Conan Gray, the singer-songwriter, rose to fame with his songs, ‘Maniac‘ and ‘Heather‘ from his debut studio album ‘Kid Krow’ (2020). The 23-year-old actor has become a favorite in the music industry, with his superlative vocals and exceptionally beautiful songwriting.
Following the success of his debut album, which debuted at number five on the U.S. Billboard 200, making him the biggest US new artist of the year, he released his second studio album, ‘Superache‘ in 2022. Following the release of his album, Conan Gray visited South Korea and performed at one of their music shows, ‘The Show.’
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Twitter Could Not Stop Talking About Conan Gray’s ‘K-Pop Idol Era’ Look
Dropping off in South Korea, the American singer-songwriter definitely had the full K-pop Idol experience. He performed his song, ‘Memories‘ on SBS music show titled ‘The Show.’ The stage was beautifully set up with white hanging curtains, red-colored flowers and green climbers. The look was completed with the smoke-filled floor.
Apart from his graceful performance, the other most talked about part of the event was his ‘ending fairy.’ K-Pop artists and their performances work in a completely different scenario than what happens in the mainstream West, and ‘ending fairy’ is one part of it. Defined simply, it is the direct eye contact that idols make with the camera at the end of their performance on music shows.
The K-Pop Twitter made rounds of tweets, especially on Conan’s six-second long ‘ending fairy’ which has over 1.3M views.
never in my life did i think conan gray would have an ending fairy moment in a kpop music show yet here we are https://t.co/Yv5qNaLVqc
— jen 𓇣 xiaoting gold 🥇🥇🥇 (@eulasteponmepls) August 9, 2022
One of the tweets said, “How did they try to explain this to conan gray like ,,,, “uhhhh just stand still and act cool”?????”
how did they try to explain this to conan gray like ,,,, “uhhhh just stand still and act cool”????? https://t.co/N0jxajKxdD
— 남무행알🃏⁷ (@odetonamu) August 10, 2022
Seeing a Western artist do K-Pop idol activities is surely a special moment for fans on social media.
still cannot wrap my head around conan gray doing idol activites 😭😭 he went on wendys radio show and a FANSIGN??!-!:! a true moment in history rn https://t.co/orFxHcnSbJ
— laia ¡ 🍢 (@heartizwon) August 9, 2022
Another user tweeted, “I need every western singer to do this please take Megan Thee Stallion to South Korea.”
i need every western singer to do this please take megan thee stallion to south korea https://t.co/zXDns11BJD
— amy (@hozierandthesix) August 9, 2022
The Singer Also Had A Tradition ‘Fan Sign’ Event Before His Appearance on ‘The Show’
On August 7, Conan had a traditional ‘fan sign’ event where he met the fans and posed for them, as is usually done in traditional K-Pop fan sign events. The netizens loved the adorable poses he struck for the fans, which is also called, ‘aegyo‘ in the local language.
–i never thought i'll see pictures of a conan gray korean fansign, he's a painfully wonderful person🍃 pic.twitter.com/cBMCqOcoj8
— bora –serene☁️ (@yoo_boraaa) August 7, 2022
he’s in his kpop idol era pic.twitter.com/rb1KAExuyp
— chloe🥀 (@ASTRONOMYVlNYL) August 7, 2022
conan gray having a fansign in korea is so endearing but so funny to me at the same time
— squish (@thvcyjn) August 8, 2022
Netizens couldn’t help but be both shocked and endeared by Conan’s attempts at making his Korean fans happy by following the K-Pop idol traditions.
conan gray doing aegyo at a fansign wasn't on my 2022 bingo board https://t.co/0c2AG4Ordu
— 𐂂 (@itgirlkahei) August 7, 2022
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