Despite it being a decade since their debut, Apink continues to remain ever present within the K-Pop industry. They've certainly solidified their legendary status with hits like 'NoNoNo' and 'Mr. Chu'. But they've also constantly grown, showcasing their evolution with tracks like '%%(Eung Eung)' and more recently 'D N D'.

The girl group have a distinct sound, known best for their refreshing, vitamin-like vocals. While they're most known for their group promotions, Apink is made up of individuals with incredible talent. Over the past week, Apink's Kim NamJoo has been reminding us of this fact with her first solo comeback.

Outside of Apink's innocent image, NamJoo as a soloist is more mature with an alluring sound that would make anyone keep their eyes locked on the idol. Of course she didn't start off like this, making constant improvements throughout her career to become the artist she is today.

Early Stages

Apink's debut song, 'I Don't Know' was a song filled with pure innocence, reminiscent of a bright, clear spring day. In addition to their refreshing image, being part of the maknae line added on to NamJoo's cute aura. But behind her sweet visuals were honey-like vocals that became the source of pure joy.

The few years that followed, NamJoo's focus was on group activities. This time proved pivotal in cementing Apink's status among their colleagues and ever-growing idol landscape. It wouldn't take too long for the girl group to really come into their own and prove their mettle, becoming idols that everyone looked forward to.

While immersed in group promotions, NamJoo was able to participate in a few other projects like 'A Year Ago' with fellow groupmate Jung EunJi and Jang HyunSeung, as well as 'Photograph' with BTOB's Yook SungJae. These showed small glimpses of NamJoo outside of Apink and her potential to spread her wings and fly on her own. However, as we now know, those solo endeavors would come much later.

Polishing Her Skills

Creating a firm foundation, NamJoo continued to polish her skills, whether it came to her already wonderful vocals, stunning dance lines, and all encompassing stage presence. She participated in collaborations with other artists and even formed a subunit with fellow member BoMi, called Apink BnN. Through all these endeavors, NamJoo continued to showcase her evident talent and knack for performing on stage.

Even when not standing underneath the spotlight on music stages, NamJoo stirred the hearts of Panda everywhere with her reinvigorating presence and bubbly personality. She became known as a true mood maker both within her group and among others.

Although she did a lot in order to develop an artist, in between music show visits and studio room recordings, she even opened up her own YouTube channel. Through this new venture, she greeted fans and viewers with joy-inducing mukbangs that filled both your stomach and your heart. NamJoo is definitely an allrounder, able to captivate on any stage.

A Stunning Transformation

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Although she led a successful career as an Apink member, when it came time to make her solo debut, NamJoo realized she needed to present a totally different image. And she did just that through her solo debut with title track 'Bird'. In previous years, she was merely spreading her wings to get a feel of the wind, but through her solo debut, NamJoo was able to finally fly off into scary, yet exciting music industry all on her own. With her groupmates and fandom supporting her, she made an incredible transformation into the soloist we see today.

In light of her recent comeback, NamJoo shows she's not done growing as an artist. Through 'BAD' she comes forth more daring and bold than ever before. While she still introduces herself as Apink's NamJoo, there's a clear distinction between her two identities that make up one amazing whole.

Kim NamJoo continues to make headlines, flying higher than ever before. Despite being an established name within the K-Pop industry, she makes multiple strides to improve and become better than ever before.

Have you listened to NamJoo's latest comeback?

Apink's Yoon BoMi, who has proven her mettle as a Hallyu icon in multiple fields is back with her latest K-Drama "Queen Of Tears"!

Yoon BoMi plays Secretary Na in the ongoing K-Drama "Queen Of Tears".

For those who might not know, "Queen Of Tears" is a rom-com/melodrama about a couple in a crisis 3 years into their marriage.

Just as they are on the brink of divorce, an unexpected revelation leaves them in a bind.

Will they be able to rewrite their love story from the beginning as they are faced with an ending?

I guess we'll find out!

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"Queen Of Tears" is led by Kim JiWon and Kim SooHyun, who play Hong HaeIn and Baek HyunWoo, respectively.

Hong HaeIn is a chaebol heiress and the "Queen" of Queens Department Store.

Baek HyunWoo is the Legal Director of Queens Group.

Yoon BoMi's character Secretary Na works as Hong HaeIn's trusty secretary.

Right from her first appearance, BoMi draws attention with her neat appearance and glowing visuals.

Her acting is perfectly effortless, as always, and makes us curious about Secretary Na's role in the future.

Secretary Na is competent, gorgeous, sassy, and stylish.

However, what is really causing the buzz is BoMi's reactions and facial expressions in the drama.

Spoiler Alert!

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When Secretary Na witnesses Baek HyunWoo being all lovey-dovey to HaeIn, whether that be when she chokes on water and HyunWoo asks for an ambulance to be called or when her hands are cold and he puts them in his coat, BoMi's expressions are pure gold and worth making into reaction gifs.

As viewers already know that Baek HyunWoo is pretending to be affectionate to HaeIn because she only has 3 months to live, Secretary Na's reaction becomes even more relatable.

She is saying what we're all thinking and we're living for it!

We are excited to know more about Secretary Na in future episodes.

You can watch "Queen Of Tears" on Netflix, with new episodes every weekend!

Welcome to the weekly HEART TOP 100 ranking from March 3rd to March 9th, 2024. These K-Pop groups have received a lot of support and love from global fans in the 1st week of March!

On Kpopmap, fans have been sharing their love and admiration for their favorite idol groups by pressing the heart vote on their profiles. Their amount and ranks are now available in the newly opened HEART TOP 100 ranking. It is an ongoing vote (with no assigned period). The hearts voting is unlimited and is always open. So, cast your hearts on the K-Pop group of your choice, as well. Go to the Kpopmap profile of your favorite K-Pop group and press their heart.

In the HEART TOP 100, you can view the top 10 regions or countries where fans are voting for each celebrity. We gather user country information through AWP IP addresses. However, for certain participants, the country data may not be entirely precise. We have plans to enhance the system soon to ensure a more accurate collection of your country's information.

Thank you to those who are participating and supporting your favorite artists on Kpopmap. Here, we highlight the additional hearts that have been added to your beloved idol groups over the course of this past week.

Here are the weekly top 10 most supported K-Pop groups by global fans from the 1st week of March.

10. ONEUS - 205,029 hearts

9. Super Five - 225,320 hearts

8. ASTRO - 251,193 hearts

7. BTS - 509,107 hearts

6. n.SSign - 528,406 hearts

5. woo!ah! - 1,089,550 hearts

4. Apink - 1,855,903 hearts

3rd Place. HORI7ON - 3,265,445 hearts

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2nd Place. OMEGA X - 3,376,623 hearts

OMEGA X's Twitter

1st Place. TFN - 9,745,189 hearts

TFN's Twitter

Check out the top 10:

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Which K-Pop group do you support? Stay tuned for the next ranking.