Unsung Artists: July 2018

Hello everyone, and welcome back to another edition of Unsung Artists, where we take a look back at the more underrated releases of the past month. Her…

Rough Translation: Unpretty Rapstar 3 “She’s Coming” [English Lyrics]

The third season of Unpretty Rapstar has begun and it’s off to a fine start. Unlike the show’s first season, we have an interesting cast of mostly idol…

Brown Eyed Girls: Always Playing A New Game

Last week saw the 10th anniversary of one of the great groups of K-pop, one of the most continuously popular and constantly pushing-the-musical-envelop…

The Art of Idol-Composed Works: Marketing, Hypocrisy and Artistry

K-pop is a genre that often comes under scrutiny for its lack of authenticity and the amount of control that companies have over the material that idol…

The SB Mixtape: 6/3/2015, Rapper’s Limelight

This week's SB Mixtape is all about rap. With a lot of attention being cast on the rap (& hip-hop) genre and culture -- thanks to popular competiti…

“Special Guy” is Simply Funky

Pop band Lunafly returns on the scene, and let me tell you, the scene is funky! “Special Guy” is definitely that, a special tune from guys who manage t…

5 Things I LOVED in K-pop: 3/3 – 3/9

We're almost half way through March and one week closer to Spring so what has the K-popiverse had in store for us?  As for K-drama fans the biggest…

Enjoy “Tonight” with M&N

When Brown Eyed Girls members Narsha and Miryo came out with a sub-unit, it was quite the cause for excitement. The group as a whole has had many notew…

Brown Eyed Girls Finally Return with “Black Box”

It's been nearly two years since Brown Eyed Girls last released and promoted music as a unit, and if you ask me, it's been two years too long. I've bee…

Letting Loose: Idols Showing Their True Colors

Idols are known for being manufactured to a tee, with producers and songwriters creating their music, composers creating their sound, and stylists and …