BTOB in Singapore: Irresistibly Promising

Just 2 months into their debut, Cube Entertainment’s latest protégés, BTOB, made their maiden voyage to Singapore for their “Irresistible Lips” promoti…

Raising an Idol: Parents of K-Pop Stars

May 8th was Parents' Day in South Korea. It was a day for many Korean children, young and old, to acknowledge the impact and sacrifices their parents…

The Boys of BTOB Fancy “Irresistible Lips”

Another week, another rookie group makes its way onto my list. BTOB (Born To Beat) is one of the newest male rookie groups to try their hand on the K-p…

SB Exchange #16: The Dimensions of Cube Entertainment

Having already looked at YG and SM, this week I take a gander at another company: Cube Entertainment

Nugu-spotting: Trying to get interested in a new group

Nugu: (noun) Pronounced nuu-gu. K-pop lingo used to describe rookies, especially when few people know their names. A contraction of the formal term “Nu…

Jobs K-Pop Fans Would Willingly do

To all K-pop entertainment companies, As a K-pop fan of three years, although I really enjoy your music at times, there were occasions when some of …

BtoB’s “Born TO Beat” is on the B-List

The last two weeks of March was a busy period of time in terms of K-pop. SHINee made their highly anticipated comeback, rookie group NU'EST continued t…

K-pop Companies: Replay, Replay, Replay

With the emergence of new groups this year has come the increasingly apparent redundancy of label sounds. It makes sense for labels to focus on their s…

Is BtoB “Insane”?

Cube DC probably didn’t choose the best week to debut BtoB; this is undoubtedly SHINee’s time to well, shine. Don’t believe me? Check out the Sherlock …

Will Cube DC’s First Group Really Change the World of K-pop?

…because that’s what their teaser promises. Now if you read my NU’EST article you’ll know what I think of teasers, but once again I’ve felt the tug of …