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So good they could be Blackpink – meet the women of cover dance crew Chocomint HK, whose ‘K-pop in public’ videos have gone viral on YouTube

  • Two of Hong Kong cover dance crew Chocomint HK’s videos recently went viral online – their covers of Blackpink’s tracks Pink Venom and Shut Down
  • The six-member crew share an ‘incredible’ love of K-pop, and say they make the videos not with an end goal in mind – they just love to dance

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Chocomint HK are a Hong Kong-based cover dance crew who are taking part in “K-pop in public”, a popular trend on social media platforms such as YouTube. Photo: Chocomint HK
Jiwon Park

You may have seen them if you are in Hong Kong – six young women performing in some of the busiest and most scenic spots in the city, their dance moves slick and stylish.

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The women make up Chocomint HK, a K-pop cover dance crew who are taking part in “K-pop in public”, a popular trend on social media platforms such as YouTube.
Two of the group’s most recent videos have gone viral – their covers of Blackpink’s “Pink Venom” and “Shut Down” have, as of October 31, had 191,000 and 738,000 views respectively.

Considering the fact that many K-pop cover dance videos made in Hong Kong attract, on average, hundreds to thousands of views, these numbers are phenomenal.

[KPOP IN PUBLIC] BLACKPINK - Shut Down dance cover by CHOCOMINT HK

The videos have drawn Blackpink fans from all over the world and have bumped their subscriber numbers to 7,700 from some 4,000 over the past month.

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