In our past roundtables, we’ve talked about several aspects of K-dramas, and now, we’d like to start the year waxing nostalgic and discussing what attracts us to K-dramas and why we’re sticking for the ride. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1 How did you get into K-dramas? Page 2 What attracted you to K-dramas? The first drama you marathoned?… Continue reading For The Love Of K-Dramas: A Couch Kimchi Roundtable
Tag: Soompi Spotlight
Film Review: “Miss Granny” Becomes “20 Once Again”
“Miss Granny” is back except this time she is Chinese! This film did extremely well in South Korea, selling about 8.65 million tickets, so of course other people are going to want to jump on that success as well. And seriously, what is not to like about this movie? There is reverse aging, music, and… Continue reading Film Review: “Miss Granny” Becomes “20 Once Again”
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – January Week 2
In a wide open competition this week, Kyuhyun recaptured the top spot this week with “At Gwanghwamun.” This song was No. 1 for two weeks in November and December of last year. Due to the usual slower period at the beginning of the year in which not too many artists are releasing new songs, “At… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – January Week 2
Noona Says: Madame Noona’s K-Pop Predictions for 2015
Ah, welcome, my dear. You have come here to receive the wise counsel of Madame Noona, have you not? After a tremulous year of scandals and controversy, you wonder what this year of the goat will be like in the realm of Korean entertainment. Of course this was what you were just thinking, Madame Noona knows. Come, sit down,… Continue reading Noona Says: Madame Noona’s K-Pop Predictions for 2015
Woman Crush Wednesday: “Liar Game’s” Jamie
To be honest, I didn’t plan on revealing Jamie from “Liar Game” as our Woman Crush Wednesday so early in the game (no pun intended!), but after all the planning and consideration that went into selecting our first Man Crush Monday of 2015, which turned out to be Jang Tae San from “Two Weeks,” I… Continue reading Woman Crush Wednesday: “Liar Game’s” Jamie
Throwback Thursday: Ji Sung’s Multiple Personalities
Ji Sung is tackling the difficult task of portraying seven distinctly different characters in his newest drama, “Kill Me Heal Me,” which involves being Cha Do Hyun, a third generation chaebol who has dissociative identity disorder (multiple personality disorder). The six other identities include Shin Se Gi, Mystery X, Nana, Yosub, Yona, and Perry Park. His characters include but are… Continue reading Throwback Thursday: Ji Sung’s Multiple Personalities
15 Songs You Should Have Listened to in 2014 (But Probably Didn’t)
2014 was a amazing year for K-pop! We saw the release of great songs like “Overdose” by EXO, “Back” by Infinite and “Something” by Girl’s Day. K-pop goes well-beyond the typical dance music featured so heavily in most music videos today though. It literally covers all types of popular music in Korea and can include everything from R&B, rap, electronic, pop,… Continue reading 15 Songs You Should Have Listened to in 2014 (But Probably Didn’t)
Man Crush Monday: “Two Weeks'” Jang Tae San
I’ll admit it. I took a significantly longer time than usual this week when considering all the eligible Man Crush Mondays since I wanted to feature the first crush of 2015 that will start the year off with a great bang. In the end though, I couldn’t get Jang Tae San from “Two Weeks” out… Continue reading Man Crush Monday: “Two Weeks’” Jang Tae San
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – January Week 1
Happy New Year to all our readers! We are back for the first music chart of 2015. As always, we are making some modifications to the composition of our chart at the beginning of the year. This year I am very pleased to announce that the Soompi Airplay portion of our chart, which was introduced… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – January Week 1
Which K-Pop Star Shares Your January Birthday?
Happy 2015! With the new year bringing us back to January, lets look back at all the K-Drama actors and K-Pop idols that will be celebrating their birthday this month. Some stars celebrating their birthdays this month are Lee Seung Gi, JYJ‘s Jaejoong and 2Ne1‘s Minzy. Coincidentally, several groups had a pair of members celebrating… Continue reading Which K-Pop Star Shares Your January Birthday?