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Boston GlobeK-pop star brings his chorus to HarvardBoston GlobeKnown in his home country as the “Emperor of Live Music,” Lee performed this past Friday at Harvard University alongside the With-U choir, a collection of North Korean defectors, as a part of his One Nation campaign for a reunified Korean peninsula.

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PopdustK-pop Chart Report: SHINee's Taemin Goes Top Five, KARA Makes Top TwentyPopdustAfter debuting at No. 1 last week with “Empty,” YG Entertainment's new boy band WINNER have been dethroned by Jang Bum Joon. The former Busker Busker guitarist and vocalist slides in at No. 1 with “Difficult Woman,” pushing WINNER to second place.

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allkpopK-Pop Feature (Part Two): Unsung - 9 More Underrated Girl GroupsallkpopHello Venus went through a name change and lineup changes; in addition, the joint venture that created them split up. Personally, I think they are cute and adorable, easy on the eyes and ears, and we need more groups like that in K-Pop. A refreshing ...

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allkpopK-Pop Feature (Part Two): Unsung - 9 More Underrated Girl GroupsallkpopHello Venus went through a name change and lineup changes; in addition, the joint venture that created them split up. Personally, I think they are cute and adorable, easy on the eyes and ears, and we need more groups like that in K-Pop. A refreshing ...

New boys on K

Korea TimesNew boys on K-pop blockKorea TimesThe five members of the K-pop boy group B1A4 look like your friendly boys next door rather than charismatic K-pop stars. The name "B1A4" was at times referred to by the older generation as a group with the "combination of alphabets and numbers.

The Biggest K

The Korea BizwireThe Biggest K-pop Expo to be Held Alongside with Incheon Asia GamesThe Korea BizwireHosted by the K-pop Expo Organizing Committee, the event will be held alongside with the biggest sporting event of Asia, the 17th Incheon Asian Games, during the same 17-day period of the Asian Games, from September 19 to October 5, in Incheon.

Profile Of A K

KpopStarzProfile Of A K-Pop Fan: Girls' Generation's Algerian Fan Page Administrator ...KpopStarzFAN CREDENTIALS: Bourouba is an administrator of the Girls' Generation's Algerian SONEs page on Facebook (for the uninitiated, a SONE is another word for a Girls' Generation fan). Yet, she admits to still having unrealized K-pop dreams. "I've never met ...

A Pink Next K

KpopStarzA Pink Next K-Pop Group To Join Light Stick Scandal, Claims Of Copying Girls ...KpopStarzMore specifically, A CUBE Entertainment, home to A Pink, allowed the production of a cheer stick that is the same design as that of K-Pop queens Girls' Generation. While the latter just announced a 4-year anniversary performance in Tokyo, Japan, A Pink ...

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KpopStarz5 K-Pop Reality Shows We'd WatchKpopStarzIn this show, K-Pop stars would get to share their knowledge of fashion and performance with an unsuspecting fan. Each episode would feature a handful of K-Pop solo stars or a handful of groups competing against other groups to do the best makeover.

LVMH Is Set to Invest $80 Million Into the World of K

Complex.comLVMH Is Set to Invest $80 Million Into the World of K-Pop MusicComplex.comEarlier this week, global luxury goods conglomerate LVMH ​(Louis Vutton x Moët Hennessy) announced that it will invest up to $80 million in YG Entertainment, the South Korean talent agency that represents K-Pop mega-acts like 2NE1, BIGBANG, and Psy.

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KpopStarzK-Pop Crossover: Trillium's Janet Krupin Examines Girls' Generation's ...KpopStarzAlong with Alex Caraballo, the 26-year-old singer-songwriter is one half of the electronic dance music (EDM) duo Trillium. The Trillium vocalist recently sat down with KpopStarz to discuss the dance moves of her favorite K-pop band, Girls' Generation ...

10 Best K

allkpop10 Best K-pop dancing cover artistsallkpopLast time, we covered 10 of our favorite K-pop cover singing artists. This time, let's take a look at some of the K-pop dancing covers that had us completely floored. These groups (or, in some cases, individuals) have a passion for K-pop and dance that ...

CNBLUE Wows Over 20000 K

KpopStarzCNBLUE Wows Over 20000 K-Pop Fans at KCON 2014KpopStarzK-Pop's CNBLUE made their third trip to Los Angelos, California this year to be apart of one of the largest K-Pop music festivals and conventions of the US, KCON produced by CJ E&M and Mnet America. This year the convention that strives to bring ...

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KpopStarzInsta K-Pop: This Week's 10 Best Idol Instagram Posts (Aug 4- Aug 9)KpopStarzHello KpopStarz fans, here is another round of eye candy to satisfy your K-Pop cravings - straight from your favorite K-Pop idols' Instagram accounts! Like Us on Facebook. SNSD Taeyeon shared a ship cake for their 7th anniversary. Would you like to ...

The Evolution Of Sexy: How Western Culture Has Influenced K

KpopStarzThe Evolution Of Sexy: How Western Culture Has Influenced K-Pop's Girl GroupsKpopStarzSome of the first few Korean girl groups, S.E.S. and Fin.K.L. were trailblazers for such concept, were later followed by innocent girl groups the Wonder Girls and Girls' Generation. For most of the Korean pop industry, leading girl groups' concepts ...

Fans Crash K

Wall Street Journal (blog)Fans Crash K-Pop Smartphone AppWall Street Journal (blog)Just hours after it was first launched on Tuesday, both the webpage and app for K-pop boy band EXO were struggling to function properly under the weight of a crush of fans. A message on the app reads: “We are experiencing difficulties regarding ...

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KpopStarzProfile Of A K-Pop Fan: 21-Year-Old CNBLUE Fanatic Aileen Abejuela On How ...KpopStarzINTRO TO K-POP: "I was brokenhearted last year, feeling so lost and was looking for songs to ease my emotions," Abejuela recalled. "I needed a diversion for a better outlook in life." The 21-year-old Filipina had first discovered the music of South ...

Weekend: Mondo K

NBC Southern CaliforniaWeekend: Mondo K-Pop Fan ConventionNBC Southern CaliforniaOr, as it is also known, the Korean Wave? You're in luck: "the largest fan celebration of Korean entertainment" will fill up the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena on Saturday, Aug. 9 and Sunday, Aug. 10. Cosplay 101 is a highlight, as is K-Pop fashion ...

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KpopStarzK-Pop Crossover: Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry Lead Our List Of Pop Music's Top 5 ...KpopStarzThe female rap world is famous for its pop queen exchanging disses at each other. Although Foxy Brown and Lil Kim started off in similar paths (even going to the same high school in Brooklyn at one point) and were allegedly friends, their feud began in ...

Starlets chasing the K

Gulf TimesStarlets chasing the K-pop dreamGulf TimesStarlets chasing the K-pop dream Members of K-pop group Billion posing with fans following a performance at a mall in Ilsan, near Seoul. 12:11 AM. 4. August. 2014. By Jung Ha-Won/Seoul Time to get up girls!” The call comes at 6am as it does every ...

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KpopStarzInsta K-Pop: This Week's 10 Best Idol Instagram Posts (July 27- Aug 3)KpopStarzHere is a rundown of your favorite K-Pop idols' best Instagram posts from the last week. See what kinf of fun they got up to! Like Us on Facebook. 2AM Jo Kwon treat himself with a slice of pizza before performing on stage for the musical "Priscilla ...

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hellokpop5 K-pop and American/Western Collaborations That Need To HappenhellokpopAs K-pop continues to grow more popular worldwide, it's not only fans who are starting to pay more attention. Many international superstars have also doled out their praise, and quite a few have even reached out to work with our favourite K-pop idols.

Say Hello To K

PopdustSay Hello To K-pop's Next Big Girl Group, Red Velvet!PopdustEven if you don't follow K-pop, there's still a chance that you've probably heard of either Girls' Generation or f(x). Created by Korea's biggest record label, SM Entertainment, both groups have managed to achieve some crossover success in the West.

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KpopStarz6 K-Pop Debuts From July You May Have MissedKpopStarzJuly was full of high-profile returns from some of K-Pop's biggest names - SM Entertainment's dance-pop girl group f(x) with their hit "Red Light," popular pop trio JYJ making a comeback with "Back Seat," and Jay Park's latest "NaNa" to name a few ...

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KpopStarzAugust K-Pop Releases To Be Excited AboutKpopStarzK-Pop girl group SPICA is venturing where only an elite few idols have gone before - the US. The group is planning to drop their first US single "I Did It" on August 6. The song is said to evoke a feeling of 90's nostalgia while adding in elements of ...