, making sure the members weren’t feeling to disheartened. His invaluable input as the bright member in the group is something we appreciate and we love. J-hope is the sunshine boy who stays the sunshine to pull the group up. Admirable and valiant, that’s his species of sunshine.
Being part of the maknae line in P1HARMONY, you’d think Soul would take advantage of it to secure his Maknae On Top status. But he doesn’t need to do too much; his personality is so funnily odd and quirky that he’s certain to make his hyungs and JongSeob laugh just being himself. When he’s quiet, he’s quiet. But the minute he opens his mouth, there’s a fun to the air that’s odd and yet refreshing. We love how his sunshine energy isn’t the typical type, but is just as captivating. Fans of this budding star boy group certainly know Soul is an irreplaceable asset to the life of P1HARMONY, both talent-wise and personality-wise.
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Here's some NCT member's and their solos that show their unique artistry!
Kianna, Staff WriterNCT is a multinational boy group under SM Entertainment with interesting concepts and the most members in a male K-Pop group. With so many members, they can try out different ideas and approaches to their aesthetics and music. Many members have been fortunate enough to pursue solo activities outside of group activities.
The members work together as a group and follow a concept that can work well for everyone. However, as a soloist, the members are allowed to show off their charms and own personal aesthetics. They can have more freedom to produce and perform music that they're interested in. We're going to look at some NCT members who showed off their charms in their solo projects. Here are 5 NCT solos that personally showed off their charisma and individual tastes. These are not the only NCT members with solos as many more members in NCT also have solos!
NCT's TaeYong has always had an interesting and fun way of expressing himself through his solo projects. From his first solo song 'Long Flight', TaeYong has always continued to surprise us with refreshing, shining music since his debut as a solo artist. Not only that, he works closely with his tracks composing and writing for them. While his song 'Long Flight' is a melodic, R&B track highlighting his vocals, his other songs 'TAP' and 'SHALALA' show off his energizing rap skills and futuristic-sounding pop and hip-hop songs. Regardless of the song, TaeYong always shows off how versatile he is and it always has that fun, TaeYong element to the songs. TaeYong is one of the members with a full album release!
NCT's Ten is known for his hypnotic vocals and haunting melodies that are shown in his solo works. All of Ten's solo tracks are suited perfectly to fit his dancing performances for them. His debut solo with 'Dream In A Dream' was impressive and everything people expected of the Thai artist. Seductive, mesmerizing, and beautiful, Ten has kept to this theme for his songs such as 'Birthday' and 'Nightwalker'. He experimented with more upbeat, pop sounds for his single 'Paint Me Naked'. The song was lively and groovy yet it still showcased how incredibly charismatic Ten is when it comes to his solo projects. Ten is another member who has released an album!
We expect nothing less of the vocal king that is NCT's JaeHyun when it comes to his solo projects. JaeHyun's solo songs always show off his silky smooth vocals and the songs are more ballad and pop-focused. Although not a solo, he surprised us with his collab song 'Try Again' with artist d.ear and this was only the beginning of JaeHyun's journey. The artist released his first solo song 'Forever Only', and has kept up the momentum of showcasing his breathtaking vocals in his works.
NCT's Mark is a master with his rapping skills and knows how to blend his skills when it comes to his solo songs. In his first solo song 'Child', Mark has kept a steady momentum and aesthetic to his solo works, following pop, rock, and hip-hop fusions with his songs. 'Golden Hour' really showed his solo power and remained true to his joking nature as the song is about a long-time joke in the fandom. Mark knows how to keep fans on their toes, showing dynamic music with his solos, parts in NCT, and even his features. We hope he releases a full album soon!
NCT's Taeil has amazing vocals and his voice is fit for any K-Drama ost. Thankfully, our dreams came true! His first solo song was for the 2016 K-Drama "The Merchant: Gaekju 2015" where he sang an OST titled 'Because Of You'. Since then, he has gone on to do more OSTs for K-Dramas like his songs 'Starlight' and 'Lovey Dovey." Not only has Taeil proven himself to be an OST king, but his solo songs prove just how skilled he is as a vocalist when he gets to shine. His singing is powerful and so far he has stuck to ballads that show off his colors. We can't wait to hear more versatility for his future projects and we know he will leave us all shocked with his talent.
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K-Pop idols and celebrities learn all kinds of dance styles, but what about the ballerinas of the Korean entertainment world?
Kianna, Staff WriterK-Pop idols and celebrities are trained in many different aspects to succeed in their career. From acting classes to vocal lessons, and even English classes, idols are trained in many different ways! One of the ways idols can get trained is through dance lessons. They are taught different dance styles so they can perfectly execute any choreography given to them for a comeback.
While many idols have never trained in dancing before or are veterans in the craft, many studied two particular dance styles: ballet and contemporary dance. Numerous idols are experienced in these particular fields and learning these dance styles is what led them to become idols in the first place. From the ones you already knew about to some that may shock you, here are 7 K-Pop idols and celebrities who studied ballet or contemporary dance.
If you're a seasoned BTS fan then you already are familiar with JiMin's background in contemporary dance. The idol dancer has trained in the art for years now and began his journey in middle school. JiMin was one of the top dance students at his high school and his skills show it. Even when he is doing choreography for his group, fans notice that JiMin's feet are sometimes in a ballet foot position, possibly coming from his years of training!
EXO's Kai was training to become a full-fledged ballerino before he decided to join SM Entertainment. Starting from a young age, Kai's love for ballet started at a very young age. He was enrolled in ballet classes when he was a child and when his sister introduced him to the world of K-Pop, he dreamed of being an idol. Kai being a ballerino may come as a shock to many as his dancing focuses more on hip-hop dances but his ballet skills still shine when he shows off how clean and smooth he dances.
A ballerina-turned-idol, LE SSERAFIM's Kazuha has an interesting history with ballet. Kazuha studied ballet when she was young and went to prestigious ballet academies around the world to train. She was on the path to being a professional ballerina but soon switched careers when she was personally scouted to join her current group. The ballerina inside her never left and she shows off many impressive ballerina moves and twirls in some of the group's dances. One of the notable ones was her dance moves in LE SSERAFIM's song 'Blue Flame'.
TWICE's Mina was a casual ballerina before joining her group but her ballet skills still shine in her dancing. She did ballet as a hobby for nearly 11 years before she quit and became a K-Pop idol under JYP. Mina dances very elegantly and her ballet skills shine when she does a special stage focusing on a ballet piece. Mina is so pretty and elegant that her studying ballet fits her perfectly! Her skills stood out to us when she did her rhythmic gymnastics routine for the Idol Olympics.
NCT's HaeChan dances elegantly and sharply due to this training in contemporary dance and ballet. As a student of both dance styles, HaeChan's dancing always stands out to people because of his extensive training in the arts. His turns in NCT's 'Black On Black' showed off just how much he has mastered these dance styles.
Song Kang's history with ballet is a unique one! The famous K-Drama actor did not have any prior training in ballet until he became the lead role in the drama series "Navillera." In the series, Song Kang plays the main character who is a financially struggling ballerino. To properly portray his character well, Song Kang studied ballet for nearly half a year. Not only was he able to connect more with his character due to, but he also gained a new skill that he never imagined having!
ENHYPEN's Ni-Ki is known as a dance prodigy and he has studied ballet and contemporary dance from a young age. He has a very solid dance foundation in these styles and it has helped him master many other dance styles as well. He trained extremely hard in ballet and contemporary art and it has paid off because he is renowned as an amazing dancer in the K-Pop world.
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