I started dipping my toes into K-Pop last August when I heard “Waste It On Me” by Steve Aoki & BTS which led to me falling into an ocean of Blackpink songs. I completely bypassed BTS somehow despite loving “Waste It On Me.” Yeah… I don’t know either! Not to worry though, I did eventually find myself back in the arms of BTS, but until then, I did what I always do when I want to know more about something: I turned to Twitter!
I was given so many recommendations including a master YouTube playlist from Mel in Anime Land that had so much early K-Pop for me to try out. Unfortunately, a lot of these songs aren’t on Spotify so I made a much smaller YouTube watch list of songs from Mel’s wonderful and extensive list. I even had some individual songs recommended to me from some of my blogging friends! Then, like the universe had heard me, a few of my fellow bloggers shared their K-Pop playlists and favorite songs. Before I knew it, I had fallen down a rabbit hole of amazing Korean/English lyrics, sweet vocals, and beats that lifted me up.
I was a bit of obsessed with Blackpink for a few months before I finally expanded to more than just the four-member girl group. I enjoyed Red Velvet from Mel’s giant playlist so I gave them a listen and then I listened to TWICE, and then I just kept going until I rounded back to BTS, the boy group that started my spiral into K-Pop.
Thanks to some amazing bloggers like Geek Gals, Mel in Anime Land, Nerd Side of Life, and Lunah Magazine, I was able to compile a Spotify playlist from their suggestions. You can check it out below!
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5aKchBkzhQvz7T2OClfXF1?si=Z3AqK7jwS9Cfq2X7vjDItQ
Are you a fan of K-Pop? When and how did you discover it? Let me know in the comments below!
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you’re the sweetest thank you for mentioning me too!! and you’ve got GOOD taste, we have to stan 💜
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Of course!!! And thank you! You make some of the best BTS and K-Pop blog content ever! And I love your YouTube videos!!!
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I’ve been around since second Gen. There are so many tracks I’ve grooved to over the years and my core playlist just keeps growing. They were the reason I started dancing again in college after abandoning it for years.
I’ve been taking a K-pop cardio class online for over a month and it’s been a lot of fun! The teacher is a sweetheart.
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That’s so inspiring! A K-Pop cardio class sounds like so much fun!
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It is! It’s Soul1Studio in CA. The class is late for my time zone but I don’t regret it.
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I’ve also been around since second gen (vaguely around Super Junior’s Sorry Sorry) and discovered BTS in Danger era. So much has changed in the last 10+ years. Kpop has reached more people and greater bounds than I ever could have imagined.
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It’s honestly amazing how music can touch so many people and for so long. ❤
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Shinee was the group that got me into Kpop. Oldie but a goodie
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I haven’t given Shinee a fair listen yet! I will make sure I do that. 🙂
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OMG! Love K-Pop! Blackpink is forever my favorite- I love literally all their songs! Their new song Sour Candy is pretty good!
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YES! I’ve always loved Gaga so I am loving the new song! I can’t wait for the rest of their solos!!!
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Actually BTS, in his first debut, their fans no more than a hundred 😢 they working hard and reveal so many good massages through their songs. If you ask when I becoming a fans of bts, I say proudly that I becoming an army (name of bts fans) since their first year debut. Those songs are my favorite, beautiful meaning and precious massage. Thanks talk about bts 😍❤❤
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That’s amazing that you’ve been a fan since the very beginning! I’m very new to ARMY. I’ve just started with Map of the Soul, but I’m taking the time to listen to many of their past albums!
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I can’t guessing it too, that bts will become a world star 😁 I bet you’ll be a big fan of bts after look for their past albums
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I discovered K-pop in January of 2019. I had friends who LOVED and I mean LOVED BTS. I didn’t put too much thought into that since I didn’t really care about music. One day we had a snow day and I was bored so, I searched up BTS and watched their DNA music video and FELL IN LOVE with these 7 korean men. I Also looked into their translations and found out the good meanings in their songs. I then also, started stanning more k-pop groups. I now stan more than 40 k-pop groups and I’m broke :’)
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Oh my goodness! 40?!?! 😱
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YES I’m so late to this post but I am an ARMY 100%!! I’m happy you’ve been show their music, and yes, Mel is a wonderful friend to have. 🙂
Do you have a bias yet?? Mine is Jin! 💜
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I just did a YouTube video of me finally picking a bias. 😂😂 All the guys are amazing though. It was a hard decision.
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Well I need to get on that then!
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Haha! No pressure!
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I just recently discover BTS. Just like you, I heard one of their songs (Make It Right) and I instantly fell in love with it. I’ve watched so many videos on YouTube and the rest is history.
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Ahhh!! Welcome! ❤️❤️❤️
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