Music & Lyrics: Orange Caramel and My Sushi are Dada!
What is Orange Caramel’s success mantra? No matter how much one thinks about it, it is nearly impossible to pin down the core reason for Orange Cara…
Culture
“I Don’t Need Hugo, Already a Boss”? South Korean ‘Nazi Chic’
A few days ago, CéCi magazine announced that they would release a special photo spread of BTS in honor of the publication's 20th anniversary. The previ…
Too Soon? Swings Creates Uproar in the Aftermath of Tragedy
The connection between social media and the world continues to grow stronger every day. News travels fast and people are able to voice their opinio…
Blackmailed Lee Byung-hun Seeks Justice
As we witness one Hallyu star become the subject of a police investigation, there is also another under investigation involving a different Hallyu star…
Roundtable: Ladies’ Code, The Idol Industry and Road Safety
As the Korean entertainment industry absorbs the shocking news of the death of Ladies' Code members EunB and Rise, let's take time to reflect and sort …
5 Idols Who Should Support NOH8
The world at large has been blanketed in a great deal of ugliness this year—from overt and aggressive racism, to rampant genocide. The world of K-pop h…
The Sunday Social: 9/7, What needs to change in K-pop?
The past week has just been a terrible news week, with the deaths of both of Ladies' Code's EunB and RiSe following a terrible car accident on a rainy …
Super Junior Returns with Catchy but Problematic “Mamacita”
Has it really been two years? Is Leeteuk really back already? I can't believe two years passed so fast. It helped that Super Junior hasn't done much. A…
Roundtable: Kim Hyun-joong and The Ethics of Dispatch
Kim Hyun-joong had charges of domestic violence filed against him on the 20th of August; yet, it took almost two weeks -- and two concerts abroad -- be…
TheFineBros and K-pop, Through a Fan’s Eyes
Why is it that K-pop fans react so strongly to people outside of the fandom giving their opinion on the genre? Perhaps defensiveness is simply an inher…