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…

Seriously Mnet MAMA? (Editorial)

Okay, yeah, the MAMA awards have been over for a few weeks now. My sister and I watched it stream live and it was pretty fun. Since it started, MAMA has been in a little controversy about the votes. They had an online vote thing going on where you could vote for the nominees… but…

Artist of the Week: f(x)

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… f(x) The pronunciation of this girl group is “effects”, and it stands for the way “x” can stand for many outcomes in math. The band is similar to the “x”.…

Artist of the Week: Beast

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… Beast First thing you need to know is the name. Fans write it as B2ST most of the time. It stands for “Boys 2 Search for Top”. On the other…

Kpop Fandom Guide

This is for people who are new to the Kpop Fandom. Need some group recommendations to get started? Check out a list over here. Common Kpop Fandom Slang: Aegyo = Korean word for acting cutesy Bagel Girl = girl with a cute face, but curvy body (Ba = Baby face… Glamour body = Gel) Bias…