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Contents<br />
Contents<br />
On Cover<br />
61<br />
62-69<br />
74-81<br />
Power of Black Pink<br />
Members Form<br />
Main Facts about Black Pink<br />
K-Beauty<br />
8-9<br />
10<br />
12-13<br />
14<br />
Fashion<br />
Why Korean Beuty!<br />
Starting trends!<br />
Exceptional Innovation,<br />
Gentle Formulas<br />
HairCare Guide<br />
16-17<br />
18<br />
19-23<br />
25-27<br />
28-35<br />
The Look: Best Outfit<br />
K-Pop Stylist caps<br />
Fashion indutry<br />
Soo Kyung's Fashion Choise<br />
No Right answer in Fashion<br />
Trends from Korean<br />
Red Carpet<br />
Interview<br />
38-47<br />
48-58<br />
Lee Sunmi Interview<br />
Oh Sehun Interview<br />
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K-Beauty!<br />
k-Beauty<br />
Industry insiders and consumers alike are nothing short of obsessed<br />
with Korean beauty. In fact, Marie Claire dubbed Korea the new s<br />
kincare superpower, calling them about 12 years ahead of skincare<br />
innovation globally.<br />
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"<br />
I give up!<br />
Korean women have<br />
flawless skin that is<br />
impossible beutufull.<br />
Selena Gomez<br />
Why<br />
Korean<br />
Beauty?<br />
Koreans are some<br />
of the most demanding beauty consumers<br />
in the world. While sky-high<br />
standards are taxing, they’re exactly what<br />
keep the Korean beauty industry striving<br />
to keep up.On top of that, Korean<br />
consumers have a voracious appetite<br />
for skincare, which in turn helps fund<br />
extensive R&D. With thousands<br />
of beauty brands all competing<br />
for market share, the result is a<br />
Hyper-competitive, incredibly innovative industry<br />
that's at the forefront of the beauty world.<br />
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K-Beauty!<br />
What's new in Korea?<br />
If you think the Korean beauty craze is a passing<br />
fad, think again. Korea is still at the top of<br />
its game when it comes to clever—and effective—beauty<br />
products. Just check out these innovations<br />
that are about to make major waves<br />
in the US.<br />
Starting<br />
trends!<br />
Korean women are famed for their<br />
sky-high beauty ideals and, unlike us<br />
time-poor types, prize good skincare<br />
over make-up quick fixes. This prevention-is-better-than-cure<br />
approach<br />
means the average Korean skincare<br />
regime involves 12 steps and can take<br />
up to 40 minutes each day. Korean<br />
innovation has brought the concept<br />
of skin-tertainment back to the serious<br />
world of skincare. The K-beauty<br />
regimes are not only super-effective<br />
but have also brought some novelty<br />
and fun back to our bathroom<br />
routines (and Instagram feeds).<br />
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Bulgarian Rose Satin Cream<br />
Big Brand S.A.L.E Innisfree, 3CE, Pyunkang Yul<br />
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K-Beauty!<br />
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Exceptional Innovation<br />
4<br />
5<br />
BB cream, sheet masks,<br />
the cushion compact—all of these now-essential<br />
beauty staples originated in Korea. From never-before-seen<br />
textures and formulations to genius<br />
packaging that not only looks good but also enables<br />
easier application, the heart of beauty innovation<br />
beats in Seoul, an industry mecca with 112 beauty<br />
stores densely packed into 8 adjacent street blocks.<br />
1. April Skin Magic Stone<br />
2. Too Cool For School Egg Mousse Pack<br />
3. Take A Layer Layering Nail Lacquer<br />
4. Stylenanda Matte Lip Crayon<br />
5. Kill Black Waterproof Brush liner<br />
£7.00<br />
£14.50<br />
£10.40<br />
£11.00<br />
£33.00<br />
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Gentle Formulas<br />
5<br />
Korean beauty heritage<br />
is steeped in natural ingredients<br />
passed down from generation to generation.<br />
This tradition continues today with<br />
formulations that tend to shun harsh<br />
chemicals and draw from the Earth instead.<br />
1. Aloe Vera Soothing Gel<br />
2. Dailism Smudge Stop Mascara 9g<br />
3. VICHY minéral 89<br />
4. Aloe Vera Soothing Gel 92%<br />
5. Patchology clean af facial cleansing wipes<br />
£33.00<br />
£8.00<br />
£14.98<br />
£44.00<br />
£5.00<br />
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K-Beauty!<br />
2<br />
1<br />
3<br />
ULTIMATE HAirCARE GUIDE<br />
4<br />
As you may know by now, I’m<br />
a huge fan of Korean beauty and what it has to offer – I even<br />
wrote a comprehensive 10-step Korean skincare guide a while<br />
ago. Although the Koreans are known for their perfect porcelain<br />
skin, rigorous haircare is also one of the many heavily<br />
implemented beauty practices of the country’s women.<br />
5<br />
1.Clean It ZERO<br />
2. Silk Scarf<br />
3. Violet Comb<br />
4. Chung Ah Mo Shampoo<br />
5. Neogen White Truffle Laycure Oil Stick<br />
£40.00<br />
£22.50<br />
£5.40<br />
£15.00<br />
£22.00<br />
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"Take a layer" layering nail lacquer<br />
3CE is the popular Korean cosmetics brands of Style Nanda and the<br />
brand (3 Concept Eyes) is one of the youngest and most fun brands on<br />
the block, dealing in nail polish, eye makeup products and more.<br />
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The<br />
Fashion!<br />
Look<br />
Best outfit<br />
Victoria Song in Gucci dress<br />
When you think of fashionable<br />
pop stars, who comes to mind?<br />
Chinese pop star and member of<br />
korean girl group f(x) Victoria<br />
Song is one of the world’sbestdressed<br />
women, and her<br />
wardrobe of key looks from<br />
buzzy houses gives other<br />
divas a run for their<br />
money.<br />
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Is Victoria Song pop music’s<br />
best-dressed performer?<br />
Victoria Song<br />
CHLOÉ<br />
Mousseline and silk-blend crepe maxi dress,<br />
bracelets Alexandr McQueen;<br />
Earrings Michael Kors Collection;<br />
Neckless, Stephen Jones for Marc Jacobs<br />
ALEX PERRY<br />
Axel tulle-trimmed pleated duchesse<br />
silk-satin gown<br />
Earrings Reebook<br />
Neckless, Stephen Jones for Marc Jacobs<br />
REEBOOK<br />
Lyocell and linen-blend shorts<br />
Shoes Reebook<br />
Rings Michael Kors Collection;<br />
Neckless, Stephen Jones for Marc Jacobs<br />
Victoria of the k pop girl group f(x), has revealed<br />
images from her fashion shoot on the popular<br />
Chinese social media platform Weibo. Song Qian,<br />
known as Victoria Song or mononymously as<br />
Victoria, is a Chinese singer, dancer, model and<br />
actress. Victoria has been active in various Korean<br />
and Chinese entertainment outlets. Victoria is very<br />
popular in China, with more than 17.9 million followers<br />
on Weibo, ranking fourth most followed K-pop artist as<br />
of April 2015. She was ranked at #80 on The 2013 Independent<br />
Critics List of the 100 Most Beautiful Faces and<br />
first on Sohu’s 2011 Entertainment World’s 50 Most Beautiful<br />
People. In 2014, she won the ‘2014 Goddess of <strong>Asia</strong>’<br />
poll with 579,298 votes. She was also named one of the<br />
top ten most popular celebrity on Baidu, ranking at #7.<br />
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During the press tour for the film My Best Friend’s<br />
Wedding, Song has consistently stepped out in<br />
unexpected runway looks, from Gucci dresses to<br />
Burberry hot pants and Saint Laurent letterman<br />
jackets. The European fashion standards are mixed<br />
in with separates from Korean designer Seung Gun<br />
Park’s label Pushbutton, and Seoul Fashion Week<br />
mainstay, Lucky Chouette. Song often accessorizes<br />
with novelty add-ons, like Loewe’s panda purse and<br />
Gucci’s patch-covered Dionysus bag. Though she’s<br />
never sought out the outlandish gear favored by<br />
some of her contemporaries, with every new outfit<br />
Song manages to make an impact—check out some<br />
of her best moments, and see for yourself why she’s<br />
one of China’s biggest trendsetters.<br />
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Girls’ Generation’s stylist caps<br />
K-pop fashion industry over years<br />
Seo Soo kyung<br />
After over eight years of curating the looks of<br />
K-pop fashion icon Girls’ Generation, stylist<br />
Seo Soo-kyung is often called the ninth<br />
member of the group for her family-like<br />
bond and history with the members.<br />
Stylist Seo Soo-kyung<br />
Seo has evolved side by side with Girls’ Generation<br />
to become a super-stylist who now has an<br />
impressive portfolio highlighted by partnerships<br />
with global stars Psy and SeventeenAs a leading<br />
fashion expert who knows what’s in trend way<br />
before anyone, Seo also creates her own social media content<br />
series called “Soo’s Style.” Her sartorial opinions and<br />
fashion tips for the public are highly acclaimed and inspire<br />
aspiring stylists.Despite her success and fame, Seo highlighted<br />
that structural problems in the industry are major<br />
hindrances for those seeking to build a stylist career<br />
in Korea. Seo emphasized that her goals is to pave the way<br />
for a better working environment for younger stylists. She<br />
will begin by educating junior stylists and communicating<br />
with the public through the creation of fashion content.<br />
Seo has been teaching students styling at Chungkang College<br />
of Cultural Industries. When Seo first started working,<br />
she wasn’t paid for her job either. It took her three months<br />
to earn 300,000 won ($265) a month, she said. Having<br />
been involved in the industry for 15 years, Seo has witnessed<br />
how K-pop fashion has transformed over the years.<br />
“Working with Girls’ Generation<br />
made me realize how important<br />
fashion was in the world of K-pop,<br />
and I drew many overseas fans of<br />
K-pop fashion all around the world.”<br />
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Soo kyung ' s fashion choise<br />
GIVENCHY<br />
ashmere turtleneck<br />
sweater<br />
£638<br />
GIVENCHY<br />
Paneled hammered silk-satin,<br />
wool and crepe skirt<br />
£963<br />
ALIGHIERI<br />
Goodnight Moon gold-plated<br />
pearl earrings<br />
£242<br />
Vogue<br />
Mini textured-leather<br />
shoulder bag<br />
£1.075<br />
ROGER VIVIER<br />
Belle Vivier Trompette<br />
suede knee boots<br />
£915<br />
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Soo kyung' s fashion choise<br />
ALIGHIERI<br />
Dante’s Shadow gold-plated<br />
pearl earrings<br />
£355<br />
GIANVITO ROSSI<br />
100 leather slingback<br />
pumps<br />
£430<br />
BEAUFILLE<br />
Magna cotton-blend<br />
vinyl trench coat<br />
£800<br />
ELLERY<br />
Art Brut stretch-crepe<br />
turtleneck top<br />
£609<br />
WANDLER<br />
Hortensia mini leather<br />
shoulder bag<br />
£492<br />
ATTICO<br />
Cropped high-rise flared<br />
jeans<br />
£209<br />
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HAIDER ACKERMANN<br />
Oversized washed-silk<br />
£575<br />
BALMANI<br />
Embellished<br />
glossed-leather belt<br />
£746<br />
BALMANI<br />
Button-embellished<br />
wool-piqué mini skirt<br />
£709<br />
DINOSAUR DESIGNS<br />
Louise Olsen Large Liquid<br />
gold-plated hoop earrings<br />
£188<br />
CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN<br />
So Kate 120 suede pumps<br />
£438
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SAY YES<br />
Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia<br />
Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius<br />
Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique<br />
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Soo kyung' s fashion choise<br />
MONICA VINADER<br />
Riva Pod gold vermeil<br />
diamond earrings<br />
£392<br />
NICHOLAS KIRKWOOD<br />
Mira faux pearl-embellished<br />
leather mules<br />
£496<br />
JOSEPH<br />
New Eliston stretch-gabardine<br />
slim-leg pants<br />
£163<br />
JASON WU<br />
Pleated ruffled chiffon<br />
blouse<br />
£746<br />
ALEXANDER MCQUEEN<br />
Box shoulder bag<br />
£1,159<br />
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There’s no<br />
right answer<br />
in fashion<br />
When it comes to K-pop idols, there’s truly no one<br />
more stylish than G-Dragon. The lead singer of Big<br />
Bang, one of the hottest boy groups of the past<br />
decade, is a fashion icon in South Korea, a trend<br />
pioneer one of the first to adopt gender-neutral styles.<br />
Text: MIN EUN JUNG<br />
Photo: HELENA CARTER<br />
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It’s no secret that when Western fashion<br />
media encountered Korean pop star G-Dragon<br />
back in 2012 during Paris Fashion Week, they<br />
scrambled to take notes, no doubt intrigued by<br />
the screaming fracas that followed him everywhere.<br />
Designers were already more savvy, particularly<br />
Jeremy Scott who’d forged strong ties<br />
with girl group 2NE1 (also part of YG Entertainment,<br />
who had created G-Dragon’s group, Big<br />
Bang) and Hedi Slimane, whom G-Dragon had<br />
been a fan of since the designer’s days at Dior.<br />
His presence at fashion weeks was sporadic following<br />
that Paris season, but by 2015, G-Dragon<br />
had become a legitimate style icon not only in<br />
luxury fashion but streetwear (where he is routinely<br />
feted by Hypebeast and Complex) - a cool,<br />
successful and self-assured figurehead for Korea’s<br />
fast-rising presence in the fashion market.<br />
He’d worked with LA’s Stampd and Italian shoe<br />
designer, Giuseppe Zanotti, become close with Karl<br />
Lagerfeld, and last year he released a Raf Simons/<br />
Vetements inspired collaboration with Samsung’s<br />
fast fashion label, 8 Seconds, and made the long-expected<br />
move of creating his own label, PeaceMinusOne,<br />
with long-time Big Bang stylist, Gee Eun.<br />
Their collection was debuted over four days<br />
in Paris at the end of last month at the Galerie<br />
Frank Albaz where, Gee Eun says, “We planned<br />
installations that told the story of the brand. I<br />
also wanted to give people a chance to see our<br />
products in person, as well as share our thoughts<br />
and feelings of where the brand is coming from.”<br />
Naturally, it included a solid after-party at Le<br />
Pompon, which saw the likes of Bella Hadid, Olivier<br />
Rousteing, G-Dragon’s close friend, model Soo<br />
Joo Park, Keith Ape and the always eye-catching<br />
99percentis designer, Bajowoo, partying through<br />
the night. “I was always invited to events in Paris
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by my many friends and I wanted to be the one to give out<br />
invitations this time,” Gee Eun elaborates. “When we were<br />
going to have our first exhibition, I always wanted it to be<br />
Paris.” Like many creative processes, it’s been a long road.<br />
For G-Dragon, the affinity with clothing came young. “I<br />
started out as a child actor,” he recalls. “Back then I didn’t<br />
have a manager or company and I couldn’t even dream of<br />
having a stylist, my mom made and bought the clothes I<br />
would wear. I think that was probably when I first got into<br />
fashion? Interestingly, when I look at pictures of me when<br />
I was five or six years old, I think I look pretty stylish.”<br />
Although Big Bang debuted on the Korean<br />
music scene in 2006, back then neither it nor the<br />
general landscape, could be called a fashion hotbed.<br />
You’d find a few plaintive voices on streetwear<br />
forums bemoaning the fakes, the mark ups<br />
and sheer lack of stock and variety in Seoul (much<br />
had to be bought from overseas, then sold on).<br />
K-Pop groups wore either outlandish stage clothes<br />
or looked like the average suburban American<br />
teenager, and Big Bang were no different, sporting<br />
keyring chains, vests and baseball caps worn sideways.<br />
While it’s arguable how much influence he wields<br />
over Korea’s wardrobe choices as a whole, he’s<br />
in a prime position to watch its changes on a<br />
large scale. “European style is classic with its own<br />
colour and to me it always feels chic. I think<br />
Korea is still a bit sensitive to trends, I’m not sure<br />
if that’s necessarily good or bad but Europe, on<br />
the other hand, is consistent in keeping true to its<br />
own style.” And how does this impact on men’s<br />
style in particular? “I think it’s getting more and<br />
more free,” G-Dragon muses. “There’s a phenomenon<br />
of the line and conflict between self-confidence<br />
and embarrassment narrowing. There are times<br />
even I am a bit embarrassed by my look. Don’t<br />
be afraid. There is no right answer in fashion.”<br />
"<br />
There are times<br />
even I am a bit embarrassed<br />
by my<br />
look. Don’t be afraid.<br />
There is no right<br />
answer in fashion<br />
"<br />
G-Dragon<br />
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"<br />
It doesn't matter what kind of clothes you put on: if you're a stylish<br />
individual, you're going to preserve that<br />
"<br />
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All<br />
WOMAN<br />
SHOP FASHION & BEAUTY ONLINE FOSCHINI.CO.ZAS<br />
Big Brand S.A.L.E Innisfree, 3CE, Pyunkang Yul<br />
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Sandton 2057; LuxaryVilage, Seoul<br />
Models: Yo Chong-Ja, Tae Yi-Jin, Yom Se-Ah
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Current fashion trends<br />
from the Korean red carpet<br />
Korean celebrities are known for their impeccable fashion, and their red carpet<br />
looks inspire new trends in everyday wear. So what are your favorite<br />
actors and actresses wearing lately?
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Baek Jin<br />
Hee<br />
Shim Eung<br />
Kyung<br />
Kim Sae Ron<br />
Baek Jin Hee’s choice for the MBC Drama Awards<br />
is an interesting example, where a simple, white<br />
overlay creates a different neckline for the dress.<br />
Shim Eung Kyung’s simple ponytail<br />
perfectly matched her choice to<br />
wear a jumpsuit instead of a dress.<br />
Sleek ponytails!<br />
But how are the women styling themselves to match these<br />
fashion trends? Gone are the fancy updos of yesteryear.<br />
Instead, many women showed up on the recent Baeksang<br />
Awards red carpet with their hair flowing freely or pulled<br />
back into a straight, sleek ponytail.<br />
14-year-old actress Kim Sae<br />
Ron is so young, but she always<br />
impresses on the red carpet with<br />
her fashionable, yet age-appropriate<br />
attire. You’ll notice that in<br />
addition to rocking the straight<br />
ponytail, she has also incorporated<br />
trends 5 and 6 into her look.<br />
And, of course, a trend list<br />
wouldn’t be complete without t,<br />
whose ponytail just adds to her<br />
flawless look for the event.<br />
Malone Souliers<br />
Suede Maureen Mule<br />
£475.00<br />
Sandro<br />
Adrienne Sandals<br />
£285.00<br />
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Sandro<br />
Suede Pumps<br />
£260.00<br />
Nothing quite says it's summer like canvas espadrilles, and a pair in<br />
bright blue will make your shoes the focal point of any outfit.<br />
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Choi Siwon Im Siwan Song Joong Ki<br />
Siwon looked dashing in a bright blue suit with a<br />
little sheen to it at the Blue Dragon Awards in May<br />
Im Siwan, on the other hand, wasn’t<br />
quite as successful with this velvet<br />
number. At least he went for it!<br />
Blue is the<br />
new black!<br />
Black, white, or maybe a dark navy have been the go-to tux colors for<br />
decades, but if recent red carpet events are any indication, that's chaning.<br />
Brighter blues have been dominating awards show fashion lately, and it<br />
looks like the trend is only gaining momentum as more and more actors try<br />
the style, with varying degrees of success.<br />
Song Joong Ki is at the<br />
highest point of his<br />
career so far, and it<br />
came soon after his<br />
military discharge.<br />
He looks gorgeous<br />
in blue suit!<br />
Park Seo Joon is another one<br />
who looked great in blue at the<br />
Busan International Film Festival.<br />
Brotini<br />
Coney Derby Shoes<br />
£350.00<br />
Stefano Ricci<br />
Croc Derby Brogues<br />
£1,650.00<br />
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£245.00<br />
If you're not usually a fan of thong or T-strap sandals, classic shoes<br />
instead might be right up your alley.<br />
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Choi Siwon<br />
Park Shin<br />
hye<br />
Song Joong Ki<br />
The pink dress’ unique accent on the shoulders<br />
and its light fabric makes it perfect for<br />
warm weather. This dress seems to be popular<br />
among other idols as well, with AOA’s Seolhyun<br />
also spotted wearing it on a live music show.<br />
Jun Ji-hyun dressed up in an A-line strapless<br />
pink dress which attracted much attention.<br />
The luxurious embroidered mermaid dress<br />
impressed the audience as well as sent the<br />
local media in frenzy.<br />
Pretty in Pink!<br />
Moving over to the women’s side of things, last year’s flood of<br />
white gowns officially transitioned over into pastel pink for<br />
the Baeksang Arts Awards as pale pink dress after pale pink<br />
dress graced the red carpet.<br />
Fans always look forward to<br />
Ryu HyoYoung next public<br />
appearance. While HyoYoung’s<br />
dress here covers<br />
her long legs, it still emphasizes<br />
her height and<br />
perfect proportions.<br />
Her ethereal beauty<br />
and elegant dress awed<br />
fans and attendees alike.<br />
Jimmy ChooConey Romy 60<br />
Glitter Pumps<br />
£475.00<br />
Aquazzura<br />
Powder Puff heels<br />
£535.00<br />
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Malone Souliers<br />
Satin Pumps<br />
£485.00<br />
Pink is the color of summer, but some of us are struggling to break away<br />
from the classic blacks, whites, and nudes that we are all so comfortable with.<br />
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Others were bolder, like Kim Tehyung’s black and<br />
gold jacket for the SBS Awards. The jacket generated<br />
a polarized love-it-or-hate it response from<br />
fans, but everyone can agree that it’s eye catching.<br />
Some of the patterns are floral, like<br />
Jung Hoseok’s head-to-toe print<br />
that is giving you a summer vibe<br />
Patterned suits!<br />
Some of the patterns<br />
are floral, like<br />
Jung Hoseok’s headto-toe<br />
print that is giving<br />
you a summer vibe<br />
It always seemed a little unfair that women have so many<br />
options for formal wear, but men generally have tuxes and...<br />
tuxes. Sure, you can dress it up with a colorful cummerbund<br />
or bow tie, but that just doesn’t have enough wow factor for<br />
some actors, and they’re taking styling to a new level with<br />
interesting patterned jackets.<br />
Jeon Jungkook decided to<br />
try a pop of color and a<br />
flower pattern in his look<br />
for the Blue Dragon Awards.<br />
Magnanni<br />
Domino Punch Oxford<br />
Shoes<br />
£320.00<br />
Gucci<br />
Woven Lurex Gallipoli<br />
Loafers<br />
£625.00<br />
Valentino Garavani<br />
Monk Buckle Strap<br />
Brogues DAEBAK!<br />
£670.00<br />
The old rule that black shoes must be worn with black pants is outdated.<br />
So you can wear brown shoes with your black trousers!<br />
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Heroine of beAuty<br />
She was overwhelmed at how honest she was to herself. She finally<br />
admitted it. The pain of this realization pierced her heart and was<br />
ripping it apart.<br />
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LEE<br />
SUNMI<br />
I was very worried that about whether people would<br />
carry interest for "Solo Sunmi", instead of "Wonder<br />
Girls' Sunmi".<br />
But after the news was made known, there was a hot<br />
response so I'm really thankful. I also felt that I have<br />
a lot of responsibility.<br />
Lee Sun-mi, known mononymously as Sunmi, is a<br />
South Korean singer. She debuted in 2007 as a member<br />
of SouthKorean girl group Wonder Girls and left the<br />
group in January 2010 to pursue her academic career.<br />
After three years hiatus from music scene, Sunmi resumed<br />
her career as a soloist in August 2013 with her first digial<br />
single."24 Hours". It peaked at number two on South<br />
Korea's Gaon Digital Chart and number trhee on Billboard's<br />
Korea K-Pop Hot 100. Her debut extended play,<br />
Full Moon (2014), charted at number twelve and number<br />
trhee on Billboard's Korea K-Pop Hot 100, also charted<br />
at number thirteen on Billboard World Digital Chart.<br />
In 2015, Wonder Girls returned to the music scene<br />
after a two year hiatus with a new band formation,<br />
Sunmi was also confirmed tobe re-joining the<br />
group after her departure in 2010.The group later disbanded<br />
in 2017 after Sunmi and Yeeun decided not<br />
to renew their contracts with JYP Entertainment.<br />
On March 14, 2017, it was announced that Sunmi had<br />
signed with MakeUs Entertainment around the end of<br />
February.Itwas later revealed thet Sunmi would release<br />
a single on August 22, her first solo comeback in three<br />
years. She released her single titled "Gashina". Sunmi then<br />
returned with a new single titled "Heroine" on January 18,<br />
2018. Sunmi described the single as a prequel to her previous<br />
one "Gashina".With “Full Moon”, Sunmi grabbed the<br />
number 1 spot on Inkigayo. Before the result came out,<br />
she bit her cherry lips as she beat time and she burst out<br />
into tears as soon as her number 1 ranking was revealed.<br />
Many people were sad for her only being second place all<br />
this time and she couldn’t forget to thank them. As she kept<br />
crying, the other singers danced joyfully to “Full Moon”.<br />
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<strong>Sarang</strong>: After 3 years and 7 months you've<br />
returned to the entertainment world. What<br />
did you do during that period of time?<br />
Sunmi: For the first half of 2010, I returned<br />
to Pohang and took the High School GED test,<br />
preparing the fundamentals needed to entering University.<br />
After studying hard, I was admitted to Dongguk<br />
University School of Drama's 11th batch as a freshman.<br />
I also made friends with other university students and<br />
hung out a lot with them as well. During middle and<br />
high school, I wasn't able to spend much time in school<br />
so when I entered university, I was able to look at things<br />
objectively and also ponder about the things that insufficient.<br />
Right now I'm on a temporary absence from school.<br />
<strong>Sarang</strong>: Have you been to a meeting? (Meeting is like group<br />
dating with a group of single women and single guys organise<br />
a meeting, with the objective of finding a dating partner)<br />
Sunmi: Not even once. I have never heard suggesting<br />
that idea to me before. When I just<br />
started school my classmates and teachers<br />
Because of the image I have on TV, when I just started<br />
school my classmates and teachers was behaving with<br />
discretion and they only felt that I was feminine. However,<br />
after they found out about my free and easy personality,<br />
even my male classmates think of me as their<br />
male friends. haha. Oh, and when my classmates got<br />
the news of my return as a solo artist, they sent many<br />
supportive messages, so I'm really thankful for that.<br />
<strong>Sarang</strong>:What was the reason for stopping as Wonder<br />
Girls, when Wonder Girls was at it's peak?<br />
Sunmi: I was 17/18 yrs old then. Wonder Girls was constantly<br />
running breathlessly then. All of a sudden, the<br />
dance and song that I liked so much, I just felt like a machine<br />
doing repetitive work. Despite accomplishing my<br />
dream of becoming a singer, I hated myself that was unable<br />
to be thankful nor be modest about it. So I thought<br />
that I had to take some time to look back on myself.<br />
Up till now, I'm thankful to the Wonder Girls members<br />
who have respected my decision. However, I never once<br />
thought of stopping being a singer completely. Also, full<br />
fledged training resumed in 2011. During that time I<br />
worked hard to make up for the parts that I was lacking in.<br />
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I’m deeply surprised and grateful for all the<br />
love ‘Gashina’ has been receiving. To tell the<br />
truth, I didn’t expect the wave would continue<br />
to this point,” said Sunmi during a press conference<br />
and showcase for “Heroine” in Seoul.<br />
“Heroine,” produced by renowned producer<br />
team The Black Label, is a prequel to “Gashina,”<br />
in which Sunmi played a heartbroken yet<br />
revengeful woman hailing “Why are you leaving the pretty<br />
me here.” The new single is a flashback to the “Gashina”<br />
woman’s earlier days before turning into a thorny “finger<br />
gun” shooter. In “Heroine,” Sunmi is featured as a woman<br />
who finds herself growing cynical to withering love despite<br />
her efforts to understand her retreating lover. The<br />
singer also revealed that it was her idea to tell the backstory<br />
of “Gashina” through “Heroine.” “If you listen to ‘Heroine,’<br />
you will understand why that woman in ‘Gashina’ was<br />
shooting a gun in madness. Some might have expected<br />
‘Heroine’ would be about me bragging about myself, but it’s<br />
actually about the man the woman loved,” she explained.<br />
While “Gashina” was themed on red, a color of retribution<br />
and fury, “Heroine” is themed on blue, a color for<br />
coldness, the singer said. The two contrasting themes<br />
are also well reflected in “Gashina” and “Heroine” teaser<br />
photos, each showing roses blazing in fire and roses frozen<br />
in ice, respectively. Retro-tinged “Heroine” apparently<br />
veers away from her electronic-flavored hit, having<br />
a more toned-down beat and melodies. Admitting to the<br />
change, Sunmi opened up about the pressure coming from<br />
“Gashina,” but standing firm with her decision to show diverse<br />
aspects of herself through the new attempt “‘Heroine’<br />
may lack impact compared to ‘Gashina,’ but I didn’t<br />
want to revisit that ‘Gashina’ route. I wanted to showcase<br />
new sides of me,” she said. The singer also said that she<br />
has been working on a new project with The Black Label,<br />
with plans to continue the cooperation with the team.<br />
Interviewer: Kim Hei Ryung<br />
Photo: Alexandra Lewis<br />
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I know that some people compare me to legendary female soloists like Lee Hyo-ri<br />
and Uhm Jung-hwa, but I want people to get reminded of my own artistic characteristics<br />
when thinking of me. Please, help me become a ‘heroine’ of this year!<br />
Make Up: Kim Haneul<br />
Hair: William Smith<br />
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CHARMING SOUL<br />
EXO’s Sehun is a fashion chameleon, whether he’s rocking casual streetwear or high<br />
fashion, he’s graced the covers of endless high fashion magazines and with good<br />
reason: he is undoubtedly a fashion king.<br />
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K-pop super star,<br />
fashion king<br />
Oh Sehun<br />
Sehun, who is the youngest member<br />
of EXO, has gone through many<br />
style changes through the years but<br />
one thing is for certain, he’s definitely<br />
courageous enough to try on<br />
any look that might work on him.<br />
As the years have gone by, Sehun<br />
has developed an impeccable<br />
taste for style and has been<br />
seen wearing the biggest designer<br />
brands through airports and stages.<br />
“Don't ever criticize yourself. Don't go around all<br />
day long thinking, 'I'm unattractive, I'm slow, I'm<br />
not as smart as my brother.' God wasn't having a<br />
bad day when he made you... If you don't love yourself<br />
in the right way, you can't love your neighbour.<br />
You can't be as good as you are supposed to be.”<br />
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fashion chameleon<br />
Oh Sehun<br />
<strong>Sarang</strong>: What do you mostly think of at midnight?<br />
Sehun: Everyone might not think the same but, worries<br />
for my future, my expectations, my excitement, don’t<br />
we all have thoughts like these? Thoughts of our lives.<br />
<strong>Sarang</strong>: When and where is your favourite time n place?<br />
Sehun: I like midnight. About 1 or 2AM. The very<br />
midof night. I think the feeling of tranquility and silence<br />
that one will only get at midnight suits me<br />
well, and I also really like the feelings that I am only<br />
able to feel at that time. I can also think more then.<br />
As for my favourite place, I don’t really like being<br />
cooped up. If I was locked up, I’ll become gloomy. Or<br />
should I say that I get lost in my sadness. I have friends<br />
whom I always go out with. Though I like being with<br />
them indoors, I don’t really like it when I’m alone.<br />
<strong>Sarang</strong>: Between something familiar and something<br />
unfamiliar, which do you enjoy more?<br />
Sehun: I enjoy unfamiliar things. We’re comfortable with<br />
familiar things, aren’t we. But we have to adapt to unfamiliar<br />
places. Just like how we have to follow the Roman<br />
law when we go to Rome, I think the process of adapting<br />
to a new place is fun. New people, new things, getting to<br />
experience those kinds of things for the first time while<br />
there will be many eye-opening and challenging things<br />
too. That is why I think I can enjoy unfamiliar things more.<br />
<strong>Sarang</strong>: Where do you think you will make<br />
your home if you were to travel your entire life?<br />
Sehun: I hope to have my home in Seoul. I think it<br />
would be great if my ordinary day is in the city, living<br />
with many people in a place where the air isn’t<br />
good and then sometimes going to somewhere<br />
that doesn’t have anyone and where the air is good.<br />
<strong>Sarang</strong>: Then can you talk more about<br />
a trip you’re thinking about now?<br />
Sehun: With travelling, I should organise the trip and<br />
then travel. But I like travelling whenever I feel like it.<br />
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"If you don’t dream big, there’s no<br />
use of dreaming. If you don’t have<br />
faith, there’s nothing worth believing"<br />
" I’m looking forwa influencing others in<br />
a positive way. My message is you can do<br />
anything if you just put your mind to it.<br />
I don’t ever plan it and I just go spontaneously. I won’t<br />
even bring my clothes, I won’t even book a place, I will<br />
just go carrying only my wallet. It’s fun going with my<br />
friends and doing things there. I don’t know what will<br />
happen but the people that I match well with all like that<br />
kind of things. So I think our relationship will last for a<br />
long time. If there is a baseball game when we get to a<br />
rest stop, we’d do that and then leave, and when we get to<br />
Daegu, we eat something. Those kind of unpredictable<br />
trips. It makes you excited. When I see others making<br />
plans for their trips, I also wish to do the same. I really<br />
want to do that but I don’t follow my plans very well. Then<br />
I think that will screw up the planning even more. So I<br />
just travel comfortably with a “Okay, whatever!” mindset.<br />
<strong>Sarang</strong>: How would you explain something that<br />
you like because it’s been a long time with it,<br />
and something that you like because it’s new?<br />
Sehun: I think of new things as something that I get<br />
to experience and be enlightened by. As for old things,<br />
what I learn from them will become feelings and memories<br />
and that way, I can remember them. To be specific,<br />
it would be human relationships. I think relationships<br />
are the most important in life. With humans, the<br />
more you see each other, the more you become fond<br />
of the other, don’t you? The process of getting close<br />
with someone is fun. It’s the same with new things. If<br />
you meet someone new, you will obviously have things<br />
to learn from them, there will be things you get to<br />
gain and on the other hand, you will have an influence<br />
on that person. I think those kind of things are fun.<br />
<strong>Sarang</strong>: If you were born into a family with 9 brothers,<br />
which position would you like to be born as?<br />
Sehun: The oldest one. Then I can take care of everyone.<br />
There is joy in busily living in a tough life.<br />
Of course I’d be extremely tired and I will need time<br />
for myself. But still, if I lived like that, I’ll have things<br />
to do and I think that having a life where you get to<br />
take care of things will be satisfying and interesting.<br />
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“When you’ve reached a certain point in<br />
your life, there are people out there waiting<br />
to see you fall. but rather than let gravity<br />
take you down, sometimes you have to<br />
take matters into your own hands and fly.”<br />
Givenchy<br />
Photo On Hye-Jung;<br />
Make-up Si Jae-Hui;<br />
Hair Sam Chong-Yol<br />
<strong>Sarang</strong>: When do you feel that the day has gotten shorter?<br />
Sehun: When I’m happy. When I’m playing with people<br />
I love. Or when I go on trips. When I’m happy, I don’t<br />
think of what was difficult, or something that I am agonising<br />
over at that moment, or what I am stressed over,<br />
so it seems like time is passing so quickly. When you’re<br />
doing something you hate, you will keep thinking “when<br />
is it going to end” and you’ll keep waiting, when is it going<br />
to end. By doing that, you’ll become delusional. Then you<br />
will feel like time is taking too long. I think humans are<br />
mysterious in that aspect. When we do something we like,<br />
we go ‘I want to do this until I die.’ When we have that<br />
kind of mindset, we don’t have anything to wait upon and<br />
we have something we want to do and we do it. And when<br />
it happens, you won’t even know that time is passing.<br />
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<strong>Sarang</strong>: What is the compass in your life?<br />
Sehun: How should I explain this. If there is a road straight<br />
forward or backward, and if there is a road on my left and<br />
right as well as side roads, I will take the side roads. There<br />
are pros and cons of side roads. Side roads are fresh and<br />
they’re not complete. Also, there is something you can<br />
experience from it. As with the common straight roads<br />
ahead, because there are already many information on it,<br />
I know that there might not be things I want to try experiencing.<br />
However, as for the side roads, people who have<br />
not gone through them don’t know what they hold. And<br />
though it cannot be gauranteed, I might be able to be a<br />
bit more comfortable and be able to go faster, and it will<br />
be fun. The con is that there are many bends. Extremely<br />
many. And if you’re not careful, you might end up at<br />
the start and go the straight road ahead instead, you up<br />
at the start and go the straight road ahead instead, you<br />
might not keep walking the same road too. So you need<br />
to be wise with your choice of roads. You’ll learn and experience<br />
many things, I think you need to rely on and<br />
go with people who make the the environment great. If<br />
I can only handle being wise, I will be able to safely and<br />
enjoyably cross that bend while living a dynamic life. I<br />
think being an EXO member isn’t all straight roads and<br />
within that, I want to have more dynamic experiences,<br />
do a lot more, know more things, help the people around<br />
me and learn from each other. I want to live that way.<br />
Interviewer: Cassandra Park<br />
Photo: Andrew Cohen<br />
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Origin<br />
Seoul, South Korea<br />
Genres<br />
K-pop hip hop<br />
Years active<br />
2016–present<br />
Labels<br />
YG Entertainment<br />
Power<br />
Main things you<br />
need to know:<br />
of BLACKPINK<br />
Members<br />
Jisoo<br />
Jennie<br />
Rosé<br />
Lisa<br />
Behind their group name is “Being pretty isn’t everything”<br />
BLACK and PINK just like these two constracting colors,<br />
a combination of cute girls feeling!<br />
Photo: Park Jihoo<br />
Text: Min Hari<br />
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Jennie<br />
Kim<br />
Jennie Kim, known as Jennie, was born in Anyang, South<br />
Korea on January 16th, 1996 (age 22). Jennie studied<br />
abroad in New Zealand. She joined YG in August 2010.<br />
Jennie was born in Anyang, South Korea by the<br />
name Jennie Kim. Jennie grew up in Auckland,<br />
New Zealand until returning in high school. When<br />
she moved to Seoul, South Korea, she immediately became a<br />
trainee of YG Entertainment in 2010. She was raised abroad, so she<br />
is fluent in speaking in English. She is also fluent in Korean and can<br />
speak a little Japanese. She was only 14 years old when she joined YG, but<br />
she has proved to many that she has a lot of potential in her. She has also<br />
collaborated with her fellow YG artists before she was cast as a member<br />
of Black Pink. Jennie is said to be the possible leader of the group, but<br />
after the band debuted, there was no leader due to their similar ages.<br />
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Jisoo<br />
Kim<br />
Kim Ji-soo (Hangul: 김지수), known as Jisoo,<br />
was born in Seoul, South Korea on January 3rd,<br />
1995 (age 23). Jisoo joined YG Entertainment<br />
as a trainee in July 2011.<br />
Jisoo became a member of YG Entertainment<br />
training in August<br />
2011, when she was about 16 years<br />
old. Jisoo called Lisa her ‘Chocolate<br />
mate’ because Lisa gave her iced chocolate<br />
during a live show (which Jisoo was<br />
craving) but Jisoo didn’t ask her to get it<br />
for her. She trained with YG for about five<br />
years until later in August 2016 she became<br />
a member of the band BLACKPINK. Before<br />
she became a trainee at YG, she was known<br />
by a lot of people as she was a really beautiful<br />
young woman. She was very popular in school because of<br />
her beautiful face and because of her talent. She used to<br />
study at the School Of Performing Arts High School.<br />
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Lalisa<br />
Manoban<br />
Jennie Kim, known as Jennie, was born in Anyang, South<br />
Korea on January 16th, 1996 (age 22). Jennie studied<br />
abroad in New Zealand. She joined YG in August 2010.<br />
Lisa was born in Bangkok, Thailand by the real name of Lalisa Manoban<br />
or Pranpriya Manoban. She is a Thai by nationality. Lisa auditioned at<br />
the YG Entertainment competition in Thailand back in 2010 when she<br />
was 14 years old. She ranked first in the said competition, and she was offered<br />
to become a trainee of the said recording label. She agreed to become a trainee,<br />
and she started training in 2011. She moved to South Korea thereafter in<br />
order to train. Before Lisa was cast as a member of Black Pink, she was once a<br />
member of a Thai dance group named We Zaa Cool along with Thai trainees<br />
who are based in South Korea to become a K-pop idol. We Zaa Cool consists<br />
of members Bambam (GOT7) and Ten (NCT). Lisa participated in the<br />
dance collaboration of the SBS Gayo Daejun 2016 with Shinee’s Taemin, BTS’<br />
Jimin, NCT’s Ten, GOT7’s Yugyeom and Jinyoung, Red Velvet’s Seulgi, DIA’s<br />
Eunjin and Oh My Girl’s YooA. She wants to participate to the dancing show<br />
‘Hit the Stage’ because she thinks that show is for Main Dancers like her.<br />
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Chaeyong<br />
Park<br />
Roseanne Park or Park Chae-young (Hangul: 박채영), better known<br />
as Rosé, was born in Auckland, New Zealand on February 11th, 1997<br />
(age 21), and was raised in Melbourne, Australia. She placed first at YG<br />
auditions in Australia and joined the agency in May 2012.<br />
Rosé was living in Auckland, New Zealand by the name Roseanne<br />
Park or Park Chaeyoung. She grew up in Melbourne, Australia<br />
as a child, and she moved to South Korea when she ranked first in<br />
the audition that YG Entertainment held in Sydney, Australia. As a child,<br />
Rose already had a passion for singing. She was a part of their church’s<br />
choir in Australia. When she found out that YG Entertainment were<br />
holding their auditions in Sydney, Australia back in 2012, she quily went<br />
there coming all the way from Melbourne to audition. Rose ranked first<br />
in the auditions, and she became a part of YG Entertainment on the<br />
same day. After training for four years, YG finally put her as the main<br />
vocalist and lead dancer of BLACKPINK. She was the last member<br />
to be revealed in the band. She attended Canterbury Girls’ Secondary<br />
College in Melbourne, Australia. Chaeyoung (Rosé) is close<br />
to Twice’s Chaeyoung and Tzuyu, with Red Velvet’s Joy and Yeri.<br />
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The new<br />
powerfull woman<br />
YG Entertainment’s “BLACKPINK”. Composed of the 4 members JISOO, JENNIE, LISA, and ROSÉ, they’ve<br />
achieved overwhelming popularity not just in Korea and Japan, but the entirety of <strong>Asia</strong>. Previously, the girls first appeared<br />
in the January 2017 issue and graced its cover. The strong impression of how they sold out the issue within<br />
2 days, before even debuting in Japan, is probably still fresh. Those girls have finally made a comeback to NYLON<br />
JAPAN! On our second meeting, the girls talked about the high expectations and unease they felt towards their<br />
Japanese debut, and many episodes about the hard work they put in for their live performance in Japan. We bring<br />
you once again, the charm of the even further improved, next generation girl crush group BLACKPINK!<br />
Text: ROWEN LEE<br />
Photo: GARETH LOREN<br />
Blackpink, which today releases<br />
its first mini album “Square Up,” has become a sensation since<br />
its first single “Boombayah” was released in August 2016. That song’s<br />
music video has amassed 320 million views on YouTube, and is one of<br />
the group’s three tracks to top Billboard’s world digital song downloads<br />
chart — making them the most successful female act in K-pop history.<br />
The group’s popularity is driven not only by its peppy electro-pop songs,<br />
but also its stylistic prowess — which falls under Won’s direction. While<br />
the stylist herself prefers classic looks, her work for Blackpink exhibits<br />
a polar opposite, so brazen that it aims to further the fashion conversation.<br />
Their look is a chaotic mix of what’s trending in luxury, novelty<br />
and the underground — with a dose of cuteness for good measure.<br />
“On a personal level, it’s my vision to create a really different idea<br />
with their look to be at the epitome of women’s fashion in South<br />
Korea — to create a new milestone,” Won said of the group’s style,<br />
which has gone on to jump-start numerous trends in Korea.<br />
While typical girl groups like the nine-member Twice often skew “feminine<br />
and sweet,” in identical outfits, stylists has helped build an act known<br />
for their unique looks. The group is more loved by people who follow<br />
fashion. They are for an in-the-know girl. Groups like Twice are for the<br />
general public, but Blackpink is more for people who appreciate style.<br />
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/Open Talent Paris<br />
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Main facts about<br />
BLACKPINK<br />
Four members,<br />
four flavors<br />
1Living up to their name, there’s a bit of a powerful edge to the quartet’s girlishness<br />
with each of the four – Jennie, Ji Soo, Lisa and Rosé. All of them sing, but Jennie<br />
and Lisa also serve as sharp-hitting rappers, while Rosé and Ji Soo offer more<br />
feminine tones. The group’s members are all immensely stylish and have served as<br />
models for numerous high-end fashion brands, with each of the women bringing<br />
her own distinct vibe to the mix.<br />
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WINNER<br />
(2014 – present)<br />
Yang Hyun Suk<br />
founder of<br />
YG Entertainment<br />
2<br />
BLACKPINK is from a<br />
“Big 3” K-pop label<br />
3They have<br />
only ten<br />
songs<br />
As popular as they are, it’s hard to believe that<br />
BLACKPINK hasn’t even released 10 original<br />
songs yet. But it’s a matter of<br />
quality over quantity when<br />
it comes to this quartet, with<br />
their bright, bombastic electronic<br />
dance-meets-hip-pop<br />
sound<br />
4<br />
Hailing from YG Entertainment,<br />
BLACKPINK is the company’s first girl<br />
group since they revealed 2NE1 in 2009.<br />
They’re lablemates with the likes of BIG-<br />
BANG, CL, Winner, iKON.<br />
They’re the<br />
best-charting female<br />
Korean act ever<br />
Since they dropped their first two songs “Boombayah” and<br />
“Whistle” on Aug. 8 two years ago, BLACKPINK has rapidly<br />
become one of the most popular girl groups of this generation,<br />
thanks to their charming swagger and dynamic songs.<br />
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5<br />
There’s a sense of duality<br />
within the group<br />
The name “BLACKPINK” is<br />
representative of the act’s desire<br />
to surpass the typical perceptions<br />
of pink by reclaiming<br />
the color and turning it into a<br />
symbol for what they stand for:<br />
fiercely beautiful women who<br />
overflow with talent and set<br />
their eyes on dominating the<br />
industry.<br />
Power of<br />
BLACKPINK<br />
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6They have their own<br />
television show<br />
New Blinks looking to get closer with the act<br />
can cozy up and spend some time living in<br />
the BLACKPINK House, a short reality series<br />
starring the foursome. A total of 11 episodes<br />
have been released, and a 12th is expected in the<br />
future.<br />
Blink and fall in love<br />
with BLACKPINK.<br />
The girl group’s fans are known as Blinks,<br />
a combination of both parts of their name:<br />
BLackpINK.<br />
Blinks has their own beautiful designed<br />
lighsticks, that hat low-key looks like<br />
a hammer. By the way, it makes funny<br />
squishy noises when you bump it!<br />
Jennie confirmed the<br />
official lightstick by<br />
Instagram post<br />
having fun<br />
7on set!<br />
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