the pink and black wave of the K-pop group Blackpink is sweeping over the Stade de France

The Blackpink group is a truly international phenomenon. In concert on Saturday in Saint-Denis, French fans were at the rendezvous of the queens of K-pop, South Korean pop.

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The Stade de France was packed for the Black Pink concert on July 15, 2023. (BENJAMIN ILLY / RADIO FRANCE)

Black and pink everywhere. It’s a real human tide heading towards the Stade de France. The enclosure welcomes, Saturday, July 15, the Blackpink, the largest current female group which comes straight from South Korea.

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The four young women are the queens of K-pop, South Korean pop. They break all records for views and listening on the Internet. That’s in the billions with their catchy songs and perfectly executed choreography. Formatted music? “I would rather say framedreplies a young fan, whether in the singing, the dances or the production, everything is framed.”

Blackpink fans before the concert at the Stade de France, July 15, 2023 (BENJAMIN ILLY / FRANCEINFO / RADIO FRANCE)

A mode apart and a community where reigns the “kindness” according to K-pop fans: “There is a notion of sharing if only in the accessories we are given to synchronize together”explains a fan who evokes the light-stick, a kind of luminous plastic hammer which still costs 75 euros.

“The relationship between all the Pinks is just fusional. There is a real connection between everyone.”

A Blackpink fan

at franceinfo

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