Survive & Thrive in Korea
Kpop opens whole new musical dimensions for SOKO newcomers. Syncing your brain in tune to all the different boy bands, girl groups, solo stars and starlets in the KPop universe makes for a mind blowing task that keeps most peeps never listening to much less loving KPOP. That ends now! As a KPOP junkie it’s […]
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In January the first lady of Hip Hop Soul arrived in the land of morning calm and shook things up! It was her first time in Korea and I’m glad she made Seoul a stop on her Music Saved My Life World Tour. The audience at Peace Hall on the campus of Kyunghee University seemed […]
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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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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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