For those of us around to watch, 2012 seemed like a crazy year for idol debuts with at least two new groups every week. One of those groups was SKARF, a group featuring both Korean and Singaporean members. Although they have attracted its fair share of fans, the group has…
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This time, we make it our predictions for 2015 including CL’s upcoming US debut, Big Bang’s…
Korean music is so much more than K-pop and idol music. This playlist was created to show you a more mature yet still fantastically entertaining genre, Korean Jazz. You might even discover something you love. Let the voices of Winterplay, Kwon Soon-kwan, Kim Mi-jin and more soothe…
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…