Idols

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Secret Fatherhood: 24K’s Byung-ho Revealed

If you’ve never heard of 24K, you’re not alone. The boy group debuted during the onslaught of new bands in 2012 and has largely failed ...

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The Sunday Social, 1/18: Who’s Your Favourite K-pop Non-Dancer?

Hello everyone; I hope you’re all having a lovely Sunday! Idol groups have neatly divided and specific roles, like: main vocal, lead dancer, rapper, visual, ...

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Do Idols Deserve their Title?

You’ve heard stories of idols saying negative things, committing sajaegi and drunk driving. Yet, some of these people are still famous and boast large popularity. ...

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5 Things I LOVED in K-pop: 2014

It feels not so long ago that I put together my picks for the best 5 Things of 2013 so it’s hard to believe that 2014 ...

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Mnet’s ‘4 Things Show': Truth in Idol TV

“It’s called the 4 Things Show because only rude kids appear on the show,” Jung Joon-young quips to his manager as the camera pans in ...

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Roundtable: To Airport or Not To Airport?

Fans meeting their idols as they get off the plane in a foreign country is great — in theory. We’d like to think it is ...

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Jonghyun Aces Debut ‘Base’

Ask and ye shall receive. Ever since Taemin‘s solo debut last year, Shawols have been clamoring for main vocalist Jonghyun to debut solo as well. ...

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The Conclusion of Lee Byung-hun’s Blackmail Scandal

It seems there is finally some resolution to the Lee Byung-hun scandal that erupted in August of 2014. On Thursday January 15, a Seoul court ...

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K-pop Throwback: CN Blue Set Monster Rookie Standard With “I’m a Loner”

To commemorate CN Blue’s fifth anniversary and to celebrate Yonghwa’s upcoming solo debut, we’ve decided to dedicate our next K-pop Throwback article to them. CN ...

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The Sasaeng Life Knows No Borders

There is nothing more loathed in the K-pop community than the notorious sasaeng. These sasaengs, usually young women or teen girls, are equipped with high-tech ...

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