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A Trio of Hit-Making Duos to Look Out For

In the arena of music production, good things tend to come in twos. Sweetune and Duble Sidekick are examples of production teams which formed around a magical pairing ...

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Tiffany’s First Pitch Fail, Still Better than Jessica’s

Pitching is hard. To throw a baseball while standing on a manmade mole hill into a catcher’s glove awaiting some 60 feet away, and to ...

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Confusions of a Man Fan: Girl Crushes Versus Man Crushes

Before you think it, before you even go there, here’s a disclaimer. Though I’ll be speaking in very broad terms, I don’t speak for all ...

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Hip Hop Labels, Traffic Violations, and M.I.B’s “Nod Along”

Unbeknownst to some, there are several labels in K-pop which either specialize or focus specifically on marketing “hip hop” artists. Upon examining the type of ...

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Psy is a Mutta Futta Gentleman

The wait is over. Psy is back with his first release since the epic takeover that was “Gangnam Style” last July. Due to the groundbreaking ...

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Will the “Ma Boy” Trilogy Mark a Trend?

Sequels. They are almost never better than the original. For the most part, they are made to cash in on the popularity of the original. ...

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SB Bite: G.NA’s Manager Steals the Show

G.NA recently returned with her fourth mini-album, and the lead single “Oops” has been relatively lackluster compared to the musical gem that was “Black and ...

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SB Bite: What is Girl’s Day Teaching Us?

Girl’s Day recently returned to the scene with “Expectation,” marking a stunning transformation. Abandoning the niche, over-the-top aegyo image they’ve crafted over the years, the ...

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Side B: Hidden Secret

The wonderful ladies of Secret have been on the scene for a little over three years, and since their debut, they’ve been releasing music regularly, ...

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Counterpoint: Making a Case for Remakes

A couple of days ago, Cynthia wrote a very convincing article on SM Entertainment’s overuse of borrowing copyrighted material from other artists, and thus giving ...

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