P NATION's DAWN Makes Comeback In 11 Months With First Mini-Album, "DAWNDIDIDAWN"
In 11 months, the singer-songwriter DAWN came back with his very first mini-album "DAWNDIDIDAWN" with the support of PSY, Jessi, Crush and HyunA!
Rohan, Kpopmap Member 3 min to read ·
Published : Oct 8, 2020
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P NATION artist DAWN, who took his first step as a singer-songwriter with the release of the single, ‘Money’ last year, will be making his official comeback in 11 months and prior to his comeback, he held an online media showcase with the first mini-album, “DAWNDIDIDAWN” on Oct. 8th, 2020.
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The album consists of five tracks including, ‘Still (Feat. Crush)’, ‘Tantara,’ ‘Butterfly,’ Ordinary Night,’ and the title track, ‘DAWNDIDIDAWN (Feat. Jessi)’ and have expressed both the artist side(DAWN) and Kim HyoJong(DAWN’s real name)’s personal story through his producing and lyrics.
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The title track, ‘DAWNDIDIDAWN (feat. Jessi) is a “minimal” hip hop track that has a unique whistle lead and a generous 808s that is well mixed with Jessi’s astonishing rap and P NATION CEO, PSY’s distinctive ad libs.
“DAWNDIDIDAWN is like a self-introduction song. It’s quite direct as the song starts off by saying ‘I am DAWN’ right away.”
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During the showcase, DAWN shared about special moments during the preparation of this album,
“I can’t thank enough to Jessi and Psy. On the day we were shooting for the MV, Jessi had her own schedule early in the morning, but she came straight after her schedule and did an amazing job during the shoot. Psy and HyunA were also at the location to help me out.”
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Korea’s top R&B singer and DAWN’s colleague, CRUSH had also featured in the track, ‘Still’.
“This track was made a long while ago but I had it kept, thinking that this song will not see the light of day. But one day, I went to meet CRUSH at his studio to request for one of his tracks for this album and we had the time to talk and introduce each other’s song. When he heard this track, he right away said ‘this is it’ and that’s how ‘Still’ was selected as one of the songs for this album.”
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All five tracks from the album were composed and written by DAWN, showing his broad musical spectrum and telling the story that he had always wanted to share with the listeners.
“It took 11 months to make this album and every moment was put in to make this album great. The degree of completeness is very high and I hope that the listeners enjoy it as well.”
DAWN’s first mini-album, “DAWNDIDIDAWN” will be released on Oct. 9th, 2020 at 6PM(KST).
February is sure to be filled with exciting debuts and comebacks from some of the most popular and trending K-Pop groups on the scene. Check out February 2023 K-Pop Comeback/Debut Schedule.
Song, Kpopmap Editor 2 min to read ·
Published : Jan 25, 2023
· Updated : Mar 21, 2023
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Brace yourselves K-Pop fans, as the upcoming month of February is sure to be filled with more exciting debuts and comebacks from some of the most popular and trending K-Pop groups on the scene. Check out February 2023 K-Pop Comeback/Debut Schedule.
In this post, you can see the artists’ debut, comeback, K-Drama OST, special Music Video release schedule, album teaser, and Music video all in one place!
Which comeback and debut will have you waiting in anticipation?
Let's find out who's making a comeback this February and what songs they're coming back with at a glance!
Did you finish checking the February K-Pop Comeback/Debut Schedule? If you are curious about Kpopmap's March 2022 comeback & debut schedule, you can check it out at the link below!
Top 15 Instagram Updates By K-Pop Idols (3rd Week Of November 2022)
Here are our top 15 picks of the best Instagram update by K-Pop idols for the 3rd week of November 2022.
Michael Albert, Kpopmap Editor 3 min to read ·
Published : Nov 18, 2022
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Hello everyone and welcome to the twenty-first edition of our weekly "Top 15 Instagram Updates By K-Pop Idols" series. This article will showcase some of our favorite updates and content shared on Instagram by K-Pop idols. You can read our previous selections by clicking here. The updates highlighted are primarily not photoshoots by agencies or magazines but mostly the ones taken and shared by idols either on their group or personal accounts. This would include, selfies, behind-the-scenes shots, fan sign events, reels, or videos. At the end of the article, we would be taking a fun poll asking you which idol had the best update this week.
Here are our top 15 picks of the best Instagram update by K-Pop idols for the 3rd week of November 2022.
It's always a thrill to watch Hoshi dance. Be it on stage or just challenges like these, he always delivers a fierce performance that makes reinforces our stance that he is the dance king of K-Pop.
The stunning and talented idol celebrated her birthday this week and we join her fans in wishing her a happy birthday and hope she had a swell celebration as well.
The matching color of the outfit and the background, the rays of the sun, the wavy hair, the poses, and the visuals. This update is simply too perfect!
In our Yoda voice, we say "the visual force is strong with this one!" Kim WooJin, staring for too long may lead to blindness as the glow he radiates is just too bright!
10 Idols Supporting Animal Welfare, A Beautiful Example Of Humanity
Animal welfare is a really important issue that shouldn't be neglected. We selected ten idols we think show the best their support, have a look!
Bloodykiss, Staff Writer 5 min to read ·
Published : Oct 7, 2022
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Animal welfare is at the heart of a lot of our modern society's issues, and some celebrities do not hesitate to spread positive messages to help animals, sometimes even in secret. Massey University Animal Welfare Science and Bioethics Centre developed the concept of five domains of animal welfare, being: 1) Nutrition, 2) Environment, 3) Health, 4) Behaviour and 5) Mental State. All of these domains are important regarding animal welfare, and shouldn't be underestimated.
We selected ten idols we think show the best their support.
Jin truly loves animals and even wrote a song, 'Tonight' dedicated to the pets that he has lost. On his birthday, he usually donates food, bowls, and blankets to the Korean Animal Welfare Association and to the Korean Animal Rights Defenders. Once, he donated 321kg of food! JiMin also possesses a big heart, and donated cat food to the Gwanak Street Cat Association in Seoul.
After an episode of "TV Animal Farm" was realized almost a decade ago, showing off a pet baby farm, HyoLyn urged people to adopt a pet instead of buying them. Indeed, there were about 3,000 puppy mills in South Korea at that time, even though animals are to be put down when they become stray pets and are not claimed for ten to twenty days. She is also a frequent visitor to the stray dog center for voluntary work, but she kept this part of her life hidden for a couple of years until she decided to let her voluntary activities be made public in 2015 to raise awareness. She showed her daily life and voluntary work on the show "I Live Alone" to do so.
She adopted a stray dog called Hank in December 2020 and since then, it gained the heart of many fans. It possesses its own Instragam and it is known as a "celebrity dog" as it received gifts from luxury brands such as Yves Saint Laurent's pet carrier, Louis Vuitton's dog collar, and Tiffany & Co's dog bowl. Knowing Rosé's influence around the world, for sure she must have helped animal welfare with that adoption!
Nearly every member of the famous group EXO possesses animals, but SuHo has a special place. He has been tapped as honorary ambassador of the "7th Animal Film Festival in Suncheonman" in 2019. This festival showcased 71 films from 21 countries under the slogan of "Happy Animals" to embrace the peaceful coexistence of humankind and nature through a focus on endangered animals. On this occasion, SuHo declared "I am happy and delighted to be an honorary ambassador of this film festival that aims to find happiness with animals. As I have been living with my dog for a long time, I am interested in the welfare of animals and felt the need to consider the importance of nature and animals. I hope many people get to think about the preciousness of nature and animals through this event" - Korea Times
On Twitter, March 2022, the Korean Animal Welfare Association wrote an article for HyunJin's birthday, claiming how good an influence he has on fans and thanking him for giving a better tomorrow to animals. He even received a certificate as you can see below. HyunJin also showed his close relationship with his dog Kkami in some vlogs on YouTube.
스트레이키즈 현진 & 까미 팬분께서 현진님의 생일(3월 20일)을 기념하여 후원해주셨습니다.
As a member of the civic group Korean Animal Rights Advocates, she's raising awareness for many years and was involved in a series of campaigns and held one in 2012, sponsored by CJ E&M to urge the adoption of stray dogs. The campaign went viral and helped animal welfare a lot. She also adopted a stray dog with one blind eye and created a blog, the proceeds from which went to animal rights advocacy groups, alongside the release of a song. Her dog, Soonshim, became a "celebrity dog" as it appeared in HyoRi's published essay and in several magazine photoshoots with her.
Former Wanna One member, JiSung adopted a rescue dog in February 2021 named Vero. He proudly declared on his Instagram that he has been studying dogs before Vero's adoption, and they both appeared in April in Allure Korea, joining the benches of "celebrity dogs".
Also a former Wanna One member, he rescued strays cats when he wasn't even a trainee. When the show "Wanna One Go: Zero Base" was aired, Daniel brought his cats into the dormitory. He even gave an interview to Vogue Korea where he talked about them for a few minutes, showing his deep affection towards them.
The cute couple adopted a dog, Haenim, in December 2019. Their agency at the time, P Nation, declared "There is an animal shelter in Nowon-gu that the couple often went to, and they decided to adopt when the dog caught their eyes". HyunA was already known for her love of animals, as she appeared in a campaign for the adoption of rescue dogs. She donated all the money she collected from that campaign to an animal protection organization, showing how big her heart is.
In 2020, the group hosted an event to win a signed CD. The condition? Donations to help abandoned animals! The event was on the website ODA, which reminded us that 130,000 abandoned animals were rescued in 2019 in Korea almost twice more compared to 2014. For people donating, they received a certificate of donation, one from TXT, and a photo taken at the shooting site of the event. In addition, 10 people received a signed CD, selected through a lottery system.
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Animal welfare is a really important issue that shouldn't be neglected. Are you advocating like those idols? Are you doing any voluntary activities? Let us know in the comment below!
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