This is it. The final round. Welcome back to the K-Pop Idol Vocalist Challenge! Both matches last round ended with no small margins, with both EXO Chen and JYJ Junsu moving on to the final round after having emerged victorious by roughly 35 and 17 percent, respectively. While there was some back-and-forth in the initial stages of the… Continue reading Soompi K-Pop Idol Vocalist Challenge: Final Round
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Announcing the Results of the 10th Annual Soompi Awards 2014
With over 23 million votes and voters from 139 countries, this year’s Soompi Awards were the most exciting yet! For the first time ever, we added TV & Drama categories to celebrate SoompiTV joining our family this past October. Voting occurred from December 23, 2014 – January 6, 2015 on the web, via the official Soompi accounts on the… Continue reading Announcing the Results of the 10th Annual Soompi Awards 2014
Super Junior’s Choi Siwon on “Dragon Blade” Star Tour in Singapore
Choi Siwon has been busy promoting his latest Chinese movie “Dragon Blade” along with co-stars Jackie Chan, John Cusack, Adrien Brody, Lin Peng and Mika Wang. The cast visited Shanghai, Beijing, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and Thailand in the span of one week, flying in Jackie Chan’s personal jet. Shedding his clean cut idol image and sporting… Continue reading Super Junior’s Choi Siwon on “Dragon Blade” Star Tour in Singapore
Vote: Your Favorite Couples from K-Dramas, “We Got Married,” and More!
Happy Valentine’s Day, Soompiers! Whether or not you have a significant other, you can always rejoice in the love and attraction of the various real and make-believe couples in the world of K-pop and K-drama! Our forum community has a strong and proud shipping tradition, and this year we’re celebrating by holding a friendly contest… Continue reading Vote: Your Favorite Couples from K-Dramas, “We Got Married,” and More!
Soompi K-Pop Idol Vocalist Challenge: Semifinal Round
And then there were four. Welcome to the semifinals of the K-Pop Idol Vocalist Challenge! Round 3 proved to be even more brutal than Round 2, with talented vocals like Ailee, IU, BIGBANG Daesung, and Super Junior Kyuhyun being knocked out. Possibly the biggest surprise was how large some of the margins were. JYJ Junsu, EXO Chen,… Continue reading Soompi K-Pop Idol Vocalist Challenge: Semifinal Round
Soompi Is Hiring: Editorial and Office Interns
Hello, Soompiers in Korea! We are currently looking for dedicated and passionate writers, as well as a part-time office manager, to be part of our team in Seoul! Soompi Editorial Intern As a Soompi editorial intern, you will report to our office in Seoul and will work eight hours, five days a week. Duties will include… Continue reading Soompi Is Hiring: Editorial and Office Interns
[Soompi Shop] Autographed Niel “oNIELy” Special Package!
ORDER HERE Hi Soompiers! Soompi Shop is bringing to you a new special! This time, it’s with Teen Top member, Niel! This special will therefore include an autographed copy of Niel solo debut album “oNIELy.” If you want to get yours, it’s now or never on Soompi Shop! Packages will be shipped from Seoul promptly upon reception from the agency, likely… Continue reading [Soompi Shop] Autographed Niel “oNIELy” Special Package!
Soompi K-Pop Idol Vocalist Challenge: Round 3
(Round 4 – the semifinals – has begun: Soompi K-Pop Idol Vocalist Challenge: Semifinal Round) Welcome back to Round 3 of the K-Pop Idol Vocalist Challenge! As expected, it was a tight race for Round 2, some match-ups even coming down to measly differences of less than two percent: INFINITE Sungkyu barely edged ahead of Super Junior Yesung, and FTISLAND Hongki and… Continue reading Soompi K-Pop Idol Vocalist Challenge: Round 3
Contest: Represent Your City for #SoompiWasHere
Hey Soompiers! As the most global Korean entertainment community on the web, we’ve decided to kick off 2015 with a campaign to show everyone where we are! You may have noticed our campaign #SoompiWasHere on our social media accounts – showing off where all of our amazing staff is located (from North to South America… Continue reading Contest: Represent Your City for #SoompiWasHere
Soompi K-pop Idol Vocalist Challenge: Round 2
Round 3 has begun: Soompi K-Pop Idol Vocalist Challenge: Round 3 Hello Soompiers, and welcome back to the K-Pop Idol Vocalist Challenge! Round 1 has wrapped up with very few surprises. SM made a strong showing as always, with eight out of nine contestants proceeding to Round 2 (sorry, Jonghyun, we still love you!). Of the… Continue reading Soompi K-pop Idol Vocalist Challenge: Round 2