Queendom: A Celebration of Girl Groups
Following the controversial fourth season of Produce 101 and lacklustre eighth season of Show Me The Money, things were starting to look bleak for…
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Ethnic Dot: A Discussion on Bindis in K-pop
Queendom is the latest in a string of idol-based survival show from Mnet, pitting debuted girl groups and female idols for our entertainment.…
The SB Mixtape 9/12/2019, K-pop in Paris
Recently, I visited Paris. It was a magnificent place, but one thing I realized it is so much more than the sidewalk cafes and accordion players that …
(G)I-dle Innovates with a 90’s Summer Vibe for “Uh-Oh”
Just four months after their “Senorita” comeback, rookie girl group (G)I-dle switched things up by returning with a new digital hip-hop single “Uh…
Women Empowerment: The Girl Crush Anthem
The girl crush concept — over the last decade K-Pop has exploded in girl group debuts identifying with this concept. The music associated with thi…
(G)I-dle Stumble with “Senorita”
The Latin trend in K-pop is still alive and well. Though Cube’s rookie girl group (G)I-dle throws an unexpected structure and unique raps into the…
The SB Mixtape, 1/17/2019: Favorite Debuts
The New Year equals a whole new round of debuts and 2019 is ringing in some of the most anticipated debuts to come. There are quite a lot of boy group…
SB End-of-Year Review, 2018: Debuts That Excited Us
It's the end of the year, and we looked back at what new K-pop acts created excitement for us. Many of these acts brought something different to the t…
SB End-Of-Year Review, 2018: Comebacks With Range
It's that time of year again, when we at Seoulbeats look back and name our picks for the best of K-pop. Today, Lo and Vivien are debating who had the …
Roundtable: The Summer of 2018
Summer is over in Korea. In the past years, we have concentrated on what releases were a highlight of that summer (2015), beloved summer releases (2016…