Baby Monster reveals fandom name and lightstick, gets criticized for being cheesy, ILLIT gloats about showing off top 1

Recently, Baby Monster released a video of the members acting together in a humorous skit set in the context of a news report. The 7 girls revealed the official name of the group's fandom, the design of the lightstick and upcoming activity plans.

This is what Baby Monster fans in particular as well as the Kpop music lover community in general have been waiting for a long time.

According to Baby Monster members, the group's fandom is officially called "MONSTIEZ" - a combination of two words MONS (taken from the group name) and TIES (indicating the close, cohesive relationship between the group). and fans). Rami revealed the fandom name: "The name implies that Baby Monster and MONSTIEZ are the closest entities to each other, from which they can rely on and support each other on every path."

Besides the fandom name being announced, the first version of the lightstick model was also officially revealed. Specifically, Baby Monster's lightstick has a simple, not too sophisticated design with a glowing white ball as the focal point, the letters B and M (in Baby Monster) are printed in stylized black on the body of the ball.

In particular, the two red horns attached to the top of the sphere are the highlight of the lightstick model, symbolizing the image of a "monster" like the name Baby Monster. Images of this lightstick model, after being announced, were quickly shared widely on social networks.

Besides the compliments that Baby Monster's lightstick model looks quite cute, reflecting the group's name, there are also many mixed opinions. Accordingly, a part of netizens criticized Baby Monster's original lightstick model for being too childish and not making an impression on viewers. They even think that this lightstick model is not as beautiful as expected.

However, in the posted video, Baby Monster member Asa said that this is just a sample lightstick, is in the production stage and has not been released yet. Therefore, many viewers have expressed hope that the official lightstick will be more beautiful and eye-catching.

In the members' videos, in addition to information about the lightstick and fandom name, the group's upcoming activity plans make many fans excited. 7 girls will participate in the Summer Conic Music Festival this coming August. Baby Monster will also hold a special fan-meeting in Seoul in August and release their first full album in the second half of the year. The song Forever, which has just finished promoting, is the opening song for this album. Previously, president Yang Hyun Suk said the group would begin a world tour in 2025.

After 3 times promoting the song with not really explosive results, fans have high expectations for the quality of the upcoming full album. Compared to BLACKPINK, the group had their debut album earlier and promoted many activities. Therefore, Baby Monster is predicted to have strong development in the near future.

Elsewhere, Baby Monster also just reached the top 5 most streamed songs on Spotify outside of Korea in the first half of this year. However, YG's favorite chicken lost to rival ILLIT.

Accordingly, Spotify has announced the Global Impact List in Korea, including the 30 most streamed Kpop songs abroad in the first 6 months of 2024.

"Magnetic" - the title song of girl group ILLIT's debut mini album "Super Real Me", released on March 25, is the top song on the list.

As of July 5, "Magnetic" recorded 300 million streams on Spotify, becoming the debut song of a Kpop girl group to achieve this achievement in the shortest time.

Following ILLIT is V (BTS) with the solo song "FRI(END)S" in 2nd place. Ranked 3rd and 4th are "Smart" and "Easy" by girl group LE SSERAFIM, respectively.

Baby Monster's "Sheesh" ranked #5 and "Spot!" of Zico combined with Jennie (Blackpink) ranked 6th.

"Supernova" from aespa's first full-length album "Armageddon" was named at number 7. Following at number 8 is the song "Deja Vu" by group TXT.

"Never Let Go" by Jungkook (BTS) ranked 9th. Meanwhile, the song "Stupid in Love" by American singer and actor Max featuring Huh Yunjin of LE SSERAFIM reached 10th place.

Baby Monster had vocals that beat ILLIT but lost by 1 point, involving Blackpink? Thảo Mai11:36:02 04/06/2024This battle is not only between 2 groups, it is also a direct competition between two leading Korean entertainment companies - Hybe backing ILLIT and YG Entertainment behind Baby Monster.