Category: Special Features
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Five Years After the Separation: Jay Park and 2PM
<<Five Years After the Separation: Jay Park and 2PM>> by Mandy Day Photos by Hien Le The informed K-Pop fan knows of the acrimonious split between Jay Park and 2PM. Five years after his contract was terminated by Korean record label JYP, American fans had an opportunity to see how the hip-hop rebel has evolved…
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A Team Sejong Chronicle of the 2nd Annual San Diego Korean Film Festival Opening Night
A Sojourn from Earth to Cinema Heaven: A Team Sejong Chronicle of the San Diego Korean Film Festival Opening Night by Fateh K. On August 23rd Team Sejong was invited to attend the Opening Night of the 2nd Annual San Diego Korean Film Festival (SDKOFF) at UltraStar Cinema in Mission Valley The purpose of the event was to…
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[KKONNECT FIELD TRIP] U-KISS: The First US Tour @ Club Nokia, Los Angeles (01/14/14)
Over the span of five years, K-Pop group U-KISS has become one of the top acts to come out of the Hallyu scene. Despite various changes in line-up, the boys have enjoyed success both within and outside of Korea, with sub-units, solo efforts, and songs recorded in Korean, Japanese, and English. Members have appeared in…
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[Jan/2014] Millie’s Top K-Pop Music Videos
Millie’s Top Ten January K-Pop Music Videos [2014] 2014 seemed to start off with a sexy wave as girl groups everywhere could be seen in tiny shorts, stockings and high heels. The males also strutted their feathers with confident songs about their looks. Both genders came to tease their fans this cold January, but despite…
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[BIBIMBEATS] 2013 Round-Up: Looking back at the stories that defined the year in K-Pop
Wonder Girls Become Wonder Women This year, the Wonder Girls proved you don’t need to have a comeback to remain in headlines. These JYP darlings have enjoyed one busy year, both personally and professionally, beginning with leader Sunye’s storybook wedding. After meeting husband James Park in Haiti during a 2011 missionary trip, the two finally…
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Millie’s Top Ten November K-Pop Music Videos
Millie’s Top Ten November K-pop Music Videos Many of the releases this month had very sad and sorrowful themes. As winter comes, so does the heart-wrenching ballads in the K-pop World. Ballad Kings 2am make a reappearance, Miss A comes back after a long hiatus, and Hyorin finally makes her solo debut. To top it…
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[BIBIMBEATS] Track-By-Track: Block B, ‘Very Good’ – A Comeback We’re Thankful For
Block B started off the year with much uncertainty. Contract disputes resulted in a lengthy legal battle with their former agency, Stardom Entertainment, which put a halt on the group’s activities and a large question mark over their future. Despite only debuting two years ago, their impact has become increasingly tremendous. Their hard-hitting hip-hop style…
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[Sep/Oct] Millie’s Top Ten K-pop Music Videos
[September/October] Maknae Millie’s Top Ten K-pop Music Videos With the domination of certain K-pop solo artists (*cough g-dragon cough*), there were not that many music videos to review. Therefore I have combined my review for September and October. September brought out the girls and their powerful vocals while October brought a variety of different genres…
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Infinite-ly Entertaining: Infinite Makes a Successful American Debut in Los Angeles
The general feel of the production of that of a finely tuned theatrical performance with a live band on stage and live music. Yes folks, you heard me right, the performance was amazingly live. November 8, 2013, Nokia Theater L.A. LIVE “Infinite 1st World Tour – One Great Step” was the title…
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