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Idol form Starberry with a magical icecream and strawberry milk wand~! ヽ(>∀<☆)ノ

The space people have live feed of every star! So they of course would be interested in Starberry's adventures on Earth! Ex Starnana isn't too happy about all the adventures tho (⌒_⌒;)

Idol Starberry performing~! °˖✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧˖°

Starnana isn't over his ex it seems (〜￣△￣)〜

Starberry, Starnana, and Choccostar in their idol forms!!! Chocco and Star's lil pigtails gimme life ;0;

Introducing popknowsbest: Culture Club - Karma Chameleon (Official Music Video)

As long as there is a fan club, about Boy George and British pop

I decided to express the pop paradigm here, by sharing some of the songs I grew up with, in a culture and setting that for me was and always has been oriented to Great Britain and English culture in general, with BBC and Super Channel being my daily compass. (Who remembers 'On the air?' a radio programme basically broadcasted on television). The Brirish charts were a kind of religion to me and listening to the radio 1 chart show on Sunday afternoons had become a kind of ritual for me, along with watching 'Top of the pops' on Thursday nights. Always with that one goal in mind, of ever making it to London, and finally be able to indulge myself in that culrure, that for me, was something evenbigger or more accessible than American popular culture. I spend most of my youth being closeted with bisexual and gay thoughts that would remain closeted until at a lame stage in life already, but that does not destroy my own inner personal and private persona, in which I indulged into the music of the Pet Shop Boys, Boy George, George Michael, Kylie Minogue and other acts that were somehow different and alternative to my own culture. 'Nervously'was grand, just after my first single, a 7", 'Better the Devi you knowl' had caused a love for everything UK that I followed with dedication from that moment on. Karna Chameleon by the Culrure Club and Boy George expresses more than any other song maybe, how we can be one person here and the next person there, all the while trying to keep it real, and be myself. Mostly the melody remains in your head and in your heart after a first listen. In magazines like Smash Hits and Number One I followed these stars that were more often than not one hit wonders but always stayed so quintessentially British. Boy Geirge I related to, as much as Freddy Mercury and George Michael,maybe especially because, much like the Sex Pistols, they represented a culture that showed an alternative and open mind to the somewhat narrow minded views of some mwmbers of my family and in my town. An Anglo Saxon escapism, so to say, with idols that would turn out to be an inspuration and guidance in decades to follow. Boy George I finaly met or saw face to face with during a concert around '13 in Tilburg abd after reading and hearing all about his phases of Buddhism, his sex scandals and his recently developed raw vegan cure for everything, I was more than curious to finally see him in concert and hear what he had to say, sing actualy. Because I think idols and stars are so very much needed for inspiration and guidance in life. And the older the wiser. Whatever is in store for that, for our children's generation and the generations after that, having to deal with blended and temporary personalities rather than a fan club.

#toddrundgren #rockshow #idols #icon #livemusic #determination #wellmonttheater

#toddrundgren #rockshow #idols #icon #livemusic #blackandwhite

[Insert Member] Is Useless

No group has a useless member.

None. Not one. I’ve seen time and time again that ‘fans’ will say things like “that member can’t sing so he’s worthless”, or “she sucks at dancing”, or “his rapping is awful” and I’m absolutely tired of it. So let me break it down for you.

Leader:

In most groups, there’s a group leader. Typically the leader would be the eldest member of the group, but it’s not always the oldest. Suho, leader of EXO is currently the second to last oldest member. CL, was the second youngest of her group, 2NE1. Taeyeon, leader of SNSD, is the oldest. The leader is meant to be mature, and charismatic, and be able to handle focus and attention that’s on them. They’re meant to care for the other members, to motivate the group, and represent them(eg. speaking on stage). In short, they’re the parent of the group, responsible for their members.

Top: Taeyeon(SNSD), Taeyong(NCT), Shownu(MONSTA X) Bottom: Suho(EXO), S.Coups(SEVENTEEN), CL(2NE1)

The Vocalists:

Vocalists, are pretty much, the singers of the groups. Most groups have multiple vocalists.

The Main Vocalist- The member who most often(but not always) gets a lot of lines in a song. Often gets the vocally challenging parts(i.e. high notes).

The Lead Vocalist- Usually sings before the main vocalist in verses, because they “lead” in the song. They’re often a back-up should the Main Vocalist be injured or sick.

In groups with a large number of members, there are often several sub vocalists.

Top: Soonbin(WJSN), Taeil(NCT), Bom(2NE1) Bottom: Jeonghan(SEVENTEEN), Soyou(SISTAR), Baekhyun(EXO)

The Rapper(s):

Rappers and rapping is a very essential part of the majority of Kpop music. Just the same with vocalists, there is often a hierarchy, if there are multiple rappers to one group.

The Main Rapper- Gets the most of the rapper parts, typically the one with the best technique and rapping ability.

The Lead Rapper- Usually being rapping parts, good ability as well, but second to the Main Rapper.

Some groups don’t have rappers, but it’s common to have at least one included.

Top: Bora(SISTAR), JinJin(ASTRO), Lisa(BLACKPINK) Bottom: Chanyeol(EXO), CL(2NE1), Johnny(NCT)

The Dancer(s):

By default, as this is Kpop, all members are dancers. But there are still roles for the groups. Again, same hierarchy;

The Main Dancer- Expected to have the best dancing skills, less focused on singing, often have fewer parts during songs, might even have only sub-vocal parts(as breathing needs to be reserved for their dancing), often have solo dance parts.

The Lead Dancer- As the whole group dances, the Lead Dancer will lead the group and often dance in the front, when the group is dancing all together.

Top: Rose(BLACKPINK), Lay(EXO), Minzy(2NE1) Bottom: Taemin(SHINEE), Hyorin(SISTAR), Ten(NCT)

The Visual:

Kpop emphasizes on beauty. There is even a position in most groups that, who ever is given the role, takes special care of their looks, because that’s an important feature for a group: looks. It’s not fan-appointed, it’s given by the company, as all roles are. It’s a real thing. The Visual is someone that is deemed most attractive, and is most likely seen endorsing products and be on commercials and ads.

Note: don’t confuse this with the ‘face’ of the group, aka the member most easily recognized. Some idols are the face and the visual(Hyuna, Taeyong) but the two are not the same.

Top: Haeryung(BESTIE), Kai(EXO), Naeun(APINK) Bottom: Hyuna(4MINUTE), Taeyong(NCT), Dara(2NE1)

The Maknae:

Some positions you don’t get trained for, you’re born into them. The maknae is simply the youngest of the group. They don’t have a specific task to do, they’re just the baby of the family. But of course being the youngest is often associated with being cute, so some maknaes make a point of being the complete opposite of the Leader, the most charismatic and responsible member. They’re often ‘forced’ to do aegyo, and act cute when asked.

Top: Ren(NU’EST), Tzuyu(TWICE), Sehun(EXO) Bottom: Dino(SEVENTEEN), Minzy(2NE1), Jisung(NCT)

Considering the fact that idols aren’t just thrown out into the public, they’re put through anywhere from a year to 10 years of training, insane diets, learning choreography, songs, new languages, and often times while still juggling school, you can’t say they don’t deserve a spot in their group. Adding on to the fact a lot of times, idols actually have a hand in creating choreography, lyrics, and music, they pull their weight.

Members aren’t meant to be good at everything, that’s why there’s roles.

Some groups don’t have concrete roles, and that’s fine too.

So there you have it, your little Kpop introductory class.

Each group is carefully put together by companies. Every member has a point, if they didn’t, they’d be a waste of money and wouldn’t be in a group.

You can easily look up a groups’ roles, and see why a member is there. It’s not hard to not be ignorant about groups. Learn something from this, and keep your mouths shut.

https://youtu.be/igWf7VUb8QI

Please give this Mash-Up of Twice‘s “The Feels” and V6’s “Magic Carpet Ride” a listen!

It’s so so good and it only has like 88 views…

V6, for those who don’t know, is a famous JPop group. So this song is an awesome mix of Kpop and Jpop!

[The pictures are not mine. These are screenshots of a Instagram story from a fan account. :)]

On Kat-tun’s television program they tried a special sweet from Taiwan.

The picture is just too cute! I had to screenshot and share it! 🥰

Ueda only took a small bite in order not to get all the chocolate on his face 😂

So hi idol stalkers need to chill. Just like kpop stans on Twitter but like I'm not ranting on them now. I love kpop like everyone else but I would never leak info or privacy. That shit is just fucked. They owe you nothing about their privacy, love life, or themselves. Like do you know how mentally damaging it is to have you privacy invaded by your fans.

Like don't leak there numbers or passports that stuff that can lead to people at their dorms or taking their identity. Like people need to think "how would I feel if someone did that to me?". My dude your ass wouldn't laugh it off yall would blow a fucking gasket.

Just one of my thoughts:

Why on wattpad there aren't kpop boys x male reader??????????????

Seeing only female reader makes me mad, uncomfortable and like sad (?)

Here on Tumblr there are really talented writers that makes beautiful scenarios/stories ecc...

But in general there's really poor consideration in fanboys.

When are all the humans in the world realize that fanboys exists???

Anyway bless (me achoo) every blog here that writes x male readers.

I luv u with all my heart and soul.