Survive & Thrive in Korea
I love art. I may not have the abilities to create it, but I am definitely capable of appreciation. If there’s an art festival, gallery showing, or exhibition I’m more than game. Sometimes, though, cycnicsm creeps into my perspective. Certain styles just don’t resonate with me and often pique my ire. Nine times out of […]
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A new hip hop MV hit the scene in Korea today and it’s generating a lot of buzz. Marius is my black friend is a music video devoted to tackling race in Korea, specifically the reactions Koreans have to black folk. The video features the aforementioned Marius along with the rap duo 정턱과 쾌남들 whose aim seems […]
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I’m usually only all about the Kpop, but the new MV Check it Out, from Will.I.am and Nicki Minaj, deserves a shout out. The backdrop focuses on a very chic Korean TV audience who sit stone still and silent while Will.I.am and Minaj put on a manic performance as if they’d been doped up on […]
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EDITORS NOTE: NOW CLOSED On a recommendation from my gal pals Cleo and Papiso I made plans to go to At First Sight. Initially I planned to just pop in and check it out, but after all the hype they bestowed upon the place I decided to instead go with a date. I have to […]
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I know, I know I’ve been MIA on the K-pop reportage, but that stops now! Of course before I tackle any other artist I’ve got to go straight at my girls over in 2NE1. If you’ve been under a rock or in America then you probably didn’t hear about their latest album: To Anyone! I’ve […]
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Have you heard? I bet you haven’t! I just found out myself thanks to this very site about J-pop sensation and Blasian singer Crystal Kay Williams AKA Crystal Kay. No doubt you’re busting a vein trying to figure out why a J-pop singer would be in my K-pop scribblings but rest assured CKW fits right […]
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