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How to Become a K-pop Superstar — in 7 Minutes | Charlene Kaye | TED

Want to become a K-pop superstar? Comedian and musician Charlene Kaye lays out the formula for breaking through in just a few easy steps, from rapping like a sexy baby to dancing like you’re making pizza in the Matrix. Part musical, part dance performance, part comedy show — this is your how-to guide for creating…

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Want to become a K-pop superstar? Comedian and musician Charlene Kaye lays out the formula for breaking through in just a few easy steps, from rapping like a sexy baby to dancing like you’re making pizza in the Matrix. Part musical, part dance performance, part comedy show — this is your how-to guide for creating the next K-pop hit. (Recorded at TEDNext 2025 on November 11, 2025)

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  1. @aleborja3123

    January 31, 2026 at 2:42 pm

    Best TED talk. That ending 10/10

  2. @sheenak.5662

    January 31, 2026 at 2:51 pm

    The problem is K-pop songs are not that original and sometime Idt they make sense. They can be catchy. They go through so many K-pop bands. You wonder how they keep them straight.

  3. @kevinjia1984

    January 31, 2026 at 3:00 pm

    first time I laughed while watching TED 😂

  4. @debbievandyke_culture

    January 31, 2026 at 3:03 pm

    This is brilliant, best TED talk every 🙂

  5. @RossGirven

    January 31, 2026 at 3:10 pm

    What happened to TED being all about brilliant minds and people at the pinnacle of their career telling their story and sharing their knowledge?

    Last straw…
    Unsub!

  6. @garciavashchino1

    January 31, 2026 at 3:13 pm

    Hilarious and Informative!!!

  7. @ilivill

    January 31, 2026 at 4:12 pm

    TRASH

  8. @loveyvo

    January 31, 2026 at 4:14 pm

    😂😂😂

  9. @DJJonYOUTUBE

    January 31, 2026 at 4:46 pm

    the accuracy

  10. @MagdaL123

    January 31, 2026 at 4:50 pm

    Truth 😂😂😂

  11. @BlissfulForever888

    January 31, 2026 at 5:07 pm

    This was a great accurate assessment and also hilarious

  12. @PuertorricanDennys

    January 31, 2026 at 5:27 pm

    This was so accurate!!!!

  13. @PuertorricanDennys

    January 31, 2026 at 5:27 pm

    Love it so much! Im a kpop fan btw

  14. @madhusudanan

    January 31, 2026 at 5:43 pm

    A Ted Talk for all Kpop fans and haters! Charlene 🔥

  15. @홍몽자홍

    January 31, 2026 at 5:44 pm

    omg the ending fairy 😂😂

  16. @cherrybomb1229

    January 31, 2026 at 6:01 pm

    She is not even funny but she thinks her jokes are funny 😅😅😅

  17. @lovingsalima

    January 31, 2026 at 6:11 pm

    Super cute, btw

  18. @huisaejao2206

    January 31, 2026 at 6:18 pm

    Love and laugh ❤ 😆

  19. @NICTEEEE

    January 31, 2026 at 6:21 pm

    I thought she was the singer from Koop demon hunters

  20. @leshler4275

    January 31, 2026 at 6:31 pm

    I went and watched it. It’s so funny!

  21. @Angei安騏

    January 31, 2026 at 6:39 pm

    😂

  22. @Mariiiwashere

    January 31, 2026 at 6:57 pm

    She’s my fav

  23. @ellymyths

    January 31, 2026 at 7:17 pm

    I just always need more of Charlene’s comedy

  24. @Moonxstarbluebxrry

    January 31, 2026 at 7:47 pm

    This video caught my eye and I am a kpop fan too 😊

  25. @Cat-rk7qf

    January 31, 2026 at 7:58 pm

    This is seaweed soup for my soul 🫶

  26. @spooningbards9138

    February 1, 2026 at 12:29 pm

    SHE EVEN DID THE ENDING FAIRY

  27. @k_tubbs

    February 1, 2026 at 1:19 pm

    Its so accurate. How its it so accurate?! Im dying. 😂

  28. @elfenf3uer

    February 1, 2026 at 1:36 pm

    THIS IS THE BEST PERFORMANCE AND EXPLANATION OF KPOP EVER

  29. @queenoftheuniverse67

    February 1, 2026 at 2:28 pm

    well now i got a new kpop bias

  30. @Mimi77m33

    February 1, 2026 at 2:51 pm

    Istg she has the potential.
    Hybe I think you need to start pick up your idols from TED talk not bus stops😂😂

  31. @AnaPaulaZambranoCorredor

    February 1, 2026 at 3:47 pm

    This is so accurate 🤣🤣

  32. @zenlen3081

    February 1, 2026 at 4:00 pm

    This is true 😂

  33. @susuabc

    February 1, 2026 at 4:36 pm

    She did that great!

  34. @brianclark4040

    February 1, 2026 at 4:36 pm

    Sorry…NGL I think k-pop and I just hear 90s and 2000s R&B. Cultural appropriation.

  35. @selxwrld

    February 1, 2026 at 4:37 pm

    ate that ngl

  36. @elim2403

    February 1, 2026 at 4:43 pm

    Omg. I watched it twice. It was so funny. And it can be applied to some other Asian pop genres and entertainment industry in general. 😅

  37. @ManiMohanty

    February 1, 2026 at 4:47 pm

    She Is Baddy KPop Star…🤩💜👏🎉

  38. @yljohn22

    February 1, 2026 at 4:54 pm

    AMAZING!!! Spot on 😂😂😂❤❤❤❤

  39. @SaturnOnAngel

    February 1, 2026 at 4:54 pm

    3:48 SMOOTHIE SHADE?!

  40. @haineko1989

    February 1, 2026 at 5:19 pm

    Hahaha, exo overrepresented at the ripped twinks section XDDD

  41. @borednow

    February 1, 2026 at 5:26 pm

    This is awesome and totally true 😂😂😂

  42. @jaybass3522

    February 1, 2026 at 5:41 pm

    Brilliant 😂

  43. @EmeliaSings

    February 1, 2026 at 6:08 pm

    oh zucchini

  44. @cstar6682

    February 1, 2026 at 6:19 pm

    I purple you.

  45. @saruultugsganbatar

    February 1, 2026 at 7:17 pm

    🚀😂

  46. @LibraAsc293

    February 1, 2026 at 7:19 pm

    “And then the person with the highest voice does WAY too much” 😂😂😂 Fr cant be a kpop song without that random “aaaaaAäAæãāAÁÆ” at the end

  47. @rin_box

    February 1, 2026 at 7:44 pm

    as a kpop fan of 20 years, enlightening and 1000000% accurate

  48. @rin_box

    February 1, 2026 at 7:49 pm

    the poses, the confetti, TOO ACCURATE

  49. @nikkipagano

    February 1, 2026 at 7:50 pm

    Ready to start my new career path

  50. @TntosionOfficial

    February 1, 2026 at 8:02 pm

    Her confidence is impeccable. What a performer

  51. @WorriorXD

    February 2, 2026 at 12:19 pm

    I LOVE THATT

  52. @helpanimals-

    February 2, 2026 at 12:24 pm

    I cannot unsee this now , so true

  53. @Zeee530

    February 2, 2026 at 12:37 pm

    Listened to the audio version of this, the video was as sensational as it sounded

  54. @上桿子

    February 2, 2026 at 12:41 pm

    omg,she’s such a talented woman so far in TED talk

  55. @jonathanace7587

    February 2, 2026 at 12:59 pm

    It is already challenging to have an engaging TEDtalk. And you not only talk but also sing, dance, do comedy and engage with audience ? Gurllllllllllllllllllll

  56. @Otherworldly23

    February 2, 2026 at 1:14 pm

    Plot twist shes actually living her kpop dream

    • @charlenekayemusic

      February 2, 2026 at 3:06 pm

      Truth!!!

  57. @lisabenam960

    February 2, 2026 at 2:08 pm

    I fucking love heeerrrr!!!!!

  58. @daikonnn822

    February 2, 2026 at 2:16 pm

    This is the best thing I’ve ever seen

  59. @pushniqa

    February 2, 2026 at 2:32 pm

    Lmao this was hilariously on point

  60. @statsy150

    February 2, 2026 at 2:47 pm

    2:45 this was definitely inspired by Russian roulette 😭

  61. @telly9072

    February 2, 2026 at 3:53 pm

    Legend!!!

  62. @helenasouza9196

    February 2, 2026 at 4:13 pm

    This is so accurate I’m wheezing! I feel like a younger crowd would have appreciated it more. What was shown of the crowd looked more like parents of kpop fans! But i’m so glad she did it, because now we all have access to this masterpiece!

  63. @Potehtoh

    February 2, 2026 at 4:37 pm

    STUNNED

  64. @TiredinSchool

    February 2, 2026 at 5:31 pm

    4:48 As a Jamaican this is so funny😂

  65. @RomanticRoyal

    February 2, 2026 at 5:42 pm

    This is so ice-cream by black pink coded

  66. @tiffanydawson1748

    February 2, 2026 at 6:29 pm

    Awesome!❤😊

  67. @JayanXiao

    February 2, 2026 at 6:38 pm

    Truly legendary 🍒 🍓 🍉

  68. @dannyhuang8773

    February 2, 2026 at 7:10 pm

    lol aespa then blackpink

  69. @krinkelcutfries

    February 2, 2026 at 7:13 pm

    Woah is that Roe v Slayed?

  70. @EnZoey4378

    February 2, 2026 at 7:38 pm

    정말 준비 많이 했네요 ㅎㅎ… 깊은 메시지도 있고 ^^

  71. @moomoo3279

    February 2, 2026 at 7:39 pm

    I guess I have to start listening to Kpop now

  72. @thoughtdaughterfinalboss

    February 2, 2026 at 7:47 pm

    the audience did not appreciate the accuracy of this enough

  73. @thoughtdaughterfinalboss

    February 2, 2026 at 7:50 pm

    does every kpop song sound like this? yes.
    do i eat it up every time? yes.

  74. @GingerJar

    February 2, 2026 at 8:02 pm

    Sooo gooood!spot-on!hahaha

  75. @suchaprincessmwah

    February 2, 2026 at 8:12 pm

    I just watched the reality of K-Pop and realized: What is wrong with me?

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