Out of all the Asian music industries operating today, the one that is making a major impact internationally is the one out of South Korea. Unlike their Chinese, Filipino, and Japanese counterparts, the Korean music industry is intent on appealing to an international market as well as their home country. As a result, K-pop has become an international phenomenon in which many of its acts are even dominating the music scene beyond its country’s borders. Big Bang’s hit song “Bang Bang Bang” made its debut on the iTunes Top 100 in the United States. T-ARA beat out One Direction in Billboard’s Fan Army Face-Off. Finally, Super Junior won the inaugural Choice International Artist Award for the 2015 Teen Choice Awards.
However, K-pop is only as big as it is now because of the aggressive direction of the Korean music industry as well as the insane hard work members of a K-pop acts put into being a K-pop idol for fans. This includes K-pop acts performing live in unsavory conditions. GFriend made headlines for such a case when the K-pop group performed their song “Me Gustas Tu” on a wet stage. Two of their members fell down a total of nine times throughout their performance. And now, the latest K-pop group to suffer a similar fate is Sistar.
The misfortune fell upon Sistar during a performance of their hit song “Shake It” during the Hallyu Dream Concert 2015 , as translated by Korean entertainment news site TV Report . Apparently, there was a spot on the stage that was just too slippery for Soyou and Hyolyn to keep their footing. What made it more difficult for them was the fact they wore high heels, most likely part of their performance outfit.
Initially, both girls kept their professionalism intact, getting up from the spills they took to continue performing, as reported by Koreaboo . Eventually, they were unable to keep their composure as they burst out in laughter resulting in a slight affect to their live performance.
It should be known that seasoned fans of K-pop, as well as Star1 (official fan club for Sistar) members, were highly concerned with their beloved K-pop group slipping about on stage. The reason is back in 2010, Sistar performed on an outside stage while it was raining, ergo it was slippery. Bora took a horrendous fall during their performance of “Shady Girl,” which resulted in a fractured thumb that needed treatment for three weeks.
Though Sistar was able to laugh off the slips they took during their recent performance, it is more a saving grace nobody was really hurt. As for the other K-pop acts who performed at the Hallyu Dream Concert 2015 , it is good to report there was nothing to note of anything serious.
[Image via Sistar’s Official Facebook Page ]