The Dream Concert: From 1995 ~ 2015

Since the year of 1995, the ‘Dream Concert’ has been annually held for the last two decades as the main event for K-pop in Korea, hosted by the Korea Entertainment Producers Association. The most in-demand and popular artists in Korea are...

16Jun

Album Review Tuesday: MBLAQ Mirror

Continuing with our MBLAQ theme for the week, Album Review Tuesday focuses on Mirror, the group’s eighth mini album and first as a...

15Jun

MV Monday: MBLAQ’s “Mirror”

For this week’s MV Monday, MBLAQ’s “Mirror” takes the stage. MBLAQ returned last week as a trio following the departure of Thunder and Lee Joon, leaving some fans wondering if MBLAQ will survive. In “Mirror,” the remaining members give...

15Jun

Postponement

DALLAS, TEXAS, JUNE 15, 2015 - The Hallyu Festival & Conference, which was scheduled for July 3, 2015, through July 4, 2015, at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas, has been postponed until July 2016 due to the current MERS outbreak in South...

12Jun

Flashback Friday: Lady

For this week's Flashback Friday, we bring attention to the former K-Pop group Lady. Lady were active from 2005 to 2007 and were signed to Logi...

12Jun

Drama and Movie Thursday: Last Life in the Universe

For this week's Drama and Movie Thursday, we travel to Thailand to view 2003's Last Life in the Universe. The film, directed by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, stars Tadanobu Asano as Kenji and Sinitta Boonyasak as Noi. Like with last week's Hana and Alice, the...

9Jun

Album Review Tuesday: BIGBANG MADE Series A

Album Review Tuesday: BIGBANG MADE Series A On June 1, 2015, BIGBANG released the second installment of their MADE Series with A. A has six...

9Jun

MV Monday: BIGBANG “We Like 2 Party”

MV Monday: BIGBANG “We Like 2 Party” This past week, BIGBANG released the A to their MADE series with the songs “Bang Bang Bang” and “We Like 2 Party.” While “Bang Bang Bang” is more in your face, “We Like 2 Party” is softer and...

2Jun

MV Monday: SPEED “What U”

Post-Taewoon-era SPEED made their return May 30 with the MV for "What U." Heading into the song, there were some concerns circling around SPEED's...

2Jun

Philip Ahn, the first Asian actor in Hollywood

Philip Ahn (Ahn Pil-Lip -안필립) was born on March 29th 1905 in Los Angeles, California. His family had moved to America from Korea in the year of 1902,...

31May

Drama and Movie Thursday: Hana & Alice

Every week for Drama and Movie Thursday, we choose a film or drama at random to watch and review. The film may be new or old, but it’s always fun to...

25May

EXO Next Door Episodes 7-9

This mini drama stars Episode 7 The episodes get shorter and shorter as this series goes along and while it does save time, it leaves me wondering how...

25May

Popular (current) Korean Dramas 2015

Okay, to be completely honest, there has not been a drama that looked interesting enough for me to watch it. The last drama I saw was You Who Came From...

25May

KARA’s Comeback

This is very exciting news for the KARA fans. KARA is having a comeback on the 26th of May. For the last couple of days, DSP has been releasing teasers...

22May

Drama and Movie Thursday: Grave of the Fireflies

For this week’s Drama and Movie Thursday, we’re still riding our Way-Back Machine. We’re stopping at 1988 to look at the excellent Studio Ghibli film...

The Dream Concert: From 1995 ~ 2015