Korea’s First African K-Pop Idol? Who Is Fatou of BLACKSWAN 파투 블랙스완 🇸🇳🇰🇷 | Adeola Ash

Korea’s First African K-Pop Idol? Who Is Fatou of BLACKSWAN 파투 블랙스완 🇸🇳🇰🇷 | Adeola Ash
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[@AdeolaAsh]

Happy Black History Month 💖 11/21/22 Update: Check out this playlist of my favorite songs from Fatou’s solo mixtape and the K-Pop group she’s in, BLACKSWAN open.spotify.com/playlist/5bM6QI9kZD83VWr1stXht8?si=VWDjtU48QvOGXELKs0hCNQ ••• Check out Fatou’s solo feature here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4CThaGheLOiiqM And listen to her group’s title single here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJ-6Y2WNp7NqnZI

[@rosieosabutey1448]

Happy black history month. Ours is in October

[@nightraven13kms]

As a Korean, I think it is very good that the number of non-Asian idol members is increasing in K-pop. However, it is very unfortunate that Fatou's company is not a very powerful company.🤔

[@Kaymitlit]

Thank you so much for making this video 💖

[@niziaharrison1686]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ezibiancs2950]

she speaks English, French, Korean and more!!! You go girl! ❤

[@WilliamGarrow]

What African language does she speak?

[@Sarah-kv3qs]

@@WilliamGarrow …. Are we for real? French is in Africa so is English. The way she learns languages she could add another

[@JAllen-tx3di]

@@Sarah-kv3qsut her home language in Senegal (Wolof) specifically was what she spoke and she has to learn English when her parents moved to Belgium according to the video. I’m Senegal French is the official language but the majority of the population may not speak it. Just because English and French is spoken in the contient of Africa, it doesn’t mean it’s spoken in the region she’s from anyone else for that matter. They Spanish, English and French in the continent of North America but one wouldn’t expect a person speaks either of these if they’re from the U.S. Africa is an entire continent you know lol so you’re comment sounds kind of uninformed. It’s impressive that she speaks 3 languages because we know dor sure she has to take time to learn English as a child. I’m not sure about the French since the video doesn’t touch on that, French is spoken in both Senegal and Belgium countries so it’s not surprising she’s familiar with it.

[@umhi5743]

@@Sarah-kv3qs I think they only see those as European languages and what they meant to say was what was her native language or specific language that she spoke that originated in Africa

[@umhi5743]

@@WilliamGarrow I think the one you’re looking for is Wolof

[@oddligames1592]

I'm so proud of her and so happy I can see myself in her. Although I'm a male, I love seeing someone represent us in spaces where we don't have much representation.

[@12Kyra121]

Same. Lots of people think it doesn't matter, but it does.

[@EminentSkiilz]

💪🏽🔥❤️‍🔥💯

[@fosthedoll]

She’s representing blk ladies not you

[@castrolinda7237]

@@fosthedoll u sound foolish!

[@12Kyra121]

@@fosthedoll see that tells me you have no imagination or creativity. I'll encourage and cheer you on to find some.

[@ursula0the0mocro]

Omg I love Fatou, I'm from Brazil so some would say Leya should be my fav, but I'm black and when I saw Fatou for the first time I littarly cried because I was so proud, I was we finally made guys, I know rania had Alex and I loved her and rania, but this time I there was a girl with my skin color in the industry I love for over 15 years, I wish Fatou the best an all the support keep slaying girl make us proud what you already did❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💪🏾

[@lilac8794]

Thanks.

[@trinibarbie2161]

Omg I thought I was the only one who cried seeing her for the first time

[@bryanna9458]

I'm also Brazilian, but I'm forever supporting Fatou!!

[@naomishance3828]

I'm really proud of fatou

[@danawilliams2450]

She is beautiful and I like this group very talented young ladies

[@maki9396]

Her presence appeals to Africans Europeans and Asians!! She's perfect as a kpop idol!!! And yes we will always keep rising!

[@NoctLightCloud]

her presence appeals to Asians and Europeans? What makes you say that?🤔

[@vnosike]

@@NoctLightCloud her beauty

[@maki9396]

@@NoctLightCloud because of her race, ethnicity and nationality. They're all different, so she has fans from different countries. And she's so beautiful

[@JuanitoEsBonito]

@@NoctLightCloud there are African immigrants all over the world even in Europe and Asia her presence would be a good thing to see

[@Sarah-kv3qs]

@@NoctLightCloud Lots of Africans/ biracial individuals in Asia who love K-pop

[@blonk_143]

Honestly, Fatou makes me so happy. She's the kind of person who makes me feel like anything is possible, especially as a black girl. She's so talented, nice and charismatic. She's a role model for me. I hope for nothing but great things for Blackswan, they've worked so hard, they deserve all the recognition and love. All the members are hard-working women who want to make their dreams come true, and we should support them. Even though they just came out of a scandal, everyone moved on and we should too, we shouldn't send hate towards anyone. Even if you haven't forgiven Leia, it will do nothing but harm the group to send hate towards her. Focus on supporting the other members. Let's just send love and support towards them.

[@summerday2203]

Fatou is beautiful and she has sincere eyes and soul. She is really strong and inspiring ❤

[@tamariegleason9853]

She is going to modernize K-pop and help give K-pop a new transition. I hope people of Korea are welcoming of the young people and change.

[@tamariegleason9853]

Also @dojacat - please collaborate with black swan for exposure holy snap that would be wicked ❤

[@bougie_pink]

FATOU SHALL CONTINUE TO FLOURISH as we continue to support

[@samiawilliams9117]

This video has made me so happy and I am so happy that you were the one to make it Adeola.

[@AdeolaAsh]

Glad it brought you happiness!! 🥰♥️

[@TheBlackRabbit672]

Her talent is outrageous, her journey,dedication & that beauty! She deserves it all 👏

[@lisa.222]

It's crazy to me. Because she's amazing. Learning all these things at a fast pace when she didn't initially speak the language. The courage as a black Woman. Givin that kpop is MAJORLY inspired by black culture and music. Yet when a black person actually pulls up it's a problem? And the countless writers that write kpop music for our favs. Their names are almost never mentioned. Ppl act like these idols some who barley speak English are just out here singing and rapping in AAVE. Ppl just refuse to acknowledge these things it baffles me

[@divx1001]

Kpop is a manufactured genre, hardly different from your iPhone and Samsung galaxy's, so the majority of kpop fans are people that don't mind manufactured music, so you won't get through to them :(

[@auroraseyets8516]

This is the danger of appropriation...it's very different from appreciation. When a culture is appropriated it is, in short, stolen. Taken the American musical genres of Rock n' Roll and Country...two genres created by black Americans but have, through targeted appropriation, pretty much erased the creators from the genres today.

[@froyokid]

@@auroraseyets8516 same with Latin culture(salsa, bachata, etc)All started by African slaves and no major black Latin artist benefitting. That’s why I feel guilty even listening to kpop

[@artcraftdani892]

People want to be like us but don't want to be us. Its sad, that we have so much culture and gifts in the arts to give but the prejudices won't stop because people are taught this, not born with prejudice.

[@aorekagaming412]

Don't get me started on that shit when they tell a band mate how dark they look because one of them is 1 shade darker or got hit by the sun a bit that day.

[@heatherlee2967]

She's so cool! Love her dedication to committing to this career

[@sashadj458]

I’m happy Fatou is getting more attention, that’s what I like to see!💙

[@celebrateyourdarknessnow4472]

So happy for her. Keep fighting 💪 from USA with love 💕🍷

[@thateastafricangoddess]

This lady needs to go big. Internationally. Beautiful, multilingual, talented,smart,adventurous, kind soul.. ♥

[@throwaway3286]

She will go down in history! She works hard and is talented af I’m so proud of her 🥰

[@AWKWARDCONFIDENCE]

“Just because I rap, it does not mean I cannot sing. I just like to rap” same ❤

[@iwannaborninkoreamistakenl7021]

Fatou is talented Queen , black swan group is famous bcuz of her 🌚💗

[@totiyanachannel1317]

Exactly 💯 and I love her statement when she said people like to bring black people down and we won't go down never ,we never down and we would never be and dat on period bruh no cap 🧢bruh on God mehn🤑..black people are magical we strong, we beautiful and we don't give up #neversaynever# no giv up in our dictionary mehn

[@ItsKatinasWorld]

Her self-love and encouragement is key! She internalizes the good and externalizes the negative. It’s a powerful gift! She seems like such an amazing person!!!

[@fbafoundationalbuck-broken6011]

Faatou is 😍

[@yaqiza]

Fatou is so cute omg, I love the way she speaks, she has a Korean intonation while speaking french 😭😭🤍 as a french person this makes me love her even more

[@samsaarid2530]

En français elle mange les mots on entend même pas la fin de ses phrases, elle articule même pas, c'est comme ça que les Korean parlent donc ?

[@yaqiza]

@@samsaarid2530 Ne me faites pas dire ce que je n'ai pas dit. Oui elle s'exprime comme une coréenne, je parle ici de son intonation et même de sa gestuelle non pas de sa prononciation :)

[@knmid]

I doubt it because when she speaks Korean she has an English intonation. That's cute too.

[@UnPeuDeTourisme]

@@samsaarid2530 Elle parle comme un coréen qui a un assez bon niveau en français. C’est mignon. PS: Bien que je m’attendais à ce qu’elle n’ait pas vraiment d’accent ou du moins qu’elle ait un accent belge puisqu’elle a grandit en Belgique (si j’ai bien compris..).

[@MissCellanious1]

"Who put you on this planet?"😤 *in my Spongebob accent*

[@bellawinx8015]

I am really inspired by her, and from now on I will be fatou's fan..I don't care if I'm brown I will keep on reaching for my dreams no matter what, coz if Fatou can do it than I can do it....Thank You Fatou💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@tanialucas4579]

I'm just fell happy that fatou she's getting more popular ❤❤❤

[@MrGeorgelaw777]

What a beautiful and incredible black woman. Unbelievably gifted and talented. Continued Blessings to you. I’m 62 years old and enjoyed this tremendously.

[@honeyzoria]

Its so nice to hear that she is from Belgium

[@african_queen_eve]

Wow! I'm literally all smiles seeing this! ☺️ I'm proud to know that an African is making us proud in a setting that initially used to seem impossible 👌 Big ups to Fatou 👍

[@monstafloppa871]

Sweet and intelligent young lady, not to mention beautiful. I wish her all the best moving forward.

[@oluwashinaomisanya7487]

Outside of Nicki, Fatou is the only female rapper I'm interested in currently.

[@michaelflemming2292]

Yes

[@michaelflemming2292]

(Also this is the son of the account owner, the guy in the profile picture is not saying that)

[@JJoh4040]

Nicki Minaj is a terrible music artist to follow she's married to a ped0 and she's disrespected historical black icons like Malcolm X

[@dobibear]

god i just love her so much. so talented, beautiful and kind. fatou deserves the world

[@nk-ru6dz]

Fatou is so gorgeous 😍 she looks like a mixture of barbie and supermodel

[@sdjamaay3021]

Thank you for this video, I'm so proud of our Queen 👑

[@bamvam5859]

I hope she has an amazing career and when I go to korea I can't wait to become a black K-pop star

[@princelife7730]

Goodluck beautiful!

[@MissLeopardYT]

Omg I found someone who wants to be a black kpop idol to! Me aswell me and my friends are doing dance covers and everything I'm really determined to do it and I hope I do

[@mercedesmcgee89]

I'm so proud of Fatou in every way 💜 I'm happy to see a black woman back in K-pop ☺

[@sdjamaay3021]

"You know what I'm saying" Fatou, constantly 😂

[@ChaiLatte64]

She's 26 and learned about kpop when she was 14. Like same girl ✨❤️❤️ honestly living vicariously through her lol love this so much 🥺

[@realm1029]

She is a big fan of SHINee and they are the ones who inspired her to become a kpop artist. I love her personality.she is talented and a sweetheart

[@ickleronny]

Thats amazing to know. I love SHINee and I find Fatou really interesting. Hope they meet and collaborate.

[@khanyisilemaseko2231]

I like how she said they will never bring us down yessss girl

[@aviatress5643]

YAYYY i love when you post!

[@Cruzdeli]

I love her teeth. They're big and beautiful and she's super gorgeous

[@wonder6789]

How she learned Korean so fast and so well is... astonishing

[@mailin6606]

I’m so happy for this girl, she’s really rocking the industry… and honestly it’s time for more diversity in the kpop industry… simply gorgeous

[@trinibarbie2161]

I LOVE HER!!!!! I hope she realize how much support she has all over the world!! She is truly inspirational

[@nashambenyisrael7689]

I had no idea that there was a black K pop star wow... this is history in the making. I know I am late but holy crap she is sooooooooo beautiful!

[@kasembopriscilla-gd7bh]

Much love love love you girl 😻 She is so talented

[@gleemond]

Wow, she’s so talented and determined

[@tobisahib8353]

This girl is living out her dreams as THE first black kpop artist rapper....#respect...#yougogirl....#hatersgonehate...

[@lalisasmr]

Wasn't Alex from Rania the first Black Kpop artist?

[@rajnigoyar1988]

I'm proud of her...she's damn gorgeous...love from India 🇮🇳 ❤❤

[@zu3015]

i love her so much

[@lisaro3602]

I'm really proud of her, I glad she deserves more recognition.

[@coreenjermaine7526]

I'm just in for the journey that is Fatou, thanks for keeping us updated 🙏🏽

[@kingjaven13]

I'm super excited and proud of her

[@karadizon4299]

Fatou is so talented and multilingual from French, English to Korean. So admirable! Wishing her the best and will totally support her.

[@sanamuhammad97]

did she learn Korean in a year too? she's really talented

[@marielagarcia8091]

Yes, she is really smart and talented! Out of this world!🎉

[@Betselot2]

She even wrote a poem for her music in korean! That's insane!!!

[@enyamouth69]

Wasted her talents in a racist industry smh

[@Sarah-kv3qs]

@@enyamouth69 She walking so others can run. She knows what she signed up for but she really seems to love it.

[@umhi5743]

It’s not about talent, it’s all about motivation, determination, and the way one learns a language. She learned Korean the smart way, but there’s no doubt that she’s very talented. And she’s soooo beautiful!!

[@tl4744]

Wow, she’s so beautiful and I love how she went after her dream and is is not letting racism/criticism/hatred stop her, but instead is focusing on the good! I wish her so much happiness and success! ❤❤❤❤

[@fatoucisse9873]

Yes fatou good luck

[@gevs4487]

I wish her all the best.

[@aquilalynch9708]

Very nice video and very well produced. Fatou will be proud when she sees this video.

[@AdeolaAsh]

Thanks ♥️

[@Cosmicles]

Preach queen

[@somethingaboutnay6019]

Am so happy to see this especially because she has worn her natural hair on stage but hasn’t also lost her flavour on stage as a black girl.

[@zahraaesmael342]

Fatou is SO beautiful. She is incredibly talented and just so, so pretty oh my gosh.

[@KamalikaMukherjee81]

Wow, a multilingual, talented, intelligent, well-articulate and supremely capable woman who has pursued her dreams and has found success and fame! ❤❤❤ I wish I knew her name before. Thank you, KZbin algorithm. She is my new hero.

[@angelofwar7699]

Omg, you should do a series out of this, telling how each one of the members got into kpop, and how they made to debut in BS, im really interested on Youngheun's history since she was part of a pre-debut group but never made to debut and there is almost no info of that group. ♥ (Sorry if my english is not perfect and Happy BHM 💞)

[@AdeolaAsh]

I did a small series with shorts last year! Here is the one I made for Youngheun kzbin.infosXdXic0SPAs?feature=share

[@angelofwar7699]

@@AdeolaAsh oh! Didn't know, tysm 💖

[@goldyd144]

@@AdeolaAsh Youngeun and Fatou's stories and journies are so inspiring! ❤

[@dpcisunbreakable]

Congratulations to this young lady for all her hard work and perseverance.

[@gaimeigolmei5260]

She is so beautiful 😍 love from,🇮🇳

[@TROYCETV]

Great break down. Definitely following her and supporting her .😊

[@annalee117]

When she's on stage with the other girls I honestly only see her! Wow! 🤩

[@CyciIvy]

THIS IS SO DOPE ! THANKS FOR MAKING THIS !

[@hisanimusic9483]

Yeeeaaaah that’s my best friend. She doesn’t know me but that’s my best friend 😅🥰

[@zipnoodle4718]

She is so beautiful 😭 we love you girl. You are ours now😅🇰🇷

[@AdeolaAsh]

😂♥️

[@pretresseadeline6161]

fatou! je te trouve très courageuse et persévérante d'exercer ta passion dans un pays où la discrimination est tellement encré ! que dieu te garde et te donne la force et le courage dans les moments difficiles ! ❤👍💯

[@Anlin00]

She is my favorit OMMMG❤

[@leonessbutterfly8813]

Thank you for covering this!

[@Prettylildaisy]

I m so proud of her and so happy for her!! Lumina for life! 😭💗

[@luvlichi]

WE WILL ALWAYS KEEP RISING!!!! Yaaaaas Fatou... you're a legend 🙌 keep shinning SUPER STAR 🌟

[@IamJalayaaa]

She opened the door for so many people around the world

[@leigh4326]

She’s Black, she’s African from Senegal and grew up in Belgium. She is truly shattering all these ceilings. I’m proud of you beautiful! ❤

[@denisebrown2994]

Listen to this Beautiful Black Queen speak! They like to bring black people down especially black women, every thing you do the goggles 🥽 are on. But we are not going down, never! Fatou we love you and we will always be here supporting you and lifting you up higher than they could ever imagine. Beyond the stars 🌟! Keep shining like the most precious diamond 💎 you are. ❤️💕💕💕💕

[@bieassialaw6832]

I like her personality and confidence 🥰

[@frediaallure2528]

I saw her in an interview once, so thanks for this!! 💕

[@aritoomey1901]

Growing up Blasian in the US, I can certainly relate. The thing is, you started very young and that has it advantages. I learned early that I might be the Black Sheep in my family, but I also had strength and purpose. I did translations for my older family members, looked after cousins who visited from afar and I was the family hand bringing in a 25 pound bag of rice up 2 flights of stairs for great grandma. I found the silver lining in my clouds early. Because of it, I no longer "fear" where I travel or whom I help. I work in the medical field and translating Chinese in the mother tongue and an indigenous language often brings a surprise to others. However, I "focus" on the pluses of serving my community and the heartfelt responses from those lives I have saved and prolonged. I do try to maintain balance though. I remind myself that negative comments are often some issue of the person internally and just walk away. To create balance, I also make sure to love myself well so that I also become a martyr. Being a pioneer and a pillar in your community is never easy, but as you know...the pluses outweigh the negatives. Just keep going and making those with West African heritage proud of you!

[@rur1279]

So multilingual, talented, gorgeous. Wishing her much success

[@xieame]

She is so pretty 😍.Keep pushing Fatou💜💜💜.

[@tikaroxanne7286]

We are the blueprint 😊 I wish her well she is doing the unthinkable 🙌🏾

[@fadkabari8554]

The Senegalese are stunning people 😍 ✨️

[@FaithsStardust]

I have always said this.

[@spowoku1629]

Shes so pretty

[@goldeneastgun]

She's beautiful. I hope she can hold up under all the pressure and scrutiny out in Asia.

[@MissJackieBrown1]

I love this girl!! She should be bigger!!!! She is soo awsome and beautiful and talented!

[@Jaliseemo]

She is absolutely breathtaking ♥️

[@ppuni741]

The name of the group seems centred on her and in the videos shown she’s always the main focus so that’s even more positive! 💜

[@odea8505]

Beautiful and speaks multiple languages. Great job for not giving up.

[@changeyourname6495]

Proud of her ❤ it takes guts I bet she tries really hard to maintain the body for her to fit in with the Korean culture

[@leeannetyson3874]

What an amazing young black lady... Keep your dream going girl ❤️

[@Zehdrau]

Im so happy for her!and suuuper proud

[@4misa2078]

All frrica froud of her ❤️🇲🇦

[@Th3lite]

Yessss booo. She is beautiful and she fits in so well. I love that her parents are supportive. Her homeland Senegal is beautiful, especially Dakar.

[@IAMjulesATX]

Love her attitude! “We will always keep rising!”

[@serene4961]

It’s incredible how she seemed to have just fallen into being a kpop star unintentionally in just one year, having insane talent naturally, while also learning the whole language in just a year and speaking well, while also breaking the racial barriers and being the first. It’s actually insane and so inspiring. Not only that but she naturally has the perfect body and face for kpop??