K-Pop Idol Beanie Fashion To Inspire Your Fall 2020, IZ*ONE WonYoung's Legs Alone Look Like They Are 120cm Long, You'll Be Surprised By What Stresses BLACKPINK Members Out The Most About Their Job, 'Beef' Between SM And Mnet Appeared To Be Resolved, 'MPD Fancam' Trends On Twitter. Heize) Official Music Video. Many fans may still however have their concerns at the same time, given that there have been a number of fans in the past who felt that racism was the main reason why Alex left Rania. Language(s)Korean. Press J to jump to the feed. Loco- Can't Sleep (Feat. (I’m black & korean btw). Black Swan’s Black Member Fatou: Genuinely For Diversity Or Another Token Black Member? No one would debut someone who didn't know korean in kpop. Fatou may prove to be the voice and hope for a new chapter in the K-Pop industry. I have never, Yeah, you don’t have to see her speak it to know she speaks Korean. This website uses Google Analytics to collect anonymous information such as the number of visitors to the site, and the most popular pages. Just because it’s called K-pop that doesn’t mean it’s just for Koreans. Andrea Werhun is a writer, performer, and sex worker. Moved to South Korea last year. But putting those concerns aside, Fatou debuting as a member of Black Swan can prove to have a bigger impact as the world is focused on eradicating discrimination. Meanwhile the opposite is when people say “America” referring to one country but in fact the Americans are two whole continents. Alex herself has spoken up on the issue before in the past as well. instead. While she's not the first black K-Pop idol, as former Rania member Alex was the first, there's definitely high hopes that she'll do well as a member of Black Swan. Then in two years, the group will finally disband. Black Swan - Beep Beep Beep Goodbye RANIA is the debut full-length album by Blackswan. But this isn’t the first time RaNia has had a member of darker colour. I predict international netizens to get offended every week and the company issuing apologies. Why are they doing this again ? Girl group Black Swan, formerly known as Rania, recently unveiled their new Senegalese member, Fatou, who also happens to be from Belgium. You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings. So it's fine for every group to be made up of Chinese/Japanese members but as soon as they look different it's bad? They debuted as Rania with their debut single album Teddy Riley, The First Expansion In Asia with title track "Dr Feel Good" released in April 2011. If a non-korean wishes to be part of the industry, learns and trains like any other idols do, it is their right to be part of a k-pop group... As long as it is included in the Korean industry itself, regardless of the person's origin or ethnicity, it remains k-pop... Are you gonna claim Lisa or Bambam or Ten or other foreign artists aren't k-pop idols because they aren't korean and… Read more », she are so pretty , i am so happy to hire. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts, red velvet/clc/fromis_9/gwsn/everglow/rocket punch/weeekly/smngg, Big Bang|EXO|BlackPink|BTOB|Mamamoo|SPICA, the boyz stole my heart; do I go to the police or a cardiologist, SVT | NCT | PTG | Samuel | Shinee | BGA | BTS | Lana | BP Jisoo. These new girls do. Let Korea/Koreans have it. Youngheun (hangul: 영흔), nascida Go Young Heun (hangul: 고영흔) em Seul, Coreia do Sul [2] em 20 de novembro de 1994 (25 anos). If she didn't make efforts with speaking the language, she would not be debuting at all. I was happy there was a black girl in this group but I was quickly upset, she does not effort to speak korean.. She literally speaks korean though... What are you on about? let it end! i certainly wish her the best, but what bothers me the most is DR Music....i do not trust them to protect her and do right by her....they never did do right by Alex....i am actually surprised that any of the current members of Black Swan still want to even be a part of that agency, considering how horrible they were with Rania. Diversity is always a good thing, especially in K-Pop. We have Thai,Japanese and Chinese in kpop.whats makes them different from her. Rania El Mugammar is a Sudanese artist, anti-oppression consultant, and liberation educator based in Toronto. I am worried abt the sassaeng and death threats. Ignorance. for the girls, for us, for everyone . 231 votes, 283 comments. This website uses Google Analytics to collect anonymous information such as the number of visitors to the site, and the most popular pages. I hope she wont get any death threats all because she is black. K-Pop (Korean popular music) is a musical genre consisting of pop, dance, electropop, hiphop, rock, R&B, and electronic music originating in South Korea. Something about it doesn’t sit right with me. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful. Always annoys me when this happens. I support you Fatou (be yourself no matter what race/nationality you are! How come she "doesn't make an effort to speak it" when she clearly does speak it? Integrantes. It's like a car crash, I can't look away. Obviously she speaks Korean, but it’s that she doesn’t make an effort to speak it. Please enable Strictly Necessary Cookies first so that we can save your preferences! Would love your thoughts, please comment. I mean Kpop does borrow style from the Black culture, why not? another attempt to keep the RaNia brand alive and also money lol. Keeping this cookie enabled helps us to improve our website. Oh boy, time for two members to leave the stage when it’s not their turn instead of just one. how are they still dragging rania along like a lifeless corpse? ), What are you talking about? It’s totally fair to have a person of color in a Kpop group. If your a fan of k-pop and your a different race/nationality- you can still be a fan right? Stop being naive and read the whole thing. Keeping this cookie enabled helps us to improve our website. Fatou is a 95 liner and has also been active in modeling as well. The only thing that worry me is the kmedia and the sassaeng. That’s kinda unfair ;w;. You're following Black Swan. Do people really think we're just one huge country? Did they even get trained??? You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings. ??? Label DR Music. Many fans may still however have their concerns at the same time, given that there have been a number of fans in the past who felt that racism was the main reason why Alex left Rania. They wouldn’t debut someone who doesn’t speak Korean for K-pop, It literally says she speaks Korean. We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website. Black Swan 1st Full Album [Goodbye RANIA] Concept Image. While that was on the nose for a DR Music managed group, their debut is also appropriately named as “Goodbye Rania” to close the book on that chapter in … Other members of Black Swan include YoungHeun, Hyeme, Judy and Leia. I just wish her a good luck and I hope she will success. While she's not the first black K-Pop idol, as former Rania member Alex was the first, there's definitely high hopes that she'll do well as a member of Black Swan. Like Kpop is Korean. Rania (shortened from Regeneration Idol of Asia) and BP Rania (shortened from "Black Pearl Rania") was a South Korean girl group formed by DR Music in 2011, created by American Teddy Riley. The group rebranded to become B.S. Joined the group (then as RaNia) in 2019. I present the new RaNia, from now on known as B.S which stands for Black Swan Members (from left to right) - Fatou: Senegalese member, used to live in Belgium. 527k members in the kpop community. Its going to be a wreck... Did they even give these girls korean lessons? International markets will also not care about this group. haven't we been here before with this??? And with the world's focus still on K-Pop, the need for it to continue making statements that support diversity is perhaps needed more than ever in the times we live in. I’m surprised this company is still operating tbh lol, Won’t this group be successful now because the girls can dance and speak korean. shows you how desperate people are to be idols, no wonder the agencies hold so much power, there are dozens of other people waiting to replace you if you don't like how the agency you are in works. ReleasedOct 16, 2020. Black Swan 1st Full Album [Goodbye RANIA] Concept Image. I am worried about the Kmedia which is very racist towards darker skin. Would love your thoughts, please comment. It will be released online on October 16, 2020 with "Tonight" serving as the title track. how does this company successfully get trainees? I remember how badly they treated Alex ? ?....it's not to say that it will not work out....for me, it's not even about color or race; it's more about DR Music (if they are the ones that will manage this revamped group) and how horrible they are at managing, producing, and promoting their artists....the only reason why i did not completely give up on Rania years ago is primarily due to Hyeme....she is talented and beautiful enough for me to at least see what this revamp will do, but DR Music needs to either get it together, or get entirely out of… Read more », I mean like as long as she speaks korean and respects the culture and is goodl w vocals and dancing I don’t see why we got a problem, Have you ever seen her speaking korean ? What are your thoughts on Black Swan's lineup? Please enable Strictly Necessary Cookies first so that we can save your preferences! I’m surprise a “half black” person would say this. So what’s the difference with being a k-pop girl group member? Most likely. We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website. - Leia: Brazilian/Japanese member. Black Swan(韓語: 블랙스완 ,官方簡稱為B.S)是韓國DR Music所推出的女子流行音樂團體,成員包括惠美、瑛欣、Leia、Fatou、Judy。. I mean yeah it’s called K-pop but I think whatever race/nationality you have you should be able to be in any group undermining k-pop. Unfollow [MV] BLACKSWAN - 'Tonight'ㅣGoodbye RANIA; Black Swan 1st Full Album [Goodbye RANIA] Concept Image; Black Swan’s Black Member Fatou: Genuinely For Diversity Or Another Token Black Member? After what former member Alex Reid went through, I genuinely hope history doesn't repeat itself. Black Swan’s Black Member Fatou: Genuinely For Diversity Or Another Token Black Member? In addition to music, K-Pop has grown into a popular subculture, resulting in widespread interest in the fashion and style of Korean idol groups and singers. This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Or are they just there to be looked at like last time, they say africa like there arent several countries smh. K-Pop (Korean popular music) is a musical genre consisting of pop, dance, electropop … Based on Bias Wrecker , Alex Reid is an African-American musician who was formally part of RaNia, though, during her time, they rebranded the band to be called BP Rania, or Black Pearl Rania. Koreans will not care about this group at all so the company will start catering more to international markets. You can now view more their stories. Rania is dead and gone, rebooted by DR Music as Black Swan, which was amusingly initially identified as B.S. Is this wishful thinking?? Didn’t this company treat Alex bad because she couldn’t speak korean or dance well? 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