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1 min read 2021-11-14 00:01:26

Grading the K-Pop Agencies 2021: HYBE LABELS

It’s not quite December yet, but I’m going to kick off this annual feature a little early this year! Over the next few weeks, I’ll be looking

1 min read 2021-04-26 21:59:41

In the middle of writing about last year’s I-LAND, I questioned whether I should continue with the show. It didn’t seem to be creating the buzz

3 min read 2021-04-15 12:10:00

These were Bang Sihyuk's answers in an interview with a foreign media. 'The average cost for a trainee annually is 120M KRW and covered by the

1 min read 2021-04-01 23:18:51

Taking BTS’s success out of the equation, it’s fascinating to trace how much their music has changed since their 2013 debut. As happens with many

2 min read 2021-01-01 11:29:00

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3 min read 2020-12-27 23:01:39

I am not a dancer, but I do enjoy some great K-pop choreography. Point dances and exciting formations can really vault a strong song into legendary

3 min read 2020-12-26 23:17:49

Each year, it feels like K-pop places more and more emphasis on its music videos. And while I’ll always be a fan of the songs first and foremost,

5 min read 2020-12-26 13:55:16

As has been the case with most of the Gayos of the past few years, SBS’s Gayo Daejun was a bit dull tonight. Performing without a live audience has

3 min read 2020-12-23 23:10:55

I’m the type who likes to listen to every major K-pop album at least once. Maybe that’s a bit obsessive, but it guarantees that no buried

2 min read 2020-12-22 22:49:05

I’m the type who likes to listen to every major K-pop album at least once. Maybe that’s a bit obsessive, but it guarantees that no buried

6 min read 2020-12-21 23:47:52

Compared to last year’s dynamite collection of albums, 2020 didn’t quite live up. But, that doesn’t mean there weren’t a few highlights. As

1 min read 2020-12-21 00:23:00

As is typical with Big Hit-related groups, rookies ENHYPEN are following up their title track Given-Taken with a music video for another song from

6 min read 2020-12-20 23:36:04

A day after ranking my favorite rookies of 2020, it’s time to look at K-pop’s more established artists. This year, the criteria is the same as

5 min read 2020-12-19 23:20:46

After a glut of high-profile rookies in 2019, this year felt more subdued. There were still tons of new acts, and many of them made it onto my “Top

5 min read 2020-12-19 14:24:27

A couple weeks after the MAMA Awards showed the potential of an audience-less, pre-recorded stage show, KBS went far less ambitious. Now, it could be