Posts tagged ‘SNSD’

Socio-Cultural
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Your Company and Fans Know Best: The Babying of Idols

A recent photo of South Korea’s resident “little sister” IU surfaced upon the Internet, with IU looking as if she…Read More

Socio-Cultural
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Rolling Stone’s Top K-pop Picks For US Success

My co-writer Gil recently wrote about the problem of misleading and narrow journalism regarding K-pop in non-Korean/Western media outlets, and…Read More

Socio-Cultural
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K-pop Diets and the Logical Disconnect

After twenty-something years on this earth, I’d like to think that I have a fair sense of how to maintain…Read More

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5 Things I LOVED in K-pop: 5/7 – 5/13

And we’re back with another 5 Things to love about K-pop and a special belated “Happy Mothers’ Day” to all…Read More

Socio-Cultural
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Is K-pop Entering the American Consciousness?

K-pop has tried to enter the American consciousness for years; with the largest music industry in the world, who wouldn’t try and…Read More

Socio-Cultural
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Google and K-pop: A Match Made in IT Heaven?

Well, I think so. Google has just announced that it will be hosting a public K-pop concert at the Shoreline…Read More

Fashion/Style
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Family Photos: SM’s Leaders and Magnaes for 1st Look

In the lead up to the release of I AM, SM seems to be even more omnipresent than usual. Sub-groups,…Read More

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SNSD’s Twinkle MV Is the Perfect SNSD Video

How cute and great is this music video? I can already hear the counter-arguments against the video, primarily those in…Read More

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The SNSD Sub-Unit Twinkles With Potential

When I first saw the set of teasers for TTS‘ promotional single, “Twinkle,” I must say my initial disappointment from…Read More

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Twinkle Twinkle with SNSD

Leaving all thoughts of “forever nine” and “SNSD are one” aside, the idea of a SNSD subunit is severely overdue.…Read More