SB Mid-Year Review, 2017: A Wide Variety of Comebacks

Welcome back to the SB Midyear Review! 2017 has been a year loaded with quality comebacks. Many acts, both veterans and rookies, made returns-- some th…

SB Mid-Year Review, 2017: Contemporary Dance Rises Up

Dance has been a long-standing element of K-pop for years. With the exception of some ballads, it's rare for a song not to have choreography. Idols are…

SB Mid-Year Review, 2017: A Variety of Niches in MVs

Mid-year review season has arrived, and we're kicking start our discussions with the MV panel. Brianna, Leesha, and Qing go over their picks, some of w…

Side B: Growing Up with BTS

It seems odd to me that I found it challenging to pick my top BTS B-sides because I know all their songs like the back of my hand. But perhaps that’s e…

The SB Mixtape: 5/31/2017, Slow Wine

One day as I was going about my business, merrily doing work and being in general an innocent child of the Lord, I was listening to my music, as I'm wo…

SoundCloud and K-pop: Where Artists Find Creative Freedom

SoundCloud for years has provided a place for musicians, famous and local, to share their music. It's home to groups of artists as diverse as the music…

Expectations Vs. Reality: #BTSBBMAs

K-pop is no stranger to Western music awards. In 2013, Psy won for Top Streaming Song for "Gangnam Style" at the Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs). That s…

Why do K-pop World Tours Tend to Ignore Europe?

Much excitement was raised when G-Dragon announced his upcoming solo concert Act III: M.O.T.T.E. (Moment of Truth, The End) ahead of his final comeback…

BTS’ WINGS Tour Was Worth The Wait

It's been almost three weeks since BTS performed in South and North America for their sold-out WINGS tour. "Intense" barely describes the chaotic clamo…

BuzzBeats #12: Popularity, a Blessing or a Curse?

Welcome back to another episode of Buzzbeats. Apologizes for missing out on March. But I hope April's episode will make up for it. There have been q…