Rise of the Maknaes

Within all K-pop groups, each member serves a specific role: leader, vocalist, rapper, dancer, visual, and of course, maknae. Reserved for the youngest…

For Your Viewing Pleasure: From Great Heights

Welcome back to For Your Viewing Pleasure! This week, our stars have left sea-level for loftier heights, whether it's a few inches or many photoshopped…

5 Things I LOVED in K-pop: 3/25 – 3/31

The last week in K-pop marked the end of March and what a March it was.  It was fairly quiet last week although G-Dragon did Go Crazy in his fashion fo…

Romantic and (Not So) Idol Ends, Season 2 Begins!

Romantic and Idol, it had potential from the start, but there were a lot of factors that could have brought it down; happily, it turned out better than…

5 Things I LOVED in K-pop: 12/31 – 1/6

The end of 2012 and the first week of the new year in K-pop brought the return of SNSD with "I Got a Boy," news of Rain and actress Kim Tae-hee dating …

The Romantic and Idol, We Can’t Get Enough Dating

Idols dating, it’s a taboo topic for fans, companies, and the idols themselves. For the last month there has been rumor after rumor about idol couples …

Brothers and Sisters: Family Ties in K-pop

There are more than just a few famous pairs of good-looking, talented, and charismatic siblings who have taken the K-pop scene by storm. Sometimes they…

Hallyu Stars and Idols Taking a Stand

Recently, actor Yoo Ah-in made his rounds on the blogosphere for his stance on the restriction of Lady Gaga’s upcoming South Korean stop of her world t…

K-pop’s Best Bromances

Bromance goes hand-in-hand with K-pop, largely due to K-pop's odd shipping culture and Asia's penchant for skinship. It's not uncommon to see friends i…

5 Things I LOVED in K-pop: 1/23 – 1/29

We say good bye to January with a K-pop rookie throwdown, Song Ji-hyo proves once again why she's the queen on Running Man, Bora does ugly a little too…