U-KISS has been through a bumpy road, but as far as their musical progression is concerned, it’s surely one of the most established in K-Pop. They had a number of minor hits in the past with their former go-to producer, Brave Brothers, but therein lies the problem. They didn’t sound any different from the other boy bands at their time. It wasn’t until their commitment with Marcan Entertainment that UKISS [...]
Despite not having won a music program yet, Girl’s Day closed out 2011 as one of the year’s hottest rising rookie groups. They scored three consecutive top twenty hits on the GAON chart, including the top five smash “Twinkle Twinkle“, and their larger-than-life personalities and sense of humor helped set the girls apart from the likes of SECRET and A Pink, who also sported aegyo-heavy concepts last year. With their [...]
You can always count on Sunny Hill to bring a bit of depth to pop music. The thinking man’s idol group criticized the K-Pop industry with their control-themed ‘Midnight Circus‘ mini-album, addressed death on the spooky ballad “Pray”, and used a children’s fable to explore issues related to self-fulfillment and Korea’s working culture in January’s “The Grasshopper Song”. Now Sunny Hill are back with one less member and a new single “Is [...]
Brace yourselves Cassiopeia because the kings of K-pop will be making their long-waited comeback in Korea! Just before the start of the last ‘Live Tour~TONE’ concert in Osaka, TVXQ held an interview stating, “We are preparing for a comeback in the second half of the year.” They continued with, “We concentrated on working in Japan for the first half of the year, but we believe our Korean fans are also waiting for [...]
A recent collage of national MC Yoo Jae Suk‘s hidden muscular body has been heating up various online communities. On April 22nd, a collection of images titled ‘Yoo Jae Suk’s muscular body’ was uploaded, and has been gaining a lot of attention from female netizens. The images were a collection of Yoo Jae Suk’s body that was slightly revealed in various variety shows like MBC’s ‘Infinity Challenge‘ and KBS’s ‘Happy [...]
Girls’ Generation member Jessica is being praised for her doll-like beauty. Jessica’s name was included in Oddee.com‘s list of ‘10 Unbelievable Girls Who Look Like Dolls‘. “Jessica’s shoulder-length hair and perfect profile has her receiving praise for being as beautiful as a doll,” they wrote. Her mention drew much attention, as she was featured on the same list as famous doll-like beauties Venus Angelic and Dakota Rose. Netizens who heard [...]
On April 22nd, singer Lee Hyori expressed her thoughts through Twitter regarding the ‘devil Equus’ accident that had been heating up the web stating, “As a same human, I’m ashamed and I am sorry. I hope you aren’t reborn as a weak dog that’s unable to speak in your next life…” However, as the driver has been found innocent, it looks like the driver may sue the singer for defamation [...]
5tion‘s Oh Byung Jin and his list of celebrity friends is becoming a hot topic. Oh Byung Jin recently uploaded a snapshot of him and TVXQ‘s Yunho alongside fellow member, Lee Hyeon, on his Facebook page. The photo shows TVXQ’s Yunho holding 5tion’s latest album, ‘Reverse‘, while putting his thumb up in approval. Meanwhile, Oh Byung Jin is seen putting his arm around Yunho signifying their close friendship. Oh Byung Jin [...]
Idol group U-KISS recently made a comeback with their new mini-album ‘DORADORA‘, and immediately upon release, the members have been actively publicizing the album on Twitter. Member Eli who was raised in the United States thought he would take it upon himself to send a tweet to President Barack Obama, asking him to also show his support for the group. Eli even conveniently added the link to iTunes so that [...]
The Instiz chart combines the overwhelming variety of charts that South Korea uses to rank music sales, and it’s also what fans use to determine whether their favorite artist has achieved an “All-Kill”. Check out the chart rankings for the fourth week of April below! === Instiz Chart Singles Ranking 1. SISTAR “Alone” 37,091 Points 2. Busker Busker “Cherry Blossom Ending” 29,542 Points 3. 4minute “Volume Up” 12,737 Points 4. [...]
