16 Of Rap Monster’s #RMusic Recommendations For All Moods

BTS’s Rap Monster loves sharing with his fans what he’s currently listening to through his hashtag #RMusic. Over the years, he’s shared tons of new and old artists for his fans to enjoy with him. We decided to compile a list of just a few of his RMusic tracks. So sit back and enjoy this chill compilation… Continue reading 16 Of Rap Monster’s #RMusic Recommendations For All Moods

12 Celebs Whose Real Names Sound Like Stage Names

It’s no secret that many Korean celebrities choose to go by stage names, often for a number of reasons. Sometimes there is already a celebrity or other well-known person with the same name and they want to make the difference known, or they feel their name is too ordinary. On the other hand, some celebrities… Continue reading 12 Celebs Whose Real Names Sound Like Stage Names

Winners of the 5th Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards

The 5th Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards on February 17 celebrated the most successful of last year’s K-Pop artists and groups! The award ceremony was held at the Olympic Hall in Olympic Park in Seoul, and was hosted by Super Junior’s Leeteuk and Girl’s Day’s Yura. BIGBANG and EXO were the huge winners of the night,… Continue reading Winners of the 5th Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards

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?

Top 10 Most Streamed Tracks of 2015 Revealed

2015 was the year of male soloists and boy bands — at least according to Gaon‘s respected streaming chart. Local news outlet Hanguk Ilbo combined streaming chart data generated between December 28, 2014 and December 19, 2015 to find out which songs were most popular among the Korean public in 2015. The article refers to information provided by leading music chart Gaon, which compiles data from six leading music sites… Continue reading Top 10 Most Streamed Tracks of 2015 Revealed

5 K-Musicians That You Love Even Though They Are Not Mainstream

Although K-pop is largely dominated by idol groups, there are a few “Digital Singles Charts Kings” that you can count on for great music. Here are a few, who have their own styles, and beloved by all. Naul, member of the vocal group Brown Eyed Soul, dominated the music charts in the first quarter of… Continue reading 5 K-Musicians That You Love Even Though They Are Not Mainstream

EXO, Girls’ Generation, Super Junior, SEVENTEEN and More Nominated for the 30th Golden Disk Awards

The nominees for the 30th Golden Disk Awards have been announced. As previously reported, the awards this year will be held in Shenzhen, China in January. Nominees were announced for three categories: the album award, digital album award, and new artist award. Although the Golden Disk Awards has titled one category the “digital album” category, the… Continue reading EXO, Girls’ Generation, Super Junior, SEVENTEEN and More Nominated for the 30th Golden Disk Awards

K-Pop’s 4 Vocal Kings, “Kim Na Park Lee”: Kim Bum Soo, Naul, Park Hyo Shin, and Lee Soo

In Korea, they are called collectively called “Kim Na Park Lee” (김나박이), taking the first syllable of the names of these top vocalists in alphabetical order: Kim Bum Soo, Naul, Park Hyo Shin, and Lee Soo. These four artists are often put forth by the public in Korea as the best and most representative vocalists in the… Continue reading K-Pop’s 4 Vocal Kings, “Kim Na Park Lee”: Kim Bum Soo, Naul, Park Hyo Shin, and Lee Soo

Naul, BIGBANG, and EXO Top Gaon Music Charts for First Half of 2015

Gaon Music Chart has released the results for the first half of 2015 in terms of top digital, download, streaming, and album sales. Digital Chart Counting both within Korea and worldwide, singer Naul topped the chart with “You From the Same Time.” EXO is second with “Call Me Baby” and BIGBANG is third with “Loser.”… Continue reading Naul, BIGBANG, and EXO Top Gaon Music Charts for First Half of 2015

Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – April Week 4

The top three songs remain the same as last week. It was another high scoring battle between EXO’s “Call Me Baby” and miss A’s “Only You.” With another week of music show sweeps, “Call Me Baby” ended up on top of our chart again this week, even though the gap with “Only You” has narrowed… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – April Week 4

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