The SB Mixtape 6/28/2018, Indie Baby
Indie music in Korea is quite possibly the backbone of the music scene. I've been blessed to be able to delve deeper into Korean music through some of …
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Yoonmirae’s “JamCome on Baby” Deserves to Be Heard
Yoonmirae is one of those rare artists you can always count on. Whether she's singing, rapping, or a combination of both, the woman exudes capab…
5 Musical Features that Guarantee Cultural Insensitivity in K-pop
One of my favourite things about music is hearing different influences coming together to create a new and exciting sound. Some people call this fusion…
The SB Mixtape: 4/14/2016, Get Hype!
Between running around for my job, riding a grand total of 56 hours by Greyhound to and from Austin, TX for South by Southwest, and running the graveya…
Entertaining Moments (But No Junsu) At The 25th Seoul Music Awards
The 25th Seoul Music Awards took place on the 14th of January at has been presented by Sports Seoul since its inception in 1990. This year's edition wa…
SB End-of-Year Review, 2015: Favorite Albums
In contrast to the K-pop industry's drama-filled 2014, 2015 was relatively quiet with a greater emphasis on music. There were plenty of new debuts, dyn…
SB End-of-Year Review, 2015: Favorite Comebacks
"We're baaack!" Nothing makes fans rejoice more than hearing about a return of their favorite artists. We've been going over various categories for our…
SB End-of-Year Review, 2015: K-Indie Rookies Shine
Welcome to our End-of-Year review for 2015! We kick off this year's review with K-Indie. Gaya and Camiele revisit their lists from this year's mid-year…
SB Mid-Year Review, 2015: Risks Pay Off in Albums
It's the mid-year mark, which means we must review how things are going in K-pop to this point. We've already discussed dances, comebacks, and MVs, so …
SB Mid-Year Review, 2015: Landmark Comebacks or Middling Ones?
The K-pop audience is so constantly inundated by comebacks that it may be easy to overlook how much work is put into each work. For some artists, comeb…