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Taking Matters Into Their Own Hands: Lunafly, LEDapple and YouTube

YouTube has become essential for musicians, especially amateur ones who achieve recognition through cover songs. In K-pop, there’s recently been a string of non-commercial, promotional ...

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SB Bite: The Soldier Choi Dong-wook

YG Entertainment‘s resident superstar sunbae Choi Dong-wook, better known as Se7en, has entered into his two years of military service. On March 19th, Se7en officially enlisted ...

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Let’s Talk Ethics: The Live-Shoot System

As avid K-pop fans, we have all seen our fair share of K-drama and the disease that plagues it – the live-shoot system. Live-shoots in ...

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K-pop and Korean Political Unrest

It’s hard to be a K-pop fan and not learn at least a little about other aspects of Korean culture. Some fans begin to immerse ...

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When Scandal Statements Go South

As we all know, time doesn’t pass in K-pop-land without a scandal occurring every now and then. And in a lot of these scandals, the ...

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SB Bite: Yoo Seung-ho Enters Military Service

In a somewhat surprising move, actor Yoo Seung-ho entered the military on March 5th at a base in Chuncheon–with no fanfare, no media blitz and ...

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SB Bite: Sasaeng Fans, Please Stay Out Of G-Dragon’s House

Sasaeng fans strike again, this time against G-Dragon — a particularly peculiar case considering Big Bang‘s reputation for being considerably less susceptible to sasaeng fans ...

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Life After Plastic

With plastic surgery becoming a large part of the requirements for entering the entertainment circle, and society aspiring to look like their favorite idols, actors ...

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See, I Wasn’t Lying!: The Constant Need for Proof Pictures

The great thing about social media in the music industry today is the way that it allows us fans to connect with our favorite artists, ...

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Idol Injuries Hurt More Than the Body

Imagine your favorite K-pop group is preparing for a comeback, and they’ve released tantalizing photo and video teasers that have you super excited, but right ...

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