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"Rule The World" [Dance Clip - Day Version]
- TheFatRat & AleXa (Sept. 2020)
ALEXA
Who would ever suspect that one of the brightest rising stars of
South Korean K-pop was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma?
Alexandra Christine Schneiderman aka Alex Christine,
currently known professionally as AleXa, is a
multilingual singer and dancer now
based in South Korea.
The daughter of a Korean adoptee, AleXa is a leading
artist in the mind blowing world of K-pop, the
music genre originating in South Korea.
AleXa competed in “Rising Legends” where nearly a million fan votes
made her the winner.
Shortly after being signed to the ZB Label,
AleXa beat thousands of contestants to become one of the
96 chosen to participate in Mnet’s “PRODUCE 48,”
the most competitive audition show in Korea.
K-pop artists and groups undergo years of intense training. As you will see,
the videos produced for female acts are dazzling spectacles showcasing
the women in colorful, fashionable outfits performing awesome
synchronized dance moves and formation changes.
K-pop music reflects Western and African-American influences,
with sounds from Hip-hop, R&B, Jazz, black pop, soul, funk,
techno, disco, house, and Afrobeats. A single song can
take you on a thrill ride thru a mix of these genres.
In the wink of an eye, the mood can shift and the artist's
attitude change from sweet to sassy to rappy to powerful,
cunning, resourceful fighting super heroine (like me).
Sun Baek - Sense8
Hi, I am Sun Baek, daughter of a powerful Seoul business executive,
a fierce warrior and a burgeoning star in the underground kickboxing
world on the Netflix sci-fi drama Sense8. It has been nearly six years
since Shady Dell Knight explored the K-pop genre on his old blog.
Today I bring you a sneak preview of the new radio series
Sense8 Sensibility
coming soon to Shady's Place. I invite you to sample the sights
and sounds of AleXa and three other popular K-pop artists.
ALEXA
In the video at the top of the post, AleXa collaborated with TheFatRat,
a German DJ, record producer and musician who specializes in the EDM
genre known as "glitch-hop." Next, here's Alexa with a solo performance
singing "Obsession," a song released in the summer of 2021 as the B side
of her second single album ReviveR. To borrow titles of hit songs from
Gene Pitney and The Rolling Stones, AleXa is "24 Hours From Tulsa"
and "1000 Light Years From Home!"
"Obsession" - AleXa (special clip of July 2021 single)
ALEXA
At the start of 2022, AleXa released the single album "Tattoo."
The production is lavish and the song one of the catchiest
and most beautiful of the K-pop genre.
"TATTOO" - AleXa (Jan. 2022)
BLACKPINK
Next, here is the group BLACKPINK which consists of members Jisoo,
Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa. BLACKPINK is the highest-charting female
Korean act on the Billboard Hot 100 and a group that has broken
numerous online records throughout their career. The video you
are about to watch set a record for the most-viewed music video
within the first 24 hours of release. Here now is BLACKPINK
doing their 2019 international electropop hit-- "Kill This Love."
"Kill This Love" - BLACKPINK
(Apr./May/June 2019, highest chart pos.
#41 Hot 100/#1 U.S. World Digital Song Sales,
#2 South Korea/#1 Malaysia/#6 Japan)
LISA
Lalisa Manobal aka Lisa is a Thai rapper, singer and dancer based in
South Korea and a member of the girl group BLACKPINK. In the
fall of 2021, Lisa made her solo debut with the single album
Lalisa. The album set a new record for release week sales in
South Korea. The video you are about to see registered 73.6
million views on YouTube in the first 24 hours of its release,
becoming the platform's most-viewed music video by a
solo artist in the first 24 hours. The vid now boasts nearly
520 million views! Lisa of BLACKPINK sings-- "Lalisa."
"Lalisa" - Lisa
(Sept/Oct./Nov. 2021, highest chart pos. #1 Malaysia,
#2 U.S. Billboard Global 200/#2 Singapore)
ROSÉ
Singer and dancer Roseanne Park, pro name Rosé, was born in New Zealand,
raised in Australia and is now based in South Korea and is another member
of BLACKPINK. Rosé was selected as an endorsement model for the
Korean cosmetics brand Kiss Me. Recently she was listed among
the top 10 most-followed Korean individuals on Instagram with
over 37 million followers. As a solo artist, Rosé's best known song
was released in March 2021 on her single album R which became
the best-selling album by a female soloist in the Korean chart's
history. The lead single became the highest-charting song by a
Korean female soloist in the US. It also debuted and peaked at
number 1 on the U.S. Global 200, the first song by a Korean
solo artist to do so in the chart's history. Here now is Rosé of
BLACKPINK with the lovely, introspective- "On The Ground."
"On The Ground" - Rosé
Mar./Apr./May 2021, highest chart pos. # #1 Malaysia,
#1 Singapore/#1 U.S. Global 200/#3 South Korea)
ALEXA
Earlier, Alexa performed "Obsession," the B side of her 2021 single album.
Here now is the A side, a track described as "a nostalgic throwback to
bubblegum pop from the beginning of the millennium, with groovy
horns conveying a funky vibe that’s perfect for summer." Here's
AleXa, along with BM (Big Matthew) of the South Korean
co-ed group KARD, with-- "Xtra!"
"Xtra" - AleXa with BM of KARD
(June 2021 music video)
ALEXA
I hope you enjoyed meeting K-pop star AleXa along with Lisa,
Rosé and their group BLACKPINK.
Sun Baek - Sense8
Stay tuned to meet more exciting music acts from around the world
when I join the 7 other sensates for the premiere of the S-P-M-M
radio show Sense8 Sensibility coming soon to Shady's Place.
ALEXA
This is Sun Baek saying goodbye for now, and playing one last killer
song by featured artist AleXa. "Sorry not sorry," she's a -- "Villain."
"Villain" - AleXa (July 2020)
