Singer IU has renewed her contract with a soju (Korean vodka) company. According to Chamisul company, which is a popular brand of soju in Korea, the company has closed the deal for renewing IU’s contract on December 17, and released a new poster featuring IU. IU has been selected as Chamisul’s model at the end… Continue reading IU Is Once Again the Model for a Soju Brand
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Koreans Choose Their Top K-Pop Stars of 2015
Gallup Korea recently released their list of the top stars in Korea in 2015. On a similar vein, they polled 4,200 people between the ages of 13 to 59 around the country (excluding Jeju) in July, September, and November on their favorite K-pop stars of the year. BIGBANG took home the first place spot with… Continue reading Koreans Choose Their Top K-Pop Stars of 2015
IU Tops Taiwanese K-Pop Chart With New Album
Singer-songwriter IU is enjoying success in Taiwan with her new best-of album “Smash Hits.” Since its release on December 11, the album has maintained the No.1 spot on the Daily K-Pop Album chart of Taiwan’s leading online music store KKBOX. Other albums in the Daily Album Top 5 are “She Was Pretty OST,” Super Junior‘s “Special Album Part. 2 Magic,” TWICE‘s “The Story Begins,” and EXO‘s… Continue reading IU Tops Taiwanese K-Pop Chart With New Album
Artist Claims That Her Artwork Was Used Without Permission for IU’s Album Cover
American artist, Jessica H. Lee recently penned a blog post online in which she claims that her artwork was used without her permission for the cover of IU‘s latest album “Chatshire.” In her blog post, the artist highlights the similarities between her own artwork and the illustrations on IU’s cover. Although the sketches aren’t exactly the same,… Continue reading Artist Claims That Her Artwork Was Used Without Permission for IU’s Album Cover
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – December Week 2
EXID remains No. 1 for the second straight week with “Hot Pink.” This song won on Inkigayo last week and remained consistently strong on all our chart sources, giving EXID another easy win. “Hot Pink” already did a better job staying on top than EXID’s previous two No. 1 songs “Up & Down” and “Ah… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – December Week 2
VOTE: Which K-Celebrity Dating Revelation of 2015 Was the Most Surprising?
2015 is almost coming to an end but what a year it has been for Korean celebrities’ relationship revelations! Idols, especially, are usually quite secretive about their romantic relationships because of the relationships that they have with their fans, where fans view idols as their personal oppas. Idols love to give fans this fan service,… Continue reading VOTE: Which K-Celebrity Dating Revelation of 2015 Was the Most Surprising?
Solbi Refutes Accusations That She Targeted IU with Her Comments
Solbi refutes the accusations that her comments made in November via SNS were aimed at singer IU. The singer recently posed for the fashion magazine bnt and spoke about what she’s been up to. Solbi released an album as part of VIVIS in September. The interviewer asked if she was thinking of anyone in particular with her… Continue reading Solbi Refutes Accusations That She Targeted IU with Her Comments
10 Fan Songs That Will Tug at Your Heartstrings
K-pop artists are always full of love and thanks towards their fans, which give them support no matter what. Because of that, many artists have created special fan songs that the artists pour their feelings appreciation into. Here’s a small selection of some well-known songs, guaranteed to give you the feels. 1. g.o.d – “Sky Blue Promise” g.o.d released… Continue reading 10 Fan Songs That Will Tug at Your Heartstrings
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – November Week 4
After spending the last three weeks at No. 2 and 3, IU’s “Twenty-Three” finally moves up to No. 1 this week. It is IU’s first No. 1 song in nearly two years. Her last was “Friday” from early 2014. In capturing the top spot this week, IU ended the dominance of SM Entertainment’s female artists… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – November Week 4
IU Speaks Up About Controversial Song “Zeze” Through GQ Korea Interview
IU spoke up about her controversial song “Zeze” in her recent pictorial and interview with GQ Korea. In the December issue of GQ magazine, IU said, “A lot of discussion took place around this song, and I saw that many opinions were being thrown out and that the topic of discussion itself was becoming broader,… Continue reading IU Speaks Up About Controversial Song “Zeze” Through GQ Korea Interview