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Friday, 29 December 2017

How I Discovered K-Pop

Yes you have indeed read that correctly!

In my Christmas Wishlist post I mentioned that I had asked for BTS' Skool Luv Affair album and that I would explain more about my K-Pop discovery in a separate post.
Well here it is!

Earlier this year (I think) a friend of mine posted a video on her snapchat of a guy called Jimin singing, I thought it sounded good so I took a screenshot and told myself that I would look him up later and I did, 3 times but I wasn't really sure who I was looking for so I gave up.
When I realised that the letters I kept seeing when I typed in his name 'BTS' was the name of the group he is in I decided to Google "Jimin BTS" which led me to their YouTube channel where I watched my first ever K-Pop music video - DNA.

BTS Bangtan
After watching the video a few more times and then downloading the song on my phone there was no turning back. A few days later I watched all their MVs, signed up to Vlive (an app that lets you watch broadcasts live and recorded), followed them on twitter (which I'm using properly for the first time in years), pre-ordered The Wings Tour Trilogy DVD, ordered the 화양연화 on stage: epilogue DVD and I've even started to learn Korean (but more on that in another post).

Now I know all you BTS fans are dying to know who my bias is, of course I love them all (like really love them) but I love some a tiny bit more then others, although lets be honest they're all bias wreckers who make me question my choice on a daily basis.
Now my original bias was Jungkook as soon as the DNA video started, but after watching the video multiple times I started to change my mind. In no particular order (because I absolutely can't choose) there's Jimin from multiple viewings of DNA, No More Dream, Run and listening to Lie. J-hope, again from multiple viewings of DNA but especially after hearing and watching Boy Meets Evil and finally Suga, because Min Yoongi is absolutely everything especially after I heard Agust D and Fire.

BTS Bias
There's so much I've missed out on in the past 4 years since they debuted, but boy am I glad that I've found them now!

Let me know if you're a K-Pop fan and what groups you love! All are welcome, BTS may be my ultimate favs but I've listened to loads of bangers from groups such as Monsta X, EXO, Seventeen, Red Velvet etc.


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