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Star-studded Gucci show
A huge bunch of stars showed up at the 2010-2011 Gucci F/W collection, including SNSD’s Jessica, Yoona, Yuri, Sunny, DBSK’s Yunho, Park Shi-yeon, and Hyun-bin. It is safe to say that they all looked really, really bad in their outfits. I know it’s customary to wear the designer of the show you’re attending, but this [...]
My Boyfriend is Lee Seung Gi
Despite my poor track record in wasting countless hours ogling over hot leads spiced with predictable storyline that ALL Korean dramas are known for, I can’t help but to praise my latest obsession, “My Girlfriend is Gumiho”. After countless years of dedicated K- drama analysis, I can confidently attest to the fact that this drama [...]
SNSD’s Japanese “Genie” PV
Next up on the Japanese crossover are the girls of So Nyeo Shi Dae. SNSD recently had their debut showcase at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo and with it they revealed the Japanese music video for their Korean hit, “Tell Me Your Wish.” Watch the music video here: Thoughts on SNSD’s Japanese debut? Thoughts on [...]
Welcome!
Welcome to the new Seoulbeats! If you’re reading this post, then you’ve successfully made it over with us during the server move. Entries are still slowly trickling in, so don’t be alarmed if the past week or so’s worth of posts aren’t what you saw on the old site yesterday. Seoulbeats just celebrated its second [...]
Color me (not) surprised
I never look forward to reporting or reading stories like these. Group BEAST’s member Lee Kikwang transforms into an African American, causing laughter. On July 25th’s episode of MBC TV ‘Hot Brothers’, a ‘Don’t get worked up under any situation’ test took place in the recording while they underwent extreme situations meant to stimulate their [...]
Which Kcelebs have the hottest bods?
In a survey done by movie tickets site MaxMovie.com, voting was done to see who fans think have the Hottest Bods amongst male and female Korean celebrities. The survey was held online from July 5 – 11 with 2,847 people responding. The overwhelming winners were actor So Ji Sub and the Queen of Kpop Lee [...]
SB Roundtable – Independent Women
“It’s been a long time comin’ but we here now” -more like, where the hell have you been? Our first Seoulbeats roundtable was quite the experiment; haphazard, irreverent and really long, some of you liked the roundtable and some people didn’t. We decided to do a second one, but in a different more constrained format. [...]
Being a K-Pop Star Made Me More Attractive
I’d say 70% of male KPOP stars are attractive, not because they’re good-looking but because they can bump n’ grind, sing, and take off their shirts. But strip away the celebrity persona, make-up, bronzer, costumes, and lights, and you realize they ain’t all that and a bag of chips. They’re just regular Joes like you [...]
Idols turned Actors: A review of 08′s idols in drama explosion
We all know that all idol group members are not just trained to sing. To survive in the K-pop jungle, one must be trained to be an all around entertainer. Acting, dancing, hosting, modeling, eating a ball flame in front of a live audience, are all part of the rigorous preparation these idol group members [...]
Op-Ed: Gold Miss and other Korean variety shows
As I watched Big Bang on Gold Miss Diary I couldn’t help but wonder why 10 minutes of a half-hour show is spent guessing the women’s ages. This is one of the things that I can’t stand about Korean variety shows, this obsession with youth and the jeering at older women or older men by [...]
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