

The singer shared that the hardest part has been the scrutiny she has gotten as K-pop’s first African idol. More from NextShark: Tony Leung is so legendary that Marvel boss was left 'speechless' after meeting him on set of 'Shang-Chi' She uses a mix of English and Korean lyrics. In the new song, Fatou also got a much bigger part, with more than one rap feature. Other props for the video included handcuffs, chains and multiple outfit changes. “But it’s all worth it at the end of the day.”īlackswan’s most recent release, “Close to Me,” features a prison cell theme, with members dressed in the familiar black and white stripes. “Let me tell you the cold hard truth: It’s so goddamn difficult,” she confessed. More from NextShark: 7 detective-worthy 'Squid Game' fan theories and clues that'll have you th- inking She trained for two years before it was announced that she would be Blackswan’s fourth member. Having impressed the managers with her talents and slender 5’7 frame, Fatou went on to become a trainee. It was only after a dancer she met connected her to one of her current company’s managers that she had an entryway. While the star was always interested in music, it was no easy journey traveling to South Korea and navigating her way into the industry there.

More from NextShark: 'King of Mandopop' Jay Chou ‘shocked’ after discovering his 4-year-old son drawing musical notes That’s what really caught me made me fall for it.” “K-pop is so bright, fun, and light-hearted, you know – all about being one and everything. “After school, I went home on my computer, searched it up and there was a whole other world of music,” she said. BLACK SWAN is a five-membered group consisting of Youngheun, Hyeme, Leia, Judy, and Fatou.More from NextShark: New ‘Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’ trailer reveals new legendaries, professors and a multiplayer functionįatou credits K-pop groups Shinee, Kara and 2NE1 as the reason she fell in love with the genre and shares that she loved how the sounds brought “a lot of happiness and confidence back” into her life in the moments she felt down.Īfter a fateful moment in which a friend from high school showed her Shinee’s “Replay” music video, she claims it opened her up to a whole new world and changed the course of her life forever. In the second half of 2020, reports claim that the agency is planning to launch a K-pop group, which is a rebranded version of RaNia. On an online Korean community site, K-Netz and K-pop fans shared a variety of opinions and views regarding the first-ever Senegalese idol who is about to debut under DR Entertainment and the second Black K-pop idol who will enter the music scene. However, is K-pop and the world, ready for another Black K-pop idol? Various idols coming from different Asian countries including Thai BLACKPINK member Lisa, TWICE Japanese-line Sana, Momo, and Mina, etc., are actually building their names and becoming Korean's favorite despite differences in culture. (Photo : MEET Fatou, First Senegalese K-pop Idol to Debut Through Upcoming Re-Brand Group BLACK SWAN)Īs K-pop music is not only limited to Koreans anymore and is becoming mainstream as the years pass by, several non-Korean K-pop idols are also dominating the music industry.
