You might have heard headlines like ‘No K-Pop, K-Drama anymore’ or ‘The End of Korea’ due to declining birth rates and South Korea’s declining population. The world would be quite empty without the dreamy world of K-Pop, Right? Well, Virtual Reality might cater to your longings for this beautiful genre. A gaming label Riot Games, has done some outstanding work in the form of a K/DA project.
The phrase “You can love somebody who is not of this world” fits best with this Virtual K-Pop Girl Group K/DA. The impact of their music on the gaming scene garnered many international fans, some of whom were introduced to K-Pop for the first time.
Debut
K-Pop, as we know, is not limited to a single standardized format anymore. From Indie Pop stars to International members K-Pop has now even incorporated virtual members in its group.
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Riot Games launched its own virtual K-Pop girl group with four characters from its video game ‘League of Legends’ in the form of K/DA. The group debuted in 2018 in a live performance of ‘League of Legends World Championship’ with its single ‘Pop/Stars.’
Member profile
K/DA is a four-member group with Virtual Characters from the game ‘League of Legends.’ It consists of Ahri, Akali, Evelynn, and Kai’sa.
Ahri
Ahri is the leader and lead singer of the virtual K-Pop Girl Group K/DA. She is voiced by South Korean Girl Group (G)I-dle‘s vocalist Miyeon. The character is developed with a high fashion-elegant Persona typical of a stunning celebrity. She is also nicknamed ‘Foxy’ and ‘Gumiho.’
She adds a soft image to the Bad-ass aura of the group. She is a muse for a variety of clothing lines as well as a brand ambassador for ‘Foxy Cosmetics’. Her only inhuman flaw is her ‘Foxy Ears’ and ‘Cutesy Tail’.
Akali
Akali is the Main Rapper and Maknae of the virtual K-Pop Girl Group K/DA. She is voiced by South Korean Girl Group (G)I-dle’s Rapper Soyeon. She has a monstrous Rapstar persona who was trained in Mixed Martial Arts.
She is nicknamed ‘Rogue’ and ‘Hip Hop Swordsman’ who has practiced her skills on the streets. She loves eating ‘Spicy Ramyun’ and is fluent in English, Korean, and Japanese.
Evelynn
Evelynn is the lead vocalist in the virtual K-Pop Girl Group K/DA. She is voiced by American singer Madison Beer. She is nicknamed ‘Siren’ and ‘Eve,’ and her fans call their fandom ‘Deeva.’
The character is developed with a bad girl attitude who owns a collection of fast cars. She has also released her digital singles ‘Agony’s Embrace’ and ‘Ecstasy.’
Kai’sa
Kai’sa is Lead Dancer in the virtual K-Pop Girl Group K/DA. She is voiced by American singer Jaira Burns. She is nicknamed ‘Bokkie’ and ‘Xio long Bao’ (a Chinese dumpling dish). She is fluent in Chinese, Korean, English, and Afrikaans and has lived in 10 countries.
It is also said that she won the ‘Hong Kong’s Can You Dance’ competition in 2018. She choreographs dances for the group and loves cooking large meals for them. She loves eating ‘Si Chuan dry, hot pot.’ Her only inhuman flaw is her shiny wings.
Songs and Albums
In 2018, K/DA took over the world with their highly animated and colorful MV ‘Pop/Stars’. The group became an instant hit in the gaming community. It was confessed by many fans that they even got to know K-Pop due to this music video.
The music video features sharply animated characters with Bad-ass street girl vibes. On the other hand, K-Pop fans loved the rap of (G)I-dle’s Soyeon and Akali’s monsters rap scene animation.
In 2020, the group released an Extended Play ‘All out’ whose single ‘The Baddest’ was released on YouTube with a lyrics video and choreography by actual human dancers.
Again in 2020, the group released another Music Video, ‘More’, with a hyperrealistic setting and animation. The characters were beautified with high fashion girly visuals, shiny dresses, high heels, and Rapunzel hair.
The Music Video gave a feeling that the group could have a series of their own. Fans were so observant that they even spotted (G)I-dle’s ‘Neverland’ logo in the Video. The Music Video also featured another ‘League of Legends character ‘Serafine’ voiced by Chinese singer and rapper Lexie Liu.
The songs of K/DA never gets old for their fans, and they think of it as the best collaboration of K-Pop and game theme song with amazing music and killer visuals.
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