The SB Mixtape: 5/23/2015, Shut Up And Dance

Welcome back, readers, to The SB Mixtape! Like the last playlist, this one is more personal than usual, but for a less life-changing reason: in three w…

Meghan Trainor and “The King’s Face:” A Tale of Two Plagiarism Stories

Plagiarism in the Korean media industry has reared its head again in two different cases recently. One involves music and is an international allegatio…

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: 3/3 – 3/9

It was a big week for music shows: Music Core celebrated its 400th episode with special performances and big names like CN Blue, 2NE1 and SNSD made the…

Koyote Takes Cues from Tinseltown for “Hollywood”

Koyote is one of those groups that seem timeless. Debuting in the late '90s with three members -- Kim Goo as rapper, Cha Seung-min as male vocalist, an…

Week in Review: Moving On…

Here's the latest installment of Seoulbeats' Week in Review for those of you who might have missed something that happened this past week in K-pop beca…

Kim Jong-min and a Career Post-Enlistment

In Korea, male entertainers of the right age always seem to have an extra burden placed on their backs. It goes beyond all the woes of idoldom -- beyon…

…And How Variety Shows Are Ruining Idols

I remember reading my colleague's article and generally agreeing with her contention about the detriments of idol casting for variety shows. Most idols…