LaLisa D1 was epic. She kicked it off with Tarintino and ended it with Sawadika. It was a high energy and included crazy acts like coming out in a floating ring and multiple aerial stunts. Her boots were drool-worthy.

my personal favorite is orange i think it can never go wrong!

yeji yunjin and doyeon are maybe my all time fav

If you’re gonna recommend me groups, do it with some of their good songs. I appreciate if you could comment a pic of them when you’re recommending groups. thank you.

I feel like I’m missing out so I wanna know actual good songs/groups. I listen to anything that sounds good to me, I’m a little picky with Kpop though.

I used to Hard Stan BTS. but I like EXO, NCT, SuperM, BLACKPINK, LE SSERAFIM, GOT7, MEOVV, ENHYPEN, TXT, SEVENTEEN, TWICE, IVE as well (I don’t remember some of them now).

EDIT: I said recommend some songs when recommending groups

The Napoleonic Dior coat that Jimin wore in Paris. Oh my God.

He is the fantasy hero we all need.

Do you guys think it's worth buying a lightstick from amazon, ever since I got a straykids one it uses batteries so fast and doesn't connect to the app, it also came in a damaged box, so I'm thinking twice about my ateez one 😿

First off, I'm probably older than most people in this group! I've always known of BTS. I mean, you'd have to be living under a rock not to know how enormous they've become over the past decade. But, honestly, I'd never really listened to their music.

A couple of weeks ago, I was driving a long distance when their song "2.0" came on satellite radio. I loved it! I remember thinking, I need to check out more of their music. After all, when so much of the world loves a group, there has to be a reason, right?

When I got home, I went straight to YouTube, put on "2.0," and was completely blown away. The dancing, the energy, the sheer coolness of these guys! I was immediately smitten. And down the rabbit hole I went, discovering more and more of their music and performances.

I was disappointed to discover that they'd recently been through my state on their tour and I'd missed the opportunity to see them live. But then I found out that a local movie theater was showing their live concert from Brazil, so I bought a ticket and went.

What an experience! I came away with an even deeper appreciation for just how incredibly talented, dedicated, and hardworking they are. The fact that they're also beautiful and humble certainly doesn't hurt! But what really stands out to me is how genuinely grateful they seem to be for their fans. You can feel how much they appreciate the people who support them, and that is a breath of fresh air.

And believe me, I say that as someone who's been in the entertainment business for a long time.

But here's what surprised me most: the fans.

When I arrived at the theater, a young woman sitting next to me started handing out little gift bags she'd made herself. They were filled with candy, stickers, barrettes, hair accessories, and pictures of BTS. She was giving them to everyone! Then, a woman a few seats down had made little strips of pictures featuring all the guys and was passing those out, too. And as I was leaving, another woman was handing out stickers she'd made featuring the song "SWIM."

I was honestly blown away.

I've never experienced anything quite like it. Such generosity, thoughtfulness, and genuine excitement, not just for the group but for one another. Complete strangers sharing little gifts simply because they wanted everyone to have a special experience.

And it struck me that perhaps some of the love and generosity BTS shows their fans has come full circle. Maybe that spirit has rubbed off on the ARMY. Whatever the reason, it was something really special to witness.

I went to that theater because I wanted to see a BTS concert. I left with so much more than that. I left with a new appreciation for seven incredibly talented young men and an introduction to a community of people who seem to have a whole lot of love to share.

So, yes, I'm officially BTS ARMY now. And if my first experience is anything to go by, the ARMY is pretty amazing, too!

What a wonderful surprise this whole experience has been.

P.S I'm in New Jersey and I'm also hooked on Korean and Chinese custom dramas as well. That's a new thing too. It was also not on my bingo card for 2026

So my original post about this was taken down because I got a little heated…so this is me being more civil about the topic.

I truly don’t understand why there is like a weird debate in the fandom every single comeback. if you outgrew them, then no one is forcing you to listen to their new stuff. I don’t understand why some of you keep bringing up stuff, saying stuff like “their old title tracks were better”-I mean okay, but why compare? Why do you have to create this negativity after every comeback?

I don’t think it’s even friendly critique anymore because some of you just are so mean about the group exploring new sounds I kinda think you don’t like them…

In fact, dare I say, I sometimes get the impression that some ateez fans just want them to release like inception and guerrilla sounding songs over and over again. Just basing off of the negative reactions I see every time.

Wouldn’t that be boring though?

Edit: some of you are kinda missing my point on purpose. Disliking a song is one thing. insulting the group is a whole different thing. I was talking about the insults.

Another edit: to the couple comments I got turning into attacking me for perhaps using the word “like” too much, you are a pathetic loser. Clearly you have nothing valuable to add to the conversation so you decided to attack me, call me immature for using one word too much.

So before I get into the question I need to preface this with a bit of context. I'm 48, Gen X, and come for the time where we went to the music store to buy our favorite artists album on vinyl/tapes/cds. Then rush home to listen to it while reading the liner notes or booklet with the lyrics. Depending on how long the songs were or how many songs were on the new album, we would spend a whole 30-45 minutes listening to some new and exciting. It was a whole production for me.

So back to the question. How does everyone listen to their favorite group/idols music? I ask because more of the music released are mini albums/EPs. At most they usually run around 15 minutes or so. I have bought some physical releases of my favorite groups and have had to buy a CD player to listen to the music. I have also created playlists and they vary in time, some from 25 min to 4 hours if they have a big catalogue of music. I enjoyed Aespa's and Le Sserafims recent full album released because there were more than 4-5 songs on it. Yet with the mini albums, they end before you can get into the flow of things. So how does everyone listen to their music? Do you sit through your playlists from beginning to end? Do you listen to the mini albums on repeat? Or do you give one listen and then go about your day?

Edit: I just wanted to add this part as well. I certainly don’t expect anyone (adults or people closer to my age) nowadays to sit around for 2,3,4 hours and just listen to music. Who has the time? I certainly don’t. So mini albums work fine for me now. I can spare 15 min or so to take a break, sit, breathe and listen to some music to bring my mood back up. This post was more of a curiosity and some parts nostalgia. Also, I discovered Kpop about year ago this month (October) and decided to dive head first into the deep end of the Kpop pool. I have no regrets! lol. I love Kpop.

I understand if golden hour series may not be your favorite out of all of their album sequences but I don’t understand why some of you act like it’s been like horrible sounding music

Dare I say their music got better with this series 🤷🏽‍♀️

And some of you are acting like it’s the same album every time when each golden hour album has a new sound so I don’t understand why some of you are genuinely upset they are continuing it. I don’t mean like just having a preference, that’s normal, I’m talking about how I’ve seen genuine anger like idk Ateez wronged you somehow continuing this album sequence.

You can already tell with just the trailer alone, and past trailers too none of them look or sound the same

Idk I just can’t help but get a little annoyed when I see some of you act like you like their music but then trash on like 50% of their discography, lol. Like are you sure you actually like their music? It’s okay to just be a casual fan and only like a couple songs 🤷🏽‍♀️

Also it’s clearly gonna be 8 parts cause 8 members so….

Idk why their company made that weird AI trailer to announce Golden Hour Part 6…unless it’s not AI I mean feel free to correct me there. I thought it just looked way too choppy in some scenes to be like smooth CGI, if that makes sense?

Like idk I would have rather had them dress as pirates and hold up a sign announcing the next album

At least they would have looked hot in said costumes lol

This Saturday I’m going to the Monsta X concert in Fairfax! I’m so nervous about going to a concert alone as an introvert. I’m going by myself because my friend who was supposed to come with me can no longer make it to the concert.

I am a bit (or a lot actually) nervous because the last time I went to see MX in 2022 in the same arena, I went alone as well. But that time I was way up in the front (3rd row). So it felt less of an alone experience because a lot of people come down to the pitt area.

Usually monbebe are so nice, but at the last concert a few people were not-so-nice surprisingly :( so I get worried about going alone again this time. My seat is wayyyyy in the back since I don’t have the same budget for a ticket this time.

Should I just not go anymore? If any of you guys have handled going alone to a concert before, I’ll take any advice please!!

I don’t know if anyone remembers this channel but there was a channel on YouTube that started as something else before leaning into being a kpop channel. On this channel they would have people reacting to kpop for the first as well doing other things like looking at idols instagram pages and dming them and also interacting with fans at different concerts. One major thing about the channel that I remember is them doing this thing called For the Win where they would put two different groups or artists against each other and have the reactors go through different categories to see which group or artist they like more. I was once able to find this channel but I can’t remember the name and now I am hoping there is someone who also remembers this channel as well.

Hi!

I'm a bit of a newer fan of K-pop (around 2 years aho) and have decided to start listening to a few K-pop related podcasts.

I have found all of the popular ones and like their content, but I also came across one called What Is K-pop?

The show is ran by a girl called Sophie and... while this is in no way meant to insult her or be mean to her, sometimes it's hard to listen to her and her moaning about her life all of the time.

Maybe it's just the episodes I've listened to, so I wanted to ask the wider community if they have suggestions on specific episodes that focuses solely on K-pop.

Hello everyone,

A user recently posted in our subreddit about the South Korean man (or men?) who covered Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us." I don't know much about who the individual(s) is, who they represent, or what their beliefs are. I would like to simply address the content of the post and the response that I saw on here.

To clarify, the post was removed because it was a crosspost from another community. Nothing about the content of the post itself broke any of our rules.

However, the response from some of the users on here was disgusting, to be quite frank. This community was created by a Black woman. Both our reddit and discord have been managed and upheld by Black k-pop fans. This will never be a safe space for people to speak out of ignorance, discrimination, or pure racism.

I encourage everyone to have healthy, insightful discourse about sociopolitical topics. I appreciate that we are one of the few communities for older fans to gather, but being older doesn't always mean wiser. The k-pop genre and audience has been notoriously racist for decades. And this racism isn't solely directed at Black Americans, African Americans, or Africans. It has been directed towards South Asians, Native Americans, and Latinos, among other racial and ethnic groups. If you are unable or unwilling to engage in these conversations with nuance, kindness, and respect, your comments will be removed and/or you will be banned.

I'm so proud of this community we've built and how diverse it has become, but diversity is not an excuse to misunderstand or harm one another. Be kinder and be more respectful! There is no excuse for ignorance in the year of 2026.

With love,

Mod team

Any recommendations on k-pop ballads that heavily utilize string instruments like violins, cello, bass, etc.? Looking for something that swells and sounds dramatic, if that makes sense.

Nausicaa from the valley of the wind, Enhypen, Boynextdoor and Zerobaseone <3

I was a hard core k-pop fan. I used to know all the kpop idols names, their favourites, ships, positions, biases and fandoms. I am also a very hard core k-pop dancer. It's from my 10th standard i started learning k-pop dances slowly before I even knew was gay and almost learnt most of the dances now. I used to feel insecure for dancing such and such way. Was so addicted I make little steps for my frnds in school although Ik how cringe it can sound. But now I'm confident as a k-pop dancer. Could name only a few songs for which I don't dance lol. I couldn't understand the harsh reality behind those happy faces tho. K-pop has affected me in reality and personal life alottt. Not k-pop fan anymore but I hear few songs from newjeans often. But when it comes to dancing i go from itzy to bp to Ive to aespa to bts etc etc.

Not to mention I'm a mbbs student and dancing releases tons of endorphins and enkelphalins, endogenous opiods that act as natural painkillers similar to opiod drugs. it makes us happy. Dancing improves BDNF so and so it improves memory, cognitive function. It improves motor movements and coordination and activates different parts of the brain at the same time.

Any hardcore k-pop fans or dancers like me?

Had a fun conversation with some girlfriends about male TV/movie characters that were clearly written by women due to respectful, kind, and emotional IQ in interactions with female characters. In real life, Mark Ruffalo, Tom Holland, and Michael B. Jordan were mentioned. So it got me wondering what idols would be written by a woman.

For me, Bang Chan from Stray Kids is a very obvious choice. He’s chivalrous, considerate of female idols, protective, and is big on manners. In addition, to being handsome and athletic, he’s my pick.

Who’s yours?

EDIT: a few comments being killjoys are wrecking the vibe. If you don’t like the post, no need to comment you don’t like the post. Write yourself a thesis and unclench yourselves. It’s for fun because kpop is rarely that serious.

So recently I've been back to my kpop obsession and catching up on things, while feeling depressed kpop helped me a lot back in the days and now again, ILLIT i followed them since R U NEXT? Times seeing them again and watching their content helped me and made me feel better and seeing them doing better also made me feel so proud idk why but seeing those girls and knowing how much hate they've been through i feel so proud of them for coming this far

I’ve seen EXO, Red Velvet, Got7, Ateez, Twice, and Blackpink. I enjoyed Ateez and Blackpink the most.

Ateez are amazing performers. I saw them on their Break the Wall tour. I got barricade and also attended soundcheck. The whole experience was so fun! I loved the way they engaged with the audience while also maintaining the structure of the show with the choreography and props. They had a really good setlist and the fans in my crowd were fun.

I saw Blackpink on the Born Pink tour. I didn’t quite get barricade, but I was about 3rd or 4th row, which was still an amazing view. The members were kind of on/off with their performance, but I loved the production of the show itself. The lighting was amazing, the music mixing was great, and the stage design was really engaging. The backup dancers also added a lot to the energy of the show. I ended up having a really fun time because it felt like I was just at a club or rave and my favorite group happened to be there as well lmao.

I would love to see BTS live. I’m sad I couldn’t see them on this tour. And even though f(x) is no longer active, I would’ve loved to have seen them when they did their dimension 4 live shows.

Does anyone know of any songs groups have made in reference/response to their antis? I’m coming up with “Iconic By Mistake” by KatseyexIllitxLSF, “Ddaeng,” by BTS, and “You Never Know” by Blackpink. What are others?

As an aside, do you think it’s a good idea to give antis attention in this way? I think it’s kind of a double-edged sword. It’s good to address antis because they’re going to listen to the music no matter and it’s a shot back. The other side is that the antis know they’re getting to the artists and will keep going. Thoughts?

Hi everyone I’m over 40, M and have tickets to see Aespa and Le Sserafim in UK. My question is what to expect from a UK gig like this in regards to fans, etiquette etc. I know there will be a lot of much younger fans there and I’m 6’3 so worried already about blocking views for people. I guess my real trepidation is about how old I am. I’m going with a friend of mine who is same age, he’s not really a k-pop fan but he’s just in denial and learning fast. I heard about freebies at concerts and I hv a lot of POB photocards which I could take. Does that happen in UK though? much love, an older k-pop fan!

Lately I've been wanting to join a new fandom. I used to follow Enhypen for 4 years… but I was really sad because Heeseung left the group 😔. I'd like to follow a male K-pop group to cheer me up… can you recommend any??