Doesn’t it feel like everyday there is a new app coming out to watch your favorite idols live stream or a fashion fad that seems to be coming back from long ago? Well, we’ve compiled a list of K-pop trends that highlight the changes over time and how the multimedia art form has truly evolved! Warning: how… Continue reading How Far Back In K-Pop Do You Remember?
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GIFs That Perfectly Sum Up The Experience Of Watching A K-Pop Survival Show
The Initial Announcement There’s a new survival show? Another one? They’re really churning these things out lately, huh? I definitely don’t have the time to even attempt this one. Yet, you can’t help but poke around for some preliminary information. Who are the judges? What’s the name of the show? Who’s participating? What company are… Continue reading GIFs That Perfectly Sum Up The Experience Of Watching A K-Pop Survival Show
Songs From Television Shows Take Over the Music Charts
The music charts have been taken over by television shows. From songs featured on variety shows to drama soundtracks, they have swept the charts and have proven just how much love their shows have received. In the case of the KBS drama “Descendants of the Sun,” it isn’t just the show that is a huge hit… Continue reading Songs From Television Shows Take Over the Music Charts
11 Idol Rappers We’d Like to See Audition for “Show Me the Money 5”
Mnet has announced a fifth season for its hit rap competition, “Show Me The Money.” Auditions will be held in Korea and the United States, and this spring is sure to be just as exciting as seasons three and four. After the success of iKON’s Bobby and B.I during season three, followed up by WINNER‘s Mino, viewers are excited to… Continue reading 11 Idol Rappers We’d Like to See Audition for “Show Me the Money 5”
“Unpretty Rapstar” to Return With Third Season
“Unpretty Rapstar” will be back with another season. According to an affiliate, Mnet will broadcast “Show Me the Money 5” in May and then air “Unpretty Rapstar 3” in the latter half of this year. “Unpretty Rapstar” first started off as a spin-off show of “Show Me the Money,” but its rising popularity has made… Continue reading “Unpretty Rapstar” to Return With Third Season
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
Truedy, Heize and Kasper Come Together to Rap for AIDS Awareness
Three of the ladies of “Unpretty Rapstar 2” have combined their talents to raise awareness for World AIDS Day, which is celebrated on December 1. Truedy, Heize, and Kasper rap not only to raise awareness for AIDS, but also as an advertisement for MAC‘s VIVAGLAM lipstick line in a collaborative campaign between Mnet and MAC.… Continue reading Truedy, Heize and Kasper Come Together to Rap for AIDS Awareness
Cornrows, Feathers, Face Paint, Oh My: Thoughts on Cultural Appropriation in K-Pop
Mnet’s “Unpretty Rapstar” has certainly raised some heads this season. In particular, one of the contestants, Truedy, has garnered much attention for both her talent and resemblance in musical style to the famous Yoon Mirae (Tasha). However, netizens and fellow “Unpretty Rapstar” contestants alike have also called out the gifted, but perhaps unaware rapper for… Continue reading Cornrows, Feathers, Face Paint, Oh My: Thoughts on Cultural Appropriation in K-Pop
Chanyeol to Collab With Heize, and Tiffany to Appear on “Unpretty Rapstar 2”
EXO‘s Chanyeol and Girls’ Generation‘s Tiffany will be appearing on the Mnet hip-hop survival show “Unpretty Rapstar 2” to show their support! Chanyeol was at the finale recording of “Unpretty Rapstar 2” on October 26. Chanyeol teamed up with contestant Heize for a collaboration stage to perform the song “Don’t Earn Money.” After the recording… Continue reading Chanyeol to Collab With Heize, and Tiffany to Appear on “Unpretty Rapstar 2”
Rapper Jessi’s Old Photos Surface and Gain Attention
Jessi, the tough rapper and runner-up on “Unpretty Rapstar,” who also made appearances in “Unpretty Rapstar 2” as a collaborating artist, is once again in the news, this time because of her old photos that surfaced. On an online forum, an old photo of Jessi was posted recently. While the woman in the picture is undeniably… Continue reading Rapper Jessi’s Old Photos Surface and Gain Attention