The Pros and Cons of BTS’ Billboard Win

BTS’ nomination and subsequent win of Billboard’s ‘Top Social Artist’ award definitely has made waves in media in America. It has been said that all attention is good attention but how true is that? Let’s take a look at the pros first....

26Apr

B.A.P Bring the Party to Chicago

On April 12, 2017, B.A.P brought their Party Baby Tour to the Rosemont Theatre in Chicago. The colorful spectacular showed the fun and sensual sides to B.A.P through a medley of songs that had the fanbase pumped despite the empty seats that dotted...

15Apr

Favorite Games of South Korean Celebrities

With the social and technological progress, the demand of entertainment is growing at a rapid speed. Games, considered as a very important way of entertainment, has a large group of loyal fans. This includes many Korean celebrities, who are under a...

7Apr

The Super Bboys of Taiwan

Taiwan is an archipelago resides across from China. Though small, it packs quite an impact on the international bboy scene. While its Asian competitors, such as Korea and Japan, have undergone what we refer to the “phoenix” metaphor years ago,...

1Mar

Top 10 Songs of February 2017

It seems February was the month of TWICE and BTS. With their songs being monster hits on the charts, it’s easy to overlook some of the other releases. February was a surprisingly strong month for K-Pop artists even though February is typically a...

19Feb

You Never Walk Alone Not BTS’ Strongest

On February 12, 2017, BTS’ repackaged album, You Never Walk Alone, dropped. The album has been breaking and creating records since its release. Before its release, it had over 700,000 preorders. Following the release, BTS became the first K-Pop...

8Feb

Interview with the YouTuber “Dream Teller”

Music videos can be defined as “short films which integrate a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic reasons.” I wonder if any of our readers ever experienced feeling particularly inquisitive after watching a music video and...

7Dec

Blazing a new light in the East for K-pop “THE EAST LIGHT”

The East Light is a funky rock, pop and electronic band from South Korea, which made its long awaited debut with their 1st digital single, “HOLLA” on November 3rd of 2016. The debut single, “Holla” (composed and produced by Midas-T) is...

4Dec

2016 MAMA Winners

The Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) was held December 2, 2016. For the seventh year in a row, the awards were held outside of Korea with the event taking place at the AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong for the fourth consecutive year. Like with previous...

28Nov

2016 K-Pop Songs that Needed More Attention

2016 will go down in K-Pop history as the year of monster rookies, up-and-coming groups, and international stars. For many, this was the year where the K-Pop Star-Power Mantle got passed to groups like TWICE, I.O.I, BLACKPINK, GFRIEND, Mamamoo, and...

1Jul

Best Songs from May 2016

May 2016 presented a much better month song-wise, so much so that it’s impossible to rank a top ten. Instead, we present you a list of the best songs that should find their way onto your K-Pop playlists as soon as possible! Let’s take a look....

14Jun

KCRUSH Interview with KNK

KNK (Hangul: 크나큰) is a five-member Korean boy band signed under YNB Entertainment. The band consists of five members with the names, Youjin, Seungjun, Inseong, Jihun and Heejun, listed in the order of their age. As to the group’s name, KNK...

3Jun

GOT7 Soar at Toronto Kpop Con

Canadian I GOT7s were given a treat when it was announced that GOT7 would be headlining not one, but two nights of the convention. Fans began lining up early out of excitement. The first of the two sold out fan meetings began with excitement as fans...

9Jan

Top 50 Songs of 2015

2015 was a strong year with many considering it one of the best since 2009. There were many great songs this year, so it was hard to narrow down this list to just 50 songs. Some may be surprising additions, but with any list, it comes down to...

5Dec

Mnet Asian Music Awards 2015 Results

On December 2, 2015, Hong Kong hosted the Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMAs) for the third year in a row. This year, the show was held at the AsiaWorld-Expo Center. Like with past years, the show was a bit on the predictable side with only a handful of...

The Pros and Cons of BTS’ Billboard Win