SB Exchange #11: miss A

This week on SB Exchange, we feature JYP's sassy quartet, miss A. Miss A were preparing to release their first album A Class when I started getting …

SB Exchange #10: Making a Big Bang

Look! It's Gaya, and she's about to do an exchange on another YG group! In light of their impending comeback, I thought a look at Big Bang and their…

SB Exchange #9: Splitting Soshis

Well, it was going to happen eventually. This week, we look at South Korea's National Girl Group, Girls' Generation (AKA So Nyuh Shi Dae) . Debuting in…

SB Exchange #8: YG Entertainment

For this week's Exchange, we take a short break from K-pop acts, and instead turn our attention to one of the producers of these acts, YG Entertainment…

SB Exchange #7: T-ara

Our featured artist for this week's SB Exchange is Core Contents Media's flagship group, T-ara. I'd entered the fandom just as "John Travolta Wannab…

SB Exchange #6: IU

This week on SB Exchange, we take a closer look at solo idol IU. I first encountered IU as the adorable Pil-sook from K-drama Dream High (which I di…

SB Exchange #5: The Rising Gods Of the East

So there are these five guys, dunno if you've heard of them? This week, we take a look at Hero Jaejoong, U-Know Yunho, Micky Yoochun, Xiah Junsu and…

SB Exchange #4: Gayo Daejuns, past and present

This week on SB Exchange, I thought it would be a good opportunity to look at the Gayo Daejuns, or song festivals, that take place in Korea in the last…

SB Exchange #2: 2NE1

Hello everyone, and welcome back to another SB Exchange! This week, I take a look at the Best New Band in the world, 2NE1. Like a lot of things K-po…

SB Exchange #1: SHINee

Gaya here: new SB staff member and new K-pop fan to boot. I discovered it like a lot of  other new fans: through the internet. There I was, on a col…