XG’s ‘Woke Up’: A K-Pop Rebellion That’s Unrestrained, Uncouth, and Heard

XG’s latest music video for ‘Woke Up’ is a visual feast of savagery and surrealism, reminiscent of K-pop’s rebellious early days. With metallic retainers, alien-like antennas, and gravity-defying talons, the septet brings a wild and unconventional edge to the industry. The video, directed by renowned South Korean photographer Cho Gi-seok, challenges the recent trend of safe and pristine aesthetics in K-pop, encouraging a return to the days of eccentric hairstyles and startlingly trial-and-error visuals that burst with personality and color.

Children Are Less Like Their Parents Than We Thought, Study Says

A new study challenges the common belief that children are like their parents. The study, published in the journal Psychological Science, found that parents and children are only slightly more likely to have similar temperaments than strangers. The study looked at character traits of parents and adult children, assessing how neurotic, extrovert, open, agreeable, and conscientious they were. The study also looked at siblings as well as “second-degree” relatives including half-siblings and grandparents and grandchildren.

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