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…

Side B: IU’s Decade of Greatness

Singer-songwriter IU just recently celebrated her 10th Anniversary, debuting at the young age of 15 with her first single "Lost Child." This was a very…

For Your Viewing Pleasure: IU

Welcome back to another installment of For Your Viewing Pleasure, where we take time out of the week to curate a set of photos from the K-pop landscape…

IU Hands Out Warnings with “BbiBbi”

On October 10th, IU marked the 10th anniversary of her debut with the soft R&B single, “Bbibbi.” The song achieved a “perfect all-kill,” and broke …

For Your Viewing Pleasure: Slightly Off

Welcome back to another installment of For Your Viewing Pleasure, where we take time out of the week to curate a set of photos from the K-pop landscape…

Zico’s “SoulMate” is a Surrealistic Look at Connections

It is not a relationship often talked about, but Zico and IU have had a long-standing friendship. The two music prodigies worked together on IU’s “Mars…

The SB Mixtape: 5/17/2018, K-Pop Book Club

Books are one of my favorite things. It's fun to get lost in a made up world, connect with characters, and just get excited about the story. With the i…

For Your Viewing Pleasure: Sheer It Out

Welcome back to another week of For Your Viewing Pleasure, where we take time out of the week to curate a set of photos from the K-pop landscape. Th…

Music and Lyrics: Once Upon A Time

Often K-pop likes to look to fairytales for inspiration. Stories of Prince Charmings, fairies and dragons are inspiring to a lyric writer, leading to e…

SB End-of-Year Review, 2017: Albums that Inspired & Surprised

SB's End-of-Year panels finally wraps up with the much anticipated album of the year list. In part one, we covered 2017's best mini-albums which was a …