K-Pop by 'The Slink'

Some of my friends recently modeled in a K-Pop inspired shoot for theslink.com which was styled with a few Burger & Fries accessories. So 'Fantastic Baby' that it makes me want to listen to Big Bang and 2NE1 on repeat!

creative director / Naaman Brown

photographer / Seye Isikalu

fashion / Ayishat Akanbi

hair / Angelina Bianchi

make-Up / Michelle Court

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want 0.9: human potential

How cool is this grey & black fur sweater named the 'Invader Gorilla Sweater' by Korean brand Human Potential? I would be so warm and fuzzy all winter long, especially if I had the matching fur hat. HUPOT, as the brand is commonly known in Seoul, was created by Korean designers Dowon Kim & YK Rebekah Kim and is a staple among streetwear fans in Korea not to mention a favorite of K-pop girl group 2NE1. Take a look at some of my favorite looks from their FW11 collection entitled Alien Puppeteers.

















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chadchad of the day 5.1

leather biker jacket / vintage
leopard print tank top / Topman
hot pink jesus necklace / Burger & Fries
galaxy print trousers / no brand


For Day 4 of London Fashion Week, when I was photographing backstage at the Paul Bench SS12 show, I decided to do a tribute of sorts to the over styling ways of K-pop.  I'm starting to miss all the boy & girl bands of Korea these days now that I'm in London and not hearing M-BLAQ, miss A, SHINee and Girls Generation blasting in every store, bus and restaurant. The only things my outfit is missing for the full K-pop experience is excessive stud detailing on my jacket, a face full of BB cream & eye liner and a whole lot of hair product.  (ps. thanks to Anna from hapticblog.blogspot.com for the photo!)






2NE1 and G-dragon & T.O.P. are obvious choices for over-styling amazingness, but I wanted to include a few other boy & girl groups that people outside of Korea may not be familiar with.



Super-sized boy band Super Junior, who fluctuate in size from 8 to 13 members depending on who is currently drafted by the army or filming a movie/drama at the moment, are definitely over styled with mixed results. I can appreciate the excess & sugar pop colors of the images above, but there's almost nothing good about their outfits in the video below.  But that said, skip the boring 30 second intro, close your eyes and enjoy the 'bwara Mr. Simple, Simple, geudaeneun geudaeneun geudaero meotjyeo' cheesiness that is K-pop.





There's something very ABBA or Ace of Base about this Hot Summer song by f(x), another fun K-pop girl group. I especially love the obviously tom-boyish Amber and her little English rap around 2/3rds of the way in. And a pink army tank? Amazing.



I'm loving that this video by D-NA was shot in one of my old Seoul haunts, Club Mansion in Hongdae, where my friend Sarah used to throw some crazy fun White Noize parties and where I saw DJ's like Kingdom play.  But the very best thing about K-pop? When they so obviously butcher English words with their Korean pronunciations, even when the title of the song is 'Love Parade'. Or should i say 'Lub-a Palade'?


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year zero london

Louise Michielsens / designer


all clothing / Year Zero London / www.yearzerolondon.com

Tiziano Mazzilli / staff



all clothing / Year Zero London / www.yearzerolondon.com

While Burger was showing Ah-In Yoo (유아인) around Carnaby Street in London, luckily Year Zero London was one of few small designer shops open for Boxing Day. One of their designers, Louise Michielsens along with Tiziano, a member of her staff, was kind enough to let both myself photograph them as well as the M-Net crew in to film their shop.


They have an amazing selection of handmade clothes, jewelry & accessories in bright colors and graphic shapes made in plastic-y materials and even Lego. Even the three dogs sleeping in the shop were decked out in Year Zero designer wear. Celebrities like Beyonce, Madonna, Mika and PINK have all sported Year Zero wear, so too have Korean celebrities such as G-Dragon and 2NE1.









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jeremy scott @ club answer (with 2NE1)

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