Fans can look forward to an exciting Christmas special on this week’s “Music Bank”! On December 22, KBS announced that the upcoming Christmas episode will feature special performances by some of this year’s most popular groups. Most of them have already wrapped up their promotions but will be returning once more for the year-end specials, including “Music Bank.” The line-up list posted on the official… Continue reading “Music Bank” Reveals Christmas Special Line-Up Featuring EXO, CNBLUE, Red Velvet, and More
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10 Events That Defined K-Pop in 2015
Future K-pop connoisseurs will remember 2015 as a vintage year. And rightly so — I mean what hasn’t happened in Korean music over the past 12 months? Almost all of the big-name acts you care to mention have released albums, a few lesser-known groups have surprised us, some exciting rookies have appeared on the scene,… Continue reading 10 Events That Defined K-Pop in 2015
SBS Gayo Daejun Updates Its Amazing Line Up of 27 Artists
After starting to tease their line up for the 2015 SBS Gayo Daejun since December 12, SBS has confirmed its first group of artists. So far they have confirmed 27 artists which include Girls’ Generation, Wonder Girls, SHINee, 2PM, 4Minute, T-ara, CNBLUE, INFINITE, A Pink, B1A4, B.A.P, Ailee, EXID, BTOB, EXO, VIXX, AOA, GOT7, MAMAMOO,… Continue reading SBS Gayo Daejun Updates Its Amazing Line Up of 27 Artists
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – December Week 3
After a quiet week last week, half of the top 10 are composed of new songs this week, including the top three. PSY returns with a bang as both title songs from his seventh album “Napal Baji” and “Daddy” occupy the top two spots this week. “Napal Baji” edged out “Daddy” for the top spot… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – December Week 3
Best Rookie Group of 2015 Picked by Industry Experts
It’s time to wrap up 2015 by finding out the Best Rookie Group of 2015, as chosen by leading K-pop experts. The past 12 months have been filled with debuts. More than 50 idol groups entered the industry in 2015, but only a handful of them have managed to claim their spots in the competitive market. Local news outlet Star News surveyed a total… Continue reading Best Rookie Group of 2015 Picked by Industry Experts
Our 2015 K-Celebrity Female Hairstyle Wish List
2016 is right around the corner. While you’re perfect just the way you are, sometimes it’s nice to add a new fashion or style to that list of New Year’s resolutions. So, let’s talk hair — and why not take inspiration from some of the most-talked-about trends from our favorite A-list stars and idols in K-pop… Continue reading Our 2015 K-Celebrity Female Hairstyle Wish List
SBS Gayo Daejun Reveals More Artists in Exciting Line Up Including SHINee, iKON, and More
This year’s SBS Gayo Daejun is promising to have an impressive line up of artists! The official Facebook page for the 2015 SBS Gayo Daejun has been uploading teasers for the first round of its line up of artists. The groups announced in the past couple of days as part of the list include VIXX,… Continue reading SBS Gayo Daejun Reveals More Artists in Exciting Line Up Including SHINee, iKON, and More
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – December Week 2
EXID remains No. 1 for the second straight week with “Hot Pink.” This song won on Inkigayo last week and remained consistently strong on all our chart sources, giving EXID another easy win. “Hot Pink” already did a better job staying on top than EXID’s previous two No. 1 songs “Up & Down” and “Ah… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – December Week 2
TWICE’s “Like OOH-AHH” Is the Most-Watched Rookie Music Video of the Year
As we near the end of 2015, the numbers are finally in! It seems that the most popular rookie groups of 2015 were TWICE, iKON, and GFRIEND, according to the numbers of YouTube views of music videos compiled on December 10. The most popular rookie music video of 2015 was TWICE’s “Like OOH-AHH,” with over… Continue reading TWICE’s “Like OOH-AHH” Is the Most-Watched Rookie Music Video of the Year
EXO, Girls’ Generation, Super Junior, SEVENTEEN and More Nominated for the 30th Golden Disk Awards
The nominees for the 30th Golden Disk Awards have been announced. As previously reported, the awards this year will be held in Shenzhen, China in January. Nominees were announced for three categories: the album award, digital album award, and new artist award. Although the Golden Disk Awards has titled one category the “digital album” category, the… Continue reading EXO, Girls’ Generation, Super Junior, SEVENTEEN and More Nominated for the 30th Golden Disk Awards