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Another K-Pop? 9 Reasons Why Kazakh Pop Could be the New Wave

  Music trends shift often from decade-to-decade, and that’s what makes the music world fun. For example, twenty years ago,…

East Meets West: J-Pop/K-Pop-Western Artist Collaborations

In late January, will.i.am and CL hinted at a collaboration via Twitter. This led 2NE1 and Black-Eyed Peas (BEP) fans…

Caramelized Braised Pork and Boiled Eggs – Traditional Vietnamese Main Dish

Food is one of the most significant parts in each culture. It is just amazing to try different kinds of…

The Big “I” with Big B Radio Part 2

Radio DJs often stand at the forefront of music culture. They get to experience music audiences firsthand to see who…

Is Plastic Surgery Taking Over The Entertainment Industry In Korea?

Plastic surgery used to be a very unusual thing, when you tell people you had something done; they would be…

The Big “I” with Big B Radio Part 1: Getting to Know You

In the early 2000s, Asian entertainment culture began its spread to Western audiences. Anime, manga, dramas, film, and music migrated…

My Top 5 Vietnamese Boy and Girl Musical Artists

In recent years, the music industry in Vietnam has been greatly developed and has become an attractive area to step…

South Korea’s FTIsland Makes Moves To Take On The World

By Chuck Taylor for Kcrush. South Korean pop/rock band FTIsland (a.k.a. Five Treasure Island) has long been a phenomenon at…

Vietnamese Top Five Fashion Trends

In recent years, Korean pop music and Korean movies have become really popular in Vietnam.  Therefore, Vietnamese fashion is influenced…

Plagiarism Controversy: Did Taeyang Copy the Instrumentals for “Eyes, Nose, Lips?”

2014’s undisputable hit, Taeyang’s “Eyes, Nose, Lips” (ENL), seems to be embroiled in some controversy lately as amateur artist Derrick…

2014 Year-in-Review: Under the Radar, Underappreciated Songs

The Big Three’s artists dominated as expected in 2014, and other non-big-three artists like A Pink, Girl’s Day, BTS, VIXX,…

Tips on the Best Way of Learning Chinese

As we all know that learning a foreign language, regardless of the language, requires keen interest and focus, as well…

Juyeon’s Top 5 Favorite Boy and Girl Groups

It’s been almost 6 years of listening to kpop. I didn’t like it at first because it was so different…

Top Ten Albums of 2014

Top Ten Albums of 2014 Besides individual songs, there are many great albums that dominated 2014. In fact, there were…

Unique Things About Kpop

What I found unique about kpop is that there are always a large amount of group members and they each…