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…

History of K-pop: 2005, The year of the soloists, Epik High, and the Second Generation

Yesterday I introduced you to the beginning of K-pop with the President of Culture's old and influential group Seo Taiji and the Boys. We learned Papa …

AOA Choa’s “Flame” Fails to Fire Up Fans

The K-pop fandom was on fire when it was reported that AOA's main vocalist, the blond-bobbed Choa, would be making a solo debut. Even after it was reve…

From “2002” to the Present, Gary Continues to Impress

Since last year's Mr. Gae, Gary from Leessang has continued to release more solo work. He collaborated with Jung-in on a couple of singles -- even winn…

Music & Lyrics: Soju Will Set You Free

Have you ever wondered about the fact that every drama has at least one scene where a main character gets ragingly drunk? Or how routinely alcohol is m…

Take a Weekend Ride on Jung-in and Gary’s “Bicycle”

I've been a huge fan of Jung-in's voice ever since I heard her cover of "I Loved A Friend's Friend" on Immortal Song -- it was a confident performance …

Monday, Tuesday, Everyday: Being Part of the Monday Couple

Once could argue that Running Man is to a certain degree famous, or some might say infamous, for its reliance on love lines. Among those, Song Ji-hyo a…

Member Changes in Variety: Can They Recover?

Leessang members Gary and Gil recently announced that they were going to lift their brief hiatus from variety. For all of those unaware of the whole pr…

The Person by Haha’s Side

I have a confession to make: Haha used to be my least favorite person on the cast of Running Man. When I first started following the show, I hated him …

Girls, Drinks, Variety: Maintaining a Hip-Hop Image in a Variety Industry

Am I the only one strangely fascinated by the fact that hip-hop group MIB has been tapped to star in the second season of the idol-variety show, W Acad…