Even if you’ve just been sucked into the world of Korean entertainment, you’ve probably encountered aegyo. It’s prevalent in all forms of media, from K-dramas to variety shows to K-pop. So what is it exactly? Aegyo is the Korean word that refers to a display of affection or acting cute. This display of cuteness can… Continue reading 11 Aegyo Moments That Made Our Hearts Melt And Fingers Curl
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MOMOLAND Rises With “BBoom BBoom”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2018, March Week 3
MOMOLAND capped an amazing breakout with their first ever No. 1 song this week as “BBoom BBoom” rose two spots to top our chart! Having debuted in 2016, MOMOLAND’s previous two hits, “Wonderful Love” and “Freeze,” only reached No. 44 and No. 39 respectively last year. But this year, they were able to score a chart topping hit! “BBoom… Continue reading MOMOLAND Rises With “BBoom BBoom”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2018, March Week 3
March Brand Reputation Rankings For Individual Girl Group Members Revealed
On March 18, the Korean Business Research Institute announced this month’s ranking for brand reputation among individual girl group members. The ranking is based on the analysis of consumers’ participation, media coverage, interaction, and community indexes for 111,233,224 pieces of big data on 318 girl group members from February 16 to March 17. With the recent premiere of… Continue reading March Brand Reputation Rankings For Individual Girl Group Members Revealed
7 Celebrities Who Share Close Relationships With Their Managers
In one way or another, artists and managers share a work relationship. However, there are celebrities who share closer friendships with managers while working with each other every day. Check out some celebrities who treat their managers like close friends. TWICE TWICE is known to be the representative of being close with their managers. The beagle-like members are known… Continue reading 7 Celebrities Who Share Close Relationships With Their Managers
7 Times Girl Groups Made Us Wish We Owned Suits
When it comes to concepts and fashion in the K-pop world, girl groups are some of the top trendsetters. From schoolgirl uniforms to ’80s bodysuits and even sushi costumes, girl groups have truly done it all. But sometimes the simplest of looks can be the most powerful, especially when that look is a classic suit. So, in no particular… Continue reading 7 Times Girl Groups Made Us Wish We Owned Suits
iKON Maintains Top Spot With “Love Scenario”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2018, March Week 2
iKON’s “LOVE SCENARIO” continues to stay on top of our chart! This song swept all the music programs last week. Overall, it is the third week “LOVE SCENARIO” is our No. 1 song. Congratulations again to iKON! The No. 2 and 3 spots exchanged places this week, with Red Velvet’s “Bad Boy” moving back up… Continue reading iKON Maintains Top Spot With “Love Scenario”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2018, March Week 2
March Girl Group Brand Reputation Rankings Revealed
The Korean Business Research Institute has published March’s results for brand reputation rankings among girl groups! The ranking is based on the analysis of consumers’ participation, media coverage, interaction, and community indexes for 77,029,078 pieces of big data on about 50 girl groups from February 8 to March 9. Red Velvet topped this month’s brand reputation rankings with a… Continue reading March Girl Group Brand Reputation Rankings Revealed
TWICE’s “Likey” Becomes Fastest K-Pop Girl Group MV To Reach 200 Million Views
TWICE’s music video for their hit track “Likey” has reached 200 million views in record time for a K-pop girl group! TWICE released their “Likey” MV on October 30 at 6 p.m. KST, with the song being the title track on their first full album “Twicetagram.” The track was composed by Black Eyed Pilseung and… Continue reading TWICE’s “Likey” Becomes Fastest K-Pop Girl Group MV To Reach 200 Million Views
Park Hae Jin And Oh Yeon Seo Dish On First Impressions And Their Favorite Idols
On March 7, Park Hae Jin and Oh Yeon Seo were guests on the radio program “Park Sun Young’s Cine Town.” The “Cheese in the Trap” co-stars were asked about their first impressions of each other. Oh Yeon Seo commented about Park Hae Jin, “He appeared to have a cold first impression, but he took… Continue reading Park Hae Jin And Oh Yeon Seo Dish On First Impressions And Their Favorite Idols
iKON Recaptures Top Spot With “Love Scenario”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2018, March Week 1
iKON’s “LOVE SCENARIO” recaptures the top spot this week with a high score! This song was No. 1 two weeks ago, and stayed at No. 2 for the last two weeks behind Red Velvet’s “Bad Boy.” “LOVE SCENARIO” won on “Inkigayo” and “Music Core” last week and its overall strong showing enabled this song to… Continue reading iKON Recaptures Top Spot With “Love Scenario”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2018, March Week 1