Survive & Thrive in Korea
Ever wonder where all those shiny faced lean bodied beautiful Korean Pop stars come from? They were so prolific shimmying across my TV screen, on my soda bottle, on billboards and bus advertising that I assumed they were grown in labs and cloned. Well that’s not far from the truth because Korea has one of […]
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Boa isn’t the only Korean pop star fighing to make a mark in the US market. Recently, the Wonder Girls journeyed to America to prance and preen into the heart of America. The girls made their first ever live appearance on American television on the Wendy Williams show. If you don’t know Wendy she was […]
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So a week or so ago I went to Rainbow with my new friend Jonghan. To our surprise there was a cover charge at the door. Not worry though because the cost was for the live bands performing that night. Well, never one to turn down a new experience, I thought it would be cool […]
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Boa is a Korean pop princess who conquered South Korea, took Japan by storm and now has her sights set firmly on the US market. Discovered by talent scouts, Boa, which stands for Beat of Angel, speaks Korean, Japanese, and English. She has sold over a million albums in Japan, making her one of two […]
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It’s been quite some time since my post on the Korean pop music scene. So, I thought I was long overdue for a follow up. Last time I blogged about DBSK, Rain, Super Junior and the Wonder Girls. This time around I have a whole new slate of K-pop mommas and poppas to dissect and […]
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A few weekends ago friends and I journeyed to Hongdae to do some noraebang singing. Now, with a noraebang on every corner in Korea why would we go all the way to Hongdae to sing our cares away? Well, because we went to Luxury Noraebang of course! Why sit and sing in some dingy hole in […]
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