Mnet M! Countdown 12.15.11

“Trouble Maker” from the HyunA-JS duo takes “Song of the Week” in a three-way battle with IU and T-ara. Today’s show had competitions for fun, dubbed “M Countdown Awards” in between the performances as a live show event.

G-Dragon and Park Myung Soo’s "I Cheated" Chosen As #1 Variety Show Song

Big Bang’s leader G-Dragon and Park Myung Soo’s “I Cheated” has been chosen by Netizens as the #1 variety show song. According to Monkey3 on December 15, the website ran a “What was the best variety show song in 2011?” survey. GG’s (Park Myung Soo and G-Dragon’s team name) “I Cheated” received 27% of the votes and came in first. The song was created for the Infinity Challenge episode where the members of Infinity Challenge teamed up with a singer/producer to make a song.

YG vs. SM: Different Album Sales Strategy

With YG Entertainment’s recent entry into the Korean stock exchange market, more specifically known as the Korean Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (KOSDAQ), it has amped up its rivalry against an equally well-known label and one of the pillars of K-Pop: SM Entertainment.

[Discuss] G-Dragon’s Comeback Too Early?

The timing of G-Dragon’s comeback last weekend at the “15th Anniversary YG Family Concert” has been stirring up quite a controversy lately. Fans are largely split over YG Entertainment’s decision to rush him back on stage in less than three months after being involved in a marijuana smoking scandal last October. In Korea, illegal drug use is considered a serious act, and it generally takes at least six months, or in most cases, years to make a comeback to the industry.

2NE1, Nichkhun, Tiffany, and More Pose for the "Letters to Angels" Domestic Adoption Campaign

Photographer Cho Sei Hon continues in his annual “Letters to Angels” campaign. Now on its ninth year, the yearly charity enlists celebrities to pose with orphans, who the photographer calls “angels,” for an exhibit that promotes domestic adoption. This year’s roster includes 2NE1, 2PM’s Nichkhun, BEAST’s Doojun, Yoseob and Dongwoon, CN Blue, Choi Ji Woo, Park Shi Hoo, Kim Hye Soo, Lee Min Ho and SNSD’s Tiffany.

[Opinion] Anti Fans and Their Power in the Music Industry

I remember that one of the things that caught my curiosity while falling into the arms of K-Pop was the idols and their anti-fans. I started reading story after story and when i read about DBSK’s Yunho and the incident of the juice with glue in it, i asked to myself: "Why do these people have so much power over the artists they hate?". It is something that up to this day, i don’t understand clearly…