SB Decade in Review: A Song a Year, Part 1 (2010-2014)

As we cross over into the 2020s, retrospectives on the past decade of K-pop abound. Year on year, the shifts in the K-pop scene may not be apparen…

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…

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&amp…

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…