SB Decade in Review: Music Video (Performance)
We've covered songs of the decade and had a retrospective on how Korean hip-hop has evolved, so it only makes sense that we also talk about music …
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SB Decade in Review: A Song a Year, Part 2 (2015-2019)
As we cross over into the 2020s, retrospectives on the past decade of K-pop are abound. Year on year, the shifts in the K-pop scene may not be ap…
The SB Mixtape 01/02/2020: Favorite Songs of 2019
The start of a new year always comes with a need to ruminate on the one that had just ended. We at Seoulbeats are no strangers to this, with annual di…
Music & Lyrics: The Whole Truth
All people, as a condition of living in society, agree to abide by the social contract. The stipulations therein range from the serious (don’t mur…
The SB Mixtape 9/12/2019, K-pop in Paris
Recently, I visited Paris. It was a magnificent place, but one thing I realized it is so much more than the sidewalk cafes and accordion players that …
SB Mid-Year Review, 2019: The Dark Side of EPs Shines
2019 has been a rollercoaster of a year. With events ranging from BTS appearing on Saturday Night Live to the ever-expanding horror story that is the…
SB Mid-Year Review, 2019: Symbolism and Artistry Captivate in MVs
Amidst a sea of releases that do not seem particularly impressive, Kaitlin, Zea, and Karen discuss the MVs that caught their attention. Cinematogr…
SB Mid-Year Review, 2019: Comebacks Showcasing Artistic Growth
While most of our Mid-Year Review discussions zoom in on a particular aspect -- dances, albums, MVs -- the comebacks category looks at the way the…
Korea Times Music Festival: Music Beyond K-Pop
Although the K-pop invasion in the United States may seem fairly new, K-pop has been infiltrating the state’s music world since years before due t…
For Your Viewing Pleasure: Chiaroscuro
Welcome back to another installment of For Your Viewing Pleasure, where we take time out of the week to curate a set of photos from the K-pop landscap…