K-Pop Pick Of The Day: Hot Pink
While Up & Down may have catapulted EXID into instant stardom, Hot Pink is my favorite track of theirs. (Those…
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K-Pop Pick Of The Day: You Are To Me, I Am To You
Okay, let’s go back in time.
K-Pop Pick Of The Day: Dally
If Sistar had to die for Hyolyn to live, that might be something I would eventually come to terms with.
K-Pop Pick Of The Day: Give Love
Akdong Musician (sometimes stylized as AKMU) is like nothing else in K-Pop, which is honestly some of the highest…
K-Pop Pick Of The Day: EASY
MAMAMOO’s Whee In has gone solo, and the world is a better (and jazzier) place for it.
K-Pop Pick Of The Day: Good Day
Watched any K-dramas recently? Then you know this song.
K-Pop Pick Of The Day: Nillili Mambo
Hey, look, it’s the perfect workout song!
Japan's School Bags Are Expensive and Fashionable
Grade schoolers across Japan carry leather backpacks called “randoseru” (ランドセル). Traditionally, kids have carried one…
K-Pop Pick Of The Day: Hands Up
What time is it? It’s 2PM. (No joke: I started writing this post at 2PM for my own amusement. Gotta get your kicks…
K-Pop Pick Of The Day: What Is Love?
That sound you’ve been hearing today? That’s the sound of TWICE fans pressing the replay button on this video. (8.2…
K-Pop Pick Of The Day: A Song For First-Time Lovers
To fully appreciate A Song For First-Time Lovers, you need to hear the backstory behind this incredibly chill ode to…
K-Pop Pick Of The Day: Don't Be Shy
Did you know Korean reggae was a thing? How about Korean reggae with a healthy dose of melancholy? Now, how about…
K-Pop Pick Of The Day: Red Flavor
Yes, a South Korean girl group performed in front of Kim Jong Un and his North Korean cadres over the weekend. At least…
K-Pop Pick Of The Day: The Gloomy Song
Jung Hyung Don and Defconn are a comedian-rapper duo, respectively, best-known for their long-running variety program, …
K-Pop Pick Of The Day: We Like
I have a love-hate relationship with Pristin, the latest girl group to come out of Pledis Entertainment.
K-Pop Pick Of The Day: Notorious
If you didn’t know SM Entertainment housed a rock band called TRAX, you’re forgiven — it sometimes feels like they’re…
K-Pop Pick Of The Day: Goodbye For You, Not For Me
Ready to feel melancholy? You’ve come to the right place. It’s time to listen to the ultimate break-up song.
K-Pop Pick Of The Day: Bo Peep Bo Peep
While contemporary T-ara is little more than a footnote in the vast, vast history of Korean pop music, they used to be…
K-Pop Pick Of The Day: Wedding Dress
All of the five men that comprise Big Bang have gone on to enjoy solo careers of various levels of success. While…
K-Pop Pick Of The Day: Return
Lee Seung Gi may be one of the most prolific Korean celebrities of our generation. He started off as a singer but soon…
