Yeonjun, Shotaro, and Shindong also unite as the ‘Dance God Dance King’ through the ‘Jennie Challenge’
Jennie’s conversion song ‘Like Jennie’ challenge is a ‘hot topic’ on global SNS as well as among K -pop idols. Photo courtesy of OA Entertainment
The so-called ‘Jennie Herbivore Competition’ is gaining attention as many male idols are throwing their hats into the ring. Tomorrow X Together member Yeonjun(left), who is considered the ‘Challenge Emperor’, and Rise member Shotaro, who has been pointed out as having ‘outstanding performance’ among 5th generation idols. Photo courtesy of Tomorrow X Together and Rise SNS capture
At this point, isn’t she truly the ‘idol of all idols’ ? Almost all active idols, regardless of gender, affiliation, or even years of service, are into this person’s songs. The hot topic is ‘LIKE JENNIE’, where the name Jennie appears 52 times.
Jennie’s conversion song ‘Like Jennie’ challenge is a ‘hot topic’ not only on global SNS but also among K -pop idols. It is a far cry from the so-called ‘trade’ SNS challenges that unfold like ‘bargaining’ when a new song is released. Jennie’s name is a musical term for ‘LOOPING’, and it is accompanied by choreography that induces the desire to dance along to the unique chorus that repeats endlessly, requiring separate practice for a certain period of time despite the extreme difficulty level. As if trying to prove that they are ‘active’ through this challenge, many idols regardless of gender and years of service are ‘competing’ to voluntarily film and release videos.
The best part of the K-idol version of ‘Like Jennie Challenge’ is the continuous ‘participation’ of the self-proclaimed ‘dance gods and dance kings’. They show off their skills by showing off cover dances reminiscent of the word ‘invitation’(招式), which often appears in martial arts novels, and by saying ‘This is how Jennie’ s excitement is kept alive ‘.
Another notable aspect is that male idols have thrown their hats into the ring for the so-called’ Jennie Herbivore Competition ‘. Yeonjun, a member of the group Tomorrow X Together who is considered the’ Challenge Emperor ‘, showed’ the example of Jennie’s dance ‘, and Shotaro, a member of Rise who has been pointed out as having’ a performance that is beyond compare ‘among the 5th generation idols, also showed off his skills through the group’ s SNS.
The so-called ‘Namdolpan Jennie Challenge’ was lightly captured by the members of Super Junior. Members Shindong and Eunhyuk are the main characters. Shindong, who has been called the ‘dance copy machine’ after showing off various cover dances on various entertainment programs, is gathering attention by proving that he is ‘well-deserving of his reputation’ with a more serious development than ever.
Just like the explosive response from K-idols, Jennie’s “Like Jennie” is rapidly spreading to the public and is showing signs of being crowned “the best song of at least the first half of this year.” This is also reflected in the performance on various charts, and according to Billboard, “Like Jennie” has entered both the “Hot 100,” one of the main charts, and the UK Singles Chart at the same time.
Reporter Heo Min- mignon@donga .com
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