Introducing The FADER's July 2026 cover star: @underscoresplus
A monumental first half of 2026 propelled the 26-year-old from the underground to the brink of the mainstream. She’s figuring it all out in real time. “A lot of crazy things are happening. A bunch of famous people are following me, and I'm not reacting to it at all,” she says. "For some reason right now, I just can’t pay attention to it. I gotta keep going."
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underscores on being influenced by the K-pop industry:
“There's something really inspiring about, like, a regular person going through this system of pop music that makes them into this
otherworldly being or something. I like the idea of trying to do that without the resources of a multimillion-dollar company. It's just
always been a dream of mine when I was younger, alongside being an electronic producer. I also wanted to be a pop star like that.”
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umru on his and underscores’ friendship:
“She used to be the quietest, most reserved person, and sometimes it would take a while to figure out what she was really thinking about something. “I've literally watched her whole character change so much since we've known each other. It makes me super proud.”
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@RealConvolkJT@PVerde79@TheMemeWalker of course they’re not gonna complain she’s a massive artist whom they’re big fans of, the problem is that’s just a blatant abuse of power on her end and is predatory as fuck regardless of the age gap