Another one? Seems like Samsung and SM Entertainment are best friends as SNSD is now the new face of the HaHaHa Campaign.

They’ve changed up the song this time around after Kim Yuna and DBSK have beaten the song to death. I can’t say whether or not I like it but the girls definitely look cute. More »

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With the sudden influx of new singers in Korea, some of the already established top stars have come out to lend their support and teach the new rookie singers.

Taegoon, who had an impressive debut in January this year with Call Me was in doubt of his own singing abilities after he saw his own MR removed video. More »

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Last night I went to the premiere midnight screening of Fast and Furious 4, and holy sh*t was it awesome. Let’s face it, the last two weren’t such a let down that I had completely given up on the franchise but with the new direction of director Justin Lin, this movie doesn’t fail to impress. More »

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Happy early Valentines’ day everyone! Despite being a day early, I’m delivering my top 10 favorite love songs. While some of them are a bit emo, they’re still really good songs.

Hope you guys enjoy your (fake) holiday. Remember! There’s still White Day and Black Day to follow.

Enjoi. More »

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After some Wonder Girls research, I found that the girls are having fan troubles. Onoes~! Really, it’s nothing serious.

Apparently, SM Town fans found footage of Sun Ye crossing her arms during a DBSK performance (note: crossing your arms is disrespectful in Korean culture). Well now SM Town fans are out for blood and of course the Wonderfuls aren’t having it. Anyways after some drama, the storm has moved on and fans have supposedly apologized. Crisis averted! More »

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Like they did for Chuseok, Kpop celebs have dressed up in traditional hanboks to wish you a Happy New Year and they look oh so cute!

It’s tradition for the Kpop celebs to get dolled up for the holidays, and why wouldn’t they? It’s the only time we get to see them in traditional clothing. So I rounded up a few photos of them (old and new) in celebration of the New Year.

Which Kpop celeb do you think looks best in a hanbok? Personally I love Lee Junki but he’s had experience thanks to Iljimae!

Photo Credit: Soompi More »

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According to one RIAA study, girls actually purchase more music than guys do. So, screaming fan-girls means big bucks (because we girls learn to covet idol related merchandise in our tweens)! With the latest influx of crossover artists, it is a mystery that no boy bands from Asia have begun to, at least, think about breaking into the American market.

Boy bands in the past have had huge success in America using advertising tactics, such as those of The Beatles. For months, local radio personalities would stop what they were playing and say things like  ”Get ready, The Beatles are coming.” By the time The Beatles did arrive, they were an instant success. Some fans never even heard a song, but still showed up to greet the British band when they arrived. More »

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Not exactly in a perverted way but they have been showing their teenage fans a lot of love as of late.

The five hotties have been on a school attack tour for their Samsung Ha Ha Ha campaign and the Japanese show “Dreams Come True”. Their first school was an all girl school in Korea where they performed Jaurim - Ha Ha Ha. The second was in Japan which focused on three girls whose dream was to dance with DBSK. Well they were fulfilled and tears were everywhere. Aw!

However that’s not all. Lead DBSKer Yunho visited his old high school, Kwangil High School, to not only give an inspirational speech but pay for the scholarships of 6 Junior students (6,000,000 Won). More »

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The first Music Round Up of the year! I’ve kept this going strong for the past year and I’m so happy that we’re finally in the new year.

But before the year could end, Apop stars put on their last performances of 2008. Here’s a few that I found the most entertaining; however, this is only a handful of them. There are plenty more!

Enjoi. More »

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SBS’s much awaited Inkigayo episode premiered last night. As expected, the performances were awesome, one of which was the piano battle between DBSK’s Junsu and Big Bang’s Tae Yang.

While their English could use a little work, the overall performance was still enjoyable. Tae Yang went first with Frankie J – Don’t Want to Try while Junsu with 98 Degrees – My Everything.

I think it’s safe to say Junsu won? More »

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Yunho was one of the four selected to do a dance battle for SBS Inkigayo. While he did perform well, the lead DBSKer suffered a wardrobe malfunction early in his performance.

No there was no boob action (although I wish there was), his hat actually just fell off. He did look a little embarrassed but like a trooper he just kept going.

However to make up for the lack of boobage, DBSK later performed their original Mirotic (the one that says “under my skin”) and took off their shirts despite all the governmental issues earlier. How do you like them apples? More »

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Some of the most popular artists in Japan are not even Japanese. In fact, many of these top selling talents are imported from South Korea.

Teen sensation Younha skyrocketed to stardom with her song “Houki Boshi.” The catchy and clever tune was used as an ending theme for the anime Bleach. Born in South Korea, the talented Youhna started playing piano at age four and taught herself Japanese. Her interests for dorama and for singers like Utada Hikaru influenced her to join the Japanese music industry. She is the second Korean artist, after BoA, to have broken into the Oricon Top 20.

Another Hallyu star is Mink, who auditioned for Avex Trax while studying in Japan. Mink’s stage name is actuality an acronym for Made IN Korea; her real name is Mikyung Lee. She rarely performs using her native Korean tongue, and sings in English and in Japanese instead. Proudly, Mink is one of the first Asian artists to have a single reach No.1 in the U.S. charts. She did so on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart with a remix version of “Glory of Life.” More »

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As the winter holidays are in the midpoint of their season, we look out upon all the wonderful Holidays we share.  How happily and culturally diverse we are.  We get Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, and TVXQ Day!  The fantastic five have their own day and this came about when MTV’korea held a virtual presidential election. The boy band bested the other thirty candidates to be awarded with the title ”President(s) of the Republic of Korean Music”. The second and third placers were rapper Jang Woo Hyuk and BIG BANG.

Due to this mock election win, December 23rd was declared TVXQ DAY. 

So I hope you enjoy your TVXQ DAY everyone!

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As the winter holidays are in the midpoint of their season, we look out upon all of the wonderful Holidays we share. How happily and culturally diverse we are. We get Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, and TVXQ Day! The fantastic five have their own day and this came about when MTV Korea held a virtual presidential election. The boy band bested the 30 other candidates for the title of “President(s) of the Republic of Korean Music.” The second and third placers were rapper Jang Woo Hyuk and BIG BANG.

Due to this mock election win, December 23rd was declared TVXQ DAY. 

So, I hope you enjoy your TVXQ DAY, everyone!

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Nothing says Christmas like a cute Santa outfit. So with a little research, my love of Apop and some eggnog, I found some Christmas photos for this special day. Too bad they don’t dress like this year round.

Anyways, Happy Holidays everyone. More »

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Another video treat for you all. This year was filled with a lot of events that made us SSS (squeak, scream, and squeal) but, we had to narrow it down to our favorite 5. There were a lot of honorable mentions such as Rain’s American movie debut through Speed Racer and BoA’s US single. However we just could not fit it all on this video because would would have been talking for hours. No seriously, we talked for almost 30 minutes about 10 amazing 2008 events and it was just so heart breaking to edit that all out. Anyway, hope you all enjoy! More »

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Here’s a weekly music round up for the year.

While the single may be a hit, it’s not always that the music video is. In fact, it’s hard to find a song and MV that go well together. Loads of MVs were released this year by new and old artists but only a handful of them were actually memorable.

Listed below are the MVs from 2008 that have stand out the most to me (in no particular order). More »

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For Asian artists, 2008 seems to be the year of comebacks, newcomers, and tenth anniversaries. Here I’ve created a list ranking my top ten songs of 2008. More »

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This year has proven to be successful for many artists. Not only have they sold millions of records, but their singles have become chart toppers and award winners. As such, I have compiled a list of the most prominent artists of the 2008 year. Some have just debuted, some have made impressive comebacks but all have achieved something great. More »

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Now a normal week! For those of you who weren’t with us last week, we had an exclusive interview with Apop super star, BoA Kwon. Be sure to check it out!

Aside from that, we also have Jay Chou contest going on. If you enter, you have a chance of winning 2 tickets to his Mohegan Sun concert. Eep! For more details, click here.

Now that that’s out of the way, here’s your round up. Enjoy! More »

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