{"id":673667,"date":"2025-06-05T22:30:22","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T19:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-head-in-the-clouds-2025-meant-to-a-2nd-generation-k-pop-fan\/"},"modified":"2025-06-05T22:30:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T19:30:22","slug":"what-head-in-the-clouds-2025-meant-to-a-2nd-generation-k-pop-fan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-head-in-the-clouds-2025-meant-to-a-2nd-generation-k-pop-fan\/","title":{"rendered":"What Head in The Clouds 2025 meant to a 2nd generation K-pop fan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3faa5ba1f41\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-head-in-the-clouds-2025-meant-to-a-2nd-generation-k-pop-fan\/#Exhilarating_showings_from_K-pop_trailblazers_G-Dragon_and_2NE1_were_triumphant_reminders_of_their_decades-long_influence_in_music\" >Exhilarating showings from K-pop trailblazers G-Dragon and 2NE1 were triumphant reminders of their decades-long influence in music.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"deck\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Exhilarating_showings_from_K-pop_trailblazers_G-Dragon_and_2NE1_were_triumphant_reminders_of_their_decades-long_influence_in_music\"><\/span>Exhilarating showings from K-pop trailblazers G-Dragon and 2NE1 were triumphant reminders of their decades-long influence in music.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"content_blocks\">\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-271260\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left image\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/115A9909_p7scc9\/head-in-the-clouds-2025-g-dragon-2ne1-festival-review-photos.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/115A9909_p7scc9\/head-in-the-clouds-2025-g-dragon-2ne1-festival-review-photos.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/115A9909_p7scc9\/head-in-the-clouds-2025-g-dragon-2ne1-festival-review-photos.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/115A9909_p7scc9\/head-in-the-clouds-2025-g-dragon-2ne1-festival-review-photos.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/115A9909_p7scc9\/head-in-the-clouds-2025-g-dragon-2ne1-festival-review-photos.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/115A9909_p7scc9\/head-in-the-clouds-2025-g-dragon-2ne1-festival-review-photos.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/115A9909_p7scc9\/head-in-the-clouds-2025-g-dragon-2ne1-festival-review-photos.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/115A9909_p7scc9\/head-in-the-clouds-2025-g-dragon-2ne1-festival-review-photos.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/115A9909_p7scc9\/head-in-the-clouds-2025-g-dragon-2ne1-festival-review-photos.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/115A9909_p7scc9\/head-in-the-clouds-2025-g-dragon-2ne1-festival-review-photos.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/115A9909_p7scc9\/head-in-the-clouds-2025-g-dragon-2ne1-festival-review-photos.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"What Head in The Clouds 2025 meant to a 2nd generation K-pop fan\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><\/p>\n<p>      Courtesy of Head in the Clouds<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-271251\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Despite it being one of Los Angeles\u2019 hottest days of the year, around 36,000 people are piled at Head in the Cloud\u2019s main stage for the final performance of the festival\u2019s first day. It\u2019s a little after 10 p.m. on Saturday when the star of the night, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/xxxibgdrgn\/\">G-Dragon<\/a>, is ushered onto the stage by a troupe of backup dancers. \u201cI\u2019m the GOAT, the living legend,\u201d he boasts by way of introduction before easing into the explosive flow of his new track, \u201cPower.\u201d Tonight, the fashion maven is dressed in a lion-embroidered Gucci jacket, splotchy bleached jeans, and chunky loafers. By his second song, \u201cHome Sweet Home\u201d \u2014 featuring his fellow Big Bang bandmates Taeyang and Daesung who aren\u2019t physically present at the festival but <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear on the jumbo screen during their respective verses \u2014 he\u2019ll remove his Balenciaga frames and black fedora to display freshly dyed pink spikes.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            A looming titan of K-pop, G-Dragon hasn\u2019t stepped on an U.S. stage since 2017, and this is his first-time ever headlining a U.S. music festival. The historical significance of this show isn\u2019t lost on this crowd which seems to be in a state of constant eruption. His 11-track set is fine-tuned to maximize this moment, wheeling through 2010s fan-favorites like \u201cOne of A Kind\u201d and \u201cCrayon\u201d and tracks from his 2024 studio album <i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/4FviRd7FubuuGNVt2qME1G\">\u00dcbermensch<\/a><\/i>. When he plays his 2017 hype hit \u201cBullshit,\u201d he remixes in segments of Kendrick Lamar\u2019s \u201cNot Like Us,\u201d going as far to integrate the rapper\u2019s iconic walk from the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show into his choreography. It feels like a statement on their mutual cultural standings, something that\u2019s further underlined when he brings out surprise guest and former labelmate CL to perform 2009\u2019s \u201cThe Leaders\u201d: G-Dragon knows he\u2019s an icon and has been an icon since his 2006 debut in the K-pop mega boy band, BIGBANG.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-271261\" class=\"content_block diptych triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper half_gutter_right gutter_btm\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_760,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/115A8749_ulmuzv\/head-in-the-clouds-2025-g-dragon-2ne1-festival-review-photos.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/115A8749_ulmuzv\/head-in-the-clouds-2025-g-dragon-2ne1-festival-review-photos.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/115A8749_ulmuzv\/head-in-the-clouds-2025-g-dragon-2ne1-festival-review-photos.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/115A8749_ulmuzv\/head-in-the-clouds-2025-g-dragon-2ne1-festival-review-photos.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/115A8749_ulmuzv\/head-in-the-clouds-2025-g-dragon-2ne1-festival-review-photos.jpg 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1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/115A8749_ulmuzv\/head-in-the-clouds-2025-g-dragon-2ne1-festival-review-photos.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 50vw\" alt=\"What Head in The Clouds 2025 meant to a 2nd generation K-pop fan\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><\/p>\n<p>      Courtesy of Head in the Clouds<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper half_gutter_left\" style=\"\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_760,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/115A9023_nmkuvg\/head-in-the-clouds-2025-g-dragon-2ne1-festival-review-photos.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/115A9023_nmkuvg\/head-in-the-clouds-2025-g-dragon-2ne1-festival-review-photos.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/115A9023_nmkuvg\/head-in-the-clouds-2025-g-dragon-2ne1-festival-review-photos.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/115A9023_nmkuvg\/head-in-the-clouds-2025-g-dragon-2ne1-festival-review-photos.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/115A9023_nmkuvg\/head-in-the-clouds-2025-g-dragon-2ne1-festival-review-photos.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/115A9023_nmkuvg\/head-in-the-clouds-2025-g-dragon-2ne1-festival-review-photos.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/115A9023_nmkuvg\/head-in-the-clouds-2025-g-dragon-2ne1-festival-review-photos.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/115A9023_nmkuvg\/head-in-the-clouds-2025-g-dragon-2ne1-festival-review-photos.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/115A9023_nmkuvg\/head-in-the-clouds-2025-g-dragon-2ne1-festival-review-photos.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/115A9023_nmkuvg\/head-in-the-clouds-2025-g-dragon-2ne1-festival-review-photos.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/115A9023_nmkuvg\/head-in-the-clouds-2025-g-dragon-2ne1-festival-review-photos.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 50vw\" alt=\"What Head in The Clouds 2025 meant to a 2nd generation K-pop fan\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><\/p>\n<p>      Courtesy of Head in the Clouds<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-271252\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Hours after the festival has wrapped I catch up with the industry-dubbed \u201cKing of K-pop\u201d at the artist compound backstage where he\u2019s makeup-free and unwinding with a glass of white wine. \u201cI missed this vibe, especially at an outdoor festival,\u201d he tells me in English. \u201cIt\u2019s different from any of my concerts. Here, I feel like I can just chill.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            A few nights from now, he\u2019ll be flying to Macau to continue his <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/g-dragontour.com\/\"><i>\u00dcbermensch<\/i> world tour<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m sad because we had two songs left that we couldn\u2019t play,\u201d he says of tonight\u2019s performance, noting that he \u201cfeels sorry\u201d that he couldn\u2019t perform more for his fans. Despite that, he says he feels more excited than ever to be back on stage. \u201c[For] now, it makes me want to keep doing this.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-271262\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left image\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/115A8386_tyqfmt\/head-in-the-clouds-2025-g-dragon-2ne1-festival-review-photos.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/115A8386_tyqfmt\/head-in-the-clouds-2025-g-dragon-2ne1-festival-review-photos.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/115A8386_tyqfmt\/head-in-the-clouds-2025-g-dragon-2ne1-festival-review-photos.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/115A8386_tyqfmt\/head-in-the-clouds-2025-g-dragon-2ne1-festival-review-photos.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/115A8386_tyqfmt\/head-in-the-clouds-2025-g-dragon-2ne1-festival-review-photos.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/115A8386_tyqfmt\/head-in-the-clouds-2025-g-dragon-2ne1-festival-review-photos.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/115A8386_tyqfmt\/head-in-the-clouds-2025-g-dragon-2ne1-festival-review-photos.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/115A8386_tyqfmt\/head-in-the-clouds-2025-g-dragon-2ne1-festival-review-photos.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/115A8386_tyqfmt\/head-in-the-clouds-2025-g-dragon-2ne1-festival-review-photos.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/115A8386_tyqfmt\/head-in-the-clouds-2025-g-dragon-2ne1-festival-review-photos.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/115A8386_tyqfmt\/head-in-the-clouds-2025-g-dragon-2ne1-festival-review-photos.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"What Head in The Clouds 2025 meant to a 2nd generation K-pop fan\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><\/p>\n<p>      Courtesy of Head in the Clouds<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-271253\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            If you were to ask G-Dragon\u2019s fanbase even two years ago, they wouldn\u2019t have expressed any hope of seeing him perform live again as he was deep into a seven-year hiatus that he recently was reawakened from in 2024. Fans probably could\u2019ve said the same about Head in the Cloud\u2019s other headliner 2NE1, who disbanded in 2016 and whose last U.S. performance was a surprise reunion at Coachella 2022 (also with HITC). Gravitas-filled, exhilarating showings was the theme of this year\u2019s Head in the Clouds, 88rising\u2019s annual music and arts festival that\u2019s become an \u201cAsian Coachella\u201d of sorts in terms of scope and cultural impact.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            Between energetic debuts \u2014 like that of the soon-to-be-massive Indonesian pop group No Na \u2014 and spots from emerging stars like Chinese-Canadian indie singer yung kai, Chinese-American singer Sunkis, and Thai rapper Milli, this year\u2019s lineup showed off the rich and wide breadth of music being made by Asian, and Asian-descendant artists in music today. Korean powerhouses Dean and DPR Ian, who were among <i>my<\/i> most anticipated performers, allured crowds with heartstopping ballads and by taking their shirts off. But it was the fervent anticipation of G-Dragon and 2NE1\u2019s appearances that defined the tone of the weekend. Decades after their debuts, their headlining performances marked a triumphant return to the forefront, and a resurgence of K-pop\u2019s second generation.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-271256\" class=\"content_block diptych triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper half_gutter_right gutter_btm\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_760,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/SEIJIODA_HITCLA_31May2025_PhotoBy_simplyyvan-11_mg0gfq\/seiji-oda-at-hitc-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/SEIJIODA_HITCLA_31May2025_PhotoBy_simplyyvan-11_mg0gfq\/seiji-oda-at-hitc-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/SEIJIODA_HITCLA_31May2025_PhotoBy_simplyyvan-11_mg0gfq\/seiji-oda-at-hitc-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/SEIJIODA_HITCLA_31May2025_PhotoBy_simplyyvan-11_mg0gfq\/seiji-oda-at-hitc-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/SEIJIODA_HITCLA_31May2025_PhotoBy_simplyyvan-11_mg0gfq\/seiji-oda-at-hitc-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/SEIJIODA_HITCLA_31May2025_PhotoBy_simplyyvan-11_mg0gfq\/seiji-oda-at-hitc-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/SEIJIODA_HITCLA_31May2025_PhotoBy_simplyyvan-11_mg0gfq\/seiji-oda-at-hitc-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/SEIJIODA_HITCLA_31May2025_PhotoBy_simplyyvan-11_mg0gfq\/seiji-oda-at-hitc-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/SEIJIODA_HITCLA_31May2025_PhotoBy_simplyyvan-11_mg0gfq\/seiji-oda-at-hitc-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/SEIJIODA_HITCLA_31May2025_PhotoBy_simplyyvan-11_mg0gfq\/seiji-oda-at-hitc-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/SEIJIODA_HITCLA_31May2025_PhotoBy_simplyyvan-11_mg0gfq\/seiji-oda-at-hitc-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 50vw\" alt=\"What Head in The Clouds 2025 meant to a 2nd generation K-pop fan\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n      Seiji Oda at HITC 2025.<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><br \/>\n      \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper half_gutter_left\" style=\"\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_760,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DeanTabber_HITCLA_31May2025_PhotoBy_laurahphoto-11_ycwmzq\/seiji-oda-at-hitc-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DeanTabber_HITCLA_31May2025_PhotoBy_laurahphoto-11_ycwmzq\/seiji-oda-at-hitc-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DeanTabber_HITCLA_31May2025_PhotoBy_laurahphoto-11_ycwmzq\/seiji-oda-at-hitc-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DeanTabber_HITCLA_31May2025_PhotoBy_laurahphoto-11_ycwmzq\/seiji-oda-at-hitc-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DeanTabber_HITCLA_31May2025_PhotoBy_laurahphoto-11_ycwmzq\/seiji-oda-at-hitc-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DeanTabber_HITCLA_31May2025_PhotoBy_laurahphoto-11_ycwmzq\/seiji-oda-at-hitc-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DeanTabber_HITCLA_31May2025_PhotoBy_laurahphoto-11_ycwmzq\/seiji-oda-at-hitc-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DeanTabber_HITCLA_31May2025_PhotoBy_laurahphoto-11_ycwmzq\/seiji-oda-at-hitc-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DeanTabber_HITCLA_31May2025_PhotoBy_laurahphoto-11_ycwmzq\/seiji-oda-at-hitc-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DeanTabber_HITCLA_31May2025_PhotoBy_laurahphoto-11_ycwmzq\/seiji-oda-at-hitc-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DeanTabber_HITCLA_31May2025_PhotoBy_laurahphoto-11_ycwmzq\/seiji-oda-at-hitc-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 50vw\" alt=\"What Head in The Clouds 2025 meant to a 2nd generation K-pop fan\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n      Dean at HITC 2025.<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><br \/>\n      \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-271257\" class=\"content_block diptych triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper half_gutter_right gutter_btm\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_760,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/YungKai_HITCLA_01062025_PhotoBy_sarahlmidkiff_011_q7w9yj\/yung-kai-at-hitc-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/YungKai_HITCLA_01062025_PhotoBy_sarahlmidkiff_011_q7w9yj\/yung-kai-at-hitc-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/YungKai_HITCLA_01062025_PhotoBy_sarahlmidkiff_011_q7w9yj\/yung-kai-at-hitc-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/YungKai_HITCLA_01062025_PhotoBy_sarahlmidkiff_011_q7w9yj\/yung-kai-at-hitc-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/YungKai_HITCLA_01062025_PhotoBy_sarahlmidkiff_011_q7w9yj\/yung-kai-at-hitc-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/YungKai_HITCLA_01062025_PhotoBy_sarahlmidkiff_011_q7w9yj\/yung-kai-at-hitc-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/YungKai_HITCLA_01062025_PhotoBy_sarahlmidkiff_011_q7w9yj\/yung-kai-at-hitc-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/YungKai_HITCLA_01062025_PhotoBy_sarahlmidkiff_011_q7w9yj\/yung-kai-at-hitc-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/YungKai_HITCLA_01062025_PhotoBy_sarahlmidkiff_011_q7w9yj\/yung-kai-at-hitc-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/YungKai_HITCLA_01062025_PhotoBy_sarahlmidkiff_011_q7w9yj\/yung-kai-at-hitc-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/YungKai_HITCLA_01062025_PhotoBy_sarahlmidkiff_011_q7w9yj\/yung-kai-at-hitc-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 50vw\" alt=\"What Head in The Clouds 2025 meant to a 2nd generation K-pop fan\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n      yung kai at HITC 2025.<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><br \/>\n      \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper half_gutter_left\" style=\"\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_760,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/Milli_HITCLA_01062025_PhotoBy_sarahlmidkiff_016_ucsuhn\/yung-kai-at-hitc-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/Milli_HITCLA_01062025_PhotoBy_sarahlmidkiff_016_ucsuhn\/yung-kai-at-hitc-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/Milli_HITCLA_01062025_PhotoBy_sarahlmidkiff_016_ucsuhn\/yung-kai-at-hitc-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/Milli_HITCLA_01062025_PhotoBy_sarahlmidkiff_016_ucsuhn\/yung-kai-at-hitc-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/Milli_HITCLA_01062025_PhotoBy_sarahlmidkiff_016_ucsuhn\/yung-kai-at-hitc-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/Milli_HITCLA_01062025_PhotoBy_sarahlmidkiff_016_ucsuhn\/yung-kai-at-hitc-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/Milli_HITCLA_01062025_PhotoBy_sarahlmidkiff_016_ucsuhn\/yung-kai-at-hitc-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/Milli_HITCLA_01062025_PhotoBy_sarahlmidkiff_016_ucsuhn\/yung-kai-at-hitc-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/Milli_HITCLA_01062025_PhotoBy_sarahlmidkiff_016_ucsuhn\/yung-kai-at-hitc-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/Milli_HITCLA_01062025_PhotoBy_sarahlmidkiff_016_ucsuhn\/yung-kai-at-hitc-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/Milli_HITCLA_01062025_PhotoBy_sarahlmidkiff_016_ucsuhn\/yung-kai-at-hitc-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 50vw\" alt=\"What Head in The Clouds 2025 meant to a 2nd generation K-pop fan\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n      MILLI at HITC 2025.<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><br \/>\n      \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-271258\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DPRIAN2-_laurahphoto_ympwux\/dpr-ian-at-hitc-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DPRIAN2-_laurahphoto_ympwux\/dpr-ian-at-hitc-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DPRIAN2-_laurahphoto_ympwux\/dpr-ian-at-hitc-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DPRIAN2-_laurahphoto_ympwux\/dpr-ian-at-hitc-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DPRIAN2-_laurahphoto_ympwux\/dpr-ian-at-hitc-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DPRIAN2-_laurahphoto_ympwux\/dpr-ian-at-hitc-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DPRIAN2-_laurahphoto_ympwux\/dpr-ian-at-hitc-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DPRIAN2-_laurahphoto_ympwux\/dpr-ian-at-hitc-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DPRIAN2-_laurahphoto_ympwux\/dpr-ian-at-hitc-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DPRIAN2-_laurahphoto_ympwux\/dpr-ian-at-hitc-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DPRIAN2-_laurahphoto_ympwux\/dpr-ian-at-hitc-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"What Head in The Clouds 2025 meant to a 2nd generation K-pop fan\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n      DPR Ian at HITC 2025.<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><br \/>\n      \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-271254\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Unlike other music genres, K-pop defines their artists by cultural eras. K-pop\u2019s second generation, spanning roughly from 2003 to 2012, was the one that pushed the genre into mainstream popularity, kicking off what\u2019s now known as the Hallyu wave. That era introduced innovation, musical experimentation, and an influx of idol groups \u2014 among them BIGBANG and 2NE1, two forces that had such a colossal impact on the industry it wouldn\u2019t be an understatement to say they created the blueprint of what we consider K-pop to be today. That HITC had two of K-pop\u2019s most iconic forebears at one event felt like a reminder of their influence and record-breaking contributions. Like many of the 60,000 spectators who <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aeggp.com\/festivals\/head-in-the-clouds#\">reportedly<\/a> attended the festival, I showed up to see the artists who\u2019d informed so much of my Korean pop culture knowledge, and my Korean heritage, as a pre-teen. And like many of the fans present, too, it was the first time I\u2019d see either of them in the flesh.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            Two hours before 2NE1\u2019s set on day two, I pushed my way to the front to get a close-up view of the girl group who were my entry points into that world. At 8:15 p.m., members CL, Sandara Park, and Minzy bursted into a 12-song frenzy down nostalgia lane. The group\u2019s fourth member, Park Bom, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DKLgCOjpUys\/?hl=en\">withdrew<\/a> from the festival citing personal circumstances. But even with her absence, the trio enthusiastically carried on. When Bom\u2019s absence was felt \u2014 her deep vocal range simply can\u2019t be recreated \u2014 the gaps were filled by the crowd singing along. (\u201cSing it for Bom,\u201d CL directed at the start of their set.)\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-271263\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DKYwcTXROrN\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DKYwcTXROrN\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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Fans thrashed to \u201cI Am the Best\u201d and \u201cClap Your Hands,\u201d while ballads \u201cUgly\u201d and \u201cLonely\u201d were belted at the top of our lungs. I\u2019d be lying if I said I didn\u2019t shed a tear or two. As branded light sticks and fan merch waved high above in the final moments of 2NE1\u2019s set, I realized that I\u2019d just experienced a historic reunion of K-pop\u2019s second generation icons that I\u2019m not sure I\u2019ll get to witness again.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">India Roby<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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