Posts by Dana

Socio-Cultural
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The Essence of K-pop: Introducing KARA 5 Jewel Perfume

When it comes to the wide world of Korean advertisements, it isn't difficult to find idols …Read More

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Lady Gaga, Too, Gets Banhammered

Bad news for young Korean fans of Lady Gaga: the American superstar’s planned April 27th showcase, to be held at…Read More

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Siwon Choi Gives Fans The Bird

Super Junior’s resident hunk Choi Siwon took a break from being really, really, really ridiculously good-looking and uploaded a goofy, yet…Read More

Socio-Cultural
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Sharing the Love: SM Artists Become Company Shareholders

Of South Korea’s many growing entertainment companies, SM Entertainment is often portrayed as the biggest and baddest wolf in town —…Read More

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Ivy: K-pop’s Most Resilient Scandal-Maker

As should be readily apparent by now, I have a lot of K-pop homegurls.  When I’m tired of being a…Read More

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“I AM” SM Town: Too Good to be True?

SM Town fans, dust off those glowsticks and break out the pearlescent balloons: the SM-produced biopic “I AM: SM Town World…Read More

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Was SNSD’s “Time Machine” PV a Waste of Time?

A few weeks ago, I posted with certain glee to tell you all that my secret BFFs SNSD were planning to…Read More

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2AM Rewrites Fitzgerald, But it’s More of the Same

This week, 2AM graced the front pages of Korean and K-pop-related news outlets by dropping their newest mini-album, poetically entitled F.Scott…Read More

Socio-Cultural
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Hallyu Hits Pyongyang

So much time, energy, and ink (proverbial or otherwise) is spent covering the Korean Wave, also known as Hallyu. K-pop…Read More

Socio-Cultural
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Different Strokes: Being Biracial in Korean Entertainment

Earlier this week, KBS2 TV‘s Star Life Theater profiled Korean R&B diva Insooni.  For those of you who are unfamiliar…Read More