Tag Archives: K-Pop

How K-Pop is changing Korean and English

Even while many people were upset about Bad Bunny’s Superbowl performance in Spanish, songs with Korean words have been topping American music charts.  Moreover, American families have been singing along with these songs in movie theatres.  In that context, I … Continue reading

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The Daily Show: Ronny Chieng Teaches You About K-Pop

Not sure why Ronny Chieng of The Daily Show decided to do a piece on K-pop recently: The signature elements of K-Pop? Next level dance choreography and being Asian. Ronny Chieng digs into how K-Pop is used to boost Korea’s … Continue reading

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BTS Takes Over America & the World

I hate to admit it, but I hadn’t listened to one song or seen one of their music videos before BTS made their appearance on ‘Saturday Night Live’ on Saturday, April 13th, 2019 – the first ever for a K-pop … Continue reading

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8Tracks Review: ‘Love Yourself: Answer’ by BTS

Love Yourself: Answer by BTS Big Hit Entertainment 2018 The new BTS compilation album (with 7 new tracks!) dropped August 24, and if you know even one person who’s a BTS fan, you knew about it probably a couple of … Continue reading

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PSY’s Gangnam Style May Be A Crossover Hit In US, But Is The Satirical Message Lost?

When I was driving in Los Angeles last weekend, a booming “Oopa Gangnam Style!” surprised me as it came out of the radio. “What’s that?” aske The Daughter. “You haven’t seen that music video?” replied her white roommate. Gangnam Style … Continue reading

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K-Pop Rocks Silicon Valley & YouTube

Earlier this week, we blogged about Rolling Stone magazine releasing their list of 10 K-pop groups most likely to break in the U.S. I had the great pleasure to attend the Google/YouTube sponsored MBC K-Pop concert – MBC Korean Music … Continue reading

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Why Is K-Pop So Popular?

I remember a couple years back when my friends and I heard the song by Girls’ Generation called “Gee.” We even attempted to do their choreography and pretended we are the Girl’s Generation. Alright, we shouldn’t get into the details … Continue reading

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Will K-Pop Group Girls’ Generations “The Boys” Be The Next American Radio Hit?

Remember BoA and her entry into American Pop Music? While she may not have been the crossover K-Pop Superstar that SM Entertainment had hoped for – unless you count a couple of boys dancing at gay bars, the Korean music … Continue reading

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Japanese Emperor’s Granddaughter Loves Korean Group Girls’ Generation

From Korea Times: The granddaughter of the Japanese Emperor, “Gako, 17, gave a performance last fall in her high school, copying the choreography of ‘Oh!,’ a hit song of the group’s second album released at the beginning of 2010. One … Continue reading

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K-Pop Star Rain Joins South Korean Army

K-Pop star Rain takes a temporary hiatus from his stardom to join the military as required by South Korea: “The 29-year-old singer and actor gave a military salute to tearful fans Tuesday before walking into a boot camp in the … Continue reading

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Hot K-pop: After School

A lot of blogs out there seem to be following K-pop jailbait: the Wonder Girls and Big Bang Seungri’s abs have been written about by Perez Hilton, and SNSD — also known as Girls’ Generation — has been covered by … Continue reading

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