Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – January Week 3

Nearly five months after its release, EXID’s “Up And Down” finally moves up to the top spot on our chart this week. It is the group’s first ever No. 1 song. As mentioned last week, this song became popular after a fancam of member Hani went viral on the internet. “Up And Down” also won… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – January Week 3

Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – January Week 2

In a wide open competition this week, Kyuhyun recaptured the top spot this week with “At Gwanghwamun.” This song was No. 1 for two weeks in November and December of last year. Due to the usual slower period at the beginning of the year in which not too many artists are releasing new songs, “At… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – January Week 2

Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – January Week 1

Happy New Year to all our readers! We are back for the first music chart of 2015. As always, we are making some modifications to the composition of our chart at the beginning of the year. This year I am very pleased to announce that the Soompi Airplay portion of our chart, which was introduced… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – January Week 1

Kim Wan Sun Releases Teaser for “Goodbye My Love” Feat. Tiger JK & Bizzy

“Korea’s Madonna” and sexy icon Kim Wan Sun is getting ready for a comeback with the release of the teaser for her single “Goodbye My Love” through the official 1theK YouTube channel. Kim Wan Sun last promoted in 2012 with “The Beer” and after two years will be making a comeback with “Goodbye My Love”… Continue reading Kim Wan Sun Releases Teaser for “Goodbye My Love” Feat. Tiger JK & Bizzy

Must Watch Performances from the Year End Music Festivals

The year end music festivals for the big three broadcasting stations aired last week and brought us many amazing special stages from 2013’s top artists. The KBS Gayo Daejun aired on December 27, followed by SBS Gayo Daejun on December 29 and finally the MBC Gayo Daejun  on December 31. While SBS did seem to… Continue reading Must Watch Performances from the Year End Music Festivals

2013 SBS Gayo Daejun Performances

This year’s SBS Gayo Daejun was likely the most anticipated of all the year end music festivals, having many hyped up special stages. Girl’s Day and A Pink exchanged song, as they performed “No No No” and “Expectation.” Pre-deubt boyband SEVENTEEN joined their label mate Hello Venus for “Do You Want Some Tea.” TaeTiSeo and… Continue reading 2013 SBS Gayo Daejun Performances

What to Expect at “2013 SBS Gayo Daejun” [D-1]

With slightly over a day left till “2013 SBS Gayo Daejun,” here’s a primer on what you can expect to see at tomorrow’s show. 2013 SBS Gayo Daejun Friendship Project: Music producer Kim Hyung Suk and writer Kim Yi Na, alongside 34 teams of artists, a total of 125 people, took part in a music project… Continue reading What to Expect at “2013 SBS Gayo Daejun” [D-1]

Edward1849’s Recommended Top 20 K-Pop Songs of 2013

Edward1849 is the long-time curator of our Weekly Music Chart. Happy Holidays everyone.  2013 is another wonderful year for K-Pop.  It has really become the main genre of music in Asia now and also getting more worldwide attention.  Many K-Pop artists have become international “Hallyu” stars with fans all over the world. This is the… Continue reading Edward1849’s Recommended Top 20 K-Pop Songs of 2013

[Event Recap] Kollaboration Star 2013 with Drunken Tiger

We’ve got this year’s coverage of Kollaboration Star 2013, featuring a special performance from K-Hip Hop legend, Drunken Tiger! Kollaboration, established in 2000, provides Asian-Americans all over the US and Canada the chance to have their voices heard on stage, where they go head to head with other talented performers in an effort to make… Continue reading [Event Recap] Kollaboration Star 2013 with Drunken Tiger

Kollaboration Star Aims to Save a Life, Announces Guest Judges, Pre-Show Festivities

Kollaboration Star 2013 marks the event’s return to the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, where Kollaboration first reached a record number of donor registrations for its community partner Asians in Miracle Marrow Matches (A3M).  In 2006, Kollaboration set an all time record by registering 140 bone marrow donors for A3M’s Be the Match registry, and now in… Continue reading Kollaboration Star Aims to Save a Life, Announces Guest Judges, Pre-Show Festivities

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