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Song Ji-eun Is Proud to Be at “Pretty Age 25”
Song Ji-eun is well-known for her darker R&B songs. Her latest comeback started on a similar path, with the vaguely creepy “Don’t Look At Me Like That”. However, that norm has been completely...
View ArticleBest of Weekly Music Shows: 10/13 – 10/19
Welcome to this week’s recap of the music shows! This week saw comebacks from Secret‘s Song Ji-eun, VIXX, The Boss, and more and debuts by UNIQ, Crayon Pop‘s unit Strawberry Milk, and a few others....
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Highlights of K-pop Dream Concert 2015
Now that I’ve calmed down from last weekend’s Eurovision euphoria, I can turn my attention to more pressing K-pop matters, like the 2015 Dream Concert. This year’s concert was held on the 23rd of May...
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Roundtable: Dream Concepts
Last time we were together we explored the stage collaborations we’d like to see between groups. This week, let’s focus on individual groups themselves. We have all had these moments where we could...
View ArticleThe SB Mixtape: 9/9/2015, For Acoustic Lovers
Welcome to another edition of SB Mixtape. Sometimes, simplicity can be more powerful than a busy instrumental. At times, we want to hear those lovely vocals set to a backdrop of acoustic guitars or...
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The State of K-pop Girl Group Play, 2015 — Part 2
In part 1 of my review of K-pop girl groups this year, I talked about the current big names. And while the big groups are the ones new fans gravitate to, it is the countless other groups that dot the...
View ArticleThe SB Mixtape: 5/4/2017, Horns
So, I don’t know about y’all, but where I live, it snowed this week. This wouldn’t be an issue if I lived somewhere where it was actually winter, but I don’t. I live in the American mid-west where May...
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The Saga of TS Entertainment vs Hyosung
TS Entertainment is once again in the midst of legal disputes with ex-Secret member Jun Hyosung for violating her exclusive contract with the agency. The company claims that they have faced losses in...
View ArticleThe SB Mixtape 7/18/2019: Report To The Dance Floor
There are songs you can dance to. There are songs you want to dance to. And then there are songs that you have to dance to. The songs that instantly fill the dance floor. The universal jams. The songs...
View ArticleThe SB Mixtape, 4/16/2020: Vintage K-pop
So, uh, how are y’all holding up in the face of apocalypse? I sincerely hope every person reading this is doing alright, and continues to be so until this nightmare comes to an end. Still, as the...
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