When Suga, one of the most interesting popstars I've met, gives you two lines in an interview and one of them is to downplay a "rumour" that not a single fan bought into, you know you fucked up.
#bts
Sat down with Bang Chan for GQ and had a very long and very interesting chat about confidence, 3RACHA, breaking the rules of pop music, and time control.
@Stray_Kids
@StrayKidsGlobal
As the leading light and producer behind
#StrayKids
, Sydney-raised Bang Chan isn't just one of Korea's most influential idols—he's taking the bounds of the genre to completely new places.
@_xTGx
charts his rise to the top of a global phenomenon:
By leaving their agency and going independent,
#GOT7
upended the rules of an industry that normally controls its stars with an iron fist.
@_xTGx
speaks to the Idol group about rewriting the
#Kpop
career arc from within:
Still Monster: honestly the vocals on this are ooooffffff. Sunoo, mate, you're doing the lord's work. NIKI in his upper range era.
It's 6am and I wasn't ready for this track 😳
#ENHYPEN
#ORANGEBLOOD
From being street scouted in Sydney for idol training to joining one of K-Pop's most subversive and influential boy bands,
#StrayKids
' Felix Lee has had a hell of a journey in the last three years.
@_xTGx
tells his story:
I've always enjoyed TXT choreo but THIS 😮I've watched this 10x already this morning. It's such a beautiful, seamless blend of soft and hard. Kpop routines still tend to split into gg and bg camps but this is both and neither. It says no to being boxed.
With their new album just around the corner, Jennie, Jisoo, Rosé and Lisa are on the periphery of global success. From breaking streaming records to causing a storm on the front row, we examine how the four-piece became one of the biggest girl bands in pop
Can't imagine how weird, painful and surreal it must have been to do this stage and they still pulled off a great perf.
@OfficialMonstaX
, am proud of you. 💚
In control ⚠️ Having ushered in a new global era for pop with
@bts_bighit
,
#JUNGKOOK
is taking us down the rabbit hole with his ‘surprising’ new solo era
#BEYONDBORDERS
See more from the star’s cover story available in 🇰🇷 and 🇬🇧 here:
Because i cant count at 3.20am, lets try that again. 🥺🥺🥺 If you want to know what a fever dream featuring 7 handsome but absolutely chaotic men looks like, I present to you a roundtable interview with
#superm
.
#SuperOne
Monbebe, u know I always have a little bit left over from my
@OfficialMonstaX
interviews cos they're chatty cathys & I can't fit it all in! So here you go, this one was all about you.
#monstax
#MonstaX
discuss their journey over the past eight months, the messages in Fantasia X, and where it's lead them to.
Honestly, what would my life be without regular
@OfficialMonstaX
interviews? 🥺
Chatted this morning with I.M. Cannot even tell you how much I enjoy our conversations because he is all about talking zero bullshit and it's just 😎. Thanks Changkyun for giving me your time.
@OfficialMonstaX
With
@BTS_twt
's 8th anniversary nearly here, I wrote about four of my favourite BTS tracks - Fire, Tomorrow, Intro: Singularity, and Let Me Know - for Clash. 🔥
Writing about them was easy, picking just four songs was hard!
Been hibernating and mostly oblivious but
@RVsmtown
Wendy, I hope you are warm, resting and being well cared for. Please return like the bionic woman and kick SBS in their useless goolies. ❣
@SMTOWNGLOBAL
Hanbin is a great actor and/or every moment of his intro film is actually lived experience/mirroring his darkest dreams. It's a crazily intense journey for a piece that's only 1.24mins long.
@shxx131bi131
Thoughts on
#MONSTA_X
#FATAL_LOVE
without giving a single thing away that will get me in a bucketload of trouble.
If Gasoline was a mood it would overlooking a city from an empty rooftop bar as the sun slips away, & the feeling of a hand sliding down your back
@OfficialMonstaX
MV for Drunk-Dazed. Sinister opening YES! So many extras. Grainy film look is back. Blood drinks (that's making them drunk), a lip ring (won't spoil who is wearing it), and mysterious woman in white who seems to own/control them. Blood everywhere, very The Shining.
#ENHYPEN
#ENHYPEN
in allll the pastels, except Jake whose magenta top gave my sleepy eyes a shock. They're all looking quite nervy and admitting it. You got this guys!! 😁 Jake doing his intro in Kor/Eng.
Not going to be the one to spoil the surprise so all I'm saying is that there is a brilliant special effect in
@G_I_DLE
's
#TOMBOY
that's (to my knowledge) rarely used these days in music videos.
This story began almost a year ago having i’viewed Enha for Dark Blood. To end up sitting w/JAKE, neither of us quite knowing where our conversation would end up but just diving in, is almost a story in itself. But the feature is out and I hope Engene enjoy it.
#ENHYPEN
JAKE shares how he lost and found himself on the road to global fame. The star talks growing up in Australia, becoming an idol, and finding himself inside the K-Pop universe. Read more at
@ENHYPEN
.
@OfficialMonstaX
Jooheon, you're one of the most dedicated and determined artists I've met. Will miss u while ur gone, but wishing for your good health and healing so you can get back to where you belong: tearing up the stage 💖
The annual
#Dazed100
, which profiles 100 incredible people changing culture, is out feat.
@G_I_DLE
's Soyeon. She's a leader, a mentor, a fierce talent, and a divisive driver of conversation.
One of 2022's biggest conundrums: why
#ATEEZ
's CYBERPUNK wasn't a 2nd single or got a perf video. So I wrote about its earth-shaking brilliance for
@TeenVogue
's best K-pop songs of the year because it deserves all the flowers.
Congrats
@OfficialMonstaX
for going top 5 on bb200. Hope this makes you incredibly happy, I know how hard you've been working, and your dedication never ceases to amaze me. 💚💚💚💚💚
#MONSTAX
Loved stop motion since I was a kid watching Jason and The Argonauts. Any MV that uses it (hi, Peter Gabriel) is a 👑. That its in
#TOMBOY
makes my heart holler.
This man doesn't get "one of K-Pop's best ever vocalists" attached to his name enough. Kihyun is right up there dusting his boots in the god tier, no arguments allowed. 🖐️
As
@TXT_members
join the handful of K-pop stars who’ve reached the number one spot of the Billboard 200, Soobin, Yeonjun, Beomgyu, Taehyun and Hueningkai talk to Dazed about growing pains, finding their uniqueness and driving their fandom wild.
On hopes for BB chart perf:
Suga: I'm wondering myself. We watch rankings with nervousness/excitment. Our goal for
#DynamiteToday
#BTSDynamite
#BTS_Dynamite
is for people to hear it and get healing from it
Had a chat with
@G_I_DLE
for
@i_D
about songwriting, self-belief and their Nevvies.
There's lots and lots of lovely outtakes - if you'd like to read them, l'll post a thread.
#GIDLE
Spoke to
@SHINee
's indomitable
#KEY
for
@Dazed
. And as a band that's my savior, it was a pleasure. 🤗 We had so much fun but I had zero voice so croaked like a bullfrog the entire time.
@Global_SHINee
The happiness coming from MBB right now is as wonderful as the relief that Wonho can get on with his life with a clear name. Live baby live!
#WONHOISFREE
Hero was the first
@OfficialMonstaX
song I got into. On the first few views I recall thinking Minhyuk looked intimidating and cold, the maknae was Kihyun, and Jooheon would be the kind of drinking pal who'd be fun until he got on tables to dance and smashed stuff up.😬
#HERO100M
We love
@OfficialMonstaX
fans but it *does* also seem they've accidentally toppled the site, so it'll be slow service until around lunch we reckon... x
NIKI: Still Monster chores revolves around monsters, curses and imperfect love, chores captures mellow and gentle vibe. We try to visualise that monster with big wild dynamic movements.
#ENHYPEN
#ORANGEBLOOD
It feels like a kicking to write a farewell to Goo Hara. She was robbed, betrayed, failed, but when she cracked, somehow, unjustly, she was the one apologising. This bitter, ugly world kept swallowing her and she ran. In the quiet, Hara, I hope you found peace 🙏
RM made a lovely comparison - that when the water gets murky/dirty, the yucky stuff sinks to the bottom and the water clears.
#DynamiteToday
#BTSDynamite
#BTS_Dynamite
is that clean, sweet water.
This isn't verbatim, he was going too fast but this is the gist!
Speaking to
@_xTGx
,
@ENHYPEN
open up about their just-released sixth album
#DARKBLOOD
, the challenges of the past few years, their beloved Engenes, and why their bond is stronger than ever.
Also, GFRIEND have had an amazing year. Being worried about Mago being as good as Apple... oh I am silly. I love seeing them going from strength to strength.
.
@OfficialMonstaX
will be responsible for a lot of babies being born next summer because UR and Mirror (despite its dark vibes) are all kinds of va-va-voom come hither...💋💋
#MONSTA_X
#Monstax_
#ENHYPEN
wearing the black/rocker/punk inspired looks for showcase performance. These are top notch outfits fr. Brought a HUGE set on stage - fountain, chandeliers, just WOW. The choreo is strenuous, no lies. Floorwork is 👏. Overheard cams will be needed for music shows