Last night, VIPs did their part to help BigBang score a victory at MTV’s EMA awards in Belfast. As time ticks down its Blackjacks chance to shine for the lovely ladies of YG, 2NE1. 2NE1 is up against nine other worldwide acts all competing for the title of MTV Iggy’s “Best New Band in the World”. Even though 2NE1 is in their sophomore year, and hardly new to K-Pop fans, they are new to the global world (outside of Asia) and this will be a well-deserved honor if they win.
Category: Music
Former U.S. President George W. Bush Visits Insooni’s Concert in Seoul
Former U.S. president George W. Bush made a surprise visit to veteran R&B singer Insooni’s concert in Seoul on November 6. The concert, sponsored by the Pearl S. Buck Foundation Korea, was held to support families with multicultural backgrounds and raise awareness of children of mixed race.
Wonder Girls Sweep the Music Charts with an "All-Kill" After a Single Day
The Wonder Girls’ came back with their second official album, "Wonder World" and is currently dominating the music charts. After releasing their album, their title track, "Be My Baby" has claimed the number one spot on numerous online music charts such as Melon, Bugs, Mnet, Soribada, Olleh Music, Cyworld, Monkey3 and…
Huh Gak Releases New MV "I Told You I Wanna Die" Featuring BEAST’s Yong Jun Hyung, Kang Sora
Huh Gak’s new MV "I Can Only Say I Wanna Die" was officially published on November 8. The MV is the continuation of the previous MV of "Hello" with Lee Hyun Jin, BEAST’s Jun Hyung and actress Kang Sora that many fans were waiting for.
Eat Your Kimchi Reviews JYJ’s "Get Out" MV
This week for K-Pop Music Monday, Simon and Martina reviewed JYJ’s "Get Out" music video.
SHINee Releases Tracklist for Their Full Length Japanese Album "THE FIRST"
It has been a busy few months for popular group SHINee. Between their Japanese promotions as well as helping to expand K-Pop worldwide through SMTOWN, the SHINing Idols have been going non-stop. Last month, it was announced that SHINee would release their first full-length Japanese album, appropriately titled, “THE FIRST”, in late November. A few days later another announcement was made regarding the album, stating that the release date was postponed until December. Sometime has passed since the news was made public and today, finally, the track-list has been revealed.
TRAX’s Third Mini Album "Blind" Will Be Released on November 10
TRAX Third Mini Album "Blind" Will Be Released on November 10. Will include members’ own compositions Including ‘Silent River,’ ‘Like A Dream’ and the track song ‘Blind’.
A Pink Receives More Votes Than SNSD for MAMA?
Netizen voting for MAMA (Mnet Asian Music Awards) is in full throttle at this very moment but some of the current numbers are very unexpected. The voting process is being held at the official MAMa website and girl group A Pink is currently leading for the "Best New Female Artist" category. At 4:00 PM on November 7, A Pink received a number of more than…
Google Has Plans to Create a K-Pop Channel
Recent historic events has brought K-Pop to the worldwide stage through the recent SMTOWN performances in Paris, NYC, and London as well as BigBang’s recent overseas victory at the MTV EMA’s. As the scope of K-Pop continues to grow news coming out today reveals that Google has plans to create a K-Pop channel amongst other things. An article written by the Wall Street Journal reveals some interesting rumors surrounding Google and the company’s interest in Korean media.
FT Island Releases Performance Video for Japanese Single "Distance"
FT Island unleashed their full performance video for “Distance,” the title track of their sixth Japanese single set to be released at the end of the month. “Distance” is a rock ballad, featuring FT Island leader Choi Jong Hoon on piano. The video shows the all the band members in a winter landscape and performing in the snowfall.