Author: Denise Coley
MONDO GROSSO, the solo project of Japanese musician Shinichi Osawa, returns with a new album of incredible collaborations featuring the cream of the Japanese music scene. Released digitally today (February 8), ‘BIG WORLD’ boasts a lineup including Ryuichi Sakamoto, Hikari Mitsushima, Mika Nakashima, Takao Tajima (Original Love), Yoshie Nakano (EGO WRAPPIN’), Asuka Saito (Nogizaka46), suis (Yorushika), PORIN (Awesome City Club), CHAI, DONGURIZU, ermhoi (Black Boboi/millennium parade) and RHYME. Download and streaming links: https://asab.lnk.to/mondogrosso_bigworld_digi MONDO GROSSO ‘BIG WORLD’ special site: https://www.shinichi-osawa.com/bigworld The advance release in January of the track ‘IN THIS WORLD feat. Ryuichi Sakamoto’ was welcomed by…
On February 10, Korean actors Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin surprised their fans by announcing that they are getting married next month, in March. Son Ye-jin shared a photo of a miniature wedding dress on Instagram with a heartfelt message. She wrote a message in both Korean and English that she and her boyfriend Hyun Bin will be tying the knot. “I thought long and hard about how to share this story because it’s an important one. I found someone to spend the rest of my life with. Yes… it’s him. Boy meets girl, recognizes each…
The Asian peninsula is eminent for maintaining its ancient traditional cultures and practices. Its perpetual serving of traditional cuisines, despite the sweeping effect of globalization and modernization, has glorified the Asian foods on a global scale. The Japanese cuisine is one of the highly accorded nourishment associated with improving one’s health while maintaining a youthful look. Japan has numerous originally grown vegetables and fruits; of a wide variety, whose uses an intake have spread on a global scale. Below are some of the original fruits and vegetables grown in Japan. 1. Musk Melon Referred to as the…
On February 7, YG Entertainment delighted the BIGBANG fans around the world by announcing that “BIGBANG will be releasing a new single this spring. BIGBANG has already completed recording their new song and are preparing to shoot the music video.” YG Entertainment also revealed that T.O.P would be leaving the agency after being with the company for 16 years. “T.O.P’s exclusive contract with YG has ended, and he will be taking on a wide variety of new challenges as an artist and an entrepreneur. We respected T.O.P’s desire to broaden the scope of his individual activities aside from BIGBANG,…
Lyson debuted in 2019 as the main vocalist of K-pop band SIGNAL and was active in Korea and Japan. After the band disbanded, Lyson launched a new career as an R&B singer-songwriter in August of 2021, and he has returned with his new music. A big thank you goes out to LYSON and his team for setting up this first KCRUSH interview of 2022. We wish them all the best and the best of luck in the new year! Please introduce yourself to our readers. Hello, this is LYSON and I am back with my second single Lost…
Many Koreans, including celebs like BTS’s leader RM, are rooting for the South Korean team competing at the Beijing Winter Olympics 2002, which kicked off February 4, not without many controversies. Since the men’s short track semi finals, BTS’ Instagram has been bombarded with hateful comments in Chinese, along with negative emoticons directed at Bangtan Boys leader RM, since he posted an Instagram story video clip of the Korean athlete Hwang Dae-heon winning the short track semi finals. On February 7, the short ice track 1000m race for the semi finals was held, in which South Korean athlete Hwang…
If you’re into K-dramas, you might have noticed that Korean actress Lee Yoo-mi has been getting a vast amount of popularity lately for her memorable supporting roles as Ji-yeong in Squid Game (2021) and Na-yeon in All of Us Are Dead (2022). As of February 5, the 27-year-old actress currently boasts 7.2 million followers (still counting) on her Instagram account (@leeyoum262) in a short span of time. Last year in September, Lee had just over 40,000 Instagram followers – but she has gained 175 times more followers since then. All of Us Are Dead star’s sudden rise to popularity…
Eric Nam just keeps getting better and better! His latest album, There And Back Again, is a lovely culmination of Eric’s sheer talent and musical expertise. He is no stranger to the pop world but is especially making waves as he is currently touring the globe with this release. There And Back Again is full of laid-back tracks, dance grooves, and haunting vocals. With it being an all-English record, I do wonder about the doors this could potentially open for Nam. He certainly has the chops to chart with some of these tunes and There And Back Again is…
As one of the lead singers for The Rose, Woosung is an incredible vocalist. With a unique and recognizable sound, he has made waves with his first solo full-length album. I first encountered him on the Itaewon Class OST for his track, “You Make Me Back.” Proving he cannot be boxed into soundtracks or a boy band, Woosung carves his own path with Genre. Hangover (Explicit): 8/10 “Hangover” has a laid-back vibe with plenty of falsetto. This track has a good amount of soft synth that is perfectly placed, as well as a bit of trap. It’s a…
Fresh off her recent success collaborating with Doja Cat and Saweetie, the K-pop star delivers an eye-catching music video for her all-English single LISTEN TO “PITY PARTY” HERE WATCH “PITY PARTY” HERE South Korean singer and songwriter JAMIE releases her latest single Pity Party today on all digital platforms via Warner Music Korea. For her all-English single, the globally recognized artist delivers her most personal and expressive work to date. The single starts off with a catchy and disco-like beat before a dynamic chorus gets listeners up on their feet and dancing. As the song starts, JAMIE sings about being…
Korean soloist, Lee Michelle returns in January 2022 with the digital single, “No More Cry” showing how understanding and caring can bring harmony between couples in any season. She released her digital single, “Lost In You,” in the U.S. and worldwide on December 2, 2021. Streaming now on Apple Music, Spotify and iTunes at this posting with many other music platforms coming onboard within days. Listen for “No More Cry” on Big B Radio, Aewen Radio, Box Radio and other radio stations. Do not forget Lee Michelle’s heart felt album, “Day By Day” released in 2020, can also be heard on Spotify and other…
All of Us Are Dead (Korean title: 지금 우리 학교, which translates to Now at Our School) is the latest South Korean zombie/apocalypse horror series on Netflix, featuring Park Ji-hoo, Yoon Chan-young, Cho Yi-hyun, Park Solomon, Yoo In-soo, Lee Yoo-mi, Kim Byung-chul, Lee Kyu-hyung, and Jeon Bae-soo that is trending right now. The 12-part Netflix series was released on January 28, 2022, and shot straight to the No. 1 spot for the most-watched show in more than 25 countries, including Australia, France, Italy, Jamaica, Brazil and Japan. The Korean drama already garnered 124.79 million hours views, marking the most…
The MusiCares Charity Relief Auction took place on January 30, 2022, in Beverly Hills, as the official GRAMMY Week event precedes the 64th Annual GRAMMY awards, and the profits from the auction will be donated to MusiCares, the music industry charity which set up the Recording Academy. The items that were up for the auction were mostly of unique instruments, wardrobe, and memorabilia, which were donated by some of the major figures in the music industry including Dolly Parton, Paul McCartney, Ozzy Osbourne, Amy Winehouse, and others. This year, the Korean boy band BTS had donated their…
Thank you for voting for this year’s Kcrush K-Pop Music Awards! This is the fifth year we’ve held voting recognizing K-Pop’s best. Your votes decided our winners. This year presented us with several close races with only one runaway winner in the Artist of the Year category. Check out below to see your winners of this year’s awards!
Chie Izuno works full time at an office Branch. Though she’s 30, she’s very young at heart and kind of innocent. She tries hard to go into the dating field but finds herself struggling due to her weight and self-esteem issues. She meets up with one of the company’s investors, Jin Harada, a super sucessful and young business man. However Jin has a severe lack of social skills. Chie strives to make a deal with Jin in order to aide her in her goal to lose weight and gain confidence, she tells Jin she can help him with his own…
After working with top songwriters from the United States on his previous solo single, ‘Forever With You’, released in September 2021, CAELAN from Japanese-American mixed-culture boyband INTERSECTION had a hit on his hands. In China, the music video was played more than 10 million times within 24 hours of its release, taking the No.1 spot on music platform Tencent’s weekly chart as well as its monthly Asian artists chart. His long-awaited second single, ‘TOTM’, is released today, January 19, 2022. The song was written for CAELAN by his team of US songwriters, and released in both English and Chinese…
The virtual concert series starts on January 29 and will be held every month with a different K-pop artist exclusively via LIVENow LIVENow , the premium streaming platform that recently livestreamed virtual concerts with Black Eyed Peas and Lizzo to a global audience, announces a monthly series of virtual K-pop concerts. Each month will feature a different K-pop star streamed live from Seoul, South Korea. On January 29, ONEUS will host a live streamed concert exclusively through LIVENow. Fans can watch the show 24 hours after purchasing a general admission or upgraded viewing package. Fans will be able to…
LOONA, the global music streaming chart dominating K-pop group is back for their first concert of 2022. Kicking off the start of the year with a bang, they’re ready to greet their fans live in a simultaneous offline and online event. 2022 이달의 소녀 CONCERT [LOONAVERSE: FROM] is set to take place on February 12th at 3PM KST. In performances with all 12 members together again, they’re ready to greet their fans in-person for the first time in nearly three years for a hybrid offline and online event in Seoul. Almost seven and half months after their last online…
Following the huge popularity of Squid Game, I thought this might be the next big thing. Though Single’s Inferno (a reality dating show) seemed to take the cake, The Silent Sea was still a great watch and here’s why (spoilers ahead). Plot: The plot is compelling from the very first episode, and was easy to understand. The earth is losing water, humans are having to ration, and we need a solution! Go to the moon’s space station, they said…all the people there died five years ago but it’s okay now, they said. The tension was there from the…
2020 proved challenging and set ablaze a worldwide re-think of what life is really all about. Since then individuals have come to value the power of relationships, which consequentially also rocked the normality boat of celebrity secret love lives. 2021 saw a rise in dating revelations across the Asian celebrity realm. Most dating announcements came as a shock while others fell into place as expected by fans. The majority of these recently revealed relationships; and others long known by fans, are expected to bear the fruit of marriage in this new year. Below are the expected upcoming 2022 Asian…