PRISTIN's gestures and performance

PRISTIN's gestures and performance

PRISTINのダンスとパフォーマンス

"Comeback soon" PRISTIN releases highlight medley from their 2nd mini album "SCHXXL OUT"

K-POP's popularity, which had been sluggish, is starting to surge again.


This is happening in countries all over the world, including Japan, where TWICE's popularity is booming.


I think the start of this surge is the success of idol-oriented girl groups such as TWICE, BLACKPINK, and I.O.I.


TWICE and I.O.I debuted on TV shows with auditions, and quickly rose to become the most popular girl groups.


BLACKPINK did not go through the audition process, but made her debut after going through tough competition under agencies.


Girl groups in the 2010s and 2020s started out as idol groups, with S.E.S and Fin.K.L as their origins, and took the direction of going overseas step by step.


If we look at the activities of the representative girl groups of the time, such as KARA, Girls' Generation, and 2NE1, we can see the trend (of securing status along with popularity).


KARA became too popular in Japan, and it was a little disappointing that they tried to stay in the position of idols for Japan and Korea.


If Nicole and Jiyeon had renewed their contracts and continued their activities, I feel that K-pop in Japan would not have died out.


I don't know much about K-pop before KARA and Girls' Generation came to Japan.


I have seen girl group performances on YouTube several times.


Each group had a large group singing and dancing, and of course I couldn't tell who was who.


Among them were KARA and Girls' Generation.


This was before they came to Japan.


There are several famous group singers in Japan.


But I have never remembered the names of all the group singer members.


I have never made an effort to remember the names of all the members of Southern All Stars, The Tigers, The Tempters, or The Dark Ducks.


Because I have never felt the need to.


But now, there are at least seven K-pop idol girl groups whose members I can name off the top of my head (I never thought I would become so obsessed with K-pop girls).


After the tide of the intense K-pop boom that colored the early 2010s went out, there was a period of stagnation, and it was clearly TWICE that spearheaded the second K-pop boom that began a year or two ago.


Like TWICE, the girl group "I.O.I" was formed from the audition-style "Produce 101," and was made up of members who gained popularity through TV programs, contributing to the growth of the boom.


Along with TWICE, girl groups connected to "I.O.I" were born one after another, adding to the glamor of the boom.


These performance videos were distributed to K-POP fans around the world through platforms such as YouTube, and connections were also formed between fans.


Eventually, K-POP flash mobs began to occur in front of train stations and parks in large cities, and the size of the gatherings visibly grew.


It was during this period that the K-POP boom began to clearly show this global background.


And it was the music of TWICE, BLACKPINK, and BTS that acted as messengers for K-POP during this period and helped to increase its popularity.


Today, I was watching a random dance performance from a certain country and it piqued my interest.


There were women gathered there ranging from their teens to their forties, but a group of about five girls who looked to be in their early teens were dancing energetically.


As I watched the girls, when the music of TWICE, BLACKPINK, or BTS started playing, they would jump into the center and dance vigorously.


However, when it came to older hit songs, they seemed unable to dance and just clapped their hands enthusiastically.
Many of the songs were ones they couldn't dance to, but that didn't mean they were bored.


They were clapping their hands and keeping to the rhythm with wide eyes.


It was like old and new generations of K-pop were coexisting there.


At the same time, I had a feeling that these girls would take on the new generation of K-pop and liven up the flash mobs.


"PRISTIN" is a girl group formed around Nayeon, who was the leader of the limited-time group "I.O.I", which was made up of members who made it through the audition program "Produce 101", and Kyulkyung, who was the final member.


Their debut title song "wee woo" has garnered support from young people and is being danced to enthusiastically in the K-pop flash mobs and random dances that are frequent all over the world.


It's not an exaggeration to say that their popularity is following in the footsteps of TWICE and BLACKPINK.
Their debut title song "wee woo" was well-received thanks to their stylish footwear.


What kind of songs and dance will they show in their second mini album "SCHXXL OUT"?

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