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This series will get to know some of the female idols who are girl crush material. A ‘girl crush’ is defined as a woman or girl who is the object of one’s admiration. In other words, one of the female K-Pop idols that fans wish was their best friend or girlfriend. This can be based on their style, personality, overall vibe, etc. BLACKPINK’s Lisa opened the series for us followed by MAMAMOO’s HwaSa, TWICE’s JiHyo, ITZY’s RyuJin, Red Velvet’s SeulGi, Jeon SoMi, STAYC’s SuMin, LOONA’s Yves, ChungHa, former Lovelyz member MiJoo, and (G)I-DLE’s SoYeon....

For instance, back in the day, the common belief was that SM Entertainment selected idols with double-eyelids who looked as if they would have been in a fairy-tale. Some of the idols who exemplify this type of visual would be TaeYong (NCT), ChanYeol (EXO), SiWon (Super Junior), and etc. YG would be more inclined to select idols without double-eyelids and who had a lot of hip-hop swagger such as G-Dragon(BIGBANG), Bobby (iKON), and etc....

This series will explore some idols with so much modeling potential that people who see them for the first time might confuse them with models instead of K-Pop idols. Check out the rest of our “Idol vs. Model” articles here! Readers voted for Hwang MinHyun in our weekly poll to be featured this week. IMPORTANT NOTE: On Aug. 20, the “Idol vs. Model” vote was held in advance for 3 articles as there will be no vote for the next few weeks....

They debuted back in 2015 and gained fans not just in South Korea but overseas as well. They have also went overseas to greet and perform for those who were unable to see them in South Korea. It was also known that they will be embarking on an Europe tour in September. Before holding things back, let’s find out their ideal type for each member! JinHoo He prefers someone how is caring and considerate of others....

Hwang InYoup made his acting debut in 2018 and is best known for his role as Han SeoJun in the romantic-comedy K-Drama, “True Beauty”. The prolific actor also had the chance to sing one of the drama’s OSTs, ‘It Starts Today’, melting the hearts of many fans out there. Hwang InYoup’s most recent works include the highly-anticipated K-Drama “The Sound of Magic” which premiered on May 6, 2022, on Netflix....

Jessi greeted the members with so much warmth that it melted viewers’ hearts too! Not only were the members comfortable with Jessi, they couldn’t stop swooning over her! However, just like Jessi is with every other 4th generation K-Pop group, she was once again taken aback by their ages. Next, Cho JungShik entered the scene to verify the truth of ITZY’s name through various tests. At one point, Jessi and YuNa made a bet about the lyrics to ‘STAR’, which YuNa claimed was her favourite Jessi song....

Only groups where no members have started the military yet have been mentioned! We recently learned that BTS’ members will fulfill their mandatory service. Jin will start probably at the end of the year, after the release of his first solo album “The Astronaut”. GOT7, iKON, NCT 127, ONF, ONEWE, VANNER, DIOS, Megamax, and NIK will also start their service by the end of the year. Following them, NU’EST, SEVENTEEN, Danggisio, About U, YDPP, VERIVERY, ANTARES, LIMITLESS, ONEUS, Dustin, RoaD-B, LUAMEL, Upstar, Viral Affair, Black Level, BIGDIPPER and PATZ will have to serve next year, 2023....

There are K-Pop fans across the globe who share the same passion. But on online platforms, it is hard to know about each other’ stories and K-Pop life. Even if we are in the same fandom, it is hard to get to know each other. So at Kpopmap, we started the Kpopmap Fan Interview Project to get to know more about K-Pop fans from different countries: more about their K-Pop life and tastes and to give them the opportunity to share with our readers about their favorite group(s) and bias....