Ok so I know my blog is mainly about Kpop artist and K-Dramas, but the group i'm about to talk about has a Korean member who was on Superstar K therefore I'm using that as my justification for this post, and if you don't like that explanation then I'll just say this is my blog and I can write about whoever I please. At the bottom of the post I'll write my reasoning for why I think they could play a part in helping kpop spread worldwide.
Moving onward today I will be talking about the pan-asian group Blush.
MEMBERS:
Alisha
Angeli
Ji Hae
Natsuko aka Nacho
Victoria
BIO: Blush is a five member girl group who is made up of five girl all from different counties in Asia. The members are Alisha (Indian), Angeli (Filipina), Ji Hae (Korean), Natsuko (Japanese), Victoria (Chinese). In 2010 FarWest Entertainment held a talent search called "Project Lotus." The girls were chosen and trained, since then they have released a few singles and have been the opening act for Justin Bieber, The Black Eyed Peas, and many more. They were on the "Shake It Up" soundtrack, and the game "The Sims 3 Pets." They preformed at a number of events and parades.
OFFICIAL WEBSITES: Official Website: http://www.blushband.com/home
Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blushgroup
Official Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/blushvideo
Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/blushgroup
MUSIC VIDEOS: (I'm only including my favorites)
Warrior
Miss Out
Electric (I really disliked the music video for this song, I fill it does not do the song justice so here is the lyrics mv)
All Star
Christmas Lights (there's a mv for this song but I really like their live performance) [performance starts at 1:52]
As Long As You Love Me [Cover]
My Thoughts On This Group:
I've known of Blush since their debut single. Like many other people I thought it was a gimmick. Simply an entertainment company trying to copy the success Korea has had with groups. I also did not care for their debut song and I really thought featuring Snoop Dogg added nothing to the song at all. I watched their "So You Think You Can Dance" performance and felt that only one member was highlighted and the rest looked like backup dancers. So occasionally they would pop up from time to time on different kpop website I visit and I would pay them no mind. Fast forward to 2013, once again an article about them was on one of the kpop website about their new single Warrior. I decided why not give it a chance, so I watched the video. I was impressed with what I saw and heard. A well put together music video, good costumes, and a nice song. They had come a long way from their first single each member was getting more screen time and more parts. Their dancing had greatly improved and overall they looked like the real deal. Having been impressed by their improvement I decided to visit their youtube page and look at some of their other videos. I was truly shocked by what I found, these girls were really talented. They could really sing, their first single had just simple not done their voices justice. So, I can say I support these girls, they are talented and have a great chance of making it big.
Ok so i'm sure you're wondering how does all of this relate to kpop, well for the most part it doesn't, but in a small way it does. If this group manages to make it big they will be the "In" thing. That means more USA companies will want to capitalize on the "In" thing, and that would be groups with Asian members. And won't those companies be surprised when they find that the work has already been done for them, that groups already exist in Korea that are just waiting for a chance to make a USA debut. I feel like they will seek out groups in Korea that they normally would have never given a chance and actually help them make a debut. If nothing else, if Blush becomes a household name it will help people realize that people of Asian decent are just as great singers as others in the USA.
These girls are talented and it would be amazing to see such a diverse make it big https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/blush/id445745534
