The reality show Bigg Boss 17 has been in the news ever since it debuted on October 15. With K-pop sensation Aoora about to join the house, this season promises to be even more intriguing. The popularity of K-pop among Indian viewers is nothing new, and Bigg Boss fans and fans of K-pop have come together with the news of the Korean singer joining the house.
About Aoora
His real name is Park Min-jun, but he goes as Aoora when performing. The singer-composer from South Korea was a part of the boy band Double-A and its Aoora&Hoik subgroup.
Additionally, he was half of the 2017-formed EDM duo TROPHY CAT. In addition, he belonged to COMSMAN.
How Aoora went viral in India?
On his official Instagram account, the K-pop artist has been posting videos of himself dancing to popular Hindi songs and humorous, relatable posts about his travels in India.
Durga Puja festivities
This year, during Durga Puja, the K-pop artist shared a video of himself taking part in the puja in Mumbai. He took part in Dhunuchi Naach and posed for pictures with Vikas Khanna, Rani Mukerji, and other famous people.
Posting the video, he wrote, “My first Durga Pooja experience on the 8th day of Navratri! It was such an amazing experience to do “Dhunuchi Dance “ with dancers from Kolkata. Happy Durga Pooja. Happy Navratri.”
Kalapakkaara dance
The K-pop artist can be seen dancing to the hit song Kalapakkaara from the Malayalam film King of Kotha in another video while wearing a veshti, a traditional South Indian garment. He can be seen dancing in the streets in the footage.
The caption read, “Let’s have fun 🇰🇷🇮🇳 Dance dance together Saturday night. #Kalapakkaara #kingofkotha”
Bollywood’s What Jhumka
The artist expressed his affection for India on social media even before Aoora traveled there. He took part in Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’s viral Whhat Jhumka craze. Donning a pink shirt, he shared the video and captioned it, “Jhumka Dance in Korea 🇰🇷🇮🇳,” mirroring the movements of a girl in a lehenga.
He traveled to Uttar Pradesh in September to commemorate the 50th anniversary of India and South Korea’s diplomatic ties. He went to a number of temples while he was there. He gave a performance in Mumbai’s Oberoi Mall in June.
In addition, he recently worked on Kalaastar from Honey 3.0 with Honey Singh. Yesterday, he shared the news on social media, wrote, “Music has no boundaries🇮🇳 🇰🇷 It was so much fun and honour to sing with my favourite Yo Yo Honey Singh @yoyohoneysingh How do you like this Kpop Punjabi Mix”
Classic songs
The music videos of Aoora are quite well-liked on social media. Along with his successful Korean songs, he also did Korean renditions of Hindi hits. He recorded the K-pop rendition of Jimmy Jimmy, a cult hit by Bappi Lahiri, in May of this year, which undoubtedly increased his profile in India. In the video, he displayed his moves as well.
Why is Aoora entering the Bigg Boss 17 house?
A Korean sensation will join Bigg Boss 17 as the third wildcard entry, Colors TV, the official broadcaster of the show, announced on social media on Thursday. The promotional film said, “Please welcome the biggest K-pop sensation.”
The promo’s caption, “Jab hogi wild card entry of the biggest K-Pop sensation, tab badal jaayegi ghar ke andar ki situation.Dekhiye #BiggBoss17, Mon-Fri 10PM & Sat-Sun 9:30 PM sirf #Colors aur @officialjiocinema par.”
