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Want to learn how to dance rom K-Pop? Here's how!
Kianna, Staff WriterMany K-Pop fans started a dancing journey when they discovered the music genre. Their favorite idols are dance inspirations for them and they want to become dancers just like their favorites. Becoming a dancer is not an easy journey but we’re here to help you start the trip! Here’s some tips and tricks you need to learn how to dance like your favorite idols.
Flexibility and a strong body are one of the most important parts of dancing. K-Pop dances especially can be difficult and draining of your energy. Starting with a good stretching routine and light exercises a few times at the beginning of your journey will go a long way. While you don't need to start off lifting extremely heavy weights and running 4 miles every day, doing some quick jumping jacks, a light jog for a few minutes or some push-ups will help you slowly build your dancing strength. Imagine dancing to SEVENTEEN's 'Super' or SHINee's 'Don't Call Me' without properly conditioning your body!
While you could just jump into K-Pop dances right away, it's a good idea to learn some basic dance fundamentals to see improvements in your skills. K-Pop is a fusion of many different dance styles, it's not just one! House, Vogue, Hip-Hop, Ballet, and many more genres of dance are included in K-Pop dances. Having a good understanding of these dance skills and learning the basics of them will elevate your dancing to a whole other level. Many K-Pop idols started with learning the basics such as BTS's j-hope with break dancing and Rocky with ballet!
There are many easy, starter dances in K-Pop that will have you being a dancing pro in no time. Starting with easy dances will help you to learn basic dance moves and practice on the smaller stuff as well like facials and control. Some easy dances you could learn are BTS’s ‘Go Go’, BLACKPINK’s Jisoo’s ‘Flower’, WINNER’s ‘Really Really’ or (G)I-DLE’s ‘Queencard’. They’re quick to learn and the moves aren’t too complicated for beginners. Once you are able to do easy dances with no problems, you can slowly move up to the more difficult dances for practice!
It might be embarrassing, but recording yourself dancing will help you see where you need to improve and what needs to be fixed. Setting up your camera and running through the dance a few times also helps you to document your progress. Future you will be thankful because they know what to do to get better at dancing rather than repeating the same mistakes.
Many people who are starting their snare journey focus on learning their favorite dances and making them look good. It’s very important to get your moves down and having clean, sharp arms but there’s another important thing to focus on, facials! Facials are crucial to K-Pop dances and dancing in general. You want to make sure you’re keeping the energy and facials up for whatever dance you learn. Watching fancams of your favorite idols will help you will help you get there! Another important thing to do is use a mirror while dancing so you can see your facials as well!
Your favorite idols didn’t wake up and suddenly become the dancers that we know today. It took them time and hard practice to reach their current level and even now they’re still improving! Make sure to give yourself time. If you aren’t perfect from practice number one, just imagine how you will look when you’re on practice number 100!
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Looking for friends in the K-Pop community? Here are some tips to make friends in K-Pop Discord server!
Dyllan Mykel, Kpopmap EditorWithin one fandom, there can be various micro-communities across numerous social media outlets. From Twitter to Instagram, there are countless avenues where new fans can make friends.
One platform that has risen in popularity over the years is Discord! The popular communication app allows its users to chat via text and voice, as well as send files which may include fancams or photographs of your favorite idol group.
Now if you're a newcomer to the K-Pop scene and want to make friends, here's how to do so via Discord!
One of the first places you might want to visit in a K-Pop Discord server is the 'Introductions' channel. There, you can briefly provide a brief overview of who you are, your interests, and even your bias in the group. And while not all servers have an 'Introductions' channel, you can always send a short message in the general channel to kick off the conversation.
In order to form any relationship, you need to establish some form of regular conversation. This same concept can be applied to Discord.
Look around the server your in for a text channel that might interest you. Once you do, continue to chime in into various conversations, bonding over your favorite idols and outside interests/hobbies!
While talking to new people might seem scary at first, once you get going, you'll be able to quickly form long lasting friendships.
Once you've started talking with other fans from the same fandom, you'll naturally get comfortable enough to enter a voice call with them.
Entering a voice call can be akin to going from acquaintances to close-knit friends. You can watch various K-Pop content with a group of people and hear their reactions happen in real time.
It adds yet another layer to K-Pop friendship and one more opportunity to gush over your favorite celebrities in a group setting.
While these tips might seem simple in nature, it can be extremely hard to go through with them. But when you do, you'll forge friendships all across the globe.
Which K-Pop Discord will you be joining first?
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Korean celebrities are killing it at fashion weeks all around the globe!
Kianna, Staff WriterFashion weeks have been popular for decades and in recent years, many K-Pop idols and celebrities have attended these shows as guests or even runway models. Since Korean entertainment has boomed over recent years, it's not uncommon to see your favorite idols at Paris Fashion Week, Milan Fashion Week, and more!
Korean celebrities going to fashion shows please fans as they often get to see them in outfits they may not usually wear. It shows off the idol's visuals and charisma. Not only that, fans are given so much content from the events that they could look at them for hours! While many celebrities have gone to these shows, there are a lot of them that stood out to us. Here are some of our favorite looks from K-Pop idols and celebrities at fashion shows.
NCT's Jeno stole the show at New York Fashion Week 2022 with his model debut. Wearing a design from Peter Do, Jeno showed off his visuals and his shocking outfit, an open-back top! It was his first fashion show as a model and he did amazing on and off the stage. He has since attended other shows after his model debut!
The members of NMIXX looked amazing sporting their LOEWE fashion at Paris Fashion Week 2023. Each member was given a unique outfit to sport at the event and it suited their style and appearance. The mix of elegant and cute outfits between the members gave an interesting twist to their ensemble. The girls looked amazing and killed it at their first fashion week as LOEWE ambassadors.
The members of ENHYPEN took to their first fashion show Prada at Milan Fashion Week 2023. They were the first boy group from Korea to attend a fashion show all together! Every member was styled in a way that perfectly suited their looks and personal fashion choices.
(G)I-DLE's SoYeon sticks to her favorite looks for Milan Fashion Week 2023. Sporting FERRAGAMO's fashion, SoYeon looked mysterious in her all-black outfit. The look suited her perfectly as her fashion is always chic, cool and trendy!
Girls' Generation's Tiffany knows how to give fans a show. In her 2023 look for MOSCHINO's Milan Fashion Week show, she wore a dazzling, gold, open-back dress and showed us her natural modeling skills. She is perfect brand ambassador and model for this luxury fashion brand!
Mun KaYoung is a beauty and it's only right that she be invited to every fashion show. Her many looks for DOLCE & GABBANA's Milan Fashion Week 2023 awestruck fans. She showed off an elegant, velvet red dress and a sheer, majestic white set as well. Her beauty is already off the charts and the outfits suited her perfectly.
NCT's DoYoung was blinding at DOLCE & GABBANA's Milan Fashion Week show this year! He didn't wear this usual style in his everyday looks so seeing him in a jeweled, blazer slacks set shocked everyone. He looked sophisticated and cool in the outfit and we hope to see him at future fashion show events as well.
NewJeans's Hanni has taken the fashion world by storm just 1 year and a half into her career! She starred in GUCCI's campaigns and was signed as their brand ambassador. She stole the show at this year's Milan Fashion Week, showing up in sleek, clean fashion.
TWICE's Sana always is stunning and when she attends fashion shows, her beauty stands out even more. At Prada's show during Milan Fashion Week 2022, she amazed everyone with her simple yet impactful dress and shoe combination. She wore a beautiful black dress with vibrant teal heels. Straying from her cute persona, Sana looked mysterious and breathtaking in her outfit for the show.
Recently, MONSTA X's ShowNu attended New York Fashion Week 2024, and we couldn't be happier with his outfits and skills! He was a runway model for Concept Korea and the idol stunned us with his muscular physique and handsome features. As his first time being a model at New York Fashion Week, he did an amazing job!
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