Pop/Stars

"Pop/Stars"
Single by (G)I-dle, Madison Beer, and Jaira Burns as K/DA
Language
  • English
  • Korean
ReleasedNovember 3, 2018
Genre
Length3:11
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Sebastien Najand
  • Lydia Paek
  • Minji Kim
  • Harloe
Producer(s)Riot Music Team
K/DA singles chronology
"Pop/Stars"
(2018) 		"The Baddest"
(2020)
(G)I-dle singles chronology
"Hann (Alone)"
(2018) 		"Pop/Stars"
(2018) 		"Blow Your Mind"
(2019)
Madison Beer singles chronology
"Home with You"
(2018) 		"Pop/Stars"
(2018) 		"Hurts Like Hell"
(2018)
Jaira Burns singles chronology
"Everybody Else"
(2018) 		"Pop/Stars"
(2018) 		"Numb[2]"
(2019)
Music video
"Pop/Stars" on YouTube

"Pop/Stars" (stylized in all caps) is a song by virtual K-pop girl group K/DA.[3] It was released as a single on November 2, 2018, as promotion for the 2018 League of Legends World Championship. The single became popular with one of the fastest viewership records for its music video on YouTube.[4] Soyeon and Miyeon from (G)I-dle, Madison Beer and Jaira Burns provided vocals for the song and represented the group as its human counterpart in the live performance at the finals of the tournament.[5]

Commercially, the song topped the World Digital Songs chart, making K/DA the fourth K-pop girl group to top the chart and fifth female act overall.[6] The song has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), making K/DA and (G)I-dle the first K-pop girl groups in history to achieve this milestone.

  1. ^ "[싱글] POP/STARS ((여자)아이들, Madison Beer, Jaira Burns, K/DA)" [[Single] POP/STARS ((G)I-DLE, Madison Beer, Jaira Burns, K/DA)]. Melon (in Korean). Kakao Corporation. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  2. ^ Burns, Jaira (January 9, 2019). "New music is finally here tomorrow!! Who's ready? #NUMBpic.twitter.com/uLnhIJ6jEx". Retrieved January 10, 2019 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Lockyer, Lucas. "Meet K/DA, the virtual K-pop girl group taking the internet by storm". Dazed. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  4. ^ "South Korea's newest K-pop hit: A digital band marketing a video game". NBC News. November 27, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  5. ^ Crecente, Brian (November 7, 2018). "Fictional Hologram Band Tops Real-World Charts After Stunning 'League of Legend' Show (Watch)". Variety. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  6. ^ Jeff Benjamin (November 13, 2018). "'League of Legends' Girl Group Earns Madison Beer, (G)I-DLE & Jaira Burns No. 1 on World Digital Song Sales Chart". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2020.