What’s Up with the Idol-Turned-YouTuber Trend?
YouTube is now the most used smartphone app in Korea, surpassing names like Naver, Kakao Talk, and Facebook. The statistics are impressive: in Oct…
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The Extra-curricular Activities of a K-pop Idol
BtoB Peniel's second photography exhibition is currently open to the public in Seoul. The exhibition, entitled “Second Penography”, will have phot…
Best of Weekly Music Shows: 7/11 – 7/17
Welcome back to Best of Weekly Music Shows, where we recap our favorite performances of the past week. A number of artists held their comeback stages t…
No Shade: The Color of Beauty
There is a saying that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Our opinions of what quantifies as beautiful depend on our personal relationship with phys…
Mnet’s ‘4 Things Show’: Truth in Idol TV
"It's called the 4 Things Show because only rude kids appear on the show," Jung Joon-young quips to his manager as the camera pans in to capture his ma…
Keep the Color: Why Whitewashing Needs to Go
There's no denying that an issue with colorism exists within K-pop. Whether it's the open teasing that darker-skinned idols receive (from both their fe…
Idol Show Roundup: What Are You Watching?
In the fast-paced environment of the K-pop industry, staying relevant is a difficult task. Luckily, for fans and idols, variety and reality shows offer…
Things K-pop Fans Often Excuse but Shouldn’t: Shadeism
Things may be pretty quiet on the Wonder Girls front, but some members are still active, like Yeeun: she appeared in a musical production of The Three …