MTV Puts Yoon Mi-rae on List of World’s Top Female Rappers

Yoon Mi-rae /Courtesy of Mnet

Yoon Mi-rae has been included on the list of the world’s top 12 female rappers by TV show MTV Iggy. Yoon joins names such as Mexican rapper Nina Dioz, Muthoni The Drummer Queen from Kenya and Ana Tijoux from Chile on the coveted list. Continue reading

Two K-pop Bands “TVXQ and T-ara” Race to Top of Japan’s Oricon Charts

TVXQ (left) and T-ara

K-pop bands T-ara and TVXQ ranked No. 1 on Japan’s Oricon singles and album charts as soon as they released their new recordings this month. Oricon reported Tuesday that the Korean singers’ new releases simultaneously placed first on the respective charts for the first time. Continue reading

Orange Caramel comes out with new album Shanghai Romance

On September 13, Orange Caramel produces its new album entitled One Asia Project 2, a second project song followed by Bangkok City. Continue reading

YG Releases Official Statement Regarding G-Dragon’s Marijuana Incident

YG Releases Official Statement Regarding G-Dragon's Marijuana Incident

YG Entertainment released an official statement regarding G-Dragon‘s having been caught smoking marijuana. The official statement contains the story in the perspective of YG Entertainment and G-Dragon. The response seems to respond to the reactions of the Korean public. Besides shock, the Korean public had several questions of why G-Dragon’s punishment was so lenient. Continue reading

Song Hye Gyo Attracts Attention at Chanel Fashion Show

Song Hye Gyo Attracts Attention at Chanel Fashion Show

Bonjour, Mademoiselle. Comment ca va?

Actress and model Song Hye Gyo is currently in Paris, France. On October 4, she attended Chanel‘s S/S Collection Show, hosted at the Grand Palais. Crossing Korea’s borders into a foreign country, Song Hye Gyo once again demonstrated that she is a famous Hallyu (Korean Wave) star. Continue reading

Wheesung To Enlist In The Military In November.

Kpop will be losing a huge talent come November: Wheesung for his two-year mandatory military service.

Wheesung will be starting up his five week training on November 7th at 1 PM at the Nonsan Training Facility in South Chungcheong Province. He will then proceed with the two-year term that’s required of all fit and able Korean national men. Continue reading