Psy recaptured the top two spots on our chart this week as both his title songs “Napal Baji” and “Daddy” remained strong on all our chart sources. “Napal Baji” edged “Daddy” by five points for the top spot. It is the second week this song is No. 1 on our chart. Congratulations again to Psy.… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2016 – January Week 2
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Junsu to Take Legal Action Over Malicious Comments About His Relationship With Hani
On January 9, it was revealed that JYJ’s Junsu is planning on taking legal action against netizens who left malicious comments concerning his relationship with EXID’s Hani. The singer’s representatives are currently collecting comments that are spreading false rumors, libel, and slander. Previously, the singers were revealed to be a couple on January 1. Unfortunately, many… Continue reading Junsu to Take Legal Action Over Malicious Comments About His Relationship With Hani
Has the K-Pop Girl Group Scene Undergone a Silent Revolution?
With all the excitement of K-pop at Christmas and New Year, the X-mas special music shows, the “Gayo Daejun,” street concerts, and (most importantly!) the Soompi Awards, December 2015 was a very busy month for Korean music. Amid all this excitement, most K-pop fans found little time to analyze some quite incredible end-of-year sales data… Continue reading Has the K-Pop Girl Group Scene Undergone a Silent Revolution?
EXID’s Hani Demonstrates How She Takes Selcas With Her Foot on “Star King”
EXID‘s Hani showed off one of her unique talents which is quite useful! On the recent broadcast of SBS‘s “Star King” on January 5, 2AM‘s Changmin introduces Hani to the audience saying, “There is someone here that takes pictures with her foot. Please come out!” Changmin continues, “I heard she takes selcas using her foot.”… Continue reading EXID’s Hani Demonstrates How She Takes Selcas With Her Foot on “Star King”
The Top 5 Unstoppable CF Queens of 2015
Who would you hire as a CF model? Perhaps AOA‘s sexy Seolhyun? Veteran CF actress Suzy, with her girl-next-door charm? Maybe you’d choose the fresh-faced Tzuyu from TWICE or even adorable aegyo master Hyeri from Girl’s Day. Becoming a CF queen is getting harder and harder for idols because of increased competition in the industry. However, the Korean… Continue reading The Top 5 Unstoppable CF Queens of 2015
EXO, BTS, and BIGBANG Gain Impressive Number of New Subscribers on Naver’s V App
During the month of December, several K-Pop groups have made big increases in their number of subscribers on Naver’s V app, with EXO in particular getting a huge number of new fans on V! According to Top Star News, from December 8 to January 4, the EXO channel gained 404,568 new subscribers and has now… Continue reading EXO, BTS, and BIGBANG Gain Impressive Number of New Subscribers on Naver’s V App
The Most Aegyo of Them All: Female K-Pop Idols
Last week we released our list of 10 of the most aegyo male idols, with BTS‘s J-Hope topping the list at no. 1. This time, it’s the girls’ turn: who do you think is the most aegyo female idol? Creating this list turned out to be a bit more challenging; after all, aegyo tends to be much… Continue reading The Most Aegyo of Them All: Female K-Pop Idols
QUIZ: Can You Guess These 2015 K-Pop Songs by the First Second?
Are you familiar with this year’s top K-pop songs? Let’s see if you can name the Soompi Awards 2015 Songs of the Year after hearing just the first second! Some of the songs can be a little tricky with the first second being something completely random. Click on the YouTube video and the green “PLAY” button… Continue reading QUIZ: Can You Guess These 2015 K-Pop Songs by the First Second?
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2016 – January Week 1
Happy New Year! This is the first music chart of 2016. There are some changes on the chart scoring. MBC’s Music Core is no longer having a music chart, so we adjust the total TV Network ranking from 45% to 40%, while GAON chart increases from 20% to 25%. At some point this year, we… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2016 – January Week 1
10 Fierce Female Anthems From 2015
2015 was an explosive year for K-pop. With countless comebacks and collaborations dropping left and right, our music libraries have definitely expanded since the start of the year. Although we may be ending the year with softer ballads fit for the winter, we can’t start 2016 without first reflecting on the powerful songs that many female… Continue reading 10 Fierce Female Anthems From 2015