The HPCMS Chronicle

By Jasmine Cortes   What is K-pop? K-pop short for Korean pop is a genre that is inspired by different types of genres around the world such as pop, hip hop, rock, etc. This genre has over 370  k-pop groups, but not only does this genre have groups but also soloists. These singers are called idols. How it all started K-pop first started in the year 1992 after the first group to ever debut were Seo Taiji and Boys. They released Nan Arayo (i know) their first song in 1992. This later started to gain popularity in Korea and it led to other groups’ debut. K-pop started to get popular in America when PSY released his song “Gangnam Style” back in 2013. This song started to get over 1 billion streams which helped gain a lot of American listeners. America was later introduced to a boy band called BTS. BTS started blowing up in 2015, 2 years after their debut. They became a successful worldwide group thanks to their fans all around the world and sold over 20 million albums worldwide. T...

By Malcolm Mungo With all NYC public schools closed, students are doing school from home. But how do they practice music at home without instruments? Well, all students in music will be able to write and compose their own songs on a platform called Music First. This platform allows students to work with their peers to create cool songs. It also has many music exercises that can help students identify notes better and sight read music. So far, we have been tasked with creating a song on Soundation, one of the many apps on the Music First website. Plenty of 6th, 7th and 8th graders have made amazing pieces of music in the app, and we are getting more and more used to it. Our goal is to be composing full-fledged songs and posting them on Soundcloud for people to purchase. This opportunity may help many students to discover how fun it is to compose music and eventually become a popular artist. Jouseph Tenecla from class 603 is one such student. Check out his Covid-19 song here . ...

By Angelirene Cuautle and Kylie WiIliams Musicals (especially here in NYC), are huge and cause even bigger fandoms. Musicals like Dear Evan Hansen, Hamilton, Wicked, Matilda, The Lion King, Cats, Mean Girls, Phantom of the Opera, etc. The problem is, some people stereotype musicals to be happy and cheerful. But musicals can also have dark stories, cliffhangers and can help people get through some difficult times. They can even help people express their feelings. But overall, they are just as great as movies or shows and can also have cult followings. We at HPCMS here in Long Island City have our own musical productions too. This year we are doing Peter Pan, the musical. Students are making costumes and rehearsing in the auditorium. You can see students rehearsing their lines and marking their dance steps. Cara Giardina from class 603 explains: “My role in the musical is a Siren. Learning the songs is kind of hard but usually to practice, Mr. Quaintance (the director) makes u...

By Maggiie Parente Throwback to 2016, at the Dr. Phil show. You may remember the “Cash Me Ousside” girl for going viral due to her famous catch phrase telling Dr. Phil to fight her outdoors. She became a meme for a while, but used her opportunity for fame and became an internet personality and a rapper with a big whooping net worth of $600,000 with her stage name ‘Bhad Bhabie.’ She signed her record deal with Atlantic Records and made her first song “These Heaux,” which now has over 61 million views on Youtube. She has more than 4 million subscribers and 12 million Instagram followers and her newest song “Gucci Flip Flops” is with Lil Yachty. What success for a young girl in just over a year. After she released her first song, which was very successful, she released even more music and did remixes with YBN, Rich the Kid, Asian Doll and more! And now, she’s doing what all her fans have been waiting for - a tour! Rumors have been flying around that this tour will let h...