Forward of her mentorship session with a finalist as a part of the Samsung NXT 2.0 competitors, BIBI confirmed out in an unique Billboard efficiency with cuts from her debut album, Lowlife Princess: Noir.
Shot in Korea, the five-minute set noticed the singer-songwriter ship a highly-choreographed quantity to album tracks, “BIBI Vengeance” (나쁜X) and “Lowlife Princess.” Amid six male dancers and flickering coloured lights, BIBI took middle stage in a striped mini-dress and furry black boots to deliver the songs to new heights. Leaning out and in of a dance sequence, the singer used her synchronized unit to convey the tune’s message, earlier than “Vengeance” culminated with a scream and concluding dance routine. From there, the lights turned low for a celebration of 1 as BIBI flowed her manner by way of the set’s vibey title monitor and a closing look from the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4.
Whereas BIBI beforehand carried out the previous on the 2022 MAMA Awards, “Lowlife Princess” has solely been unveiled in entrance of a dwell pageant viewers previous to its launch on the 12-song album. The conceptual LP, which dropped final November, marks her first full-length undertaking and positions BIBI as the final word storyteller, recalling heartbreak and revenge by way of the voice of a fictional character by the identify of Oh Geum-ji. She was reportedly impressed by the protagonist in Park Chan-wook’s 2005 thriller, Woman Vengeance. Per her characteristic with The Korea Herald, Oh Geum-ji serves as BIBI’s alter ego, one which embodies rage all through the undertaking. “Lowlife princess—these two phrases are incompatible of their meanings,” she advised the outlet. “They appeared to expound the character Oh Geum-ji that was created by way of the feelings I pulled out of myself.”
BIBI will converse extra to her inventive method when she sits down with a finalist as a part of her mentorship duties within the Samsung NXT 2.0 competitors. The Korean pop star helped usher within the final problem within the singing contest, which superior three contestants to the subsequent stage of the expertise as finalists. Throughout the one-on-one session, BIBI, together with two different celeb mentors, will every be paired with one finalist and coach the aspiring singer with their experience forward of the dwell grand finale. On the February occasion, the trio of contenders will go head-to-head with performances in entrance of a panel of A-list judges and a dwell viewers.
“I’m so excited to associate with Samsung and Billboard to assist uncover the subsequent nice unsigned artist,” BIBI mentioned in an announcement in December. “Beginning off the trade, mentorship was a significant component in serving to me obtain my targets, and I’m honored to have the ability to present the identical help for this proficient class of NXT 2.0 contestants.”
The winner of Samsung and Billboard’s NXT 2.0 competitors will win a particular digital Billboard cowl alternative, a gathering with a report label, studio time to report their first single, funding for a music video and tickets to the 2023 Billboard Music Awards.
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