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Stanning BTS Fanfic Files: The Rap Line Goes to IKEA and Suga Gets Haunted
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Radio Public | Pocket Casts | RSS Editor’s Note: Show your love for Stanning BTS by showing your stan-dom with pride! Pick up our new Iconic ARMY T-shirt at the Consequence Shop or via the buy-now button below. Use code BTS15 for 15% off! Stanning BTS returns to one of their most-requested series: The Fanfic Files! Advertisement Related Video In the 12th edition of the series, hosts Kayla and Bethany surprise each other with a retelling or summation of a BTS fan-fiction story they adore. In this episode, we find out what The Rap Line (RM, Suga, and J-Hope) get up to on an IKEA trip, and see what happens when Suga gets haunted by a bratty ghost. First up is “A S...
BLACKPINK’s Lisa Unveils Debut Solo Singles “LALISA” and “MONEY”: Stream
What’s her name? BLACKPINK’s Lisa has finally dropped her debut solo release LALISA via YG Entertainment/Interscope Records. The two-track single album contains two songs: “LALISA” and “MONEY.” Take a listen below. Rumblings of the Thai rapper’s impending solo single began back in April when YG Entertainment confirmed to The Korean Herald that she was cooking up music sans her bandmates. Then, at the end of last month, YG teased the single with a short clip from the music video. With the release, Lisa has officially become the third member of the K-pop girl group to unveil solo tracks, following Jennie’s “Solo” back in 2018 and Rosé’s “On the Ground” and “Gone” earlier this year. Only fourth member Jisoo has yet to get her own solo moment outside of the group. Advertisement Related Vi...
BTS Named to 2022 Guinness World Records Hall of Fame
BTS are adding yet another title to their long, long list of accomplishments. Today, the K-pop idols have officially been named to the 2022 Guinness World Records Hall of Fame. “THE Boys ARE IN THE BOOK,” the organization tweeted to share the news alongside a photo of the band holding their plaques. “After breaking countless records throughout 2021, they have also cemented their place in the Guinness World Records Hall of Fame.” The whopping 23 records set by the Korean boy band now include most streamed group on Spotify (16.3 billion), most Twitter engagements for a music group, most followed music group on Instagram (48.7 million and counting), and most tickets sold for a livestreamed concert (765,000). Advertisement Related Video Additionally, many of the septet’s latest world records r...
DJ Soda, Lost Chameleon and Ahin of K-Pop Supergroup MOMOLAND Join Forces for Party-Starting Single “Okay!”
Korean artists DJ Soda, Ahin of supergroup MOMOLAND, and Lost Chameleon have teamed up on “Okay!” an uplifting, party-starting anthem that combines energizing dance grooves with catchy K-pop influences. DJ Soda returns with her first offering of 2021 and it’s her most polished, radio-ready hit in recent memory. DJ Soda spent much of last year finding success with heavier sonics including the melodic dubstep original “Shooting Star” and the innovative hard house original, “Obsession.” DJ Soda’s latest offering is a pivot on her brand of house with distinctly poppier flavors. Keeping the brisk 140BPM grooves, she swaps out the heavier sonics of yesteryear with piano-driven melodies and bubbly leads. The song features stro...
Megan Thee Stallion Joins Forces with BTS on “Butter” Remix: Stream
Megan Thee Stallion has linked up with BTS for a new remix of their long-running No. 1 hit, “Butter.” Stream it below. Earlier this week, it was briefly unclear if Megan’s “Butter” remix would see the light of day. In court documents filed on Tuesday in Harris County, Texas, Megan alleged that her label, 1501 Certified Entertainment, was blocking her from releasing the track. According to Variety, a judge ruled in favor of the rapper. This wasn’t the first time Megan has entered a legal dispute with 1501. Last year, she filed a lawsuit against the label for allegedly preventing her from releasing an EP titled Suga. At the time, she was granted a temporary restraining order. Advertisement Related Video Since “Butter” dropped in May, it has spent a total of nine non-consecutive weeks atop th...
10 Great K-Pop Songs Released in 2021 That You Might Not Have Heard Yet
Even with most touring plans still on hold, 2021 has been another major year for K-pop. Once considered more of a niche industry, K-pop’s explosion in recent years has transformed the genre into a force to be reckoned with. The gateway for many listeners, particularly internationally, comes in the form of world-dominating groups like BTS or Blackpink, but there are plenty of exciting artists emerging, such as Aespa and CIX. K-pop releases in 2021 have included R&B, punk rock, tropical and electronic influences. With the intent of highlighting all of those sounds, we’ve included recent picks from several promising rookies, as well as fresh cuts from more veteran acts like TWICE. Advertisement Related Video Whether you’re looking to discover a new favorite act or just brush up on release...
Join the Stanning BTS Podcast’s Iconic ARMY with Our New Shirt
It’s time to enlist in the Iconic ARMY! Fans of the biweekly Consequence Podcast Network show Stanning BTS can now show their loyalty — and their fandom — by picking up the new Iconic ARMY T-shirt at the Consequence Shop. Stanning BTS hosts Bethany and Kayla love their Iconic ARMY followers as much as their favorite band loves their own ARMY, so we’ve created this exclusive design just for them. Printed on a comfortable heater purple tee, the shirt features the Iconic ARMY logo on the front, the Stanning BTS podcast logo on the left sleeve, and a trio of hearts on the back neck area. And because Stanning BTS is all about spreading that love around, a portion of proceeds from this shirt will be donated to UNICEF’s LOVE MYSELF campaign, which helps children and teens around th...
Unpacking the New Songs on TOMORROW X TOGETHER’s The Chaos Chapter: Fight or Escape
Rising K-pop group Tomorrow X Together is continuing the story with their latest entry, The Chaos Chapter: Fight or Escape. Soobin, Yeonjun, Beomgyu, Taehyun, and Hueningkai are definitively in their emo era, doubling down with an extra heaping of angst on this repackaged version of their May release, The Chaos Chapter: Freeze. The members of Tomorrow X Together (often shortened to TXT) joined Consequence in May to discuss their musical journey. “It’s very different from the concepts we’ve shown so far,” Soobin explained. “We were able to work with many different sounds and genres for this album, which allowed us to grow as artists.” Advertisement Related Video Now, three months after the success of The Chaos Chapter: Freeze, which peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, the qui...
Stanning BTS Spotisode: Louis Vuitton Fashion Show and BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Radio Public | Pocket Casts | RSS This week on the Stanning BTS biweekly podcast, hosts Kayla and Bethany present a special spotisode, a series of episodes where they clean up “spots” of missed BTS content not covered in previous episodes. Advertisement Related Video To begin with, flashback a month to fawn over the Bangtan Boys’ participation in the Louis Vuitton’s mens’ fall-winter fashion show in Seoul — and no, we’re not leaving V out! Then it’s time to revisit the group’s recent denim-clad, full-band performance as part of BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge. Also on this spotisode, BTS’ upcoming appearance at the 76th United Nations General Assembly, the “Permission to Dance” R&B remix, their Weverse Magazine ...
BLACKPINK Are Getting Their Own Island on Animal Crossing
BLACKPINK (Island) in you area! Today, YG Entertainment announced the K-pop idols will be getting their very own Animal Crossing island. “#BLACKPINK Island colored in pink is coming to you. Are you ready for a trip to BLACKPINK Island?” YG tweeted from its official Twitter account. The company also shared a 30-second sneak peek of what fans can expect from the exclusive location, including fields of flowers in the group’s signature color palette, coffee shops emblazoned with the BLACKPINK logo, and multiple sets showing off animated recreations of the quartet’s stage costumes. Check out YG’s teaser of BLACKPINK Island below. The collaboration with the ultra-popular Nintendo game comes as part of the girl group’s celebration of their five-year anniversary as a band. The island is set to be ...
5 Things We Learned from BLACKPINK: The Movie
BLACKPINK is back in your area, this time with BLACKPINK: The Movie, a cinematic event dedicated to exploring the past five years of the quartet’s historic rise to global stardom. In celebration of that five year anniversary, here are five things we learned from Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa’s latest concert film. Catch it in select theaters by finding a screening here. 1. They love live band performances. BLACKPINK: The Movie includes behind-the-scenes footage from BLACKPINK’s 2019 world tour, preparation for their 2021 livestream concert The Show, intermittent dance rehearsals, and more. Ahead of The Show, the quartet spent time perfecting their arrangements with The Band Six, the fantastic live instrumentalists responsible for bringing that extra bit of energy to BLACKPINK shows. Jennie...
Stanning BTS: PTD Performances
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Radio Public | Pocket Casts | RSS We don’t need permission to talk about these PTD performances! It was a big week for BTS, appearing on Fallon and topping the charts with “Permission to Dance.” This week, Kayla and Bethany cover the recent live performances of “PTD” and discuss the impact of the song for BTS. Stanning BTS is a biweekly podcast that covers anything and everything having to do with BTS and ARMY. In each episode, Kayla and Bethany mix the perfect blend of research and fangirl. They take a deep dive into lyrics during album reviews, theorize over music videos, and sometimes even retell a favorite fan-fic. Really, no BTS topic is off limits. Join the iconic ARMY to fan-out, laugh, and learn a little bit alo...
