Posts tagged ‘DBSK’

Socio-Cultural
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Counterpoint: K-pop In Japan: No Special Treatment

Within the past few years, the word “Hallyu” has become a used and abused term, to the point where the…Read More

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K-Pop in Japan: A Short Term Venture

I’m a new writer at Seoulbeats. Not only that, I’m actually something of a newbie in the K-pop scene, having…Read More

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SB Exchange #5: The Rising Gods Of the East

So there are these five guys, dunno if you’ve heard of them? This week, we take a look at Hero…Read More

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SB Exchange #4: Gayo Daejuns, past and present

This week on SB Exchange, I thought it would be a good opportunity to look at the Gayo Daejuns, or…Read More

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Was 2008 really that great?

I’ll stick with you baby for a thousand years Nothing’s gonna touch you in these golden years – David Bowie,…Read More

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2011 KBS Music Festival: Performance Highlights

For KBS Gayo Daejun, the year-end music festival was another fun way to bring the music of 2011 to a…Read More

Socio-Cultural
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K-pop Merchandising: Exploiting the Consumer

Not that long ago, idol group SHINee released a photo book, filled with tips and information regarding the city of…Read More

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Thoughts on 2011 SBS Gayo Daejun Act 2

Act 2 started out with a collaboration between 2PM and Kara. It was cute and it brought back some 1990s,…Read More

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Thoughts on 2011 SBS Gayo Daejun Act 1

SBS Gayo Daejun was held on December 29th and it started off with SNSD coming out of a diamond, the same…Read More

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It’s All About The Music, Baby: Best/Worst Albums of 2011

The full-length album is a dying artform in K-pop; today's market seems to thrive on smaller-sized media …Read More