‘Like a dream come true’: A UW dance crew invited a K-pop group to dance with them in Seattle. A.C.E agreed.
Brewing in Seattle’s vast music scene is a small, but mighty K-pop (Korean pop) fan base, brought together by niche, tightknit communities. Part of this is THE KOMPANY, a University of Washington-based K-pop dance club founded in 2017 by student Eric Tang.
A few weeks ago, when Tang, 20, heard that K-pop boy band A.C.E was coming to Seattle to perform at the Neptune Theatre, he reached out to a mutual contact to see if the group would be interested in collaborating for a busking performance.
K-pop performances are notorious for being tightly curated and managed, for every detail to be perfect, and because of that, fan interactions are fairly limited. But busking has become part of A.C.E’s identity. Donghun, Jun, Wow, Kim Byeongkwan and Chan make up the five-member group that officially debuted in 2017 under Beat Interactive. In the beginning, they performed frequently on the streets around South Korea. The first performance they uploaded to YouTube, a choreographed dance to BTS songs “I Need You” and “Dope,” has garnered more than 5 million views.
A.C.E has since gained a global audience, but they still busk regularly to connect with fans and stay true to their roots — they even wear the same schoolboy uniforms they wore in their early busking days.
Even knowing that, Tang was surprised when the band got back to him and agreed to busk with his student dance crew at Red Square on the University of Washington campus the day before their scheduled Wednesday night performance at the Neptune Theatre.
From that point on, the event quickly came together.
With such short notice, some members of THE KOMPANY had to cancel flights and plans to leave UW for winter break. But for an opportunity of this caliber, it was worth it, they said.
BTS Will Perform Live in New York's Times Square for New Year's Eve
Well, ARMY, start figuring out how you'll get to New York City on New Year's Eve because BTS is performing at Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest.
Good Morning America reported the news on Dec. 17 (and BTS confirmed on the official Twitter account), announcing the lineup for the evening's celebrations. The show is held every year in Times Square as crowds wait for the ball to drop to ring in the New Year. BTS won't be the only act performing that night — Post Malone is headlining, and other performers include Sam Hunt and Alanis Morissette, who will sing with the cast of Broadway’s Jagged Little Pill production.
This isn't the first time BTS has appeared on the iconic New Year's Eve program. In 2017, they pre-recorded their performances of "Mic Drop" and "DNA" while in Hollywood, and the segment aired during NYE going into 2018. At the time, they were the first Korean group to appear on the show, according to Billboard.
For the 2020 celebration, BTS will be live in Times Square for their performance. BTS fans are naturally ecstatic on Twitter (even if it means venturing into Times Square). Estimates for how many people actually go to Times Square to see the ball drop on an average year are all over the place — from 50,000 to close to 1 million — but safely expect those crowds to be even bigger and more excitable with BTS coming to town. Fun!
Per the announcement, the program starts at 8/7c on ABC, though BTS's official time slot hasn't yet been confirmed. So even if you can't make it to New York, you'll be able to enjoy BTS's performance from the comfort of your much less crowded home or holiday party.
BTS HAVES FUN EATING THIS UNUSUAL WAY (VIDEO)
ARMY, the boys have shown us that they are very talented, from playing “invisible” instruments, to creating homemade floral arrangements.
On this occasion, in a new BangtanBomb video the boys show that although they don’t have much time to eat when they are in the dressing rooms they manage them in unusual ways. Look what it is about.
During one of his recordings, BTS waited in the dressing room, but while vocalizing a little, RM decided to eat at the same time and showed that he has skills to poke the chips in his mouth. LOL
But it seems that they also like to feed each other, because J-Hope gave Jimin fries and they kept singing. RM also taught us that to spice up your food you just have to shake the bag. Chef skills? But the one who surprised with his strategy to eat was V, who with feline reflexes stole the snack that RM threw.
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