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?
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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
Weekly Music Chart 2015 Top 50 Songs
This is the top 50 songs of 2015 according to our Soompi Weekly Chart. Artists with multiple hit songs in 2015 will be represented by their highest charted song. Female groups dominated the top 10, including the top three. Girls’ Generation’s “Lion Heart” is our 2015 No. 1 song. This song spent 17 weeks on… Continue reading Weekly Music Chart 2015 Top 50 Songs
Breaking: JYJ’s Junsu and EXID’s Hani Reportedly Dating, C-JeS Responds
A new couple for the new year? Local news tabloid Dispatch is reporting that JYJ’s Junsu and EXID’s Hani have rung in the new year as a couple! The two have liked each other for the past six months, but finally made it official on January 1. According to Dispatch, the 29-year-old Junsu made the first move of… Continue reading Breaking: JYJ’s Junsu and EXID’s Hani Reportedly Dating, C-JeS Responds