Tag: kpop
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The Ultimate KPop Electro House Party!!!
Break out the glow sticks, turn out the lights, and have a 4:05 minute party in your house. DJ Zedd-Spectrum with a KPop Twist. http://youtu.be/GlmgsvagGqM S.M. The Performance: TVXQ’s Yunho, SHINee’s Taemin and Minho, EXO’s Lay and Kai, Super Junior’s Donghae and Eunhyuk This KKonnect writer likes the music, but ponders why there aren’t any…
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“Countdown to Le Min Ho” Drama Review: “Personal Taste”
The “Countdown to Lee Min Ho” continues. My second confirmation e-mail has arrived with more details regarding the event. My guest must be at least 18 years of age, which takes daughter #2 out of the running. Sorry, Ali. Cameras allowed. Gifts allowed. Suggestions anyone? So, on to another fun Lee Min Ho drama: “Personal…
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[Now Listening] “Beautiful” by 박정민 (Park Jung Min)
Park Jungmin from SS501 is back with his second single Korean album “Beautiful”! I am totally in love with the title song which is also called Beautiful. He changes styles like, five times during the course of the song. It goes from 60’s to contemporary to disco to electronic….it’s awesome!! I personally like it when…
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BIGBANG Alive Galaxy Tour 2012 in Anaheim, California
Seeing BIGBANG live and in person is a dream that has finally been fulfilled! BIGBANG is my favorite kpop group of all time and I finally enjoyed their concert on November 2nd at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. I feel like I know the members even better now! Daesung’s shyness, Taeyang’s English speaking, Seungri’s…
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11/2 “What is the K in K-pop” Seminar
Yesterday at UCSD, Professor John Lie from UC Berkeley gave a seminar about his views on the changes in Korean society through the popularity of Korean pop. He included in his presentation an interesting insight on the changes in Korean music and culture; how they went from being conservative and not being able to portray American or Japanese style music which…
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KCON 2012
For those who don’t know, KCON was an all day kpop convention held at the Verizon Wireless amphitheater in Irvine, California on October 13th. The event started at 10am and they had all kinds of booths, contests, competitions, and food for everyone to enjoy. There were celebrities everywhere! Security was super tight because there were screaming fangirls…
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“What is the K in K-pop?” Discussion by John Lie at UCSD
“The Culture Industry, Soft Power, and Cultural Transformation in South Korea” School of International Relations and Pacific Studies at UCSD Friday, November 2, 2012 12:30pm-2:00pm As part of the Korean wave, K-pop has been sweeping Asia and most recently even America and the whole world. With PSY’s record hit of his music video, Gangnam Style,…
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[Now Listening] 닐리리맘보(NILLILI MAMBO) by 블락비(Block B)
One of my favorite groups is back! Block B just released their new album called Blockbuster and their title song is called NALLILI MAMBO. Their last single was called NANRINA and I honestly don’t know where they’re getting these names from, but I don’t really care because the songs are amazing anyways. So this was…
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[Now Listening] “Catch Me” by TVXQ
TVXQ (also known as Tong Vfang Xien Qi or 東方神起 or 동방신기 ) is back with their long awaited comeback album called Catch Me! It’s been almost exactly a year since TVXQ has released Korean material, and their title song “Catch Me” is one of my favorite songs this year. It may not have grabbed me instantly, but I…
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[Now Listening] “I Wish” by FT Island
So guys, FT (Five Treasure) Island is back with their latest album “Five Treasure Box” and the title song of this album is called “I Wish.” FT Island is more often referred to as a rock band but I still include them in the kpop category because they’re one of the better known korean bands…
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