Welcome back, Soompiers! Our Shippers Contest has gone through three grueling but awesome rounds: info, essay, and fan art. Our audience has voted, and we’re now down to the six finalists! Our finalists have each created an original video displaying the charms and strengths of their favorite couples. Please watch these creative videos, and let… Continue reading Shippers’ Contest, Final Round: Time for Videos!
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Interview: Meet the Fans Bringing TEEN TOP to LA
Every year there are more and more K-pop concerts happening around the world – but what if your faves haven’t been giving your country the love it deserves? A group of loyal TEEN TOP fans decided that if the group wasn’t going to plan a US concert in 2015 then they would plan it for them. They… Continue reading Interview: Meet the Fans Bringing TEEN TOP to LA
Introducing #FanFriday – Submit Your Original Fan-Created Content!
Hey Soompiers! We know that a lot of you out there are unbelievably talented, and we’d hate for that talent to go to waste! Starting this week, we will have a new #FanFriday segment where you can show off all of your fan-created content – fanart, witty one-liners, inside jokes, love poems, anything goes! Each… Continue reading Introducing #FanFriday – Submit Your Original Fan-Created Content!
Announcing the Winner of the Soompi K-Pop Idol Vocalist Challenge!
After two close final matches, we are pleased to announce the winner of the Soompi K-Pop Idol Vocalist Challenge! Congratulations to JYJ‘s Junsu! He defeated EXO Chen with a split of 54 to 46 percent. Coming in third and fourth, respectively, are TVXQ‘s Changmin and FTISLAND‘s Hongki, who also saw similar voting results, their final vote… Continue reading Announcing the Winner of the Soompi K-Pop Idol Vocalist Challenge!
Soompi K-Pop Idol Vocalist Challenge: Final Round
This is it. The final round. Welcome back to the K-Pop Idol Vocalist Challenge! Both matches last round ended with no small margins, with both EXO Chen and JYJ Junsu moving on to the final round after having emerged victorious by roughly 35 and 17 percent, respectively. While there was some back-and-forth in the initial stages of the… Continue reading Soompi K-Pop Idol Vocalist Challenge: Final Round
Announcing the Results of the 10th Annual Soompi Awards 2014
With over 23 million votes and voters from 139 countries, this year’s Soompi Awards were the most exciting yet! For the first time ever, we added TV & Drama categories to celebrate SoompiTV joining our family this past October. Voting occurred from December 23, 2014 – January 6, 2015 on the web, via the official Soompi accounts on the… Continue reading Announcing the Results of the 10th Annual Soompi Awards 2014
Super Junior’s Choi Siwon on “Dragon Blade” Star Tour in Singapore
Choi Siwon has been busy promoting his latest Chinese movie “Dragon Blade” along with co-stars Jackie Chan, John Cusack, Adrien Brody, Lin Peng and Mika Wang. The cast visited Shanghai, Beijing, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and Thailand in the span of one week, flying in Jackie Chan’s personal jet. Shedding his clean cut idol image and sporting… Continue reading Super Junior’s Choi Siwon on “Dragon Blade” Star Tour in Singapore
Vote: Your Favorite Couples from K-Dramas, “We Got Married,” and More!
Happy Valentine’s Day, Soompiers! Whether or not you have a significant other, you can always rejoice in the love and attraction of the various real and make-believe couples in the world of K-pop and K-drama! Our forum community has a strong and proud shipping tradition, and this year we’re celebrating by holding a friendly contest… Continue reading Vote: Your Favorite Couples from K-Dramas, “We Got Married,” and More!
Soompi K-Pop Idol Vocalist Challenge: Semifinal Round
And then there were four. Welcome to the semifinals of the K-Pop Idol Vocalist Challenge! Round 3 proved to be even more brutal than Round 2, with talented vocals like Ailee, IU, BIGBANG Daesung, and Super Junior Kyuhyun being knocked out. Possibly the biggest surprise was how large some of the margins were. JYJ Junsu, EXO Chen,… Continue reading Soompi K-Pop Idol Vocalist Challenge: Semifinal Round
Soompi Is Hiring: Editorial and Office Interns
Hello, Soompiers in Korea! We are currently looking for dedicated and passionate writers, as well as a part-time office manager, to be part of our team in Seoul! Soompi Editorial Intern As a Soompi editorial intern, you will report to our office in Seoul and will work eight hours, five days a week. Duties will include… Continue reading Soompi Is Hiring: Editorial and Office Interns