Mad Clown Wins on 800th Episode Special of “Inkigayo”; Performances by Shinhwa, Turbo, and More

Congratulations to Mad Clown! The rapper took the trophy for his new release “Fire” on the 800th episode special of SBS’ “Inkigayo” on January 25, having been nominated alongside EXID’s “Up & Down” and Noel’s “Voice.” Upon being announced the winner, Mad Clown got a surprise back hug from SHINee’s Jonghyun, as well. The full… Continue reading Mad Clown Wins on 800th Episode Special of “Inkigayo”; Performances by Shinhwa, Turbo, and More

Hani’s Manager Warns Kangnam Not to Ask for Her Number during Photoshoot

Pictorials of the two rising stars, Kangnam and Hani, were revealed through the February issue of the fashion magazine @star1. Under the theme “Popular couple,” the two were said to have skillfully proceeded throughout the photo shoot unlike any other newly debuted idol, catching the attention of the entire staff. This pictorial, however, became more… Continue reading Hani’s Manager Warns Kangnam Not to Ask for Her Number during Photoshoot

K-Pop Idols as Artists: Songs You Didn’t Know They Made

In the past, idols were often thought of as tools for management agencies to make money. Many teenagers were picked up by agencies because of their good looks and were trained to dance and sing to songs provided by the companies. However, this stereotype of “factory-produced robots” has been disproved by efforts of some idols to… Continue reading K-Pop Idols as Artists: Songs You Didn’t Know They Made

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

SHINee’s Jonghyun Takes 2nd Music Show Win on SBS’ Inkigayo, Performances from Mad Clown, EXID, and More

Congratulations to SHINee’s Jonghyun for his second music show win, taken on SBS’ “Inkigayo”! On January 18, Jonghyun beat out EXID’s “Up & Down” and Mad Clown’s “Fire” with “Deja Boo,” for his second music show win following his “Music Core” trophy earlier this week. The full list of performers for the January 18 “Inkigayo” episode… Continue reading SHINee’s Jonghyun Takes 2nd Music Show Win on SBS’ Inkigayo, Performances from Mad Clown, EXID, and More

Kim Kyung Ho Becomes a Member of EXID on “Immortal Song”; Fits Right In

Rocker Kim Kyung Ho transformed himself into a member of girl group EXID on KBS2’s “Immortal Song.” The popular girl group members were featured on “Immortal Song,” where they were asked if they could perform a bit of “Up & Down,” which belatedly brought the girls music shows success. As the idols performed, the hosts called for Kim… Continue reading Kim Kyung Ho Becomes a Member of EXID on “Immortal Song”; Fits Right In

Jonghyun Gets First Win on Music Core with “Deja Boo”

Following his solo debut last week, SHINee‘s Jonghyun has now won his first music show with “Deja Boo” on Music Core. EXID, still going strong on Music Charts with “Up & Down,” took second place today while Mad Clown was third with “Fire.” Full show (Will likely be made private soon.) Performances today: Jonghyun, BTOB,… Continue reading Jonghyun Gets First Win on Music Core with “Deja Boo”

Music Core 01.17.15 – Jonghyun, EXID, BTOB and More!

MC : SoHyun, MinHo(SHINee), ZICO(Block B), SungJae(BTOB) ♬ Comeback Stage Hwayobi 『My Man』 ♬ Hot Debut GFRIEND 『Glass Bead』 ♬ Hot Stage JONGHYUN 『Deja-Boo』 BTOB 『The Winter’s Tale』 Mad Clown (feat. Jinsil) 『『Fire』 EXID 『UP&DOWN』 NOEL 『Your Voice』 Navi 『At the Han』 Hong jin young 『Cheer Up』 ♬ Sound-HOLIC NC.A 『Coming soon』 SONAMOO 『Deja vu』… Continue reading Music Core 01.17.15 – Jonghyun, EXID, BTOB and More!

EXID Takes Second Music Bank Win with “Up & Down”

Once again, EXID starts the weekend off with a pair of wins on M!Countdown and Music Bank for their hot track “Up & Down.” For Music Bank, this is their second straight win on the show as A Pink was the runner up this week with “LUV.” Win Girl group GFRIEND had their debut stage… Continue reading EXID Takes Second Music Bank Win with “Up & Down”

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