Tag: Soompi Spotlight

Noona Says: It Was My Bias’ Birthday, Nothing Else Matters

It hasn’t exactly been quiet in the Korean entertainment industry lately. We had B.A.P suing their own company, the death of one of my favorite 90s singers, Breaking Badkey, and rumors of another EXO-M member planning his exit. They’re all very important events that normally would have my full attention in another week, but this… Continue reading Noona Says: It Was My Bias’ Birthday, Nothing Else Matters

Woman Crush Wednesday: December’s Mystery Reveal

This month’s Woman Crush Wednesday, Mystery Reveal version, came to a somewhat disappointing six nominations compared to last month’s eight. Kim Mi Young from “Fated to Love You” was our very first mystery woman and I couldn’t help but wonder who would be next on the list. I suppose the positive aspect to having nominations… Continue reading Woman Crush Wednesday: December’s Mystery Reveal

Candy Girls of K-Dramaland: A Couch Kimchi Roundtable

What is a “Candy girl” and why do we love them? Join us as we discuss this K-drama standard, and let us know your favorites (or most hated) “Candy characters.” TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1 What’s a Candy girl? Page 2 A Candy girl’s purpose in a K-drama You know you’re watching a K-drama with Candy girl when there… Continue reading Candy Girls of K-Dramaland: A Couch Kimchi Roundtable

A Year With Our “Battle of the Bands” Winner BTS

Last week we held a friendly “Battle of the Bands” across all of our SNS accounts. Soompiers spoke and the fan-favorite “B” Hip-Hop Group of the season is without a doubt BTS! To celebrate their victory, let’s re-visit their super successful 2014 – through selcas the boys uploaded themselves onto their official Twitter account!

Man Crush Monday: December’s Mystery Reveal

Ah… It’s that exciting time of the month again – the day of our monthly Mystery Reveal! I hope you were all equal parts excited and curious as I was about who our Man Crush Monday is this week. Last time, our mystery turned out to be Kwon Shi Kyung from “Surplus Princess.” Who, I… Continue reading Man Crush Monday: December’s Mystery Reveal

Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2014 – December Week 1

The top two songs remain the same this week as Kyuhyun’s “At Gwanghwamun” repeats at No. 1 for the second straight week. Once again it defeats AOA’s “Like A Cat.” The gap between these two songs has actually grown wider, with “At Gwanghwamun” winning by 45 points this week compared to 27 points last week.… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2014 – December Week 1

A Perfect Friendship: The Best Super Junior + EXO Photos

Though some fans of Super Junior and EXO view the two groups as rivals, the truth is that the groups were friends before EXO ever even debuted. Though they started off with a typical junior-senior relationship, the members soon started exercising together, going out to eat and even practicing together. EXO has made it clear that the members of Super Junior have… Continue reading A Perfect Friendship: The Best Super Junior + EXO Photos