All of the Stars within the Okay-Pop Supergroup Received the Beat
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GOT the Beat is the newest Okay-pop supergroup making waves throughout borders for his or her attractive appeal, finely choreographed dance numbers, and cohesion.
Boy and woman teams proceed to realize worldwide success and enchantment, and supergroups additional capitalize on that success inside the style by merging already established fan bases. A Okay-pop supergroup is the approaching collectively of a number of artists who’re already profitable to type a musical group. Often these teams include a mixture of solo acts and members of different well-liked teams.
GOT the Beat was fashioned by the wanted leisure company SM Leisure as a sub-unit of their model new undertaking titled Women on Prime. They formally debuted earlier this 12 months in January, and whereas many different woman teams emerged this 12 months, they stand out as they include a few of Okay-pop’s greatest stars. They launched their debut single “Step Again” on Jan. 3 to principally blended opinions, however the music nonetheless attained business success, with its music video garnering over 100 million views on YouTube. Listed here are the proficient members of Received the Beat.
Taeyeon
Probably the most well-liked Okay-pop idols ever, Kim Tae Yeon (popularly generally known as Taeyeon) is a profitable singer and dancer who rose to fame as a member and chief of the extremely profitable woman group Women’ Technology, which debuted in 2007. An SM Leisure darling, Taeyeon has participated in among the company’s different profitable initiatives. She was born on March 9, 1989 and stands at 5 ft two inches tall.
Taeyeon was the primary member of Women’ Technology to pursue a profitable solo profession, releasing her debut EP I in 2015. Her sophomore EP Why was launched a 12 months later and each efforts have been commercially profitable, establishing her as a definitive solo star. Her three full-length albums — My Voice in 2017, Goal in 2019, and INVU in 2022 — have all been well-received. Taeyeon can also be considered a style icon in South Korea and is among the highest-selling artists within the nation.
BoA
With 20 studio albums underneath her belt and a profession spanning greater than twenty years, it’s no marvel that BoA is known as the “Queen of Okay-pop.” She is among the most well-known and profitable Okay-pop artists ever and one of many first to realize mainstream worldwide success. She was born Kwon Bo-ah in 1986 and stands at 5 ft two inches tall. She launched her debut album at 13 years outdated after two years of intensive idol coaching, and thus started her speedy rise to fame.
BoA can also be the primary Okay-pop singer to breakthrough into the Japanese leisure market, establishing her as a multi-border expertise. The dancer, actress, host, and singer has additionally appeared in quite a few excessive profile tv sequence and competitions, together with Produce 101, Take heed to Love, and The Voice of Korea.
She stays one of the vital marketed Korean artists in historical past, changing into a staple determine in not solely Okay-pop but in addition the whole continent of Asia. Her most up-to-date album, Higher, was launched in 2020 and acquired widespread acclaim, with many critics touting it as the most effective Okay-pop album of the 12 months.
Hyoyeon
Born on Sept. 22, 1989, Kim Hyo Yeon, popularly generally known as Hyoyeon, joins Taeyeon because the second member of the influential woman group Women’ Technology. Hyoyeon has confirmed to be one of many nation’s best dancers, in addition to one of the vital trendy Okay-pop idols.
She was the primary member of Women’ Technology to publish a ebook which options the idol’s most popular seems, in addition to style and wonder suggestions. In 2018, she started to DJ in a number of golf equipment underneath the moniker “Hyo.” Whereas she has spent a part of the previous few years releasing singles, Hyoyeon didn’t launch her first EP till Could this 12 months. The undertaking, titled Deep, was warmly acquired and reasonably profitable.
Seulgi
Kang Seul Gi, or Seulgi for brief, is among the members of the Okay-pop group Pink Velvet in addition to its spin-off subgroup Pink Velvet – Irene and Seulgi. She was born on Feb. 10, 1994 and stands at 5 ft three inches tall. She obtained her large break after efficiently impressing the expertise managers at an open name audition by SM Leisure in 2007. She debuted alongside the opposite members of Pink Velvet in 2014.
For the reason that success of Pink Velvet, Seulgi has turn out to be a pressure to be reckoned with, changing into one of the vital wanted personalities with a powerful viewers of younger followers. She is taken into account a style affect in South Korea, and has garnered reward for her creative endeavors. In 2021, she turned a model ambassador for Salvatore Ferragamo, an Italian luxurious model.
Wendy
Wendy was born Shon Seung Wan on Feb. 21, 1994 and is one other member of Pink Velvet. She left South Korea as a baby, transferring first to Canada and later to america to additional her schooling. She started her journey with SM Leisure in 2012 after auditioning at a worldwide audition in Canada and debuted alongside the remainder of the members of Pink Velvet in 2014.
Outdoors of Pink Velvet, she has collaborated with a number of artists from all over the world and at last launched her debut EP Like Water in April 2021, changing into the primary member to go solo. Like Water was met with very optimistic opinions with specific reward going to the singer’s vocals.
Karina
Karina was born Yu Ji Min on April 11 in 2020 and is a member of the Okay-pop woman group Aespa, one of many main teams of the brand new decade. She educated for 4 years earlier than making her debut with the remainder of the group.
She is the chief of the group, in addition to one of many group’s rappers and principal vocalists. She and her fellow members are world ambassadors for the posh model, Givenchy.
Winter
Dancer and singer Winter is a member of woman group Aespa, and is the youngest member of Received the Beat. She was born Kim Min Jeong on Jan. 1, 2001.
She enjoys a number of privileges as a member of Aespa, together with being the muse for Acqua di Parma.
