Why are K-pop groups so big?

Why are K-pop groups so large? The answer lies somewhere within the popularity of super-size groups, the growth of trends in casting, subunits, and survival shows, and the shifting roles within groups over time. We’ve seen that group sizes aren’t arbitrary—in fact, they were developed over three decades of refinement and reinvention.

I’m starting off the K-pop week with this very informative article, as the BLACKPINK documentary is set to premiere this Wednesday.

Yes, BLACKPINK is in your area.

Source: https://pudding.cool/2020/10/kpop/

BLACKPINK: LIGHT UP THE SKY Official Trailer

It’s finally out!

Proving that music knows no borders or language barriers, BLACKPINK: LIGHT UP THE SKY offers a personal look at the four members of BLACKPINK, from their yea...

And this BLACKPINK reaction video to the trailer is pretty cute. Haha

Proving that music knows no borders or language barriers, BLACKPINK: LIGHT UP THE SKY offers a personal look at the four members of BLACKPINK, from their yea...

The Korean version of this trailer has a special introduction by BLACKPINK. Interesting.

넷플릭스 #블랙핑크_세상을밝혀라 #Blackpink_LightUptheSky 전 세계가 사랑한 글로벌 스타, 블랙핑크. 어디에도 공개되지 않았던 그들의 솔직한 이야기 지금, 전설이 시작된다! 《블랙핑크: 세상을 밝혀라》 10월 14일, 오직 넷플릭스에서! http://netfli...

I’m including the Thai version because LISA-the youngest member of BLACKPINK, is from Thai. And I wanted to see how Netflix Thailand markets this documentary differently from the rest.

BLACKPINK: LIGHT UP THE SKY นำเสนอเรื่องราวที่พิสูจน์ให้เห็นว่าดนตรีไร้ซึ่งพรมแดนหรือข้อจำกัดทางภาษา มาเจาะลึกชีวิตของสมาชิกทั้ง 4 คนในวงแบล็คพิงค์ตั้งแต่ช่ว...

Obviously I’ll have more to say about this documentary project once it’s released on Netflix next week. Stay tuned!

BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky on Netflix, Oct 14th

The cat is finally out of the bag. This is the K-pop documentary feature that I was working on for the last ten months at RadicalMedia.

My official credit for this movie is Lead Assistant Editor. So I wasn’t involved with the creative/editing side of the movie, but responsible for the technical aspects of supporting the editors and delivering the finished movie to Netflix. It was an unpredictable journey with the COVID19 pandemic hitting right in the middle of the post production process, which I will be sharing with you when the movie becomes available next month on Netflix, October 14th.

More than anything, I look forward to see your and #BLINK reactions to this documentary.

“BLACKPINK is the revolution!”