The k-pop group Big Ocean released, on Tuesday (12), the mini-album “Follow” the South Korean trio’s first musical project. The album arrived accompanied by the music video “Flow” produced by Mark Batson, who has three Grammy Awards and has worked with names like Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, Eminem, Jay-Z and Maroon 5.
The releases came six months after the arrival of “Glow”, the first song from the mini-album. The song already has more than 900 thousand listens on Spotify and its clip has more than 150 thousand views on YouTube. During this time, Big Ocean also released the songs “Glow and “Slow”, which features Young K, from the South Korean band Day6.
Big Ocean is the first K-pop group composed exclusively of deaf members and takes this identity trait by releasing clips in which the songs are also interpreted in sign language. They made their debut on April 20, the date on which National Day of Persons with Disabilities is celebrated in South Korea.
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Park Hyunjin, 25, began to lose his hearing after experiencing an episode of very high fever during his childhood, and, from adolescence, he underwent surgery to insert a cochlear implant. He graduated in computer engineering from Daegu University before pursuing his dream of becoming an idol by joining a trainee program.
Lee Chanyeon, 26, lost his hearing at age 11 and also uses a cochlear implant. He is Big Ocean’s main rapper, graduated in speech therapy from Woosongo University and worked in the field. It was at work that he discovered the Big Ocean project and wanted to become an idol.
Kim Jiseok, 21, is the youngest of the group and was born with a hearing impairment. He is a model and positions himself as the main dancer of the group. Before becoming an idol, he worked in a cafe and was part of the South Korean national Paralympic ski team.
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This content was originally published in Meet Big Ocean, the first k-pop group with deaf idols on the CNN Brasil website.
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