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SISTAR’s So-yu and the Iljin Question

Girl group SISTAR (on whom I’ve drastically changed my ‘tude since their “I’m Alone” promotions) recently guested on Shinhwa Broadcast, where member So-yu revealed that she ...

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A-Head of the Curve: AKB48′s Minegishi Minami as Revolutionary

On January 31, 2013, weekly Japanese tabloid Shukan Bunshun featured pictures of AKB48 member Minegishi Minami leaving the apartment of Generations member Shirahama Alan. Almost immediately ...

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Why Are We Still Talking About Sunye’s Non-pregnancy?

On January 26, Wonder Girls’ leader Sunye became the first member of an active K-pop idol group to walk down the aisle. Resplendent in a ...

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Life Sucks, Then You Dance

2Yoon’s “24/7”, an indie-inspired take on American country represents a huge musical departure for members of hip-hop group 4Minute. However, despite mixed critical response, the ...

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Confessions of a Fangirl: F***ing Bias List Ruiners and the Love-Rage Reaction

Dear Seoulmates, Within the past year, I feel like I’ve discovered a new emotion. If I were to describe it to a doctor, I would ...

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Of K-pop And The Mind

As much as we all love looking at the pretty pictures of idols, or listening to some mindless cheery ditty to help while away a ...

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Kang Min-kyung’s Gillette CF: Possibly The Worst Thing Ever

As a woman who never once self-identified as a feminist until getting too deeply involved in K-entertainment, there are some days when I wonder if ...

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“The Solution to EXO’s Airport Problems” is Not International Fan Elitism

So here’s a story. I was on Tumblr the other day and came across this post: The Solution to EXO’s Airport Problems Hundreds of foreign ...

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Rice Wreaths and Charitable Fan Gifts

K-pop fans are known for being passionate, devoted, and sometimes a little scary, but from a Westerner’s point of view they are also some of ...

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Confessions of a Fangirl: This Hype Ain’t Hip-Hop, Nam Sayin’?

Dear Seoulmates, There’s been a lot talk lately about the influx of hip-hop influences in the K-pop candy machine. Instead of our usual brightly colored ...

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