Dear NY/NJ area based readership, Here’s an event you should definitely attend this weekend — it’s EastCon, a student-run and organized conference that focuses on bringing critical perspectives to East Asian pop culture. They’re the only annual conference of their kind in the country, and are having their first conference this weekend in Lewis Library […]

written by: McRoth Artist/Album: PSY – “Gentleman” Genre: Pop Release Date: April 12, 2013 The four-to-the-floor house beats and whiny synthesisers make a grand return to Haus YG Entertainment this week with “Gentleman” – the much-anticipated follow up to PSY‘s global hit, “Gangnam Style“. While it’d be ideal for most to judge this single as […]

written by: McRoth Artist/Single: 15& – “Somebody” Genre: Pop, Dance Release Date: April 07, 2013 Park Jimin and Baek Yerin of K-Pop Star fame — now under JYP Entertainment — hit a very bizarre note last year when they debuted with the overly subdued single “I Dream“. While not a terrible song, its complete lack […]

written by: McRoth Artist/Single: C-Clown and Ali – “It Was Like That Then” Genre: Ballad Release Date: April 02, 2013 Rookie group C-Clown is relatively new. And under a smaller entertainment company like Yedang, it’s not a shocker that they haven’t quite made a significant statement for many. Label mate Ali on the other hand […]

written by: McRoth Artist/Album: Eric Nam – ‘Cloud 9′ Genre: Ballad Release Date: January 23, 2013 Korean music is infested with great singers. In turn, each one must find ways of standing out, and a distinguishing factor among them, especially with idols, is a unique timbre. K.Will, SISTAR‘s Hyorin and Girls’ Generation‘s Taeyeon are just […]

written by: McRoth Artist/Single: GI – “Beatles” Genre: Hip-hop, Pop Release Date: April 03, 2013 Rookie girl group GI – Global Icon – released “Beatles” this week, and it is a hype builder.