Artist of the Week: Brown Eyed Girls

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… Brown Eyed Girls (or B.E.G.) This group is well-known for the dance they perform for their “Abacadabra” song. It’s often danced in dramas when there’s a party scene. I feel…

Artist of the Week: 4Minute

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… 4Minute Apparently, the name “4Minute” simply stands for “Living 4 Every Minute” or “Show You the Best in 4 Minutes”. Originally, their style was reportedly called “The Candy Funky Style”… and…

Artist of the Week: FT Island

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… FT Island FT Island stands for “Five Treasure Island” and is an idol band that makes rock-type music. They’re in the pop-rock category, however, since the band was formed by…

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…

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,…