I Heart It: K-pop Instagram (November 2 – November 8)

Welcome back, Soompiers, to another week full of adorable K-Pop Instagram posts to kick start your weekend! For this edition of K-pop Instagram, we’ll see a lot of SM artists in costume because they belatedly had their halloween party ㅋㅋㅋ You don’t mind seeing summore artists in costume, do you? As for the other artists… Continue reading I Heart It: K-pop Instagram (November 2 – November 8)

WINNER’s Mino Draws a Caricature of “Born Hater” Artists as a Gift for Epik High

WINNER‘s rapper Song Mino shows off his amazing drawing skills once again, with a caricature of Epik High‘s “Born Hater” music video as a congratulatory gift for their upcoming concert. Epik High’s Tablo posted the drawing and showed his gratitude through his Twitter account earlier this morning saying, “Mino gave us a present to congratulate… Continue reading WINNER’s Mino Draws a Caricature of “Born Hater” Artists as a Gift for Epik High

Taeyang, SISTAR, Winner, BEAST, and More to Appear at Melon Music Awards 2014

The organizers of the Melon Music Awards 2014 have announced the lineup for this year’s event. Appearing will be the likes of BIGBANG member Taeyang, solo star IU, girl groups SISTAR and Girl’s Day, and boy bands Winner and BEAST. The organizers have announced that they have chosen their top 10 artists of the year;… Continue reading Taeyang, SISTAR, Winner, BEAST, and More to Appear at Melon Music Awards 2014

Epik High Has Nothing But Good Words for iKon’s B.I, Bobby and Winner’s Mino

Epik High have been basking in the success of their latest album “Shoe Box” and have expressed their gratitude to a lot of people for their success; some of which include the newest addition in the YG Family, Winner‘s Song Mino and the group that is yet to debut, iKon‘s B.I. and Bobby. The young… Continue reading Epik High Has Nothing But Good Words for iKon’s B.I, Bobby and Winner’s Mino

Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2014 – October Week 3

Ailee’s “Don’t Touch Me” ran away from the competition in convincing fashion to become our new No. 1 song. This song won on Music Bank and M!Countdown last week and is also ranked closed to the top among other chart sources. It scores nearly 100 points more than the second place song, Soyu and Urban… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2014 – October Week 3

Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2014 – October Week 2

TaeTiSeo’s “Holler” held off two strong challengers to remain on top of our chart for the second straight week. “Holler” was No. 1 on M!Countdown and Music Bank last week. Overall, they scored 12 points more than last week to solidify its hold on to the top spot. Congratulations once again to TaeTiSeo. Moving up… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2014 – October Week 2

Yang Hyun Suk Compares Winner and iKON, Says They Will Be Completely Different

YG Entertainment‘s CEO Yang Hyun Suk drew comparisons between YG’s latest boy group Winner and the upcoming group iKON. In a recent interview, Yang Hyun Suk confidently stated, “Winner and iKON are two completely different groups.” He explained, “Winner and iKON are two different groups. Winner will not have one specific genre, but iKON will be focusing on hip-hop. So… Continue reading Yang Hyun Suk Compares Winner and iKON, Says They Will Be Completely Different

[Exclusive] Chill with WINNER’s Kang Seung Yoon on LINE PLAY + Win Autographed “2014 S/S” CDs!

Hi Soompiers! We’re very excited to bring you our newest giveaway opportunity — this one is going to be a lot of fun because it features WINNER and the awesome avatar communication app LINE PLAY, available on iOS and Android! Speaking as longtime fans, we can tell you honestly that LINE PLAY is an awesome… Continue reading [Exclusive] Chill with WINNER’s Kang Seung Yoon on LINE PLAY + Win Autographed “2014 S/S” CDs!

Kim Dong Ryul Wins with “How I Am” on Inkigayo, Performances from Boyfriend, Raina, Red Velvet and More

This week on SBS’ “Inkigayo,” it was Kim Dong Ryul vs. Ailee vs. Soyu x Urban Zapaka for first place. Kim Dong Ryul’s “How I Am” Ailee’s “Don’t Touch Me” and Soyu x Urban Zapaka’s “The Space Between” competed against each other for no.1, with Kim Dong Ryul winning! Congrats, Kim Dong Ryul! This is his first win on a music show… Continue reading Kim Dong Ryul Wins with “How I Am” on Inkigayo, Performances from Boyfriend, Raina, Red Velvet and More

WINNER Makes First Variety Show Appearance on “Weekly Idol”

MBC Every1’s “Weekly Idol” will have its second YG Entertainment artist guest in the super rookie group WINNER. The five-member boy group WINNER will be making their first ever variety show appearance through MBC Every1’s “Weekly Idol” and it was reported that the group has recently finished the filming of their episode. As the first… Continue reading WINNER Makes First Variety Show Appearance on “Weekly Idol”