Hip-hop has played a major role in influencing the sound of K-Pop, ranging from artists who incorporate a slight hip-hop influence in certain songs (2NE1 or Girls’ Generation) to groups that have a much heavier emphasis on hip-hop (Block B or B.A.P). Even within each idol group, there’s almost always a rapper — with so many… Continue reading Soompi K-Pop Idol Rap Battle: Round 1
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Girls’ Generation, CNBLUE, IU, Lee Seung Gi, B1A4, and More Walk the Red Carpet at KCON 2014
Before each of the M!Countdown concerts at KCON2014, artists, actors and actresses walked down the red carpet and on to a stage to greet the media and fans. Hosted by Eric Nam, he conducted a brief interview with all of the attendees and also translated their responses. Click on the links to jump to their… Continue reading Girls’ Generation, CNBLUE, IU, Lee Seung Gi, B1A4, and More Walk the Red Carpet at KCON 2014
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2014 – August Week 2
We had a four way battle for the top spot this week: Last week’s champion Girl’s Day’s “Darling” took on a trio of brand new songs: SISTAR’s “Touch My Body,” INFINITE’s “Back,” and Block B’s “HER.” It was SISTAR’s “Touch My Body” taking the top spot this week. This song is the title track of SISTAR’s… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2014 – August Week 2
[VIDEO] B1A4 Brings Their A-Game to AS4U
KBS’s newest global request variety show “A Song For You” is getting all of the great variety idols and each week is more enjoyable than the last. This week’s episode starring B1A4 was not only hilarious, but also full of quality performances. BTOB’s Sungjae was absent due to BTOB’s Japan concert, so Super Junior’s Kangin… Continue reading [VIDEO] B1A4 Brings Their A-Game to AS4U
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2014 – August Week 1
There were many changes on the chart this week, with the top two coming from outside last week’s top 10. Girl’s Day’s “Darling” won on Music Core and Inkigayo, while B1A4‘s “Solo Day” won on Music Bank, M!Countdown, and Show Champion. Girl’s Day easily secured the win as “Darling” scored a lot more points on… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2014 – August Week 1
SISTAR Wins on Inkigayo with “Touch My Body” + Perfs. from INFINTE, HA:TFELT, Red Velvet, Girl’s Day
This week on SBS’ “Inkigayo,” it was SISTAR vs INFINITE vs Girl’s Day for first place. Girl’s Day’s “Darling,” INFINITE’s “Back” and SISTAR’s “Touch My Body” competed against each other for no.1, with SISTAR winning. Congrats, SISTAR! “Inkigayo” also provided a comeback stage for HA:TFELT and debut stage for Red Velvet. The complete list of performers include INFINITE, SISTAR, HA:TFELT, Girl’s… Continue reading SISTAR Wins on Inkigayo with “Touch My Body” + Perfs. from INFINTE, HA:TFELT, Red Velvet, Girl’s Day
B1A4 Keeps Promise to Fans After Ranking No. 1 with “Solo Day,” Cosplays at Fansigning Event
B1A4 sure knows how to follow through with their promises! On July 31, the boys of B1A4 arrived at their fan signing event wearing the exact same clothes they wore in their music video teaser, much to the delight of their fans. Apparently, the boys of B1A4 promised their fans through the MBC Music show,… Continue reading B1A4 Keeps Promise to Fans After Ranking No. 1 with “Solo Day,” Cosplays at Fansigning Event
Infinite Wins on Music Core with “Back”, Debut Stages by Red Velvet, HA:TFELT
Infinite‘s “Back” comes out on top for this week’s episode of Music Core. SISTAR, who already took home the wins on M!Countdown and Music Bank this week, was a close second today with “Touch My Body.” Block B was third with “H.E.R.“ SM Entertainment‘s latest girl group Red Velvet made their debut performance on the… Continue reading Infinite Wins on Music Core with “Back”, Debut Stages by Red Velvet, HA:TFELT
MBC Music Core 08.02.14 : Debuts by Red Velvet, HA:TFELT
♬ Comeback StageHA:TFELT(Ye Eun) 『Ani’t Nobody』Red Velvet 『Happiness』Boys Republic 『Dress Up』 ♬ Hot StageBlock B 『H.E.R』INFINITE 『Back』SISTAR 『TOUCH MY BODY』B1A4 『SOLO DAY』Girl’s Day 『Darling』HOMME 『It Girl』K-Will 『DAY 1』Eddy Kim 『Darling』Lucky J 『Can you hear me』 ♬ Sound-HOLICBESTie 『HOY BABY』C-CLOWN 『Let’s Love』B.I.G 『Hello』J-Min(with.Titan) 『Shine』PHON 『I’ll Be Your Spring』 ♬ New SongHEYNE 『RED LIE』
SISTAR Takes #1 on Music Bank + Performances by HA:TFELT, Red Velvet, INFINITE, B1A4, Henry, and More
On this week’s episode of KBS’ Music Bank, SISTAR beats INFINITE, taking home the win for “Touch My Body”! Congratulations! HA:TFLET (Wonder Girls’ Yenny) and Red Velvet made their debuts with “Ain’t Nobody” and “Happiness,” respectively. Other performers included SISTAR, INFINITE, B1A4, Block B, Henry, Girl’s Day, BESTie, 100%, HyunA and more. Check out the performances below! See also: Red… Continue reading SISTAR Takes #1 on Music Bank + Performances by HA:TFELT, Red Velvet, INFINITE, B1A4, Henry, and More