Watch: Red Velvet’s Joy Speaks Candidly About Being Her True Self Despite Pressure To Keep Up An “Idol-Like” Appearance

Red Velvet’s Joy shared her thoughts on her image and what it means to look like an idol. On October 17, the singer was featured in a global campaign video for American shoe brand UGG. Joy begins, “I heard that it was excessive when I showed my real appearance and not who I was inside of… Continue reading Watch: Red Velvet’s Joy Speaks Candidly About Being Her True Self Despite Pressure To Keep Up An “Idol-Like” Appearance

October 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 455 girl group members, using big data collected from September 18 to October 19. Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon topped this… Continue reading October Girl Group Member Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

9 Creative K-Pop Song Covers You Don’t Want To Miss

Whenever a new K-pop bop is put out, fan-made releases from all over the world start taking over social media. Aside from the classic vocal covers that replicate our favorite songs, some artists go beyond the usual drill and come up with original creations (much to fans’ delight). Here are, in no particular order, some of the… Continue reading 9 Creative K-Pop Song Covers You Don’t Want To Miss

SuperM, BTS, ATEEZ, NCT 127, And More Rank High On Billboard’s World Albums Chart

Billboard has released its World Albums chart for the week of October 19! SuperM’s first eponymous mini album takes No. 1 on the World Albums chart this week as it makes its debut. It features the title track “Jopping” and is also at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. BTS’s “Map of the Soul:… Continue reading SuperM, BTS, ATEEZ, NCT 127, And More Rank High On Billboard’s World Albums Chart

October 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 September 11 to October 12. (G)I-DLE shot up to the top of this month’s… Continue reading October Girl Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

WJSN’s Eunseo Joins Red Velvet’s Joy + Jang Yoon Joo As New MC Of “Get It Beauty 2019”

WJSN (Cosmic Girls)’s Eunseo has been chosen as the newest MC of OnStyle’s “Get It Beauty 2019”! On October 11, the popular beauty program announced that after her recent guest appearance, during which she proved that she was a perfect fit for the show, Eunseo would officially be joining main MCs Jang Yoon Joo and… Continue reading WJSN’s Eunseo Joins Red Velvet’s Joy + Jang Yoon Joo As New MC Of “Get It Beauty 2019”

QUIZ: Which K-Pop Idol Should Be Your Study Buddy?

I’m sure most of us have been through the nightmare of cramming for exams or needing to finish that 20,000 word essay before the deadline the next day. And when the clock strikes midnight and you’re on your third cup of coffee but you’re not even half done yet, the fatigue sets in and you drift off to… Continue reading QUIZ: Which K-Pop Idol Should Be Your Study Buddy?

BTS, Chen, Red Velvet, Baekhyun, NCT 127, And More Rank High On Billboard’s World Albums Chart

BTS’s “Map of the Soul: Persona” tops the Billboard World Albums chart for October 12! This is the mini album’s 14th week at No. 1 and 25th week on the chart overall. BTS’s mobile game soundtrack “BTS World” has risen to No. 2 this week, switching places with “Love Yourself: Tear,” which now comes in… Continue reading BTS, Chen, Red Velvet, Baekhyun, NCT 127, And More Rank High On Billboard’s World Albums Chart

BOL4 Remains No. 1 With “Workaholic”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2019, October Week 1

BOL4 once again takes the top spot this week with “Workaholic”! This song picked up another three music show wins the previous week on “Inkigayo,” “Music Core,” and “Show Champion.” Overall, “Workaholic” scored even better than last week while increasing the gap from its competitors. Congratulations again to BOL4! Moving up one spot to No. 2… Continue reading BOL4 Remains No. 1 With “Workaholic”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2019, October Week 1

Watch: TWICE Takes 3rd Win For “Feel Special” On “Music Bank”; Performances By SEVENTEEN, Red Velvet, And More

The October 4 broadcast of KBS2’s “Music Bank” was a special “Music Bank in Gangneung”” episode. Gangneung is a city in Gangwon Province which is located on the east coast on Korea. Instead of airing at its usual time at 5 p.m. KST, today’s episode aired at 6:20 p.m. KST. AKMU and TWICE were candidates… Continue reading Watch: TWICE Takes 3rd Win For “Feel Special” On “Music Bank”; Performances By SEVENTEEN, Red Velvet, And More

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