The SB Mixtape: 4/10/2019, The Anti-Anxiety Edition
I am, full confession, a very anxious person. My default setting is to expect the worst possible outcome for everything. Normally, I cope with this by…
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Music and Lyrics: The Metamorphosis of a Butterfly
Butterflies are powerful and deep symbols of transformation and change. The butterfly represents hope, life, endurance, and is even seen as a symbol of…
The SB Mixtape: 10/19/2017, Rock On!
Like many other music nerds, I tend to go through moods in terms of my music. Sometimes, it's all about the bubblegum pop, other times it's moody R&…
For Your Viewing Pleasure: Stripes
Welcome back to For Your Viewing Pleasure, where we take time out of the week to curate a set of photos from the K-pop landscape. Stripes are back i…
For Your Viewing Pleasure: East Asian Photoshoots
Welcome back to For Your Viewing Pleasure, where we take time out of the week to curate a set of photos from the K-pop landscape. This week we're lo…
BuzzBeats #11: K-pop Valentines
Welcome back to another episode of Buzzbeats. Sure, February is just about over, but there's one simple "holiday" people talk about this month, and th…
SB End-of-Year Review, 2016: Soloists Shine in Best Albums
Groups are already pumping out the first albums of 2017, but 2016 was a busy year. Between dramas, debuts, and music videos, we've gotten to the point …
The SB Mixtape, 11/04/2016: Better Than the Title Track
In a perfect world, the title tracks promoted by any musician would be the best song on their album. However, as anyone who's ever listened to a full a…
The Sunday Social, 10/4: DB5K Party Post!
Hi everyone, Happy Sunday! This week saw the moment the Cassiopeia fanclub has been waiting for since the DBSK split in 2009 -- a meeting between Ho…
All Eyes on the Face: The K-pop Visual
Recently, the SB team sat down to discuss the purpose of having a lead visual in each K-pop group. The concept is baffling to those coming into K-pop f…