YOU ARE NOW LISTENING TO PUSHING DAISIES !
What do you mean four former K-pop idols got together and formed a band?
When Pushing Daisies debuted in 2020 with their mini-album BROKEN CONTRACTS, the industry wasn’t quite sure what to make of them. Elliot Son (no relation to the Son brothers), Nam Nakyung, Ana Teller, and Huh Yeojun—four ex-idols—came together under Angelico Entertainment to do something different. Their lead single, lowlife, immediately sparked international buzz for its raw critique of the idol industry.
For the past five years, Pushing Daisies have been hammering in one thing: they are not idols. They reject the label entirely, insisting that they’re a band, not an idol group. Some people think they’re just trying too hard to be different—which, fair enough, but there’s probably a nicer way to say it than the way Twitter does.
They claim to be for the arts, not the charts—but they still dominate the charts. And that contradiction? That’s part of what makes their fans some of the most notorious on social media. They’re wildly successful, backed by a billion-dollar company, yet their fans act like they’re on the verge of eating cat food to keep them afloat.
A major chunk of Pushing Daisies’ international success comes from relentless touring. Under the Mydol label, they’ve gone on tour a staggering 20 times in five years—more than any other act on the roster. If they drop an album, you know a world tour is coming.
Rockstars or industry plants?
From the start, Pushing Daisies have been plagued by controversy. Critics speculate that they’re just industry plants, pushed into the mainstream with inflated streams to make them seem bigger than they really are.
But that theory doesn’t hold up when you consider their history—each member already had a dedicated fanbase before Pushing Daisies even existed. Strong ones, too. The kind that will get your account suspended for simply liking a hate tweet.
And yet, the question lingers: Are they the real deal?