Album Review: Brian Joo – Reborn Part 1 Jan29

Album Review: Brian ...

  Release: January 26, 2012 Distributor: Jellyfish Entertainment Rating:  Listening to a genuinely good R&B album is like sipping a perfect cup of hot chocolate, rich and sweet, full of mellow tones and relaxing. That’s how I felt anyways, when I first heard Korean-American...

The Factors of Success for a K-Pop Reality/Variety Show Jan26

The Factors of Succe...

Admit it: we’ve all seen at least a few snippets of a Korean reality show with idol guests, whether it be Nichkhun and Victoria cooking together on an episode of We Got Married (or even better, actor Lee Jang Woo‘s futile attempts to operate a washing machine), or Minho and Siwon...

Album Review: Jay Park – New Breed Part 1 Jan25

Album Review: Jay Pa...

Release: December 28, 2011 Distributor: Sidus HQ, Universal Music Rating:  As Jay Park prepares to release his first Korean studio album, New Breed, on February 1, I decided to take a look at the first five tracks this weekend. Jay Park had already gained recognition and a solid fanbase in...

Album Review: Teen Top – It’s Jan20

Album Review: Teen T...

Release: January 4, 2012 Distributor: T.O.P Media Rating:  It has been almost two weeks since T.O.P Media‘s up-and-coming boy group, Teen Top, released their second mini-album It’s. With the new year rolling in, it’s obvious to see that the members have decided to work on...

Baby Soul and Yoo Ji...

  After just a few days of announcing their new female act, Woollim Entertainment has released Baby Soul and Yoo Jia‘s debut music video: She’s a Flirt.  The song itself has a very smooth, flowing R&B sound and brings out the vocals of the two girls. Dongwoo from...

Woollim Entertainment unveils new girl group Jan15

Woollim Entertainmen...

Woollim Entertainment, talent agency for groups such as INFINITE, has recently unveiled a new girl group that includes members Baby Soul and Yoo Ji Ah. Baby Soul released a digital single, No Better than Strangers, featuring Wheesung, in 2011. She has also been featured in Crying with Dongwoo...

Album Review: MBLAQ – 100% Ver. Jan11

Album Review: MBLAQ ...

Release: January 10, 2012 Distributor: J. Tune Camp Rating:   MBLAQ made their highly-anticipated comeback on January 10, 2012, after multiple teasers from J. Tune Camp with their dynamic 4th mini-album, 100% Ver., including the track, 전쟁이야 (It’s War), the song they will be...

2012: Of Comebacks and Debuts Jan09

2012: Of Comebacks a...

  2011 was an eventful year for the K-Pop scene, no doubt, from Big Bang‘s long-anticipated comeback with Tonight and Love Song to Cube Entertainment‘s unorthodox subunit, Trouble Maker, to 2NE1 performing in New York City for thousands of fans. K-Pop is becoming a global...

2011 MBC Gayo Daejun performances Jan02

2011 MBC Gayo Daejun...

2011 MBC Gayo Daejun event was the last of the end-of-year festivals, airing on New Year’s Eve. MCs for the event included some favorites from the popular reality show, ‘We Got Married’, such as Eunjung, Lee Jang Woo, Ga-In, Jo Kwon, Victoria, Nichkhun, Kang Sora and...

2011 KBS Music Festival performances Dec31

2011 KBS Music Festi...

The 2011 KBS Music Festival was held on December 3o and showcased a plethora of strong performances from the likes of INFINITE, T-ARA, B2St, SNSD, miss A, 4Minute, U-KISS, Davichi, Lee Seung Gi, Kim Hyun Joong, SISTAR, Super Junior, f(x), Wonder Girls, MBLAQ, SECRET, CNBlue, IU, TVXQ and...