Category: Features

9 Precious Moments You Might Have Missed at the 25th Seoul Music Awards

1. iKON’s Bobby fanboys BTS. Bobby dancing during BTS’s performance of “Dope.” 2. iKON’s Bobby also rocks out to SHINee. 3. Ailee and Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon fangirls BoA. 4. SEVENTEEN’s Wonwoo’s dramatic eye makeup. 5. BTS’s Jimin and Suga were beacons of orange and blue. 6. Although already very visible, Jimin made sure he could be seen… Continue reading 9 Precious Moments You Might Have Missed at the 25th Seoul Music Awards

5 Times INFINITE Stole Hearts in Los Angeles

INFINITE is legendary for their live performances — from performing acappella when the background music dies to having some of the best MR lives. We were lucky enough to attend their INFINITE Effect show in Los Angeles and trust me, they lived up to that legendary status. Not only did they sing live the entire show, we… Continue reading 5 Times INFINITE Stole Hearts in Los Angeles

Top 15 K-Celebrity Squad Goals to Admire

Friendships among K-pop idols are truly admirable. Given their hectic schedules, our favorite idols still make time to hang out with friends in the entertainment industry — even going beyond their groups, agencies, and fields. As popularized by Taylor Swift herself, #SquadGoals is an aspirational term and hashtag used to describe what you’d like your group… Continue reading Top 15 K-Celebrity Squad Goals to Admire

5 Typical K-Drama Romance Plots You Hate But Love

What’s a good romance without a little bit of cliché? If you’ve seen a lot of K-dramas, chances are you’ve noticed a pattern between a few of them and their romance plots. And while the romances may sometimes be a little too familiar, that doesn’t make them tug any less at our heartstrings. Here are… Continue reading 5 Typical K-Drama Romance Plots You Hate But Love

7 K-Pop Fan Meeting Disasters

Going to a fan meeting for the opportunity to meet your favorite idols face-to-face is every K-pop fan’s dream. Although most of these events go smoothly, disaster strikes occassionally. Whether through crazed “fans,” technical malfunctions, or poorly thought-out games, the fan meeting incidents below left attendees wanting. AOA – Mina At an AOA fan meeting… Continue reading 7 K-Pop Fan Meeting Disasters

7 Ways K-Dramas Will Change Your Life

I don’t know about you, but the end of winter break/holiday season means that I’m also at the end of a satisfying K-drama binge. To be honest, I’m pretty terrible at keeping up with dramas in real time. But whether you faithfully watch each episode as soon as it airs or not, the guilty pleasure that… Continue reading 7 Ways K-Dramas Will Change Your Life

15 Sensational Debuts That Catapulted Groups to Fame

As we ring in the new year, we are filled with ambition and hopes of creating new beginnings. We can only imagine the magnitude of this feeling in newly-debuted artists. For many, their new beginnings marked the end of tumultuous training periods and the arrival of an opportunity — finally — to become a star. Check… Continue reading 15 Sensational Debuts That Catapulted Groups to Fame

Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2016 – January Week 2

Psy recaptured the top two spots on our chart this week as both his title songs “Napal Baji” and “Daddy” remained strong on all our chart sources. “Napal Baji” edged “Daddy” by five points for the top spot. It is the second week this song is No. 1 on our chart. Congratulations again to Psy.… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2016 – January Week 2

Has the K-Pop Girl Group Scene Undergone a Silent Revolution?

With all the excitement of K-pop at Christmas and New Year, the X-mas special music shows, the “Gayo Daejun,” street concerts, and (most importantly!) the Soompi Awards, December 2015 was a very busy month for Korean music. Amid all this excitement, most K-pop fans found little time to analyze some quite incredible end-of-year sales data… Continue reading Has the K-Pop Girl Group Scene Undergone a Silent Revolution?