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Introducing: The Seoulbeats Apps Suite

We here at Seoulbeats are always looking to diversify, so we’re happy to announce a new line of Android and iPhone apps designed to appeal ...

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Girl’s Day Defies Expectations

Girl’s Day is one of the more divisive groups currently active in K-pop. While they have a loyal and devoted fan base, they also have large ...

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Side B: Little Sistar Growing Up

When Sistar was formed in 2010, the Starship Entertainment group had lots of competition from more-established groups. Since then, however, Hyorin, Bora, Soyou and Dasom ...

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DASONI’s “Good Bye:” an Introduction to an Excellent Sub-Unit

Thus far, 2013 has been the year of the duo subunits with Sistar19′s lastest single receiving an all-kill last week and continuing chart performance by 2Yoon‘s “24/7.” ...

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Rainbow’s Syndrome Has the Golden Touch

Rainbow are making a comeback in Korea, releasing their first studio album Syndrome on February 13. The 7-member girl group under DSP Media spent their last few ...

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Side B: A Class with miss A

miss A are the second girl group to debut under JYP Entertainment, and have the pedigree of The Wonder Girls behind them. Yet even before ...

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A-Head of the Curve: AKB48′s Minegishi Minami as Revolutionary

On January 31, 2013, weekly Japanese tabloid Shukan Bunshun featured pictures of AKB48 member Minegishi Minami leaving the apartment of Generations member Shirahama Alan. Almost immediately ...

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Life Sucks, Then You Dance

2Yoon’s “24/7”, an indie-inspired take on American country represents a huge musical departure for members of hip-hop group 4Minute. However, despite mixed critical response, the ...

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Streaming to Be Heard: K-pop on Internet Radio

Inspired by a recent Seoulbeats Roundtable discussion on discovering K-Pop, I started thinking about my own exposure to foreign music. Though YouTube‘s advent in 2005 ...

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Worry for the Right Reasons: K-pop and Kohaku

KARA’s members were nervous, and with good reason. They were minutes from opening the second act of 2011′s Kohaku Uta Gassen, Japan’s famous New Year’s ...

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