Girl group Nine Muses is set to make their comeback this week with their second single “Dolls.” The title track, also named “Dolls” was written and composed by the hit producer Sweet Tune. With a mix of real brass and guitar sounds in a funky dance beat, the track is about overcoming the struggles of breaking up after being in love. The single also contains two other track...
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Now the definition of “Classic K-Pop” here is very subjective. Most of the songs on the list are actually covers on audition programs. The great thing about these shows is that we get a chance to revisit songs that were awesome, but now buried by history. lightningstix has organized this so that you can hear the original and the remake/cover. The first clip is the original and the seco...
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With Girls’ Generation’s “I Got A Boy” sweeping every chart in Korea this past week, it is no surprise that it becomes our new No. 1 song. To show its dominance, “I Got A Boy” scored 994 points, just six points off perfection. Expect this song to stay at the top for a while. There are three new songs in the top 10 this week. Moving up 17 spots to No. 2 right behind “I Got A Boy” is ballad/OST que...
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Today on Inkigayo, CNBLUE performed “I’m Sorry” and “Coffee Shop” for their special comeback stage. “I’m Sorry” was composed and produced by Jung Yong Hwa, and is the title track for their fourth mini album “Re:BLUE.” There was been much anticipation for their comeback as their mini album reached over 100,000 preorders. For this comeback, Yonnghwa recently stated that “This is the hap...
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Rookie group VIXX makes their comeback this week with their third single “On and On“ The song was created by Whang Sae Jun along with other international producers, Albi Albertsson, Ricky Hanley and Kristine Lind. “On and On” is said to have a distinctive rock and electro-pop style. The song starts with the sound of an intense electric guitar and progresses with dynamic cho...
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Rain rain go away come again another day~ Here’s LIGHTNINGSTIX and he will try and give you a roundup of the interestin’ things going on in the K-Pop stratosphere while having a good time! 1. Rain Rain Go Away But really, although Rain’s punishment wasn’t that severe his image took a big hit! After being spotted with Kim Tae Hee he was criticized for getting preferential ...
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So I was surfing my Facebook news feed when I was bored, and I stumbled upon an old urban legend I remembered. There is an urban legend about the parallel nature between Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy. Both were presidents elected in the year xx60. Both presidents were assassinated. Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theatre. Kennedy was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald in a Lincoln aut...
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Today’s M!Countdown had comebacks from hot rookies VIXX and former H.O.T member Moon Hee Jun! SPEED finally had their long awaited debut and also debuting tonight was the 4Minute sub-unit 2Yoon with their country-pop inspired “24/7″. Winner tonight was Girl’s Generation with “I got a boy”. Congratulations girls! Next week we have more to look forward to as Nine...
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If you’re familiar with the world of K-Pop, you probably know and are already adjusted to male celebrities wearing makeup. Some stick with natural makeup like bb cream and lip gloss while others experiment with more makeup like eyeliner and eyeshadow whether it’s because they’re on television or they want to look good for their fans/ Even so, there are probably days when they don’t want to wear ma...
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Hi Soompiers, It’s a new year, a new deal, and a new girl group (at least for us)! We are happy to announce that our latest autographed special is from Hello Venus! For this exclusive autographed CD package, the six lovely ladies will sign their latest mini-album, featuring the upbeat pop single “What Are You Doing Today?” All CDs will be autographed by all members of the group. As a bonus, ...
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