Melon Music Awards 2016: A Night of Magic and Fire
Last Saturday saw Korean music streaming service Melon host the 2016 edition of its music awards. It wasn't the first big awards show of the season; bu…
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For Your Viewing Pleasure: Black is Back
Welcome back to For Your Viewing Pleasure, where we take time out of the week to curate a set of photos from the K-pop landscape. While the K-pop wo…
For Your Viewing Pleasure: Denim in Summer
Welcome back to For Your Viewing Pleasure, where we take time out of the week to curate a set of photos from the K-pop landscape. As we welcome the …
Seolhyun and Zico, or 5 Reasons to Hate the Paparazzi
After countless hours of patiently waiting, the beast finally appears. She is cautious, but her daring is her ultimate downfall. She’s been spotted at …
SB Mid-Year Review, 2016: Finding Depth Behind Aesthetics in MVs
It's that time of year again, where we at Seoulbeats dive back into all the releases so far this year and narrow down our favorites. When it comes to M…
Celebrity Bromance Season 2, Ep. 1-4: MBC Learns How To Edit
Following the success of the first season of MBC's recent endeavour, Celebrity Bromance, on its MBig TV channel, it was immediately followed up by a s…
K-pop’s Preoccupation with Doppelgängers
From twins swapping lives to characters with multiple personality disorder, there has been no shortage of doppelgängers as a motif in recent K-dramas. …
History of K-pop: 2015, Old Faces Return, and New Faces Make History
Yesterday and the day before, I told you the story of K-pop of years past. Looking back on the music and groups of 2005 and 1995 is always a fun exerci…
Zico Completes His “Gallery” With Three New Singles
Though he's been releasing solo singles for a while now, Zico made his official solo debut this week with the mini album, Gallery. Listeners had alread…
Show Me the Money 4, Ep. 7-10: Reality TV vs. Expectations
We've finally reached the final episodes of Show Me the Money 4 (SMTM4), and it's been quite a journey towards the end. Even before the first episode a…