Roundtable: K-pop Rivalries, Feuds, and Showdowns

This month sees the matching up of solo debuts from SNSD's Tiffany and ex-SNSD's Jessica. Not only are the release dates close, but their birth state o…

Follow the Movement Tour in San Francisco: AOMG and DIY Hip Hop Labels

Jay Park has been incredibly busy. In the span of two and a half years since he founded AOMG, he’s released ten singles and two albums. He’s been a var…

History of K-pop: 2015, Old Faces Return, and New Faces Make History

Yesterday and the day before, I told you the story of K-pop of years past. Looking back on the music and groups of 2005 and 1995 is always a fun exerci…

Amoeba Culture Brings the House Down in Atlanta

The Korean music scene has an unfortunate generalization issue when it comes to its international representation: the misconception that K-pop is all t…

“Just” Perfection with Zion.T and Crush

Zion.T and Crush are two of the strongest R&B voices in the k hip-hop industry. The pair recently joined forces for the project entitled Young, and…

Amoeba Culture Coming to the US

After our last concert check-in, it really seemed like more K-pop artists couldn't be taking international tours, but the news just keeps on coming, th…

Gaeko Goes Solo (With a Little Bit of Help)

Ten years after the release of Dynamic Duo's first album, Gaeko has finally released his first solo album -- and yes, after all the times we have seen …

Rapper Simon D Leaves Amoeba Culture

One of the most interesting things to happen in K-hip-hop last year was the very public diss battle among various rappers. Inspired by American rapper …

Roundtable: Is Korean Hip-Hop Getting a Bad Rap?

K-hip-hop came to forefront of the news when Swings pushed the first domino by releasing "King Swings," a track intending to have a similar effect as t…

The Amoeba Culture Edition: K-Hip-Hop and “Control,” Part 2

The first part covered a basic introduction to the start of this massive K-hip-hop battle. Ending with Gaeko's response to E-Sens' "You Can't Control M…