Playlist: Melancholic Kpop Music

Instead of Artist of the Week today, I’ll give you a playlist. There are often times when I want to put myself into a melancholic trance. A few songs are really good for that. They’re beautiful, yet sad-sounding. If you have any recommendations, I’d love to hear them! Here are my top picks: BIGBANG –…

Artist of the Week: Tymee/E.via

Here is the Artist of the Week! Posted on Wednesdays as something to get you through the rest of the week~ This week’s artist is… Tymee She’s known as the fastest female rapper in Korea. She used to go by the names of Napper and E.via … and actually has a song with both her…

Is Cube Entertainment Going Too Far With Hyuna? (Editorial)

Okay, for some reason it seems like all my editorials have something to do with sex appeal lately, haha… I’m sorry about that. I’m really not sure why this is happening. Just bear with me! Anyway… this time it’s mostly about Hyuna, but somewhat about sex appeal in general. I’ll start with talking about my…

Artist of the Week: Block B

Here is the Artist of the Week! Posted on Wednesdays as something to get you through the rest of the week~ This week’s artist is… Block B Block B stands for “Blockbuster”, and was created by Cho PD. The idea behind Block B is an “idol” hip-hop group. This group gives off a strong vibe.…

Kpop Christmas

Although half of South Korea’s population identifies as “no religion”, about a quarter of the population is Christian and the country recognizes Christmas as a national holiday.  Reportedly, Korean Christians celebrate Christmas like Americans do… with Christmas trees and decorations. However, like Japan, Christmas can be considered a romantic couples holiday. Families spend New Year’s together…

Where Is LeeU and Why Did He Leave F.Cuz?

LeeU is a former member of the group “F.Cuz” (pronounced “Focus”). He was an ulzzang (kind of an internet model), but he had a great singing voice as well. This could be because his father was a famous trot singer (old-fashioned Korean music). I would’ve just written up an Artist of the Week for F.Cuz,…

Artist of the Week: Jang Woo Hyuk

Here is the Artist of the Week! Posted on Wednesdays as something to get you through the rest of the week~ This week’s artist is… Jang Woo Hyuk Born:  May 8, 1978 Dance Styles: Waving, Popping, Strobing, Animation, Body Shakes, Tutting One of his role models was Michael Jackson, and he performed a song dedicated to…