Soompi Music Chart 2014 Top 50 Songs

This is the summary chart for 2014.  We have a total of 632 songs that appeared on our weekly Soompi Music Chart.  A total of 30 songs hit No. 1 this year.  Five artists had two No. 1 songs: Ailee, Girl’s Day, A Pink, BEAST, and SISTAR.  There are a lot of competition, but at… Continue reading Soompi Music Chart 2014 Top 50 Songs

Best Couples of 2014

Couples: We love them together, we love to ship them, and we want to be like them. Fans found many lovable couples in dramas and variety shows from 2014. In order to help you select your vote in the 2014 Soompi Awards, the Soompi staff are sharing their picks. Enjoy the cuteness and skinship as you browse… Continue reading Best Couples of 2014

Best K-Dramas of 2014

2014 was an awesome year in K-dramaland. Gone were dramas depending on trends or copying each other. Anyone remember the oversaturation of time travel dramas in 2012? K-drama fans were rewarded this year with plenty of unique dramas with diverse plots. Let’s revisit some of the most interesting dramas we watched in 2014. The Soompi staff… Continue reading Best K-Dramas of 2014

[Video] 2014 K-Pop Group Debuts

Say hello to 2014’s K-Pop debuts! The videos below feature 47 boy groups and 56 girl groups that made their debut in 2014. This is a big jump compared to last year‘s numbers and adds up to about 203 boys and 233 girls! As usual, I tried to cover as much as possible and included… Continue reading [Video] 2014 K-Pop Group Debuts

VOTE! K-Pop Idols That Should Do a Collaboration Together

Recently, it’s been extremely popular for K-pop artists to do collaborations with each other. Whether they work with another artist in the same company or even do a project with a Western artist, the recent trend lies in joint projects and special collaborations. After making a mental journey through the ranks of K-pop, I realized that there are a lot… Continue reading VOTE! K-Pop Idols That Should Do a Collaboration Together

Woman Crush Wednesday: “Beautiful Days'” Kim Yon Soo

2001 was a year that I can’t really recall in detail, but I do remember one thing in particular; it brought me one of my all-time favorite dramas. Even after fourteen years, “Beautiful Days” still ranks incredibly high on my list, out of the hundreds of dramas I’ve seen, and it’s one where I re-watch… Continue reading Woman Crush Wednesday: “Beautiful Days’” Kim Yon Soo

[Live Blog] 2014 SBS Drama Awards

Welcome back to Soompi’s Live Blog coverage of the end of year award ceremonies. Today’s event will be the “2014 SBS Drama Awards” hosted by Lee Hwi Jae, Park Shin Hye and Park Seo Joon. There is going to be plenty to see at this year’s SBS Drama Awards, with confirmed reports of Jun Ji Hyun… Continue reading [Live Blog] 2014 SBS Drama Awards

[Live Recap] 2014 MBC Song Festival

Welcome back to Soompi’s live coverage of year enders! We’re down to the last round of end of year specials. Tonight, we have the MBC Music Festival which wraps up this year’s music year ender hosted by Lee Yuri, Jeon Hyun Moo, Kim Sung Joo, Soyu and Hyeri.  If K Pop is not your thing, we are… Continue reading [Live Recap] 2014 MBC Song Festival

Best K-Drama Actresses of 2014

2014 brought us many notable female leads, from an endearingly vain celebrity to a housewife who gets an extreme makeover, and many, many more. Here the Soompi staff share who the contenders are for Best Actress of 2014 are for the Soompi Awards 2014 and the reasons why you should vote for them. While the final… Continue reading Best K-Drama Actresses of 2014