Jonathan Emmesedi<p>Every Sunday I look back at the preceding week in kpop and pick out a music video or performance that I have particularly liked. This week I have chosen ILLIT – Almond Chocolate.</p><p>So much Kpop has caught my attention in the past week that it has been difficult to choose a single song or stage. I ended up going with “Almond Chocolate” because I love the strings, synthesizer, and girl group vocals combination. It’s a song in the same space as early Lovelyz, and it’s a sound I adore. Just like almond chocolate, it’s sweet with a little bitterness too.</p><p>The song was originally in Japanese and will be used in a Japanese film. As I’ve noted before, we shouldn’t underestimate the importance and complexity of the Korea-Japan dimension in kpop. </p><p>I chose this stage because I like the coordinated but not identical white outfits. Minju (braid, skirt, long sleeves, ending fairy) is adorable!</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/DDzxfRX1FFE?si=8TJyRJFBO8ZU1-dJ" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/DDzxfRX1FFE?si=8TJyRJ</span><span class="invisible">FBO8ZU1-dJ</span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Kpop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kpop</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/KpopOfTheWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KpopOfTheWeek</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ILLIT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ILLIT</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AlmondChocolate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlmondChocolate</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/GirlGroups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GirlGroups</span></a> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@kpop" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>kpop@fedigroups.social</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/kpop" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>kpop@a.gup.pe</span></a></span></p>