K-Pop Phenomenon Cover

Thank God It's Friday! *nowplaying : Last Friday Night-Katy Perry* :D

Today, I happily dedicate this post to all Korean lovers around the world.

Well, I'm not a Korean lovers though, *I prefer Japan!* but I sometimes listen to Korean Pop songs (K-Pop) and I'm able to make a dance cover of it. :D

Nowadays, "dance cover" becomes a common phrase among teenagers and dancers. But actually, what's the meaning of dance cover?

When you cover a dance, it means that you imitate the dance choreography as similar as possible. It all began in celebration of "Visit Korea Year" , a committee hosted the 2011 K-Pop Cover Dance Festival this past March, proving that K-Pop phenomenon is here to stay.

At that festival, 1700 amateur contestants (no dancers!) from 64 countries submitted video files online. From that pool, 66 contenders from 10 countries were nominated to perform at the final competition concert in Seoul, South Korea.

Moon Chang Ho, the Executive Producer of the cover dance festival stated, "The cover dance boom has created a platform for fans from all around the world to actively participate and enjoy K-Pop. Therefore, it's helping expand K-Pop as a truly international form of social entertainment." 

And yes, I do agree since I always think that dance unite people, even if they are NOT dancers! :D

Dance is the hidden language of the soul.

Martha Graham

K-Pop Dance Cover Festival

A survey conducted amongst the contenders (and also according to the recent Korean Billboard) found that the majority of the male dance teams favored SHINEE, SUPER JUNIOR, and BEAST.

While the female dance teams favored MISS A, GIRLS GENERATION (SNSD), and KARA.

*shoutouts to the fandoms : Shawols, Elfs, B2sts-B2uties, Say-A's, Sones, Kamilias!* :DD

What I'm disappointed of is that not only fandoms were made, but also antis-group. I mean, having idols is such a good thing, but do you need to be anti and mocked someone's idols? 

Big NO!!!

Therefore, we should respect others' bias! B)

Below, I give you some informations about the characteristic of those most favorable boybands-girlbands' choreography. Maybe you are encouraged to do some covers, who knows? ;)

Boybands : Shinee, Super Junior, Beast.

SHINEE

Fair-faced boyband Shinee became famous throughout the Asia for their powerful yet precise dance moves. After gaining initial success in Korea with songs like "Miss, You're Beautiful", "Amigo" , "Ring Ding Dong" , and "Lucifer" , they continued to spread their fame throughout the world. Shawols must be proud knowing that Shinee is the first Korean boyband which is able to perform in Russia!

Their newest dance move : The Finger Break from Lucifer's video is now becoming their signature move.
The leader, Onew, is the lead vocalist of the group. Onew also starred in various musicals starting in 2010, debuting in the musical Hyeongjeneun Yonggamhaetda alongside singer Lee Ji-Hoon. Kim Kibum (stage name : Key) is the vocalist, lead dancer and the lead rapper of the group. Also known as the Almighty Key due to his triple threat in singing, dancing, and rapping. Before debuting with Shinee, Key appeared in Super Junior's Wonder Boy music video as an extra dancer. Key was casted for the Korean adaptation of the musical Catch Me If You Can in 2012. The other members are Jonghyun, Taemin, and Minho. Minho is a permanent cast member in KBS' team, and also has appeared as the male character in the Girls Generation (SNSD) music video : Gee.

SUPER JUNIOR

Super Junior is a multi-talented boyband which is continuing to rocket up the popularity ladder in Asia and Europe. No exaggeration that they will be the next K-Pop legend. They are well-known for their addicting beats with unique lyrics and highly synchronized dances.

Super Junior's song "Bonamana" topped Taiwan's most renowned music chart for an amazing straight 64 weeks at number one! And it is one of the most emulated dance covers, along with "Mr. Simple" and "A-Cha". Compared to Shinee and Beast, Super Junior has the most members. Prom15e to Bel13ve, the motto of the Elfs inspirated by the number of its members. The main members are 13 boys, while 2 others were added later after their first debut. Super Junior has occasionally joined bboy battles and performances throughout their career. Han Geng and SungMin, both trained in martial arts, often incorporate martial art-styled dances into their choreography. While the lead dancer, Eunhyuk and Shindong concerns more for the streetdance style. For example the song "U" is made by Shindong and "Don't Don" - "Marry You" made by Eunhyuk. They had made a breakout through their dancing style by co-operated with famous choreographer Nick Bass, who used to work for many worldwide artists such as Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake. Their Asian tour concert, SuperShow 4, will be held in Indonesia this April 2012. *Indonesian ELFs scream out loud!*

BEAST

Beast is the newest dark horse to reach for the distinction of representative K-Pop boyband. Jang Seung Hyung, who was a former trainee at YG Entertainment has all the correct dance moves to charm K-Pop fans. Songs like "Shock", "Mystery", and "Breath", are attracting a strong international music following with rhythmical chorus beats which are great to dance to.

Beast was selected as a PR envoy to promote the audition programme Global Super Idol, which pits finalists from Thailand and China against finalists from Korea. The members : Yoseob, Dongwoon, and Junhyung have teamed up to deliver a smooth R&B track for the MBC's new drama I'm a Flower, Too. Titled "Dreaming", the song expresses the man's longing for his lover, who abandoned him in reality, yet still frequents his dream. The song was co-composed and penned by Junhyung and Kim Hyun Woo. Beautiful Show, Beast's first world tour kicked off in Seoul on February 4, 2012 and continued on February 12th, 2012 in Germany, followed by England (London), Spain, America (New York, L.A, San Fransisco), Canada (Vancouver, Toronto), Singapore, Japan, Thailand, China, Taiwan, INDONESIA (March 17, 2012) Hongkong, and Phillipines. It is announced that Beautiful Show will go on until late 2012. Over USD $200 million is being invested in the tour. They said they will use the best video equipment, 3D effects, and also LED screens. 

Here is the video of dance cover you may enjoy! :D

Lucifer Dance Cover

My friends need to be accompanied to buy some clothes, so I'll end this post for today.

Click on the BLUE text to see the links I attached, and also check the next informations :

K-Pop Phenomenon Cover part 2!

Much love, 

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