12 Lit Anti-Drop K-Pop Songs To Check Out

Nothing quite hits the spot like a good beat drop — except, that is, a good anti-drop. An anti-drop is basically what it sounds like: when a song builds energy and excitement, but then instead of offering a lit beat drop followed by a climactic chorus, it gives way to a more minimal, sometimes quite empty-sounding chorus… Continue reading 12 Lit Anti-Drop K-Pop Songs To Check Out

January Singer Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for singers! The rankings were determined through an analysis of singers’ media coverage, consumer participation, interaction, and community awareness indexes, using big data collected from December 24, 2020 to January 24, 2021. BTS successfully defended their position at at the top of the… Continue reading January Singer Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

16 K-Pop Songs To Boost Your Confidence

We’ve all heard the saying “confidence is key,” but at times it can be hard to feel good about ourselves and our abilities no matter how hard we try. Some days it’s just because we’re feeling blue; other days it’s because of a biting comment that hit us where it hurt. Then there are those… Continue reading 16 K-Pop Songs To Boost Your Confidence

January Idol Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for idol groups! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community awareness indexes of various idol groups, using big data collected from December 23, 2020 to January 23, 2021. BTS held onto their spot at… Continue reading January Idol Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

MAMAMOO’s Agency RBW Shares Current Status Of Members’ Contract Renewals

RBW has released a statement regarding MAMAMOO’s contract renewals. On January 22, RBW stated, “We are currently discussing contract renewals with the MAMAMOO members based on trust in each other. Although there is still a lot of time left on their current contracts, we have been discussing since early on as we wanted to give… Continue reading MAMAMOO’s Agency RBW Shares Current Status Of Members’ Contract Renewals

January Girl Group Member Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for individual girl group members! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, communication, and community awareness indexes of 535 girl group members, using big data collected from December 17, 2020 to January 17, 2021. BLACKPINK’s Jennie held… Continue reading January Girl Group Member Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

13 K-Pop Idols With Interesting YouTube Channels

YouTube is one of the main online platforms that have housed K-pop for as long as we can remember. It is also one of the reasons why K-pop turned into the universal phenomenon it is today. During the past few years, many idols have created their own YouTube channels to share bits of their daily… Continue reading 13 K-Pop Idols With Interesting YouTube Channels

January Girl Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for girl groups! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community indexes of various girl groups, using big data collected from December 10, 2020 to January 10, 2021. BLACKPINK held onto their spot at the… Continue reading January Girl Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

Watch: Performances From The 35th Golden Disc Awards Day 1

On January 9, the 35th Golden Disc Awards kicked off with the awards from the Digital Song Division, as well as some epic performances! On this night, IU won the Grand Prize (Digital Daesang) as well as Bonsang. (Check out the full list of winners here). Awards from the Album Division, as well as further performances, will take place on… Continue reading Watch: Performances From The 35th Golden Disc Awards Day 1

Winners Of The 35th Golden Disc Awards Day 1

On January 9, the 35th Golden Disc Awards kicked off its annual two-day ceremony to commemorate some of the biggest releases in music in 2020. January 9 was the Digital Song Division, while the Album Division will be held on January 10. Due to COVID-19 precautions, the ceremony is being held without a live audience. IU took home… Continue reading Winners Of The 35th Golden Disc Awards Day 1