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If You Love BTS, Listen to These Dynamite K-Pop Artists

During quarantine, I became obsessed with baking, TikTok and BTS. Can you blame me? Take a look at any one of their magical videos or their dance moves, and you’ll know exactly what I mean.

For anyone a little late to the party, BTS is a South Korean boy band that has made music history with 100 million YouTube views in 24 hours and countless awards over the last seven years. It’s easy to see why these idols are everywhere.

But while BTS is a name known around the world, other K-pop groups also deserve some major love for their smash hits and influence on music. Check out these artists to see the many different styles of K-pop . Their lively beats and stunning styles will keep you dancing and singing all day (and night) long.

BIGBANG, a.k.a. the “Kings of K-pop,” has been in the game since 2006. Knowing that they put K-pop on the map makes me appreciate their music even more, and you’ll want to check them out to get a taste of old-school K-pop.

What makes BIGBANG different is that each group member has their own solo career while still finding time to perform as a band. They become an unstoppable force when you put them all together (like the Power Rangers turning into Megazord). Just look at BIGBANG’s World Tour MADE; it set new records for the most-attended concert by a K-pop group in Japan and China.

Songs You Must Listen To: “Fantastic Baby,” “Love Song,” “Bad Boy” and “Haru Haru”

If you want to get hyped up to slay the day, play some songs by BLACKPINK. Their upbeat music always puts me in a good mood, and listening to their empowering songs will lift your energy and confidence.

Many K-pop girl groups have a style that’s more on the “adorable” end of the spectrum, but BLACKPINK stands out because they’re fierce and fearless. Plus, their work helped K-pop burst onto the global music scene: They had the most-viewed YouTube video in 24 hours (before BTS). They were also the first K-pop girl group to perform at Coachella , and they set the crowd on fire. You’ll surely be blown away by this group — Rosé and Jisoo deliver amazing vocals, while Lisa and Jennie bring the rapping skills. I highly recommend watching their documentary, BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky , on Netflix for a deeper look at their music, fans and history.

Songs You Must Listen To: “Kill This Love,” “Ddu-Du Ddu-Du,” “Boombayah” and “Kiss and Make Up” featuring Dua Lipa

This South Korean–Chinese boy band isn’t afraid to experiment with different music genres and choreography, which is why EXO is definitely as interesting to watch as they are to listen to. Just check out “Call Me Baby,” “Moonlight” or “Wolf” to see why everyone is crazy about their dancing.

Many K-pop groups use elements of Western music to achieve their global success, but EXO focuses mainly on creating music for audiences in South Korea and China. Other parts of the world fell in love with their sound over time — so much that they’ve even earned a spot in the Guinness World Records for the most “daesang” (grand prize) awards at the Mnet Asia Music Awards.

Songs You Must Listen To: “Wolf,” “Moonlight,” “Love Shot” and “Growl”

2NE1 is also a must-listen for your K-pop bucket list. The baddies of 2NE1 — Bom, CL, Minzy and Dara — are all about bold fashion, attitudes and music. Their songs perfectly mix Western hip-hop and dance with pop, so it’ll be a treat for your ears! The visuals in their music videos are so good that I can’t stop replaying them.

Unlike other K-pop groups, 2NE1 had seriously daring style. Their “we don’t care what other people think” attitude made them best-selling and high-charting artists . Although the group split up, they’ve built an awesome legacy for themselves. When 2NE1 said they were “the best,” they meant it.

Songs You Must Listen To: “I Am the Best,” “Come Back Home,” “Lonely” and “I Love You”

NCT 127 is all about heavy beats and weird art. In the music video for “Firetruck,” the group randomly hosed everyone down — making it odd, funny and exciting at the same time. When you watch “Punch,” you’ll feel like you’re stuck in a colorful time warp.

Their superpowers are always changing their sound and still bringing down the house. It’s a good idea to add these boys to your playlist to explore the darker side of K-pop; some of the group’s new songs are about the pressures of success.

What blows my mind is this 10-piece group is a subunit of NCT, an 18-member boy band. NCT is actually a “ limitless ” superband that breaks into smaller groups for specific content and markets. NCT 127’s goal was to promote in Seoul and expand to the rest of the world — and it worked. In June 2019, their song “We Are Superhuman” charted on the U.S. Billboard 200 .

Songs You Must Listen To: “Limitless,” “Cherry Bomb,” “Kick It,” “Regular” and “Punch”

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The Jamaica Observer 's Ente rtainment Desk continues with the 51st of its biweekly feature looking at seminal moments that have helped shape Jamaica over the past 60 years.

D ancing is synonymous with hip music. The big band sound had Gene Kelly and the Nicholas Brothers, disco's hero was John Travolta while hip hop moved to Shabba-Doo.

In Jamaica, Gerald "Bogle" Levy was the king of dancehall.

He was not the first dancer to make an impact on Jamaican pop culture. There was the 'legs man' of the 1950s and 1960s but none were as innovative as Bogle whose rise coincided with the mainstream acceptance of dancehall music in the 1990s.

Slick choreography and ghetto fabulous fashions made him a bona fide star. The biggest artistes in dancehall wanted him in their music videos, including Beenie Man ( World Dance ) and Barrington Levy ( Every Posse Must Work ). He was immortalised in Buju Banton's Bogle .

Bogle was a member of the Black Roses Crew, a flamboyant bunch out of Trench Town led by William "Willie Haggart" Moore. Their gothic style and hard partying lifestyle made them one of the 1990's marquee attractions.

In one of his last interviews, with the Str8 From Yard show, Bogle addressed the significance of dancing to underground music going mainstream.

"Most people, where dancing thing is concerned right now, nuff people can dance, yes, but a nuh everybody a dancer, my yute. Yuh cyaan deejay an' expect it fi cross over, yuh haffi deejay an' dance to cross over. In America, dem don't sing unless dem dance. A years wi a teach dem dat a Jamaica an' is like dem jus' realise dat, an' all up to now dem still don't put it together because dem a call di dancer dem name an dem still naah use di dancer dem," he stated.

On January 19, 2005, Bogle was murdered at a gas station in Kingston shortly after leaving the popular Weddy Weddy dance. He was 40 years old.

The Jamaican entertainment scene had lost a singular talent. For over 10 years, Bogle ran the dancehall scene with a number of signature moves including The Bogle , Willie Bounce , Jerry Springer and Urkle .

He set the pace for younger inner-city dancers including John Hype, Ice, Shelly Belly, and Ding Dong. His influence was not restricted to Jamaica, as Bogle was in demand for shows in North America, Europe and Japan.

In September 2013, the Dancehall Saturdaze event in Helsinki, Finland, hosted a "Tribute to Father Bogle, the greatest dancer in dancehall". In the video for her 2009 hit song Rude Boy , Rihanna performed The Bogle .

In the year before his death, Bogle branched out as a recording artiste. He had hit songs with Weh di Time (alongside Delly Ranks and Voicemail) and All dem Deh .

His funeral service drew hundreds of admirers to Black Roses Corner (off Rousseau Road in Kingston) with a procession of flashy vehicles and mourners decked out in risque costumes. It was a send-off fit for a king. King Bogle.

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