In celebration of Seollal, also known as Lunar New Year’s Day, many K-Pop artists have shared their special greetings videos for the holiday. They include JYP Nation, Boyfriend, Kangta, 2Yoon, Teen Top, Rainbow, 100%, ZE:A, C-Clown, Jewelry and VIXX. Since it is such a big holiday, be sure to also check out our other special… Continue reading K-Pop Artists Share Their Lunar New Year Video Greetings
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Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2013 – February Week 2
Bae Chi Gi’s “Shower Of Tears” held on to the top spot for the second straight week despite a drop in points. “Shadow Of Tears” actually widened the gap against CNBlue’s “I’m Sorry” which moved up to No. 2 this week. Rounding out the top three is Girls’ Generations’ former No. 1 song “I Got… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2013 – February Week 2
Do You Know Your Traditional Lunar New Year’s Food?
Happy Lunar New Year’s everybody! In South Korea, we call the lunar New Year Seollal! Even though you might not be in Korea enjoying the holiday, Soompi wanted to make sure that you could still learn about some traditional Seollal food. Hope you enjoy the list!
KPOPCON’13, a K-Pop Convention for Fans, by Fans!
After having a successful inaugural event last year, KPOPCON is back again this year at Northern California to let fans celebrate and share their love of K-Pop! KPOPCON is a two-day K-Pop convention that unites fans of all backgrounds to celebrate the continuously evolving K-pop world in a social, creative, and academic setting. This year’s Keynote… Continue reading KPOPCON’13, a K-Pop Convention for Fans, by Fans!
[Interview] Tiger JK, Tasha and Bizzy Talk About “Sweet Dream”, BIGBANG, 2NE1, and Korean Hip Hop
Our team members over at Soompi France had the chance to meet Tiger Jk, Tasha and Bizzy (a.k.a MFBTY) for two interviews during the MIDEM Festival. Check out our video and don’t hesitate to comment!
Arab Fans Show Jaejoong Their Love and Support
K-Pop obviously has fans from all around the world. Although we’re about a week late, we wanted to acknowledge a group of international fans from Morocco, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq and Palestine, who prepared this sweet video message and gifts (click through the gallery to see them) to celebrate Jaejoong’s birthday (January… Continue reading Arab Fans Show Jaejoong Their Love and Support
[Photos] Teen Top’s Press Conference in Paris
After their two concerts in Germany, Teen Top arrived in Paris, France this week. On February 6th, the boys gave a press conference and several interviews to introduce their tour and their strongly expected concert in Paris. Our team members over at Soompi France attended the event to bring you the best of this day!
20 Idols and Actors Who Resemble Each Other
Did you know that there are a handful of idols and actors who look like they could be siblings? While they might not be doppelgängers, their resemblance is uncanny and will have you doing double takes! Scroll through the gallery to see 10 pairs of idols and actors who resemble each other!
12 Awesome Rebellious K-Pop Songs
If you look back at K-Pop it would not be a stretch to say that Seo Taiji and his “Taiji Boys” started the whole idol syndrome. There used to be an interesting trend with K-Pop after Seo Taiji and it was music that would criticize South Korean society in one way or the other. These… Continue reading 12 Awesome Rebellious K-Pop Songs
2Yoon, Infinite-H, Shin Dong, Moon Hee Jun, and Ailee Introduce Mnet’s “Dancing 9” Contest
Mnet is having a global dancing contest and 2Yoon, Infinite-H, Super Junior’s Shindong, Moon Hee Jun, Ha Choon Hwa and Ailee invite you to participate! Dancing 9 is a survival audition program for dancers hosted by Mnet. Contestants can upload their dance videos to the Dancing 9 homepage and compete through nine stages to be… Continue reading 2Yoon, Infinite-H, Shin Dong, Moon Hee Jun, and Ailee Introduce Mnet’s “Dancing 9” Contest