As previously stated in the first and second installments of this list, sadly, K-pop idols and twerking don’t generally go together. Maybe because their images are more reserved or maybe because very few of them have the body to make the appropriate movement, but idols “twerking” is mostly reserved to a loose interpretation of the […]
https://kultscene.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Untitled-design-7.png7681024Alexis Hodoyan-Gastelumhttps://kultscene.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/KULTSCENE-LOGO-2018-TRANSPARENT-RED.pngAlexis Hodoyan-Gastelum2015-12-15 21:56:192015-12-15 22:00:179 K-Pop Songs for Twerking Pt. 3
Boston was the fourth and also the second to last stop on Beenzino’s five city North American Tour sponsored by CHL Entertainment and PlatinumKShows. December 11 marked the first time that a non-American Korean hip hop artist was performing not only at Royale but Boston in general and, boy oh boy, were the expectations high! […]
https://kultscene.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/B4.jpg40006016Tam Huynhhttps://kultscene.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/KULTSCENE-LOGO-2018-TRANSPARENT-RED.pngTam Huynh2015-12-14 08:25:482015-12-14 13:05:53Beenzino Made Boston ‘Boogie On & On’
As previously stated in the first and second installments of this list, sadly, K-pop idols and twerking don’t generally go together. Maybe because their images are more reserved or maybe because very few of them have the body to make the appropriate movement, but idols “twerking” is mostly reserved to a loose interpretation of the […]
https://kultscene.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Untitled-design-7.png7681024Alexis Hodoyan-Gastelumhttps://kultscene.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/KULTSCENE-LOGO-2018-TRANSPARENT-RED.pngAlexis Hodoyan-Gastelum2015-12-15 21:56:192015-12-15 22:00:179 K-Pop Songs for Twerking Pt. 3
Boston was the fourth and also the second to last stop on Beenzino’s five city North American Tour sponsored by CHL Entertainment and PlatinumKShows. December 11 marked the first time that a non-American Korean hip hop artist was performing not only at Royale but Boston in general and, boy oh boy, were the expectations high! […]
https://kultscene.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/B4.jpg40006016Tam Huynhhttps://kultscene.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/KULTSCENE-LOGO-2018-TRANSPARENT-RED.pngTam Huynh2015-12-14 08:25:482015-12-14 13:05:53Beenzino Made Boston ‘Boogie On & On’
As previously stated in the first and second installments of this list, sadly, K-pop idols and twerking don’t generally go together. Maybe because their images are more reserved or maybe because very few of them have the body to make the appropriate movement, but idols “twerking” is mostly reserved to a loose interpretation of the dance or while doing fan service. So some have tried, and yet, most of them have failed. But that doesn’t mean songs coming out of Korea aren’t hard enough for people to twerk to. Sure, if committed, one can find a way to twerk to pretty much any beat, but we’ve narrowed the list down to another nine specific ones that work best when shaking your moneymaker.
1. iKON “Rhythm Ta”
To start off and slowly build momentum, iKON’s mid-tempo song “Rhythm Ta” is perfect give that its beats that don’t hit as hard, but still let you groove to the music. Moreover, when the boys sing, “Bounce, get on the rhythm” — what exactly do you think has to bounce? Exactly.
via sexyhoneythighs @ Tumblr
2. f(x) “Diamond”
Following the same pace, f(x)’s song about equating one’s worth to money and material goods, “Diamond,” also builds up towards the chorus. While the group has other twerkable b-sides, this song is probably their most urban-sounding yet. It’s an interesting spin that instead of flossing about 44 karat jewels, like many hip-hop twerk anthems, they talk about their 44 karat self-worth. But, hey, it works! And what’s more empowering than that?
In BTS’s “Silver Spoon,” the bars definitely hit harder than the actual beat, but that doesn’t mean it’s an impediment for twerking. In true Bangtan fashion, this song criticises older generations for seeing millennials as entitled and having it easy, even though they were the ones who messed everything up for the rest of us. Once we put the song into context, it could be off-putting to twerk to a political song. But in some cases, twerking can be an act of protest, so why not?
via Tumblr
4. Jay Park “Mommae”
For a music video with lots of girls shaking their booties and twerking, Jay Park’s “Mommae” is also pretty calm to twerk. It’s more of a song to mix in a few booty pops in between body and hip rolls. However, lyrically, “Mommae” is truly a twerk anthem given it’s basically an ode to a girl’s body. While the song and music video are a bit objectifying, a girl could own the song and make it about being sexy af.
via yellowslugreviews
5. Hyuna “Roll Deep”
But if we’re going to talk about self-empowerment and recognition of the bad girl you are while being vain, your jam is Hyuna’s “Roll Deep.” This song is meant to show off your best pretty girl moves to. When she sings, “you are you, I am me” at the hook and then proceeds to slay with the choreography at the bridge, even doing a little twerking herself, that’s her saying she doesn’t care and will do her always. And Hyuna, girl, don’t ever apologize for being dope. Nor do you.
by twerkgifs
6. INFINITE H “Sorry, I’m Busy”
INFINITE H is INFINITE’s hip-hop sub-unit, and no song had showed this was true until they released “Sorry, I’m Busy” featuring rapper Swings and singer Champagne. LIke the title says, members Hoya and Dongwoo are unavailable for girls, jealousy, and pretty much anything that doesn’t line up with reaching their goals. So why not twerk along to a song about how goal-oriented you are? Moreover, the jumpy beats make it easy to follow.
by twerkgifs
7. Heize “Don’t Make Money feat. Chanyeol”
Speeding things up a bit, Heize’s “Unpretty Rapstar” semi-final song about planning to become so successful her family doesn’t have to work anymore is yet another self-empowering anthem. “Don’t Make Money” changes beats a few times, allowing listeners to change their pace of their twerk and even turn up the sexy.
via Tumblr
8. Lip Service “Too Fancy”
Taking a more realistic approach at the theme, Lip Service released a song with hip-hop elements, both musically and conceptually, about everything being too damned expensive and not having enough money. And let’s be real, who’s honestly not in this situation? Not everyone can relate to artists flossing about their money and cars and travels, so a song that let’s you own your financial situation while twerking is the best.
For most of their recent releases as a group, solo, or sub-units, BIGBANG has made sure to include at least one trip-hop song on their repertoire. So after talking about “Good Boy” and “One of a Kind” and a couple others, now it’s time to amp the volume and drop the heavy beats and moves with “Bang Bang Bang.” Like “Fantastic Baby,” this is a party song to let loose to. And given it features a rollercoaster of different beats and tempos, it’s one of the funnest songs to twerk to. I mean, they do tell girls to “get down,” and we all know what that means.
via Tumblr
What’s your favorite K-pop song to twerk to? Share your picks in the comment section below and be sure to subscribe to the site and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr to keep up with all of our posts.
Boston was the fourth and also the second to last stop on Beenzino’s five city North American Tour sponsored by CHL Entertainment and PlatinumKShows. December 11 marked the first time that a non-American Korean hip hop artist was performing not only at Royale but Boston in general and, boy oh boy, were the expectations high! As a fellow Bostonian, I can’t begin to tell you how long this crowd has waited for a show like this to hit town, and to have Beenzino be the first was an absolute honor.
Not that I ever doubted Beenzino’s ability to work the crowd, but damn does this guy know how to get his audience hyped. He has this artistic aroma that naturally fills the air, on and off the stage, which the crowd feeds off of. There was nothing that could’ve prepared us for what was to come; starting from the few seconds before he hit the stage whilst teasing the audience with his deep voice peeping through the dark shadows from the side of the stage, to that very second that the beat dropped as he came out leaping and started with “Jackson Pollock D*Ck“ as his opening number. It didn’t take much before the crowd lost their minds; it honestly really only took a simple subtle “hey Boston” before the room ruptured into a frenzy. That’s how you know it’s going to be one hell of a show if all the artist has to do is crack a “hey” into the microphone which then causes automatic madness.
He went hard the instant he stepped foot on that stage, with a drink in his hand, already gleaming with that “Asian glow.” I thought Beenzino was going to start off slow and ease the crowd in with his set but nope, Zino meant business and absolutely wanted to waste no time whatsoever. With ShimmyTwice as the DJ, the Jazzyfact duo were pulling out all the stops and took us back in time with oldies like their very own “A Tribe Called Jazzyfact,” “각자의 새벽(Each One’s Dawn),” “Slow Down,” “Summer Madness,” “Boogie On & On,” “Mitch As F*Ck,” including his featuring tracks “Nike Shoes,” “I Get Lifted,” “Welcome To The Show,” and “The Color.” Among the crowd favorites were “How Do I Look?,” “Up All Night,” “Break,” and his latest single “We Are Going To.”
The energy was nonstop and was always at an all time high. Beenzino fed off of the crowd, which was clearly well received considering he put in 200 percent throughout the two-hour and some extra minutes show. Zino was way more interactive (in both Korean and English) with the crowd than I had expected; he told us about all the good food he had eaten since being in town and the sheer look of excitement that was on his face as he talked about his first trip to Dave & Buster’s was incredibly cute for this 28-year-old. He also made a quick shout out to his friends that came along for support while being on tour and to his girlfriend, Stephanie, who was watching the show from the second floor. As he was saying that the crowd all looked to the right, zoomed in and focused on her, to which Beenzino exclaimed “No, don’t do that… It’s kinda weird. Focus on me okay, focus on me, focus on me. It’s my night.” At that moment he looked like a sad puppy that just had his chew toy taken away from him. Ah, what a cutie. A majority of the crowd were rowdy fan boys, to which he responded along to quite playfully with, at one point even telling one of the guys that kept screaming things at Zino every time he started to talk, that “he needs help.”
Although about 80 percent of the audience was Korean, Beenzino made sure to make that extra effort to crank out all the English that he knows, even in moments where he struggled to translate transitional words from Korean to English, as he chuckled in semi embarrassment. But the fan interactions didn’t stop there, as he continued to smile and respond to those who shouted random and funny things at him. The utter shock on Beenzino’s face when a male fan told him to take off his shirt could leave one gasping for air from laughter due to the response that he gave “No man, I’m not taking off my shirt! Why would you say that? You’re not a girl!” But then he pulled his printed Givenchy hoody, quickly exposing his belly button; pure hilarity that Zino. While in transition for his next stage, he asked some fans in the front row what their favorite song of his was and a few people responded with “Break” and with a mischievous smile he said he hates that song and continued asking for songs until someone said “Aquaman,” which then ended up being the song he was waiting to play. Read more
https://kultscene.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/B4.jpg40006016Tam Huynhhttps://kultscene.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/KULTSCENE-LOGO-2018-TRANSPARENT-RED.pngTam Huynh2015-12-14 08:25:482015-12-14 13:05:53Beenzino Made Boston ‘Boogie On & On’
