Posts by Dana
Tu Es Sexy! SNSD in Paris
SNSD, along with many of Korea’s most glittery pop sensations, recently made their way out to Paris to participate in…Read More
K-pop and Consumer Nationalism
If you are a K-pop fan, it is seemingly impossible to avoid talk of Hallyu and, especially these days, K-pop’s…Read More
Lim Jeong Hee is Definitely a Golden Lady
…but why hasn’t anyone else realized it? Last month, I essentially threw a (hopefully somewhat eloquent) hissy fit, as is…Read More
Miss A, I’ve Missed You
I have a confession: I am secretly biased towards girl groups. Okay, so maybe that isn’t a secret at all,…Read More
David Letterman Brings The Girls Out
When I first heard that SNSD, also known as “My Favorite Girl Group Ev-ah,” was to make their US network…Read More
Go Younha, Where Art Thou?
I remember the first time I encountered Younha. It was around Christmas in 2009, and I was about to head…Read More
Song Ji-eun’s Latest: Is It Really Cold?
A few weeks ago, Secret’s Song Ji-eun teased fans by announcing via Twitter that she was recording alone in the…Read More
Coming to America: SNSD vs. Wonder Girls
In his 1981 classic tribute to the American immigrant, singer-songwriter Neil Diamond wrote the words, “Got a dream to take them…Read More
Pre-Debut Photos: Your Bias Is Showing
We’ve all seen it before: a netizen somehow comes across a pre-debut photo of an idol. Said netizen, whose intentions,…Read More
What K-pop Can Teach Us About The ROK Military
It isn’t often that K-pop makes headlines in major American news publications. For as much proverbial ink is spilled on…Read More












