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SB Comments of the Week (1/27-2/2)

Welcome back to another Comments of the Week! This week in idol and music related news, we talked about the recent works of Nine Muses, ...

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SISTAR19 Will Not be “Gone” But Will be “Here For Long”

Despite my reservations over SISTAR19, which clearly played on the popularity of its main group’s most prominent members, the success of “Ma Boy” meant that ...

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Week in Review: In Limbo…

The last week in K-pop was a kind of limbo–the big thrills of the new year are over and a period of uncertainty has begun ...

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DMTN Learned How to Fight, but Not How to Act

DMTN, formerly the group Dalmatian, has released a new MV titled “Safety Zone,” with members Inati, Jeesu, Daniel, Donglim, and Simon participating in the promotions ...

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Why f(x)? The Korean Music Awards and Mainstream K-pop, Part 1

The nominations for the Korean Music Awards were recently released, but you  probably haven’t been hearing too many pleas amongst your respective fandoms to “vote ...

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Tiny-G and the Nugu MV

Even with high profile endorsements from the likes of Jay Park, Tiny-G’s 2012 earnings can’t have come to much – especially given their competition. So ...

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Spotlight: Let’s Dance With Moon Hee-jun

Hello everyone, and welcome back to another SB Spotlight! This week, we take a look at South Korean entertainment veteran Moon Hee-jun. Seo Tai-ji and the ...

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Love Graphy: d.ear’s Debut Album Explores Love

d.ear (Lee Hyung-seok) is one of the early rookies of the year, dropping a full length album with all tracks written, composed, and produced by ...

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BoA’s “Disturbance” is Elegant and Polished

After a reasonable break, Queen BoA returns with new digital single “Disturbance” in commemoration of her first solo concert in Korea. “Disturbance,” a pop soul ...

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5 Things I LOVED in K-pop: 1/21 – 1/27

The last week in K-pop brought new songs from MFBTY and LeeSsang among others and BoA created a “Disturbance” with her new MV starring SHINee’s ...

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