The SB Mixtape, 1/24/2018: Survival of the Fittest

The survival show has become a staple of the K-pop world. In a landscape that thrives on competition and popularity, it's easy to see why there's a dra…

Checking In on I.O.I

Fantagio's new members, under the pre-debut name i-Teens, were recently introduced, and they included I.O.I's Kim Do-yeon and Choi Yoo-jung. There have…

Cute Concept Girl Group Dances Get More Challenging

When most people think of the choreography of cute concept girl groups, they imagine trend gesture-focused choreography with simplistic moves, which ca…

The SB Mixtape: 5/4/2017, Horns

So, I don't know about y'all, but where I live, it snowed this week. This wouldn't be an issue if I lived somewhere where it was actually winter, but I…

KBS Gayo Daechukje 2016: A Modest but Heart-warming Endeavour

Each year, the three broadcasting giants pull together impressive line-ups and collaboration performances for their year-end music festival: SBS with G…

Did Up10tion’s Wooshin Sexually Harass IOI’s Somi?

Up10tion’s Wooshin, one of the MCs of SBS MTV’s music program The Show, has recently been under fire for apparently sexually harassing co-host Somi of …

I.O.I and Produce 101: A Look at Their Year and What The Future Holds

Last Friday marked an important day for I.O.I and I.O.I fans alike. At the 2016 MAMAs the group finally received the rookie award that they had all b…

Sejeong’s “Flower Path” is a Much-Needed Healing Song This Season

To put it extremely mildly, 2016 hasn't exactly been the best year, whether within Korea or in the world beyond, and the past week has also brought som…

Melon Music Awards 2016: I.O.I and Black Pink Dispute over Best New Artist

I remember one typical 4 a.m. in econometrics when my class was finishing monthly projects, and a group suddenly panicked. Their regression model just …

Melon Music Awards 2016: A Night of Magic and Fire

Last Saturday saw Korean music streaming service Melon host the 2016 edition of its music awards. It wasn't the first big awards show of the season; bu…