If you know a little bit of the world of K-pop music, you will know that these stars are great musicians and bring their A-game into the fashion world. They rose to fame from South Korea in the 1990s and rose to the pinnacle of success in the 2000s. Today, they enjoy a massive fanbase worldwide.
Their music videos give privy to the fact that they are always following the current fashion trends. Whether it is their hairstyle, make-up, or outfits, everything is on-point. Stars such as G-Dragon, Kai, Lisa, and more are fashion stars in their rights. Find out about some of the K-pop stars who are ruling the music world and the fashion world.
Jennie
Jennie from the K-pop band Blackpink has been such a huge influence in fashion. This is all thanks to their association with Chanel that the Korean media often labels her as the human Chanel. She has been the face of the French fashion brand since 2018 and is a regular part of shows. The dresses she sports are nothing less than tres chic. In 2019, she went to Paris to unveil the Virginie Viard’s Chanel Spring/Summer 2020 and wore a purple sweater, baby blue bow-tie crop top, and denim mom jeans. She is such a big loyalist of Chanel that she even makes her adorable dogs wear the brand.
Jenni also wears other luxury brands such as Marine Serre, Gucci, and Yves Saint Laurent. For the picturization of her song Solo‘s music video, she wore over 20 different high-end designer brands such as Off-White, Burberry, Miu Miu, and Richard Quinn. Her song, outfits, and accessories were such a rage in Korea that the sparkling hairpin trend caught on, with girls and women emulating their favorite star like no tomorrow.
Lisa
Lisa belongs to Blackpink, too, easily one of the most followed K-pop artists on Instagram who has as many as 47.6 million followers. Most of her fans stay tuned to her Instagram post to follow fashion, beauty, and her many performances. Her fashion influence is enormous on her followers.
She has been a global ambassador of Celine since 2020 and has been the face of various Celine Essentials campaigns. Besides that, she is also one of the first Asian performers and K-pop stars who have been the face of Celine. Her style statements have been followed by most. And why not since Lisa knows the fashion trend like the back of her hand, and is a big part of most of the fashion shows?
Her outfit choice at the Celine’s Spring/Summer 2020 is as chic as glamorous! Lisa wore a white turtleneck with a glittering long skirt. Her fashion collaborations do not end with Celine, though. She has also been promoting the Filipino clothing brand Penshoppe. She is in hallowed company joining the other fashionable trendsetters such as Kendall Jenner, Bella Hadid, and Zayn Malik.
Lisa also became the first K-pop star to be the face of the Canadian cosmetics company MAC. Her fashion resume looks impeccable with many other brands. This includes the iconic brands such as Serpenti and BZEROONE collections of Bulgari. Lisa has been the brand ambassador for many other brands like Samsung, Vivo, and Moonshot. Lisa’s truly the fashion queen, as is also evident from the fact that she is part of the Chinese survival show Youth With You, with which she shares a year-long association.
Sehun
Sehun, an integral part of EXO, is particularly famous for his enviable jawline. Vogue has discovered the fashionable side and named him the best-dressed man at the 2017 and 2018 Lois Vuitton shows.
The black bomber jacket (Louis Vuitton) that he wore over a colorful shirt was one of the fashionable highlights of the show. At the Resort 2019 show in Saint Paul de Vence, he wore a mohair sweater with bold red-and-white stripes for the main event. He was also present at the Louis Vuitton opening at the Maison Seoul in 2019.
Sehun is famous for his minimalistic fashion sense. He often wears navy, white, and grey interspersed with the occasional pop of color. It looks like he truly believes in the adage less is more. Indeed, the K pop stars are changing the fashion game, and the world is sitting up and noting the fashion evolution of these talented stars.