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Lesser Stuff You Need to Know, Vol. 8

It’s been a long time coming, but I’m back with my Lesser Stuff You Need to Know feature! And the winter has kept me in two states of mind: one of isolation and of reminiscing, and another of intense partying. Curious? Read on. About these ads

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McRoth’s 20 Best K-Pop Albums of 2012

The K-Pop music scene has seen an increase of momentum on the musical quality fronts this year, meaning K-Pop has improved. Like any other music industry, it always does and always will, and I’m glad to be here to share those better moments with you in my Best Albums of 2012 wrap up. Here’s my […]

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Op-Ed: “Could These English Speaking K-Divas Make It In The U.S.?” It’s complicated…

written by: TESTAMENTVM The inspiration for this article came from a recent article published on allkpop, written by a friend, Jeff Benjamin. If you haven’t already read it, here’s a quick summary: NS Yoonji and G.NA are two female K-pop artists who have a shot of achieving mainstream success in the United States because: They speak English fluently Their sex appeal […]

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When Cultures Collide: Korean Songs Influenced by Latin and Spanish Styles

If you didn’t know, I am a Mexican-American who happens to be perpetually immersed in Korean pop culture. Over my years as a functioning individual in this thing called K-Pop fandom, I’ve come across all kinds of Korean music – music I can find all up in this site – and one particular style that […]

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The Korean Music Industry Has an Obsession with Coffee, Let’s Enjoy It

written by: drowningn00b You’ve heard songs dedicated to it before – Koreans love their coffee. They just can’t get enough of it. It seems every artist that has a hand in creating their own music (and even some that don’t) have a song dedicated to the brown beverage, or at least mentions it in some […]

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The anatomy of a PR disaster: CCM’s complete mishandling of Hwayoung’s departure

written by: Testamentvm Advertisers are jumping ship. Fans are leaving in droves. There’s a petition for T-ara to disband that’s gaining members by the hour. The T-ara scandal is a complete mess. Yesterday’s news about Hwayoung‘s departure from T-ara may have not hit the same level of mass hysteria that TVXQ‘s breakup led to, but we may be coming […]

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