War is hell
Yeah, it’s a problem, but they made an exception for T-ARA. Also, who cares about MIXX?
MAMAMOO performed a thirty minute stage at Koreatech University’s student orientation. For whatever reason the crowd was ridiculously hype. It was also Solar’s birthday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WaPfTvzZ4o
I really love watching and going to concerts where the audience is just going nuts.
IU is back. Her new album is coming very soon. Here is the pre-release track (not the title track).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzYnNdJhZQw
If anyone doesn’t know IU, this is her most famous song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deSgHq4lk8E
And this is the title track from her last album.
The number one news is still IU. Her pre-release song “Through the Night” is still number one on every chart. This is know as the “Perfect All-Kill.” It’s a big deal. It only happens to the mega hit songs. This is just the pre-release track. The full album is yet to come. Here is a just-released teaser for one song, “Jam Jam.” Is it going to literally be everyone’s new jam?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG-8USiviHQ
I’m always down for that funky disco bass and the psychedelic MV styling.
EXID is back. This is great because the song is so good. It’s sad because Solji is still sick with hyperthyroidism, so she wasn’t able to participate. If/when she comes back, hopefully for their next release, I wonder if they’ll rearrange the song and choreography to fit her into future performances.
The first episode of Produce 101 Season 2 AKA Broduce 101 is now fansubbed in English for your viewing pleasure. Remember, it has two parts, as the show is quite long.
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2NE1 is probably one of the top 5, definitely top 10, most legendary KPop groups of all time. It was pretty devastating when Minzy left the group in April 2016. It was even more earthshaking when they officially disbanded in January of this year.
But now, Minzy is back on her own. Oh shiiiiiiiiiii
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Odd news - a few hours ago, I got a call from someone I work with occasionally, warning me to clear my schedule for standby, because apparently there’s a 50/50 chance I’ll be working the GOT7 gig on the gold coast next week.
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My fav GOT7 Song. Also, Wang Jackson is the coolest kid.
Normally I wouldn’t post in this thread so frequently, but my favs Crayon Pop are over.
Or maybe they’re not over?
Either way, it’s unlikely we will see much more of them in the future. It’s a shame. Orange Caramel is MIA as well, and PSY appears very rarely. The fun wacky aspect of KPop has really been absent these past year or two.
Throwing some JPop in the mix, but Deadlift Lolita just released their first single
IU’s full album has been released.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCayaZf4Ops
The title track Palette is nice, and it’s really insane that G-Dragon is on there. That’s some kind of unfair team-up. Like when the top two strongest kids in class are on the same kickball team.
Jamjam is the most fun.
It’s not on Spotify just yet. 
Probably tomorrow.
Watching the new bill nye show on netflix, and a genuine surprise - During the Sex and Sexuality episode, there’s a four minute segment(an eternity in terms of pre-pack segments) about K-pop and it’s influence on sexuality and gender expression in Korea.
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Nice, I’ll have to check that out when I get Netflix again. The US community is always complaining about it, but it is harder to find much in the way of deeper discussion of it in English.
Meanwhile, there is a LOT going on.
IU ended up dominating the charts. She achieved the “PERFECT ALL KILL.” I love it when it happens because I just imagine the Quake announcer saying it. Even now, days later, she is occupying spots #1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 on the charts. Most people just get their one hit song up there, but IUs entire album just crushes it.
Who is it that #2 spot? It’s HYUKOH! I have heard of them, but never bothered listening before. What sucks is that their entire album is on Spotify, except for the track TOMBOY, which happens to be that song occupying the #2 spot. Here it is on YouTube as well as their other big new song, Wanli.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC6tPEaAiYU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmDD-QWlQpU
K.A.R.D. is also back! Technically, according to KPop terms, they haven’t even “debuted” yet. This is their third song. The music video has a vertical aspect ration because it is also a commercial for an LG phone. I’m still not sure if these kids are popular in Korea, but they are a huge hit in the international community. They are already doing a tiny tour in the US. Not New York, though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LPjJ1p4dYs
Lastly, my fav Hong Jin Young composed this cute little EDM song named RingRing and got one of my fav comedians, Kim YoungChul, to sing it. It’s just a short cute funny song. Not a big deal. But it has two of my favs and brings back a bit of the fun that KPop has been lacking lately.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l95Oi8sssqA
Edit: On Spotify the album for RingRing has a version of the track where Hong Jin Young sing it as well. yay.
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PSY IS COMING BACK
What’s most exciting about this is that his first TV appearance will be on Knowing Bros. It will be his first variety show appearance in five years. This is one of my favorite shows right now. It’s been steadily gaining popularity in Korea and around the world. The format and cast are just so good. You can watch it every week with ENG subtitles here:
http://www.ondemandkorea.com/ask-us-anything.html
I’m really curious to see how this show goes over with people who doesn’t already know who the guests and cast members are. They make a lot of jokes about their own pasts that seem like they would be confusing to a new viewer. But I didn’t know very much when I started watching either, so…
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The best part of this article was that they gave me the names of other big time musicians from Chile. I’m loving Mon Laferte.
Also, I can verify that BTS is a huge deal. A few weeks ago I saw some girls walking on the sidewalk near my apartment wearing these: http://amzn.to/2qAgV1H
They chose Rap Monster, so they have good taste.
If PSY and IU weren’t enough, TWICE is back again with this weird-ass music video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQtonf1fv_s
I like the bumping part of the song, but the singing part is meh.
With all these “real” groups UNNIES are still at the top of the chart somehow?