“Coming of Age” Day: Twenty Idols Celebrating Twenty Years of Age

It’s that time of the year again when Koreans celebrate “Coming of Age” day. It’s a special day in which people who are turning 20 years-old in 2013 are celebrated and given gifts for becoming “adults” in society. Interestingly this year, the law will change starting July 1 so that people who turn 19 years-old… Continue reading “Coming of Age” Day: Twenty Idols Celebrating Twenty Years of Age

[Soompi Shop] Autographed RaNia “Just Go” Special Package!

Hi Soompiers, Soompi Shop is back with a new special! This time, we are offering a special package with girl group RaNia! Saem, Jooyi, Di, T-ae, and Xia will autograph their second mini-album “Just Go” just for you! We will also include five high-quality pictures of the ladies in the package! Only 200 copies will be available, so if you don’t want to… Continue reading [Soompi Shop] Autographed RaNia “Just Go” Special Package!

[Editorial] The Current State of Hallyu in the US

I’m not going to pretend to be an expert on who’s doing what and with whom on the Hallyu map. But we’ve tasted success through PSY, and I say we because by it’s due to fans of Korean pop sticking the proverbial foot in the door. When Korean pop fans subbed and uploaded music videos… Continue reading [Editorial] The Current State of Hallyu in the US

MBC Music Core 04.06.13

Today’s special Music Core MCs were Infinite‘s Sungkyu, L and Woohyun. K.Will made his comeback performance today with “Lay back” and “Love Blossom.” Sun unit ZE:A Five also had their Music Core debut stage with “The Day We Broke Up.” Next week will be Taeyeon, Tiffany and Seohyun‘s last week as regular hosts for the… Continue reading MBC Music Core 04.06.13

KBS Music Bank – 04.05.13 – INFINITE’s “Man In Love” Wins!

The winner of K-chart this week was the fabulous INFINITE‘s sweet song “Man In Love”, beating Busker Busker with “Cherry Blossom Ending.” This made member L so happy that he started crying during their winning performance. Congratulations INFINITE! K.Will had his comeback stage today with “Lay Back” & “Love Blossom.” Other exciting performances today were… Continue reading KBS Music Bank – 04.05.13 – INFINITE’s “Man In Love” Wins!

RaNia Joins Hands With Snoop Dogg for U.S. Debut

Known for his rapping and songwriting skills, Snoop Dogg will lend a hand and be featured in RaNia’s U.S. debut track. On April 2, RaNia’s agency stated, “Top star Snoop Dogg will be featured in RaNia’s track, which will be released in the U.S. Well-known hip hop artist 2 Chainz will also be featured in… Continue reading RaNia Joins Hands With Snoop Dogg for U.S. Debut

SBS Inkigayo 03.31.13 – Infinite’s “Man in Love” Wins

Infinite‘s “Man in Love” takes the win today on Inkigayo, beating out Girl’s Day‘s “Expectation” and Davichi‘s “Just The Two Of Us.” Congratulations to the boys! Today show featured the debut stage of ZE:A‘s sub unit Z:EA FIVE and their song “The Day We Broke Up.”  Next week we will see K.Will‘s comeback stage! Performances… Continue reading SBS Inkigayo 03.31.13 – Infinite’s “Man in Love” Wins

KBS Music Bank – 03.29.13 – G.NA’s “Oops” Wins!

The winner of K-chart this week was the fabulous G.NA‘s song “Oops” (featuring Ilhoon from BTOB), beating Busker Busker with “Cherry Blossom Ending.” Congratulations G.NA! Today also featured the comeback performances of AA with the romantic song “Come Back.” Also, the debut stage featured the performances of ZE:A FIVE with cute song “The Day We Broke… Continue reading KBS Music Bank – 03.29.13 – G.NA’s “Oops” Wins!

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