Discover some international celebrities from the West who have already revealed themselves to be big fans of different K-pop groups and soloists
Over the years, K-pop has become increasingly popular around the world. Today, the musical genre can be considered a global phenomenon, attracting crowds of fans of the most diverse groups and soloists in all parts of the world.
The success of South Korean pop is so great that even big Western celebrities have already revealed that they have also given in to K-pop — and RECREIO will introduce you to five of them. Check it out!
1. Maisie Williams
Maisie WilliamsArya Stark from the series “Game of Thrones”, is an avowed ARMY. The actress has revealed countless times how much she loves BTS, participated in dance challenges for the group’s releases, and also stated that her bias (favorite member) is Jungkookand the cover of his account on X (formerly Twitter) is a montage of him with the group members.
2. Ryan Reynolds
Nowadays, many people already know that Ryan Reynolds is a big fan of K-pop. The actor who plays Deadpool in Marvel has already posed alongside the members of EXO during his visit to South Korea in 2019, where he announced that he was the new member of the group; he follows BTS and is always liking their publications; in addition to having become close friends with Bang Chanfrom Stray Kids, participating in the group’s most recent comeback, “Chk Chk Boom” and during his trip this year to South Korea, he also admitted that, in addition to Stray Kids, he is also in love with BLACKPINK.
3. Chloe Grace Moretz
Chloe Grace Moretzan actress known for roles in productions such as “The Amityville Horror” (2005), “Grandma… Zone 2” (2006) and “Carrie” (2013), has been a kpop artist for many years. In 2016, when she visited Korea, she attended the recording of “Show! Music Core”, where she met Taeminfrom SHINee, the members of MAMAMOO and the soloist Eric Namas well as participating in programs such as “SNL Korea 6”, “We Got Married” and “I Live Alone”.
4. Dylan O’Brien
Our eternal Stiles Stilinski from “Teen Wolf”, the actor Dylan O’Brien has revealed countless times how much he loves BTS and BLACKPINK. In fact, during the girl group’s performance at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards, the star showed himself to be a true fan in the audience, singing and dancing throughout the performance, alongside his friend Taylor Swift — in addition to having already commented in interviews that his bias in the group is Lisa.
5. Emma Stone
In 2015, the Oscar-winning actress, Emma Stonefrom “La La Land”, revealed during an interview on the Conan O’Brien that she was obsessed with k-pop, and that the musical genre “It’s the best thing you’ve ever seen”, in addition to “I Am The Best”, by 2NE1, being her favorite song. In 2019, in an interview on the Jimmy Fallonthe actress said she “involuntarily screamed” during BTS’s soundcheck on Saturday Night Live, when she was a host: “Actually, I’m not kidding. It came out of my body, like ‘Aaah!’ Like a chemical reaction had happened,” she commented.
Source: Recreio
