League of Legends' virtual K-pop group, K / DA,

In 2018, the League of Legends World Championship opened breathtakingly, thanks to an augmented reality concert by a virtual K-pop group called K / DA. The video for the virtual group's debut single, "Pop / Stars, currently has over 360 million views on Facebook, and K / DA has inspired its own niche of fandom." Now, in the run-up to this year's world championship, the band is back with a new single called "The Baddest ".

You can see the song in the video lyrics above (it has English and Korean lyrics), which embraces something of a new sound. The virtual members of K / DA remain the same - it is made up of League characters Ahri, Evelynn, Akali, and Kai’Sa - but the talent behind them has changed. This time around, real-world K-pop stars Soyeon and Miyeon are joined by theAmerican singers Bea Miller and Wolftyla.

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In addition to song, the band will also be releasing an EP later this year featuring what is described as "a wide range of artists as collaborators." Each character also has a new look that, presumably, will eventually be available as an in-game skin, much like what happened after K / DA's first music video.

Music continues to be a big part of the experience ofLeague, especially when it comes to the game's annual tentpole esports tournament. At last year's event in Paris, a virtual hip-hop group called True Damage created a set of three songs using holographic technology. (The virtual comrades also had clothes designed by Louis Vuitton.)

The 2020 Worlds will be held in Shanghai from September 25, with the championship game - and likely another eye-catching opening ceremony - to be held at Pudong Football Stadium on October 31st.

And speaking of the opening ceremonies, despite taking place in an empty arena, the League of Legends Pro League put on an impressive display ahead of their league game summer today: