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Taking the second day of this year’s coachella in its end, the K-Pop Blackpink girl group made history on Saturday night when they became the first Asian act to head the festival. According to the reports, for a multitude of, more than 125,000 people, Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa and Rosé used the innovative moment to pay tribute to the Korean inheritance upon reaching the stage: a traditional type of dress.
While the garments shrugged for a few seconds in their opening song, “Pink Venom”, revealing the attire of Dolce and Gabbana personalized from each member, fans around the world had already received the message. Screenshots Or the moment extended rapidly among the Superfans Blackpink, also known as flickers. “The way they took the largest western stage in Hanboks … literally demonstrated its place at the top of the industry,” he tweeted a flickering. “Blackpink is really in a league of your own.”
Another called the group “Cultural Delegation of Korea” on Instagram, in reference not only to Hanboks but also to other visual signals incorporated into their show, as one of the stage funds with a reminiscence of angular tiles.
In recent years, Blackpink has enjoyed a meteoric ascent to global fame. According to Guinness World Records, they are currently the most transmitted female group on Spotify, and have the most watched music youtube channel. Last year, they were the first K-pop woman to reach number 1 on the lists of the United Kingdom and the United States, and in 2020 her song “How You Like That” became the most watched video on YouTube in 24 hours. (The group also wore Hanboks modernized, designed by Kim Danha, in one of the musical videos scenes). His milestone established during the weekend was in fact a monitoring of another milestone: in 2019, they became the first woman K-Pop Group in never PLAP Group.
From the iconic rabbing bra of Jean Paul Gaultier used by Madonna for its 1990 ambition tour to Geri “Ginger Spice” by Union Jack Mini Dress, the cost of the correct stage can live forever in public memory. Particularly when used at a defining moment of career. Duration Another Coachella Performance-Beyonce basin The 2018 Set: The Yellow Balmain style of Balmain of Balmain of the singer was a cheerful wink to the black culture, specifically colleagues and historical black universities.
The four black Hanboks of the group were created to measure by the design brand of patterns of South Korea, Ouwr and the traditional Kumanje Kumdanje. Inspired by the Cheol-Lick silhouette, each garment was tied by hand with metal traditional Korean motifs, including Dan-Cheong’s patts and peonies (a royalty symbol in Korea). “It was a pleasure and such being able to show the beautiful values of Korea and Hanbok together,” the designers wrote in a combined Instagram publication. “Blackpink showed Korea’s beauty and dazzled the world.”
In Korea, Hanboks are still used on special occasions, they are often seen in Television dramas. Many designers in the country have also created a contemporary shot that are incorporated into daily use. In Seoul Fashion Week, the 2023 Fall-Winter 2023 collection of Julycolumn was based on the voluminous Silhouette of Hanbok to create structured shirts and jackets. Last September, the Bluetamburin Korean label brought the garment to a western audience using exclusively Hanbok’s traditional fabric to create its Spring-Vergumer 2023 collection at Milan Fashion Week.
Whether it is a devout flicker or not, the appearance marked a moment of Asian visibility, the recognition of traditional crafts and a powerful example or a feeling seen through fashion, which represents the Korean culture and symbolicaxia of both the past and the future.
At the end of his performance, and having approached the audience between the numbers in English through his two -hour performance, Blackpink finished his set in Korean: “Until now, he has Bone Jennie, Jisa and Rosé Blackpink.”
Upper image: Blackpink acting on the first weekend of Coachella 2023, shortly after removing their hanboks.
