Tag: Taeyang

Pictures and Performances from the 2011 Korean Popular Culture and Arts Award

In one of the most interesting award speeches of the day, Park Jin Young said, "Culture is different from cars; simply large quantities of exportation is not good enough. The results won’t be good if we simply eport our culture without understanding it. Culture isn’t a one-sided advancement; it is exchange. Koreans should also enjoy other cultures."

Big Bang and Katy Perry Take a Picture Together

The meeting between world pop star Katy Perry and the idol group Big Bang is drawing attention. On November 8, a picture of Big Bang and Katy Perry was posted on an internet community website. Katy Perry and the members of Big Bang are smiling widely in the picture. However, everyone in the picture except for Taeyang and Katy Perry are all posing and staring in different directions which drew out laughter out of the viewers.

2011 K-Pop Super Concert Performances

In place of the weekly Inkigayo broadcast, SBS aired the "2011 K-Pop Super Concert" along with its earlier broadcast of the "2011 Love Sharing Concert." The concert was held in Busan on October 28 with performances by Kara, SHINee, T-ara, U-KISS, Jay Park, Big Bang’s Seungri, T.O.P, and Taeyang, SE7EN, SISTAR, Psy, and ZE:A.

[Opinion] Anti Fans and Their Power in the Music Industry

I remember that one of the things that caught my curiosity while falling into the arms of K-Pop was the idols and their anti-fans. I started reading story after story and when i read about DBSK’s Yunho and the incident of the juice with glue in it, i asked to myself: "Why do these people have so much power over the artists they hate?". It is something that up to this day, i don’t understand clearly…

Tablo’s “Fever’s End Part 2” Debuts at #5 on iTunes

Tablo’s new album “Fever’s End-Part 2” debuted at #5 on the iTunes Hip Hop/Rap charts shortly after its release on November 1. The album contains the instant hit single, “Tomorrow” featuring Big Bang’s Taeyang, as well as “The Source” featuring Epik High member DJ Tukutz, “Dear TV,” “Thankful Breath,” and “Expiration Date.”

K-Pop Groups Debuting in the US: Will K-Pop Lose Its Essence?

American market can be harsh for artists that offer something different. So what if K-Pop groups start debuting in the US? Will anything change? Will they lose what makes them so special to K-Pop fans? Is it really a good idea?…

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