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NewJeans on stage at Lollapalooza: "I got goosebumps when we were singing together"

NewJeans, a new female idol group that performed at the mega music festival "Lollapalooza Chicago 2023" for the first time in the U.S. to rave reviews, shared their thoughts. On July 7, NewJeans shared their impressions of performing on stage at Lollapalooza Chicago 2023 through their agency, ADORE. Just over a year after their debut, NewJeans became the first K-pop girl group to debut at Lollapalooza and attracted attention. Minzy said, "We didn't know how many people would show up until just before we went on stage, but the moment we went on stage, we were excited to see so many people and binky bongs," while Haerin said, "The atmosphere in the venue was really hot. It gave me a good feeling of nerves and excitement, and it was a great experience." Hani said, "It was like a dream. I got goosebumps when everyone was 'singing along' to our songs," and "It was my first festival experience that I will never forget because I felt so...
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Will BlackPink survive the 'Seven Years of Ma'?

For girl group BLACKPINK (Jisoo Rose Jenny Lisa), the "7th year of Ma" has arrived. BLACKPINK, who burst onto the K-pop scene on August 8, 2016, will celebrate their seventh anniversary on August 8. It seems like only yesterday that BLACKPINK was announced as the new girl group launched by YG, succeeding 2NE1 as the top hip-hop girl group of the second generation, but the group's achievements over the past seven years have been tremendous. On August 8, 2016, YG CEO Yang Hyun Suk personally presided over their debut showcase, and BLACKPINK showed off in front of the press with overflowing confidence. From their debut album "SQUARE ONE," which included their debut songs "Whistle" and "Boom Boom," to songs like "Like the Last Time" and "STAY," BLACKPINK received good reviews from the industry and swept the year-end rookie awards, Since 2018, when he finished warming up, he has become a global artist worthy of his accumulated ...
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Basquiat

The art world recently took notice when actress Angelina Jolie signed an eight-year lease on a studio in New York City. The studio, which Jolie is using to launch her brand Atelier Jolie, is where Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988) and Andy Warhol lived during their lifetimes. It's also where Basquiat died at the age of just 27. Basquiat has been called many things. 'Black Picasso', 'genius graffiti artist', 'artist of freedom and resistance' .... Despite his short life, more than 30 years after his death, his art is still referred to as an 'icon of his time'. Born in 1960 in Brooklyn, New York, Basquiat's interest in art began at an early age when he followed his mother to art museums. Warhol's role in Basquiat's rise to stardom cannot be overstated. The two met in 1982 through a gallerist and became instant friends. Their work together led to a joint exhibition at Tony Chafrazi Gallery in New York in 1985. The joy was short-lived. When Wa...
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