The winners of the 12th Korean Music Awards were announced at the ceremony that took place on February 26. In its 12th year, the Korean Music Awards celebrate quality music released every year. The nominees and the winners are chosen by a board of music critics, music producers, and other professionals in the industry. Previously, it… Continue reading 12th Korean Music Awards Winners Announced, Including AKMU, Crush, and Soyu x Junggigo
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Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – February Week 2
Davichi has the new No. 1 song on our chart, as their “Cry Again” moved past last week’s top two songs Jung Yong Hwa’s “One Fine Day” and Mad Clown’s “Fire.” “Cry Again” was No. 3 last week but scored wins on Music Bank and M!Countdown, and had strong showings on independent charts, as well, enabling the… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – February Week 2
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – February Week 1
CNBLUE’s Jung Yong Hwa takes the No. 1 spot this week with “One Fine Day,” the title song of his first solo album of the same name. This song moves up from No. 13 last week and edges out two challengers in a close call. “One Fine Day” is an acoustic ballad written by Jung… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – February Week 1
Michael Bublé Covers “Eyes, Nose, Lips” by BIGBANG’s Taeyang
Michael Bublé, a world-renowned and award-winning singer, uploaded a video of himself singing a k-pop song on his official Facebook page. It seems that while he was warming up for his February 4 Seoul concert, he covered the song “Eyes, Nose, Lips” by BIGBANG’s Taeyang. According to the post, the song was suggested by one of… Continue reading Michael Bublé Covers “Eyes, Nose, Lips” by BIGBANG’s Taeyang
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – January Week 5
There were very little changes in the top 10 this week. The top three songs from last week all stay put this week, with Jonghyun’s “Deja-Boo” repeating as No. 1. With the exception of SBS “Inkigayo,” this song won on all other music programs last week. As expected, it translates to another week on top… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – January Week 5
V.I.P. QUIZ: What’s Your Level of BIGBANG Knowledge?
With recent reports that the sounds of a BIGBANG comeback are soon to be heard throughout the world, V.I.P. everywhere are rejoicing! Almost 3 years since their last studio album as a group, most will agree that it is past time for the internationally popular group to take over the charts once more. How much do… Continue reading V.I.P. QUIZ: What’s Your Level of BIGBANG Knowledge?
K-Pop Idols: Who Trained the Longest and the Shortest?
With the recent debut of G.Soul who trained for 15 years, the length of K-Pop idols training (which can be particularly long in the K-Pop industry) has become a hot topic. Is it necessary to train for that long? How long exactly should one train for? Idols often discuss how long or how short their training… Continue reading K-Pop Idols: Who Trained the Longest and the Shortest?
Winners From the 4th Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards
The 4th Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards show took place last night in Seoul’s Olympic Gymnastics Arena. Super Junior took home three awards with 3rd Quarter, 4th Quarter and the Weibo K-Pop Star Award. Soyu also received three awards with two coming from her duet track “Some” and one with her group SISTAR. The Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards… Continue reading Winners From the 4th Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – January Week 4
SHINee’s Jonghyun has the new No. 1 song on our chart as his song “Deja-Boo” moves up 12 spots all the way to the top, edging out last week’s No. 1 – EXID’s “Up & Down” – by three points. Jonghyun has previously participated in drama OSTs but this is his first official solo debut with “Base.” Jonghyun not… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – January Week 4
Vote! Who Has the Best Eye Smile in K-pop?
After I was introduced to K-pop, I started to notice these singularly adorable artists with eyes that seemed to disappear when they smiled. “What is this strange phenomenon that leaves my heart fluttering?” I asked myself daily. With this question in mind, I turned to the modern day oracle of wisdom (Google) and discovered the definition which I was seeking, “Eye… Continue reading Vote! Who Has the Best Eye Smile in K-pop?