Idols

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The Rapid Rise of Beast: A Retrospective

Beast’s comeback is a month away, but the anticipation is already in high gear. It’s been almost a year since Midnight Sun, which seems both ...

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Sistar Announce Mid-June Comeback

One of the signs a group has hit it big is when their comeback is anticipated, despite us somehow knowing where they are headed concept ...

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Kim Junsu To Release New Album This July

Kim Junsu. New Album. July. That’s enough information to spazz till the next century, guys. Okay, not really, but I am super excited for Junsu’s ...

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100% Wants U Back With “Real 100%”

100%, a T.O.P Media rookie group produced by Shinhwa‘s Andy Lee, debuted with their first single album We, 100% last September, which wasn’t too bad for their first outset. Their next ...

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SB Comments of the Week (5/26-6/1)

Welcome to another Comments of the Week! This week in music and idol topics, we looked at Lee Hyori, LC9 and Z.Hera, Exo‘s comeback, CL‘s solo ...

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Week in Review: The Start of Something…

While the past week in K-pop wasn’t as ‘wild’ as the week previous, there still was a lot going on. With summer upon us, it ...

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CL May Be the “Baddest Female” But This MV Is Just Bad

Before you light the pitchforks aflame, let me just stop you right there and say, CL is my girl. CL is my hero. When it ...

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The “Wolf” Finally Bites Back

This will be the simplest and most succinct preface I ever have to write. EXO finally come back. This is as good as review reasons ...

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Hypocritical Hallyu: International Fans and K-pop Fandom

The K-popiverse was hit with some disturbing rumors this afternoon: an international fan of male megaband EXO, who have finally made a much-anticipated and long-awaited ...

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Key, Oh How the Almighty Has Fallen

May 25th marked a momentous moment in K-pop for many, namely the epiphany “Oh God, I’ve been in K-pop for that long,” when it’s realized ...

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