K-POP
By: Lauren Hensley
BTS
BTS debuted June 13, 2013. They have come so far in these past 5 years! They have been on the grammys and received an award and have also presented an award! Recently they released a new song titled "Boy With Luv" featuring Halsey. Now let me tell you about the members! They are seven loving boys named Kim Namjoon (leader), Kim Seokjin, Min Yoongi (my bias), Jung Hoseok, Park Jimin, Kim Taehyung, and Jung Jungkook. They debuted in the company BigHit Entertainment where they have made many beautiful memories together and with ARMY (fan name). They have made many beautiful songs. One of personal favorites is "Spring Day". When you have some free time I think you should give it a try! Moving on, BTS's debut song was "No More Dream" and honestly since then they have changed so much. That song will always hold a special place in armies hearts! Since then they have been working really hard but sometimes to hard... Every now and then I really think they should take a break to just relax and enjoy themselves. I just hope they know that they will never ever disappoint army and no matter what we will always be there for them! :)
NCT
NCT debuted April 4, 2016. Before I get into anything I think I need to clarify something. NCT is now made up of 21 members. They are each split up into different groups based on their ages. For example the youngest group (made up of the younger members) is known as NCT Dream. There is also NCT U, NCT 127, and NCT China (also known as WayV). Now let me tell you their names! There is Taeyong, Johnny, Yuta, Winwin, Jungwoo, Lucas, Taeil, Doyoung, Renjun, Chenel, Mark, Haechan, Jaehyun, Ten, Jeno, Jisung, Jaemin, and Kun. The newest members are Yangyang, Hendery, and Xiaojun. They debuted in the company SM Entertainment. Their fandom name is NCTzen. They have made many beautiful memories and songs! One of my personal favorites is "The 7th Sense" which consists of Taeyong, Mark, Jaehyun, and Doyoung. I think you should give it a try and listen to it! :)
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Xiaojun
SEVENTEEN
SEVENTEEN debuted May 26, 2015. They debuted in the company Pledis Entertainment. The group consists of 13 members. Their names are Hoshi, Vernon, Dino, THE8, Woozi, Mingyu, Wonwoo, S.Coups, Seungkwan, DK, Joshua, Jeonghan, and Jun. Their debut song was "Just Do It". They also officially debuted in Japan May 30 with their first Japanese mini-album titled "We Make You". Their first lead MV for the album is titled "Call, Call, Call!" which was released May 16. Their fandom name is "Carats". They have made many beautiful memories and songs. My personal favorite is "Home". You should give it a listen! :)
STRAY KIDS
Stray Kids debuted around March 25, 2017. They debuted in the company JYP Entertainment. The group consists of 9 members that go by the name of Chan, Felix, Hyunjin, I.N, Han, Changbin, Seungmin, Lee Know, and Woojin. Their debut album is titled "I AM NOT" which consists of their debut song and lead MV for that album "DISTRICT 9". Recently they came out with their new song titled "MIROH". Even though they haven't been a group for that long they have still made lots of great hits. One of my personal favorites would have to be "AWKWARD SILENCE"! Their fandom name is "STAY". I will continue to support them and I hope they will continue to work hard!
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