This conversation with
#ZEROBASEONE
is one of the favorite interviews that I've done because they are such a raw and candid group 🥲
✨ I will be sharing a few outtakes that didn't make into the draft:
New boyband
@ZB1_official
open up to NME about being called the first fifth generation K-pop group, the hardships of ‘Boys Planet’ and why they’re chasing their dreams
Read the full NME interview with
#ZEROBASEONE
here
In 2021, Spotify did wonders by recommending "Born To Be Wild," a song that led me to discover the incredibly talented
#JO1
. Two years later, I had the opportunity to talk with them for
@TeenVogue
about their journey ✨
@official_jo1
#TROPICAL_NIGHT
At the end of April, I made a quick trip to LA and caught up with the incredibly talented members of K-pop boy group
#CIX
🌊 for
@NME
. We chatted about life, their present vision, and getting along as a team 🌟
#BX
#SEUNGHUN
#BAEJINYOUNG
#YONGHEE
#HYUNSUK
Solar was lovely to talk to, literally bright as the sun. Also, can confirm that she still believes that "life is a hamburguer, sweet and salty."
(she laughed so much when I asked her about it 😂)
Solar also opens up about how difficult it was to “process” everything during the peak of
@RBW_MAMAMOO
’s fame
Read the NME interview with the K-pop idol here
✨ With
#EXO
's D.O. – one of the finest vocalists in the industry – making his long-awaited return as a soloist with his second EP, Expectation, I wrote a deep dive of his outstanding career for
@RecordingAcad
#DO
(D.O.) #디오
#디오_Somebody
@weareoneEXO
Con el lanzamiento de su quinto EP The Name Chapter:
#Temptation
,
@TXT_bighit
inaugura una nueva etapa de retos y potente crecimiento artístico. Hablamos con ellos en exclusiva 😎🔥
#TOMORROW_X_TOGETHER
Had the honor of interviewing legendary girl group
#Apink
for their 11th anniversary 👑 They are queens indeed and I have nothing but respect and admiration for their amazing career 💖⭐
#Apink_11th_Anniversary
@Apink_2011
I just saw a journalist saying that a K-pop idol was staring at her during a press conference and she thinks the dude was smitten with her. I swear to God some of you need to stay 100 feet away from K-pop groups and stop using media access to try and have y/n moments.
Very excited to share this: I spoke with MAMAMOO'S
#Solar
☀️ about her first mini-album [容 : FACE], personal growth, breaking the mold and being happy 🌻
#Solar
#容
#FACE
@RBW_MAMAMOO
Curiously enough, this interview comes exactly one year after my first conversation with Solar when she released 'FACE.' A full circle moment.
Needless to say, but the girls are adorable and it was a pleasure to talk with them ⭐
If there's a K-pop group I've always admired their artistry, that is
#ONEUS
. They're storytellers. I had the opportunity to talk with them about their artistic journey for
@ClashMagazine
and it was a truly a joy. ⭐️
#TOMOON
#원어스 🌙
Se pidió respeto y evitar especulaciones y lo primero que hizo Chinguamiga fue sacar un video típico del "lado oscuro del K-pop". Totalmente inapropiado y banal. Ojalá la gente ya deje de darle plataforma a ese tipo de influencers tan nefastos y hambrientos de clicks.
It was near impossible to escape K-pop in 2023. Between the viral TikTok smashes, catchy Jersey club bangers and beloved '90s throwbacks, this year was one for the books. These were NME's picks for the 25 best K-pop songs of 2023.
They just got asked about debuting the same day EXO is having a comeback. Gyuvin said they are very honored and will do their best to leave the best impression as a rookie group.
For
@VogueMexico
, I wrote about the second gen resurgence of girl groups, going from the Brave Girls' miracle, 2NE1's explosive reunion at Coachella,
#KARA
's 15th anniversary and more ✨
Hags rise!
They are currently taking questions from the press. Talking about the records they have so far and opening the door of the fifth gen; Hanbin said they are very surprised. (Sorry guys, they are talking very fast, but the overall sentiment is great and they are very motivated.)
Hanbin is saying the last remarks and thanking the press. He said they will try to always keep the sincerity they have on them.
That's it for today. Please tune in at 6pm KST for their debut ✨
#ZEROBASEONE
#YOUTHINTHESHADE
~ Wrote about the beautiful poignancy behind ‘Same Scent' for
@TeenVogue
’s Best K-pop Songs of 2022.
I sincerely believe that, despite the winds of change,
#ONEUS
will keep rising, and the future is bright 😊💫
If there's a K-pop group I've always admired their artistry, that is
#ONEUS
. They're storytellers. I had the opportunity to talk with them about their artistic journey for
@ClashMagazine
and it was a truly a joy. ⭐️
#TOMOON
#원어스 🌙
Me: Tengo que terminar la tarea.
*Empieza un programa especial de
#Ventaneando
dedicado a Jose Jose y se ponen a balconear a la mentada
#Sarita
*
Also me:
✨ Back in May, I had the opportunity to interview
@official__ME_I_
🫶🏻
We talked about their debut, becoming a group, learning through Produce 101 Japan The Girls & more.
For
@VogueMexico
#ME_I
#ミーアイ #미아이
"Llámese genialidad o adaptación, la única explicación para la longevidad de su rendimiento es que Roger Federer nació para ser tenista y los números no mienten".
Los invito a leer mi nuevo artículo.
@CarolinaPadron
#LaChicaDelBanquillo
#Mi11Titular
I have so much to say about this.
You can support the artists you like without being visceral and harassing every single person that works closely with them. It is because of these so-called "fans" that K-pop fandoms are regularly stereotyped as annoying and immature. Just stop.
So you so-called "support" an artist but come at the producer when the music isn't even out yet and the artist himself is the one who picked each song with the label? lol
You know, part of the journalism code of ethics is to seek truth and report it. It's ok to go back and rectify a factual mistake. Dismissing rightful corrections from the audience undermines the value of the reporting and, frankly, your reputation.
Reading the qrts... it's alarming how some K-pop "fans" haven't learned nothing about cyberbullying. Do you guys really think that your favorite idols would support/celebrate attacks on their colleagues/friends? 🤨
Not to be this person, but if by any chance a colleague knows how to reach out to BE:FIRST's PR team, please send them my way. Their contact information remains hidden in the depths of the abyss.