K-Pop's Next Act: CL, Dean & Eric Nam | TIME
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- Опубликовано: 3 ноя 2016
- Riding off the success of Korean pop, artists CL, Dean and Eric Nam have their eyes set on the U.S. music industry.
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K-Pop's Next Act: CL, Dean & Eric Nam | TIME
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Why Dean always look like he just woke up and threw on whatever getting out of the house yet he looks fine as hell doing it.
HONESTLYYY
Form of Therapy IKR LIKE BRUH
LITERALLY LMAO
Right
DEAN KNOWS HE'S A BEAUTIFUL MAN! IT'S JUST FACTS! LOL! BUT TBH MY MAN IS SO HUMBLE! HE DRESSES LIKE THAT PURPOSELY, CUZ HE SAID HE WANTS PPL 2 LIKE HIM 4 HIS MUSIC NOT 4 SUPERFICIAL REASONS, LIKE HIS LOOKS! THAT MAN IS SO, SO BEYOND GIFTED/TALENTED! I HEARD HIS MUSIC B4 SEEIN HIS FACE! INSTANTLY HOOKED! YEAH, THAT'S HIS #1 GOAL THOU, 2 GET PPL FOCUSED ON HIS MUSIC, NOT HIS FACE! SMART MAN!👏👏👏 I GOT HOOKED ON HIS MUSIC, B4 SEEIN HIM! HE'S JUST A WHOLE BLESSING FROM START 2 FINISH, TOP 2 BOTTOM, INSIDE/OUTSIDE! RARITY, EVERY1 IN THE WORLD SHOULD B EXPOSED 2 HIS MUSIC/HIM & HAVE THEIR EARS BLESSED BY DEAN'S UNIQUE VOCALS, AMAZING LYRICAL ABILITIES, PRODUCING SKILLZ! HE'S DEFINATELY ALL THAT & A BAG OF CHIPS! ❤❤❤👌👍😍❤😍❤😍❤😍❤😉😁
My boy dean blowing up 0 to 100 real quick so proud of him
yaassssssssss my hearteu
So True! What 2 Do is my favorite song. ~.^
dean's the best! I'm so excited people are loving him
Dean is amazing !
Twitter : shinirmah PROUD OF MY BABY
DEAN OML
i really thought DEAN could speak English fluently 😂😂😂 because of his English songs 😁
Ario Budiarto Same haha I came here to see him speak English but oh well
He can speak english but not fluently.
Ario Budiarto Wwoooowwww i didn't know that
yeah haha he needs translators when going to foreign countries but he still lit tho!!
He can speak English but he said he's more comfortable with his Korean
"Race just has to drop out of the picture. The music just needs to be really good..."
- Eric Nam
Michelle Wanha yess
The three baes made me click so fast.
facts
honestly
Min doesn't give an f Yoongi YESSS DEAN
Fr
cant put it any other way
"I'm in a band called 2NE1" IM CRYINNNN
sunriceu 썬라이쓰 ripppppp ;(
준심 that present tense made me emotional
준심 RIPP
JSJSJDJSJSJS WE ALL ARE
Even though he doesn't speak English fluently i personally feel DEAN is the most qualified artist to transition into the american market, because his sound is way too wide. he can go in the R&B realm or even pop realm and kill it. and I've listened to Eric nam and CL but Dean's talents just out weigh them both musically, That American R&B Influence he has is just too great.
Young P.X 1000% agree. He makes music that Asian Americans can relate to. It's harder to break out when artists are very much based in the culture of Kpop.
exactly one of the biggest reason's why Asian Americans relate more is because they like black *African American music (Hip Hop, R&B Etc..) and that's where he gets his style from.
Since you're already talking about Dean and his amazing music, could you maybe tell me what song is playing at 4:40 , please? :)
***** Dean Ft. Eric Bellinger- I'm not sorry
I completely agree. Sure, out of the three major entertainment companies I would say YG is the one with the best chance of breaking into the US market.. but even then, artists like CL are too pre-packaged. Idk, I just don't think Americans appreciate musicians being presented to them on a platter, they want to hear those organic, started-from-the-bottom type stories and Dean is the only one that really fits that bill. Plus, his sound is modern and sleek in a way that makes most Kpop sound like they're just followers/imitators of the kind of direction Dean is going in.
Guys I think I've found a new passion in life imma be a Kpop music critic
roshie ㅎㅎㅎ me too
@Lee-MusicLover are you really?
roshie ᄒᄒᄒ yes
omg same here
Jay park really needs to hit the states 👌🏼
Squishy Jimin
Hasn't he has??? I mean I'm not really sure of him since I don't follow him, but he's collaborated/featured Western Artists??? I've seen more of Western Artists in his latest full length album. And his latest full length album dropped recently.
Mayra Sanchez Rivas
i mean he has collabed with western artists but it never really became popular in the states sadly.
he already has
He would probably be successful if he came back as an R&B artist in the States...just no rapping. He will get laughed at so hard lol
S2Jihun It wouldn't suffice, though. It's not American style at all and I don't think people would take it seriously
Straight male here but I'm prrrreetty sure I'd make an exception for DEAN.
SLSnoX you ain't straight mate! xD.. i love dean btw~
SLSnoX Dean gets me wet
Sera J. Yes he is, Dean would be an exception aha
tbh let's be honest here,,,, everyone would be gay for dean
you aint straight.
Bro, I saw all three of them names in one line and clicked on this shit so fast.
HeroSlam you so right 😃
It's about that time. Asians need to rise in the entertainment business.
Haha. What genre then?
r asians forbidden to rap or what ? lmao
Lol. Asian people can do whatever music they want. If the music is good, then its good. Let's not categorize Asian people because of race.
stephpuppychan ofc Apop is deing
no offence but asian rap is atleast not trash half the time like some american hiphop lyrics which dont talk much about anything other than sex drugs and boobies and butts nowadays. (i have respect for oldschool american rap tho)
CL; "MY NAME IS-'
ME; CL THE BADDEST FEMALE!
Joanna Elenes I screamed “GOTTA RESPEK THE Q U E EN”
Not bad meaning bad but bad meaning good you kno 😭❤️
Holy shit I always thought Dean was fluent in English :o
Same that’s what I thought too
Same like in his songs he SOUNDS fluent AF
I wish Jay Park was here
Fr 😭
it's an injustice to not mention him
He's not an Idol, so it's not Kpop.
Bur he's already on other magazines as ID 😊
Dean is not really Kpop either tho
Shani A Dean is consider as an idol even if he sing RnB he still sing a lot of Pop.
He goes in the exact same category then Lee Hi or FT island. Not only sing K-pop but still fit the mold. Feel bad that that's what he became but shit happen lol
I'm so happy Dean was included in this
Lool the person who asked cl the first question sounded Lk she wanted to fight 😂😂😂
what a terrible question...."what are you doing here???"
+Brandon Tackett (SrBrand04) That's not a terrible question.
Brandon Tackett not a terrible question since It should be expected she is just now trying to make it in the states and interviewers are asking the fundamental questions for a new audience
I kind of agree with Brandon, because it wasn't to actual question that was terrible but the tone of which I was asked in. 😂
well just the phrase itself "what are you doing here" doesn't really sound friendly....lol it sounds more like you're somewhere where you shouldn't be and the person is legitimately concerned about why you're here.
I know he's the least fluent in english, but I feel like Dean has the best shot out of those 3 to make it in the US. His style is unique in Korea and is more tailored for American audiences, plus relevant American producers/singers (Anderson Paak and Eric Bellinger) liked his music enough to collaborate with him (remember that this was before he blew up in mainstream Korea). And personally, I just think he makes better music than the other two, everything he puts out is top-notch.
True. Dean has been accepted in the Rnb realm in the U.S. because he is soulful and has the vocal chops to back it up. Much of Koreas "soul" would get shot down here.
Totally agree. Dean has a universality about him. I think it does help that his genre is more recognizable to Americans, but mostly it's just that he has insane vocals and a really unique/complex level of production in every single song he drops. He's attracting a diverse fanbase hella quickly, which I think is the sign of a good musician.
WE'RE ALL ROOTING FOR YOU
(they are all so hot too
I honestly don't know why this so hard for me to watch. I've known about CL, Dean, and Eric for soooo long and I know so much about them. So I'm like, how does anyone live without knowing artists like these? REALLY?!
BTW Got to see CL for her North American tour, bae killed it. I need Dean to comeback to my state again, I missed him last time
Chanell yeah I've been a fan since lollipop
IKR I've known them for way too long to see "new" next to their names in 2016
Dean is coming to LA this year to perform.
It's sad the Koreans feel like they have to make it in America to be 'successful' I guess what I'm trying to say is Koreans in general always look at the American/western as the ultimate goal and they feel the need to copy or fit in. What makes kpop enjoyable for me and a lot of other fans is that it is DIFFERENT and unique. Y'all don't have to try and fit into the western industry. You're amazing as it is. I'm all for worldwide exposure such as working in the states and holding worldwide concerts, I'm just talking about how a lot of kpop idols or Korean stars in general feel like they need to be accepted by western music industries.
well the US has always been a really big power in the music industry (with all of the power and freedom and such that America has), to surpass American celebrities in their own field would not only mean success, but would in turn grow into world-wide fame. So I think it makes sense to want to grow a following in America.
Koreans can be extremely closed-minded and conservative, as opposed to American culture, where media is more accepting of artist. Korean artists are able to use the U.S. music industry as a medium express their right to musical freedom.
I do think that their success here would also be a gateway for Asian-American artists to become more mainstream and accepted as well. I can't think of a single American musician/singer of Asian descent who is widely known here and that's kind of sad.
as a kpop fan of myself in US i want asian musician in US there is no single musician in US
I feel you.....Remember though, ITS A BUSINESS! Business brings money, along with money brings POWER! Wouldn't it be nice if K-pop had a lot of power GLOBALLY. It's not necessary, but for those Kpop artists who want this, I'm with them all the way, I will support them. HWAITING!!!!
Dean and CL are my babies. I wish nothing but the best for them. And honestly if America didn't have this set image of people of Asian decent there would have been someone who has "made" it here already.
Ariel Arnold descent*
kpop music critic? is that a thing??? Man,, I've been listening to kpop for 6 years, can I be a kpop music critic too??
also my babies
8 years for me, can I become one too lmao?
Nine years🙋 They'd hire me pls too~
I've been listening kpop for 20 years. Can I be a kpop music critic too?
Can we all be kpop critics? Also kpop interviewers-
Eric said it and i quote "race just has to drop out of the picture". Sooo many people have told me i shouldn't or i can't listen to kpop or khip hop because it's in korean, and because i'm black they say I should be a normal 13 year old teenage black girl who listens to that same old trash trap music that has no meaning or feeling put into it. Music is the blood in my veins the beat at which i walk too, and i hate to see apart of music die, i feel like korean idols would do some good for music, give music a little bit of it's identity back, in america i notice it's not about quality of the singer or the songs, if you have a good beat it just passes, but music is a fusion of heart,soul,and passion mixed with the beat of nature,life, instruments,and luckily technology.
This really touched me. I went through the same thing too. Beong criticized for loving something that some people are to blind to accept that others don't think about the language barrier or the race of the person. We as people not just as blacks can love any music we want and we shouldn't let that hold us back. I'm so glad I saw your comment. It has made me become more confident in acknowledging and telling people that I listen to Kpop/khiphop/krnb and I'm not ashamed.😁✌🏾
CL Dean Eric Nam
Just one click
I wish CL all the best..i've never seen a more charismatic kpop idol on stage like CL...she kills it!
Anais Persephone just got back from her Atlanta concert for Hello Bitches Tour, she killed it! She proved she can really hold her own!
'I'm in a band called 2NE1' my heart is broken..
i saw dean, i clicked.
same👍🏻
Finally, one american news platform that accurately covers korean music artists :) i felt that this video portrayed the korean music scene very well right now and i like how they included three people who all represent a different type of korean artist and are all crossing borders of genre and audiences
i appreciated top there, thankyou ;)
YEESSSSSS so happy they showed TOP@@@
;D our top is TOP!!!
simple..i see dean...i click video
REPRESENT, Dean has so much potential and such a unique and beautiful and amazing sound, ya'LL this video makes me happy, all of them are amazing, I can't wait for kpop to success in america and be known and acknowledge
All I need is DEAN, CL and my homie Jay Park!
pNoiBoiGT
😳 😳 😳 That would be sooooooooo cccccooolllllllll!!!!!!!!!!!!
pNoiBoiGT
Isn't Jay Park and CL friends??? I don't think CL and DEAN have met before . . .
pNoiBoiGT YESS
I'm really glad that Kpop is becoming bigger and bigger in the US! I'm really happy about CL, Eric Nam, and DEAN!
I looove that the first thing we saw from Eric in this video is him covering a 2NE1; CL's part in particular. That just indicates how big CL is. She's right... it's just a matter of time before she breaks into the States.
WHEN CL SAID IM PART OF THE GIRL GROUP 2NE1 I LOST MY SHIT AND THEY PLAYED "I AM THE BEST" 😭🙏🏽♠️❤️
In love with korea it really should've been all four of them..
ERIC YYAAAAAAAS
*"I'm in a band called 2NE1"* - CL 😭😭😭
They all made valid points. There needs to be more representation of Asian in western culture because they are stereotyped as nerds. I, myself am not Asian but I do see it a lot in media of how they are portraited. Also, what Eric said was right, race does need be forgotten when listening or creating music. It doesn't matter about your sexuality or ethnicity, all that matters is if the song is amazing and that you can connect with it. No matter what I'll still support my babies ❤ CL, DEAN, AND ERIC FIGHTING ❤💪
Yesssss CL 😍💙👍👌👊
I'm so proud of Queen CL her long years of opposing Kpop norms and enduring hate to show that Asians aren't just stereotypes ❤️❤️❤️🆑🆑 She deserves the world
Laurent of Les Twins was at a CL concert! OMG! My faves!
Dean: "It'll take a long time for me to build a fan base here."
*Does it in one year*
Can my future job be a kpop critic too?
That's what I'm saying!!! New DREAM JOB! haha
Better major in K-pop Studies then. Sounds like a dream to me :P
Claire Higgins ikr
careful when being bashed by thousands of fandoms
mexican living in germany: the other day i heard cl's music in h&m and new yorker changing rooms 😆😆
wow.
Mariana Rojas Arreola lol I live in Germany too and I heared 4minutes hate in new yorker.I was so happy to hear them XD.I love Dean btw
That "The8 Seventeen" poster made me really happy
when? where?
me too
Svea Winter me too
As an Atlanta native, I am so proud of Eric Nam. So many great, amazing artists come from my city.
0:39 😍OMG! Someone better make that into a gif CL so beautiful!!!
Ok after watching this I'm gonna stan dean. I did listened to few of his songs but didn't focus too much on him. He is so talented!
say what you want do it!! you won't regret it believe me
say what you want you won't regret it saw him at kcon la but I seriously wish he has had his own concert he's fuckin awesome
say what you want he's talented and the music he puts out is truly unique... U won't regret it.
maria, he does shows in LA quite often ;u;
Kae really? Hopefully soon then
cl's confidence
I follow 2NE1 since 2009, I need their comeback now and the CL solo album!
I honestly think it will be Jay Park that hits it mainstream in the US first, talking to friends who aren't even fans of Kpop his is the name they know and generally have better reactions to his music. CL I think is trying to get into a niche that just will not push her to the forefront. But at least she is doing better than Boa or the Wonder Girls did, those were just brutal to watch.
god...i love all three of them so fucking much.
ikr I really need this country to break down that stereotypical wall and let them in cause they are 3 beautiful souls that need to be known globally! Especially Eric considering that fact that he is from here!
MrsAlmightyKey not with trump around unfortunately
Anna LMAO let's not even get started with his ass!
Dean is finally notice 😍😭✌🏽️
lololol that pun cl did at the end
Eric Nam, like his songs but doesn't scream breakthrough. Jay Park & his solidified AOMG crew can make a run.
DEAN is just too hot
CL!!! slay queen 💯💯
Slay Dean!. My boy deserve all this love
"Who are you and what are you doing here?"
let me answer this very quickly
SHE'S A LEGEND, A QUEENIE WHO LIKES SLAYING PEOPLES LIFES.
dean slays
I NEED CL's album
DEAN MY BABEH
eric nam is so precious i cried
It's never to late Chaerin....you're free now and can do what ever you dream of, without anyone blocking you....I'm so proud of CL, she'll make it soon, I trust her.
Why do I have such intense squishy feelings about Eric like all I want to do is wrap him in a hug like 😊😊 he's so adorable to me
Dope!
LeonGuitar LEON HEY LOVE YOU
brenda sikosek Love you back Brenda!
It's the truth no one will truly recognize artists like dean and cl in the USA entertainment business because the fact that they are Asian. no mid or south or east Asian is recognized in america and that's the sad factor about them reaching their fame in america. it's gonna take a lot of effort for Cl to get recognized in the USA.
Jay needs to step up
jay is 30 or something..too late for that...and he has aomg and he is the ceo so yeah ...hes living the life and he is popular in korea!
GO! Go! Zeppeli! I actually don't think it's too late. He's toured here before with aomg, and he recently came out with an album with a lot of songs in English. It's just a matter of whether he'll get airtime on the radio stations here.
Chogigetyouglyassout
Jay signed a contract with Jay Z's label
i really love Dean and Eric Nam we need more I hope to see Eric one day
Vixx IsReal
His voice is beautiful
I love CL with all my heart & I want everything good to happen to her.
I'm so proud of all 3 of them. JUST WAITING FOR MY BOI JAY PARK THEN IT WOULD BE A PARTAY
Crush has to be in this discussion. KRnB is ranked as follows: Crush, Zion T, DEAN, Junggigo
Cedric Reyes I totally understand where you're coming from but DEAN is the only one who has promoted in the States (I think). Please correct me if I'm wrong, I know CRUSH is currently I the States.
S2Jihun YES YES YES! I'd be so happy if I heard "All I Wanna Do" in my own country ( doubt it's going to happen, though)
Queen CL!!! She's slaying already!!! Thank you for coming to Dallas!!! You were amazing!!!
Proud of Eric.
“What I need it now to make it here is a matter of time.”
ooooof CL 🔥
I'm just sittin here waitin for CL so that I can expose the fakes and floaters when she blows up lmaooo. They gon be like "I be listening to her since Dr. Pepper" I'm be like "nah fam Blackjack est. 2009 foh" lol im so petty.
When Eric talking about performing in his hometown for his friends and family I literally cried. I went to his show in Atlanta (going to the next one as well) and his first words were that he was so happy to perform at home and how his old friends and family were all in the audience. I’m just so proud, our whole city is proud
koreans got seoul
but DEAN sounds amazing! when i found out that he doesn't speak English well. he sounds great
Y'all forgetting Yoon Mirae aka Tasha. She's been offered relentlessly to "make it big in America" but she turned it all down. In the end it's all about music and if people truly appreciated music they'd know that you don't need to "conquer" America to finally make music or good music. Fxxk those who think music is supposed to be a certain way. I strongly dislike the label that is put on the entertainment industry that if you don't make it big or even at all in America then you're invalid.
Whoever edited this man. Loved it. I really think American producers need to make an effort to showcase these talents. Deans music is definitely ready for media play. Eric's voice can totally rock out with some of the best. As for CL I think better management could work. I like her but the fact that some of those lyrics weren't her own just makes her come off as fake. Hello bitches was ok. So I'm hopeful she has better stuff coming out cuz her presentation and her connections scream that she's ready.
CL es tan responsable, madura e inteligente. La amo! Le deseo mucha suerte
Siiiiiiiiiiiiiii es la mejor, adoro que sea tan inteligente y que quiera cosas diferentes.
i live for dean's eyebrows
DEAN & CL♥♥♥
every time I see Eric Nam I remember him saying ,,your dog speak chinese'' sooooo cute 😊😊😊❤❤❤❤
1:00- cl
2:56-Eric nam
4:00-DEAN
of those three artists, I think Dean has the most potential to cross over. His style is the most current and consistent with where the mainstream music scene is headed towards.
I AM FUCKING CRYING I JUST SAW DAY6
for like half a second which is sad af 😂😂😂
zay BRUH WHERE
i'm crying talented queen and king
See CL in this video talking about her first solo album I almost cried
Wow i'm surprised CL even said 2NE1
Why? She's a proud leader.
blunts
I'm not surprised at all. What?People think that because she doesn't post about them all the time on her Instagram and Twitter that automatically she's doesn't have 2NE1 on her mind??? That's stupid to me!!! What liking pictures on Instagram doesn't mean anything anymore????? I don't understand people talking when they don't know what's going through CL's mind?! Or is it because people wants to see them down?!?!?!
Eric Nam!!!! He is really amazing and great ^^
my three favorite solo artists
ERIC ❤ I love all these artists
DEEEEEAN
Queen 🆑❤
I'm so happy for hearing CL saying "I AM in a band called 2NE1"
I SAW MY BOYS AND I WAS LIKE
BLESS👏👏👏👏
The fact that they showed AILEE and she wasn't interviewed breaks my heart. I wish that her record label would realize what they've got...