The concept of the cute and innocent ‘fairy’ idol is almost as old as the Korean idol industry itself. A lot of fuss was made recently when GFriend’s debut appeared to resemble Girls’ Generation’s Into the New World. But is borrowing heavily from older successful groups really anything…
At the grand old age of twenty two, with over five years under my belt, I feel like a veteran of the K-pop fandom. And as a veteran, I feel a duty to say this: you all need to calm down. Well not all of you but a fairly…
B1A4 had a mini-concert and fan meeting in Malaysia. And just as all fan meetings within the K-pop sphere go, there was fan service and interaction. Fan service which included hugging a lucky fan and interacting with fans in various ways. The B1A4 members in the video and…
This is the first ever episode of the Beyond Hallyu podcast. In this episode we try and make sense of the chaos that was 2014 in K-pop. From the high-profile group member departures (including EXO and Jessica) to the terrible lyrics and music videos (looking at you, Zico…
J.Y. Park today shared his feelings about the recently announced upcoming debut of G.Soul, an artist who has been training with the company for 15 years. While the remarks seem genuine and sweet, it was this part that particularly caught my eye:
“Surprised at his talents, I sent…
Image: Like many male office workers, hit drama Misaeng’s Oh Sang Sik is portrayed as a heavy smoker.
Any smokers who live in or have visited Korea will have noticed that Korean cigarettes are very cheap. Or rather, Korean cigarettes were very cheap. In September, the government proposed a…
K-pop podcasts seem to be the new trend these days. A few weeks ago, after we announced our own podcast, I came across the fantastic ‘Anonymous Said’ podcast and was instantly hooked.
Part gossip, part insider info, the show is hosted by Paula (who used to run the now…
One of Korea’s big coffee chains is taking a unique approach to encourage its customers to be more polite.
On the first Wednesday of every month, you can go into an Angel-In-Us branch and get a 50% discount on your coffee simply by saying “Hello (name of…