Special stages are fun ways to see groups outside of their normal image, and it can lead to some of our favorite performances. In no particular order, here are a collection of some of the extremely entertaining times K-Pop groups switched things up and performed another group’s song. Wonder Girls & BIGBANG: “Tell Me” &… Continue reading 33 Times K-Pop Groups Sang Another Group’s Song And It Was Amazing
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Wonder Girls’ Yubin Talks About Hyorin’s Diss Rap And JYP’s Focus On Unnies
On a recent episode of MBC’s “Video Star,” Wonder Girls’ Yubin appears as a guest on the show, and talks about SISTAR’s Hyorin and JYP. During the episode, Yubin mentions her diss rap with Hyorin on “Unpretty Rapstar 2.” Hyorin had previously mentioned Yubin in an episode of “Radio Star,” where she shared her feelings on their diss… Continue reading Wonder Girls’ Yubin Talks About Hyorin’s Diss Rap And JYP’s Focus On Unnies
EXO Wins With “Lotto”: Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart, September Week 1
The all-female Top 9 that we experienced last week is no longer! This week sees the debut of three new songs from male artists in the Top 10, including the new No. 1 song, EXO’s “Lotto.” Congratulations to EXO! “Lotto” takes our top spot thanks to wins on Inkigayo, Music Bank, and M!Countdown. It also topped our… Continue reading EXO Wins With “Lotto”: Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart, September Week 1
Survey Ranks Top K-Pop Idols And Songs In The Past 20 Years
Korean media outlet Donga Ilbo, partnered with web magazine Idology and the research company M Brain, recently conducted a survey among 2000 ordinary citizens and 30 pop music experts about the best K-pop idol groups and songs in the past 20 years. The 2000 citizens were made up of 200 men and 200 women from… Continue reading Survey Ranks Top K-Pop Idols And Songs In The Past 20 Years
BLACKPINK Scores Their First Win: Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart, August Week 4
Two rookie female groups in the top two. Female artists only in the top nine. How often does that happen? (The answer: Not often.) YG Entertainment’s new female quartet BLACKPINK scored their first No. 1 song with their debut hit “Whistle.” Just like their labelmate and sunbae 2NE1, BLACKPINK has been in training for years. With lots of… Continue reading BLACKPINK Scores Their First Win: Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart, August Week 4
Top K-Pop Singer Brand Power Rankings For August Revealed
The Korean Business Research Insititute analyzed data from July 25 to August 26 and revealed the top singers according to their brand power. In first place comes EXO who received a total score of 7,670,825 for their brand power. Second place goes to new group BLACKPINK who got 6,922,698. Group I.O.I came in third with… Continue reading Top K-Pop Singer Brand Power Rankings For August Revealed
Wonder Girls’ Sunmi Finds It Strange To Be Competing With GFRIEND
Sunmi of Wonder Girls, who has been in the K-pop industry now nine years, shares how she feels competing with rookie groups in an interview with @Star 1 magazine. Wonder Girls’ latest release, “Why So Lonely,” was a hit, winning numerous times on music shows and topping charts. Sunmi comments, “Music chart rankings change so… Continue reading Wonder Girls’ Sunmi Finds It Strange To Be Competing With GFRIEND
TWICE Ties Wonder Girls’ All-Time Record For Longest Run In Melon’s Top 10
TWICE, just 10 months after debut, has matched Wonder Girls’ all-time girl group record for longest run of a song in Melon’s weekly top 10 — 17 weeks. TWICE hit week 17 with “Cheer Up” in the third week of August, surpassing EXID’s “Up & Down” (with a 13-week run in the top 10), Girls’… Continue reading TWICE Ties Wonder Girls’ All-Time Record For Longest Run In Melon’s Top 10
Another Win For The Wonder Girls: Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart, August Week 3
This past week was anyone’s game! With all top three songs scoring in the low 800s, the third week of August was wide open for anyone to take the top spot. In the end, the honors went to the Wonder Girls. After three weeks being second best behind GFRIEND, “Why So Lonely” recaptured the top spot on… Continue reading Another Win For The Wonder Girls: Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart, August Week 3
Wonder Girls’ Sunmi Cleverly Shows Love To GFRIEND’s Umji And Yerin On Their Birthday
Wonder Girls member Sunmi showed some love to her idol juniors Umji and Yerin of GFRIEND. On August 19, Umji and Yerin’s shared birthday, Sunmi uploaded a photo of herself making a thumbs up and wrote, “Thumb up ??????❤️.” Although at first glance a rather mysterious post, GFRIEND fans were quick to realize that Sunmi… Continue reading Wonder Girls’ Sunmi Cleverly Shows Love To GFRIEND’s Umji And Yerin On Their Birthday