ac07 MAY K-pop boy band Blitzers

The National
  • Members of the K-pop boy band Blitzers posing for a photo at a rehearsal studio in Seoul. Thirty teenagers, thousands of hours of training, dozens of shattered dreams: it all comes to a head next week when the Blitzers will be launched into the cut-throat K-pop market, hoping to become the next BTS. AFP
    Members of the K-pop boy band Blitzers posing for a photo at a rehearsal studio in Seoul. Thirty teenagers, thousands of hours of training, dozens of shattered dreams: it all comes to a head next week when the Blitzers will be launched into the cut-throat K-pop market, hoping to become the next BTS. AFP
  • Blitzers member Jang Jun-ho exercising during a gym session in Seoul. AFP
    Blitzers member Jang Jun-ho exercising during a gym session in Seoul. AFP
  • Blitzers member Jang Jun-ho, left, taking a break during a dance practise session at a rehearsal studio in Seoul. AFP
    Blitzers member Jang Jun-ho, left, taking a break during a dance practise session at a rehearsal studio in Seoul. AFP
  • Blitzers performing during their dance practise session at a rehearsal studio in Seoul. AFP
    Blitzers performing during their dance practise session at a rehearsal studio in Seoul. AFP
  • Blitzers performing during their dance practise session at a rehearsal studio in Seoul. AFP
    Blitzers performing during their dance practise session at a rehearsal studio in Seoul. AFP
  • Members of the K-pop boy band Blitzers pose for a photo at a rehearsal studio in Seoul. AFP
    Members of the K-pop boy band Blitzers pose for a photo at a rehearsal studio in Seoul. AFP
  • Blitzers performing during their dance practise session at a rehearsal studio in Seoul. AFP
    Blitzers performing during their dance practise session at a rehearsal studio in Seoul. AFP
  • Blitzers member Hong Seung-hyun taking a break during a dance practise session at a rehearsal studio in Seoul. AFP
    Blitzers member Hong Seung-hyun taking a break during a dance practise session at a rehearsal studio in Seoul. AFP
  • Blitzers member Choi Gyeong-seok putting on his shoes to go to a gym in the band's shared house in Seoul. AFP
    Blitzers member Choi Gyeong-seok putting on his shoes to go to a gym in the band's shared house in Seoul. AFP
  • Blitzers performing during their dance practise session at a rehearsal studio in Seoul. AFP
    Blitzers performing during their dance practise session at a rehearsal studio in Seoul. AFP
  • Blitzers performing during their dance practise session at a rehearsal studio in Seoul. AFP
    Blitzers performing during their dance practise session at a rehearsal studio in Seoul. AFP
  • Member Jang Jun-ho, left, having his hair done at a beauty salon in Seoul ahead of a promotional shoot. AFP
    Member Jang Jun-ho, left, having his hair done at a beauty salon in Seoul ahead of a promotional shoot. AFP
  • Blitzers member Lee Jun-young exercising at a gym in Seoul. AFP
    Blitzers member Lee Jun-young exercising at a gym in Seoul. AFP
  • Blitzers member Hong Seung-hyun having his make-up done at a beauty salon in Seoul ahead of a promotional shoot. AFP
    Blitzers member Hong Seung-hyun having his make-up done at a beauty salon in Seoul ahead of a promotional shoot. AFP
  • Blitzers perform during their dance practise session at a rehearsal studio in Seoul. AFP
    Blitzers perform during their dance practise session at a rehearsal studio in Seoul. AFP
  • Blitzers member Lee Jun-young having his make-up done at a beauty salon in Seoul ahead of a promotional shoot. AFP
    Blitzers member Lee Jun-young having his make-up done at a beauty salon in Seoul ahead of a promotional shoot. AFP
  • Blitzers performing during their dance practise session at a rehearsal studio in Seoul. AFP
    Blitzers performing during their dance practise session at a rehearsal studio in Seoul. AFP
  • Blitzers member Lee Jun-young, right, drying his hair after getting up, at the band's shared house in Seoul. AFP
    Blitzers member Lee Jun-young, right, drying his hair after getting up, at the band's shared house in Seoul. AFP