Lunar New Year Special: Do You Know Your Hanbok?

The Lunar New Year (Seollal) is one of the major holidays in Korea, and as such, it’s one of the few occasions when people might wear the traditional national garment known as hanbok. For women, the hanbok consists of a jeogori (a jacket, usually cropped below the bustline and held together with a tie), and… Continue reading Lunar New Year Special: Do You Know Your Hanbok?

Crayon Pop Explains They Did Not Push Girls’ Generation’s Sunny at the 23rd Seoul Music Awards

It this another case of a video taken out of context and a series of misunderstandings, or it is really as it seems? The local media was a buzz yesterday with reports about a fan taken video that was uploaded to an online community with the title, “Crayon Pop pushing the back of Girls’ Generation.”… Continue reading Crayon Pop Explains They Did Not Push Girls’ Generation’s Sunny at the 23rd Seoul Music Awards

Performances from the 23rd Seoul Music Awards

As the 23rd Seoul Music Awards recognized last year’s biggest acts in K-Pop, many of the artists had special stages. Held at the Jamsil Stadium in Seoul, performances at the event were by Girls’ Generation, SHINee, BEAST, Infinite, SISTAR, 4Minute, EXO, VIXX, Lim Kim, BTS, Crayon Pop, A Pink and B.A.P. For a full listing of… Continue reading Performances from the 23rd Seoul Music Awards

[Gallery] 23rd Seoul Music Awards Red Carpet, Performance and Stage Photos

On January 23, some of the most dazzling idol stars got dressed to the nines to attend and celebrate the 23rd Seoul Music Awards, held at the Jamsil Stadium in Seoul! Idol groups such as Girls’ Generation, EXO, SHINee, A Pink, B1A4, Infinite, BTS, BEAST, SISTAR and many more attended the awards ceremony, seen in… Continue reading [Gallery] 23rd Seoul Music Awards Red Carpet, Performance and Stage Photos

[Gallery] 28th Golden Disk Awards Photo Wall and Fun BTS Photos

January 16 was one of K-Pop’s biggest nights as the 28th Golden Disk Awards was held at Kyung Hee University’s Grand Peace Palace. 2013 has marked a phenomenal year for K-Pop and some of the top groups attended the awards to celebrate, perform and have fun! Groups and artists include EXO, BEAST, B1A4, 4minute, 2NE1,… Continue reading [Gallery] 28th Golden Disk Awards Photo Wall and Fun BTS Photos

Kim Woo Bin, Jung Woo, Lee Jong Suk and Others to Attend “Asia Model Awards”

Actors Kim Woo Bin, Park Hae Jin, Lee Jong Suk, Jung Woo and Kang Ji Hwan will be appearing at the “2014 Asia Model Awards.” The “2014 Asia Model Awards” will be held on January 17 at the Seoul Olympic Hall. This year will mark the 9th year that the event is being held, and there will… Continue reading Kim Woo Bin, Jung Woo, Lee Jong Suk and Others to Attend “Asia Model Awards”

New Boy Group K-Much Debuts with “Beyond the Ocean”

Home to Crayon Pop, Chrome Entertainment has officially debuted its new boy group K-Much today! K-Much is blasting into the K-Pop music scene with its debut album “Beyond the Ocean” and its title track with “Know Nothing” (translated from the Korean). With members Loki, G.low, Kiu, Ato, and Bornus, the team is named 가물치 (meaning “snakehead fish” in… Continue reading New Boy Group K-Much Debuts with “Beyond the Ocean”

Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2014 – January Week 1

Happy New Year to all our readers!  We are starting the 10th year of our Soompi Weekly Music Chart.  At the start of every year, we review our existing chart sources and make necessary adjustments to keep it more updated.  There are three changes this year: Air Monitor (15%) is no longer a source since… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2014 – January Week 1

SBS Inkigayo 01.05.14- IU Beats EXO and Crayon Pop with “Friday”

This week on SBS “Inkigayo,” IU, EXO, and Crayon Pop competed for number one, with IU coming out on top with “Friday.” Congratulations, IU! EXO competed with “Miracles in December” and Crayon Pop with “Lonely Christmas.” IU previously also won this Friday and Saturday on KBS’ “Music Bank” and MBC’s “Music Core,” respectively.  Unfortunately, none… Continue reading SBS Inkigayo 01.05.14- IU Beats EXO and Crayon Pop with “Friday”

[Soompi] Ultimate Staff Picks of 2013!

2013 is officially over, and with it comes a time of celebration and reflection. How many excellent artists, dramas, songs, shows, and albums have we been graced with this year? Sure, we have our excellent Soompi Awards 2013 to let the charts and the fans speak for themselves (and we can’t wait to see what… Continue reading [Soompi] Ultimate Staff Picks of 2013!

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