KPOP Girl Groups and Makeup

Red Velvet

BLACKPINK

 I have written about KPOP boy groups from blog #1 to #5, but I also like girl groups. In particular, I like "Red Velvet", "BLACKPINK", "LE SSERAFIM", and "New Jeans" and so many others. I love the songs and performances of KPOP idols, but I also love their hair style and makeup. They change their hair color and hairstyle to match the concept of the song, so that's one of the things I enjoy. When I watch girl groups, I pay particular attention to their outfits, hairstyles, and makeup. It is interesting to see what kind of makeup they wear and what kind of cosmetics they use. I often research about them.

LE SSERAFIM

For example, if I am interested in the makeup on a CD jacket photo, I look up who the makeup artist is. Then I find out what kind of cosmetics the makeup artist uses for the idol's makeup. Finding out how the makeup artists choose the cosmetics to match the concept is very interesting. After that, I look for the cosmetics. If I think I can use the cosmetics, I find a place where they are sold and buy them.

I love wearing makeup and collecting cosmetics, so that's how I enjoy KPOP girl groups.

I visited HYBE INSIGHT

HYBE Office

HYBE INSIGHT ENTRANCE

 I visited HYBE INSIGHT on January 1, 2023. HYBE is a Korean entertainment agency that BTS and ENHYPEN belong to HYBE INSIGHT is a museum in the HYBE office building.

HYBE INSIGHT has many very interesting exhibits. The first was a large display of the certificates and magazines in which BTS won major awards such as Billboard, which made me realize once again what superstars they are. 

The second was a section where visitors could listen to BTS songs, which they usually listen to as a matter of course, in a finely broken-down form. There, each part was broken down into bass, main vocals, chorus, and so on. Listening to them, I could tell that they put so much effort and thought into creating each song one by one. I could feel their love for music by the way they shared such a state of mind with us. 

Playing a rhythm game to BTS songs

the scented section of "Euphoria"

The third was the scented section of "Euphoria," a solo song by JungKook of BTS. The concept behind the song is not shared in detail with the audience, but the concept was conveyed in a way that was easy to understand even for a layman. I realized once again that the people at HYBE, who can express their view of the world even through fragrance, are people with a very rich sense of joy. At the end of the tour, I bought a bottle of Euphoria-inspired scented room spray at the merchandise counter.

All the museum staff spoke English as well as Korean, which was nice. This museum is a very interesting and fun place for KPOP geeks, and I will visit it again and again.