Scandal Rocks Produce 101 (Again) with Ha Min-ho
It seems like Produce 101 season 2 just can’t catch a break. Before the season officially aired it was hit with controversy after controversy. After it…
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“Run, Big Bang Scout” Brings YouTube into the K-pop Streaming Craze
YouTube is the mecca of content when it comes to K-pop fans. There is where we can watch variety shows, dramas, and music videos. There are fancams gal…
How Nu’est Ended up on Produce 101
In this second season of Produce 101, the male version, trainees sent by their companies are vying to be the top 11 that will debut as a group and prom…
Can New Members Turn Running Man Around?
Running Man, the infamous staple of Korean Variety, has hit hard times recently with increasingly low ratings. Of course to an extent this is natural; …
Can Amazon Survive the K-pop Reality Show Market?
According to an exclusive from The Hollywood Reporter, Amazon is in talks with Mnet to produce a K-pop competition reality show entitled K-pop: The Sea…
Week in Review, 4/15 to 4/21
Hello everyone, and welcome back to another edition of SB Week in Review! Here's what you need to know before the weekend is up: Headlines Follow…
Produce 101 Season 2 Preview: The Good, The Bad, and the Very Ugly
Produce 101 Season 2--or Broduce 101 as it’s been dubbed-- is on it’s way to broadcast, which means a steady stream of news, announcements, and rumor…
Week in Review, 4/3 to 10/3
Hello everyone, and welcome back to another edition of SB Week in Review. This week will go down in history for its political news, but we still have y…
High School Rapper’s Distasteful Uniform Parade and Problematic Portrayal of Schools
With the present hype surrounding hip hop, younger Koreans are looking towards paving a musical career in the genre. High School Rapper is a testament …
What Jo Kwon’s Drag Performances Reveal About Himself and Korean Culture
Jo Kwon, from the band 2AM, has been making tidal waves in Korea recently, thanks to his very fierce, but very frowned upon, cross dressing performance…