Should Minors in Entertainment Have Regulated Work Hours?

Earlier in the week, news broke about stronger regulations stipulating that workers who are younger than 15 years of age are restricted from working ov…

What’s Your Name?: A Compendium of K-pop Fandoms

In the ever proliferating industry of K-pop, it often gets difficult to keep a track on the exits and the entries of numerous bands; they are here toda…

Best of Weekly Music Shows: 2/3 – 2/9

It's that time of the week again where we highlight the best of the last seven days in televised music performances! As we get deeper into the month of…

GP Basic is Shining Bright with “Pika Burnjuck”

GP Basic is back! While the group has been active (especially member Janey), they weren't very big when it came to promotions since "Jelly Pop." They h…

The Babies of K-pop: How Much Younger Will They Get?

Most eleven-year-olds spend their time hanging out with friends, going to the movies, playing video games, reading books, practicing musical instrument…

The Babies of K-pop: How Young is Too Young?

It's common knowledge that youth is a huge factor in the attractiveness K-pop holds for many people. While there are some solo artists in their late tw…

The Best and Worst of 2011 K-pop Eye Candy: Music Videos

Oh, K-Pop. Why are you so pretty? As much as we love the music produced by the good old K-Pop machine, it'd be useless to deny that a good portion of K…

Roundtable: Cutesy or Sexy Comeback?

Happy Friday!  We have been tossing around the idea of having a roundtable segment at Soulbeats for some time now and it's finally here to help you get…

How old is “Too Old” in Kpop?

In summer 2010, GP Basic's debut made netizens' tongues wag and put on their judging caps. Their controversy surrounded their maknae, or youngest g…

Don’t like Bubbles? Well How About Jelly?

After debuting last year amidst controversy concerning their age, talent, and appropriateness, GP Basic returns with "Jelly Pop." But has anything changed?