From YOASOBI and LE SSERAFIM’s units to the combining of star energy due to 88rising Futures, the promise of Asian pop music was on full show in Indio.
Yūta Jingūji, Yuta Kishi, Sho Hirano of Number_i, Jackson Wang and Liu Yuxin carry out throughout the 88rising Futures showcase on the Mojave Tent throughout the 2024 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Competition at Empire Polo Membership on April 14, 2024 in Indio, Calif.
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Traditionally, Coachella has leaned upon trusted companions to ship a significant “who’s subsequent” artist from Asia when it units up camp within the desert.
Lengthy-running Okay-pop label YG Leisure first landed hip-hop trio Epik Excessive on the 2016 fest earlier than having BLACKPINK in 2019 and 2023 (the place the woman group was a headliner), in addition to their long-running boy band BIGBANG for the finally canceled 2020 Coachella. Music and media firm 88rising has introduced the likes of Jackson Wang from China in 2023 and as a shock visitor this yr, Joji from Japan in 2022, and each NIKI and Wealthy Brian from Indonesia in 2022. Korean indie-rock acts Hyukoh, these in digital areas like Peggy Gou, and even Japan’s vocaloid scene through Hatsune Miku’s reserving in 2020 in addition to this yr all introduced a much-needed vary of illustration to the pageant up to now.
However for 2024, Coachella opened its arms to a spread of recent and rising artists boasting an enormous vary of seniority, label houses and backgrounds, casting its widest web but throughout Asia’s various pop scenes — most boasting fanbases that show their fandom in fierce fervor — giving the artists a equally massive highlight supplied to pop, rock, digital and Latin music on the influential pageant.
From ATEEZ, YOASOBI, The Rose, LE SSERAFIM and ATARASHII GAKKO! all rocking their very own units to the thrilling mashing of worlds and shock friends that got here collectively on the 88rising Futures showcase, learn on for extra concerning the artists representing this yr and why Coachella 2024 clearly did their analysis when it got here to this yr’s expanded highlight on Asian pop.
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ATEEZ
Picture Credit score: Frazer Harrison/Getty Photographs for Coachella Main this yr’s cost was ATEEZ, the primary Okay-pop boy group to tackle Coachella the place their rebellious model of cinematic showmanship took over the Sahara stage on Friday night time — greatest displayed in each the country-western set design in addition to shirtless members San and Mingi unbuttoning their jackets mid-performance to tell apart themselves from any preconceived boy-band notions. With a collection of mysterious hints in the direction of new music and a future stadium tour on the pageant in addition to throughout social media after the high-octane set, ATEEZ ensured each second was used correctly for his or her Coachella debut.
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Xin Liu
Picture Credit score: Natt Lim/Coachella Xin Liu not solely lit up the Mojave stage along with her famously intense and complicated choreography alongside a big dance troupe however actually sparkled with the shards and scraps of glistening gold adorning her outfit. Past the stage, the Chinese language starlet additionally gave the impression to be one of many most-discussed artists on social media with the most recent 88rising signee utilizing Coachella to boost her visibility forward of upcoming English music.
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ATARASHII GAKKO!
Picture Credit score: Emma McIntyre/Getty Photographs for Coachella Contemporary off their first Pop Songs airplay hit with “Howdy,” ATARASHII GAKKO! confirmed off all elements of their efficiency kinds by hopping like gymnasts into pyramid formations, incorporating stay taiko drums, sporting outfits that blended conventional and fashionable Japanese vogue, and delivering among the cutest crowd interactions throughout all genres.
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The Rose
Picture Credit score: Amy Sussman/Getty Photographs for Coachella Representing rock, The Rose’s reserving at Coachella marked a breakthrough second for the quartet who’ve transitioned from Korea’s pop scene to the indie route alongside their companion, Clear Arts. The Rose’s 2023 album DUAL, their first to enter the Billboard 200, boasts some Coldplay-esque atmospheric hymns inside however the band’s intense on-stage vitality far more so warranted hyped-up shout-alongs to their tracks, aided by their backing LED screens boasting the lyrics to anthems like “Again to Me.”
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YOASOBI
Picture Credit score: Frazer Harrison/Getty Photographs for Coachella Following final yr’s worldwide breakthrough monitor “Idol” (which hit No. 1 on the Billboard World Excl. US chart for seven weeks) and a string of internationally targeted music, YOASOBI took their Coachella debut to rock each their set on the Mojave stage (the place singer Ikuta Lilas pranced throughout the multilevel stage whereas by no means forgetting to play to her producer-instrumentalist companion Ayase) in addition to be a part of the 88rising Futures showcase (bringing ATARASHII GAKKO! to affix them onstage for an epic ending).
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Number_i, Jackson Wang & Xin Liu
Picture Credit score: Frazer Harrison/Getty Photographs for Coachella One of the thrilling components of the 88rising Futures stage was the blending of expertise approaching stage collectively. Japanese singers Yūta Jingūji, Yuta Kishi and Sho Hirano of the trio Number_i, Hong Born–born Okay-pop star Jackson Wang, and Xin Liu of China all joined their star energy within the Mojave Tent for what’s doubtless a one-time-only collaboration for followers. Jackson even carried out with Number_i for his or her single “GOAT,” hinting at a world remix of their No. 1 hip-hop Japan Scorching 100 hit.
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Peggy Gou
Picture Credit score: Quinn Tucker/Coachella Korean-born, Germany-based Peggy Gou had her viewers (that reportedly included the likes of Lisa from BLACKPINK) having fun with her vary of dance and disco music within the Sahara Tent, however the DJ-producer-singer additionally introduced her personal set of dancers — not sometimes seen within the EDM area — with the gender-bending troupe’s voguing, whacking and group choreography bringing some extra appetizing visuals past the mega-watt LEDs.
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LE SSERAFIM
Picture Credit score: Rachael Polack With lower than two years beneath their belt, woman group LE SSERAFIM additionally delivered their model of attitude-driven Okay-pop efficiency model to Sahara as their Billboard World 200 hit songs like “ANTIFRAGILE,” “Good” and “Unforgiven” (with a cameo from the tune’s legendary featured guitarist Nile Rodgers) all delivered the internationally eclectic sounds already inside Coachella. The quintet’s stay debut of recent tune “1-800-hot-n-fun” additionally pointed to the pageant being a spot for artists to ship musical surprises and wouldn’t be the one new music debuted on the fest.
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BIBI
Picture Credit score: Natt Lim/Coachella A final-minute shock introduced simply hours earlier than the 88rising Futures showcase, BIBI carried out her No. 1 South Korean hit “Bam Yang Gang” and shared her new duet with Jackson Wang throughout her short-but-heavily efficient time on the Mojave Tent. It wouldn’t be shocking if the fast cameo simply secured BIBI her personal set for Coachella 2025.
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Tiger JK & Yoon Mi-rae
Picture Credit score: Frazer Harrison/Getty Photographs for Coachella After first becoming a member of 88rising’s 2023 Coachella stage, Korean hip-hop pioneers and married couple Tiger JK and Yoonmirae joined 88rising as soon as once more this yr for a refreshed set of music and collaborators. The duo unexpectedly opened with a rendition of Stray Youngsters tune “Topline,” which options Tiger who known as the Okay-pop boy band “the attractive group Stray Youngsters.” Xiu Lin later joined the couple to carry out the tune “Growth Tick Growth,” which the 2 wrote and Tiger produced.
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Awich
Picture Credit score: Natt Lim/Coachella Along with her eye on the worldwide market, Awich performed her first Los Angeles live performance simply days forward of becoming a member of the 88rising Futures showcase. The Japanese rapper introduced YOASOBI and ATARASHII GAKKO! onstage to showcase a versatility that may very well be key as she preps future English music
