Performances from the MBC Gayo Daejejun

Capping off the year end music festivals, MBC’s Gayo Daejejun (Song Festival) rang in the new year with many of K-Pop’s biggest acts. We live recapped the show here. This year many groups covered past hit songs as special stages: B1A4 did g.o.d‘s “Lies,” Red Velvet  did S.E.S.‘ “I Love You”, UP10TION with H.O.T‘s “Candy, ” A Pink did… Continue reading Performances from the MBC Gayo Daejejun

K-Pop Idols Who Will Be Working This Christmas

The Christmas holidays have begun! As Christmas Eve is on a Thursday, people can enjoy a long weekend all the way until Sunday. But how are K-pop idols, who are notorious for their full schedules, spending this Christmas? While there are those who are taking a well-deserved break, many are working hard over the holidays. For… Continue reading K-Pop Idols Who Will Be Working This Christmas

10 of the Best Female K-Pop Rappers

“Unpretty Rapstar” Season 2 is up and running, and all the signs say it will be just as action-packed as the first installment. The cast for this season is pretty star-studded, too. Whereas Season 1 only featured only one idol group rapper, in the form of AOA’s Jimin, the new season has gone a lot heavier… Continue reading 10 of the Best Female K-Pop Rappers

Girls’ Generation Nabs 14th Win With “Lion Heart” on “Music Core,” Performances by CNBLUE, Fly to the Sky, Red Velvet, and More

After two weeks of not announcing any winners, MBC’s “Music Core” is back to normal. Today’s first place contenders were Red Velvet, BIGBANG, and Girls’ Generation. Congratulations to Girls’ Generation winning with “Lion Heart.” Second place was Red Velvet and third place went to BIGBANG respectively. Girls’ Generation have ended promotions on music shows and did not… Continue reading Girls’ Generation Nabs 14th Win With “Lion Heart” on “Music Core,” Performances by CNBLUE, Fly to the Sky, Red Velvet, and More

Watch Live: “Music Core” 09.19.15 – CNBLUE, Fly to the Sky, Red Velvet, and More

♬ Comeback – FLY TO THE SKY 『If I have to hate you』, 『It happens to be that way』 – CNBLUE 『Cinderella』, 『Roller Coaster』 – Jessi 『SSENUNNI』 – Roh Jihoon 『If You Were Me』 ♬ Heart♡Attack – Jun Jin 『Wow Wow Wow』 – Red Velvet 『Dumb Dumb』 – MONSTA X 『RUSH』 – SEVENTEEN 『MANSAE』 –… Continue reading Watch Live: “Music Core” 09.19.15 – CNBLUE, Fly to the Sky, Red Velvet, and More

Girls’ Generation Grabs 13th Win for “Lion Heart” on “Music Bank,” Performances from CNBLUE, Fly to the Sky, Jun Jin, and More

This week’s contenders for first place on KBS’s “Music Bank” were SM labelmates Girls’ Generation with “Lion Heart” and Red Velvet’s “Dumb Dumb.” Congrats to Girls’ Generation who won with 6382 points! Performances on this week’s episode were by CNBLUE, Fly to the Sky, Red Velvet, Jun Jin, MONSTA X, UP10TION, Jessi, SONAMOO, BIGSTAR, Roh… Continue reading Girls’ Generation Grabs 13th Win for “Lion Heart” on “Music Bank,” Performances from CNBLUE, Fly to the Sky, Jun Jin, and More

Watch: “Music Core” DMC Festival Special Performances Featuring Girls’ Generation, SHINee, SISTAR, and More

Today’s episode of “Music Core” is a special DMC Festival Concert featuring special performances from various artists. The line-up included Girls’ Generation, SHINee, Jun Jin, 2PM‘s Junho, SISTAR, HyunA, Block B-BASTARZ, Red Velvet, MAMAMOO, MONSTA X, SEVENTEEN, UP10TION, SONAMOO, Kangnam, and April. Groups like Girls’ Generation, SISTAR, and SHINee performed their latest hits as well as… Continue reading Watch: “Music Core” DMC Festival Special Performances Featuring Girls’ Generation, SHINee, SISTAR, and More

Watch Live: “Music Core” 09.12.15 – Girls’ Generation, Red Velvet, SEVENTEEN, and More

♬ Special – Red Velvet 『No.1』 – SEVENTEEN 『Sorry, Sorry』 – SONAMOO 『Dreams come true』 – UP10TION 『Wild Eyes』 – APRIL 『Mister』 – MAMAMOO 『Mr. Ambiguous (Remix)』 ♬ Hit Song – Girls’ Generation 『Lion Heart+PARTY+Gee』 – SHINee 『Ring Ding Dong+View』 – SISTAR 『Touch my body+Loving U+SHAKE IT』 ♬ Heart♡Attack – Jun Jin 『Wow Wow Wow』… Continue reading Watch Live: “Music Core” 09.12.15 – Girls’ Generation, Red Velvet, SEVENTEEN, and More

What Makes a Great K-Pop Bassline?

Has any K-pop song has ever made you really, really want to dance? If so, that was probably because of the sound of this instrument: The beat (discussed here) is what you move your feet to, but if you have ever wondered what it is about a song that actually makes you want to bop… Continue reading What Makes a Great K-Pop Bassline?

Girls’ Generation Scores Triple Crown on “M Countdown” With “Lion Heart,” Performances From Red Velvet, Seventeen, MONSTA X, Jun Jin, Junho, and More

On the September 10 KST episode of Mnet’s weekly music show, “M Countdown,” it was Girls’ Generation‘s “Lion Heart” vs HyunA‘s “Because I’m the Best” for first place, with “Lion Heart” winning at 10,961 points. Congratulations to Girls’ Generation for their tenth win for “Lion Heart” and triple crown for the song on “M Countdown.”… Continue reading Girls’ Generation Scores Triple Crown on “M Countdown” With “Lion Heart,” Performances From Red Velvet, Seventeen, MONSTA X, Jun Jin, Junho, and More

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