EXO’s “Growl” is No. 1 for the third straight week, becoming the first song in three months to stay on top for three weeks. The last song to accomplish this feat was Lee Hyori’s “Bad Girl.” With “Growl” still winning in this week’s music shows and several challengers coming shorter than expected, it is possible… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2013 – September Week 1
Tag: Dynamic Duo
[Exclusive] A Special Letter From Lim Kim Part 2
Story of Lim Kim’s First Solo Album “All Right” Lim Kim talked about her journey from a normal student studying abroad in the United States to organizing the duet group Togeworl for “Superstar K 3” and making her official debut as a singer in her previous letter to Soompi in Part 1. For her second… Continue reading [Exclusive] A Special Letter From Lim Kim Part 2
[Event Review] KCON 2013 Celebrates Korean Wave
Los Angeles transformed into Hallyu heaven for K-Pop fans last weekend with the return of KCON 2013! The two-day event dedicated to “All Things Hallyu” was held on August 24-25 at the Los Angeles Sports Arena, and welcomed over 20,000 fans. The upgraded event included numerous celebrity panels, contests, autograph sessions, performances, workshops on Korean makeup,… Continue reading [Event Review] KCON 2013 Celebrates Korean Wave
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2013 – August Week 5
EXO’s “Growl” becomes the first song in the last two months to spend more than one week on top of our chart. It repeats as No. 1 after sweeping the music show rankings again last week. The competition is unreal this summer as all the big names in K-Pop are releasing new songs. Some of… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2013 – August Week 5
[Recap] G-Dragon, EXO and More Bring Down the House at M!Countdown What’s Up LA Concert
On August 25th, over 20,000 fans witnessed a truly monumental K-Pop musical rock fest during KCON 2013’s M!Countdown What’s Up LA concert featuring a star-studded lineup, including Big Bang’s G-Dragon, Missy Elliott, Crayon Pop, EXO, 2AM, f(x), Teen Top, Super Junior M’s Henry, Yu Seung Woo, and Dynamic Duo. Read on for our complete recap… Continue reading [Recap] G-Dragon, EXO and More Bring Down the House at M!Countdown What’s Up LA Concert
M!Countdown What’s Up LA 08.29.13 – EXO’s “Growl” Wins
This week’s M!Countdown was a very special episode as it was the first time for the show to be recorded in the US. Titled M!Countdown What’s Up LA, the show capped off the KCON2013 convention weekend. Recorded on August 25, over 20,000 fans from across the US attended the show. The show featured f(x), Dynamic… Continue reading M!Countdown What’s Up LA 08.29.13 – EXO’s “Growl” Wins
Gary and Simon D’s Ex-Girlfriend Lady Jane Comment about Diss Battle
After what seemed like a continuing storm of diss battles between many of Korea’s top rappers, the heat seems to be slightly settling down. During this time, Gary and Lady Jane made some comments about what went down for the past week, which received a lot of attention. First, Gary garnered attention for tweeting, “Cuties”… Continue reading Gary and Simon D’s Ex-Girlfriend Lady Jane Comment about Diss Battle
A Concise Guide to the “Diss” Battles Involving E-Sens, Amoeba Culture, Simon D and More
Temperature reached a new height in Korea’s hip hop community these last few days from multiple “diss song” crossfires. Sparked by a disgruntled member of now disbanded Supreme Team, a storm of rappers started releasing songs on behalf of “better standards” of the hip hop scene and sometimes revealing old beef. At the center is Amoeba… Continue reading A Concise Guide to the “Diss” Battles Involving E-Sens, Amoeba Culture, Simon D and More
Visit the Soompi Booth at KCON 2013 in Los Angeles!
This coming weekend on August 24-25, Soompi will have a booth at KCON 2013 in Los Angeles! We had a blast seeing you all at least year’s event and concert, and we are excited to meet with you all again. This year will be an even bigger two day event, featuring a recording of music… Continue reading Visit the Soompi Booth at KCON 2013 in Los Angeles!
Bumkey and Crayon Pop’s Ellin Feel the “Attraction” in New Music Video
Bumkey has released the music video for his new single “Attraction” which features Crayon Pop‘s Ellin. Dynamic Duo lends their rap skills to this track, which is produced jointly by Bumkey and Double Side Kick. In the music video, Ellin sheds her cute and bright “Bar Bar Bar” image as she sports a pretty dress that shows… Continue reading Bumkey and Crayon Pop’s Ellin Feel the “Attraction” in New Music Video