Vocal group 2AM will finally be making their return with new material to South Korea after being on hiatus from music activities for nearly a year and a half. The group last released their 1st studio album "Saint O'Clock" in October 2010, promoting the... Continue reading
Indie rock band Bye Bye Sea (Namu, Joonhyuk, Daehyun, Myungjae)has released the 1st teaser regarding their upcoming 2nd studio album release on February 23rd for their title song "Devil." The short, visually pleasing teaser was released through Fluxus ... Continue reading
SM Entertainment has released EXO's 19th teaser featuring members Lay, Chen and Baekhyun. In addition to revealing the video teaser, new photos of the three EXO members have been release via SMTOWN and EXO's official Facebook page.
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Being one of the most anticipated comebacks of 2012, Big Bang finally revealed the first MV for their comeback mini album "Alive". This first song, "Blue", was released ahead of the full mini album release on February 28th.
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Solo singer John Park has made his official debut with the release of his first title track "Falling". The music video for the track was uploaded through LOEN Entertainment's official YouTube channel just a few minutes ago. A teaser for the MV was reve... Continue reading
Just yesterday, the music video teaser for their title track "These Days You (요즘 너)" was released via the "Brave Family" YouTube channel; and today they followed up the teaser with the full music video release.
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A short teaser for Team H's upcoming Japanese album release was uploaded through actor Jang Geunsuk's official YouTube account.
The teaser features both members in what seems to be a deserted metro station, giving a feel of what the album ... Continue reading
After revealing multiple teaser videos for each member earlier this month, the full music video for miss A's comeback track "Touch" was revealed through the group's official YouTube channel.
JYP and AQ started teasing the group's comeback... Continue reading
Block B is in the center of attention after a certain interview from Thailand went online and harbored criticisms from the netizens. On the 19th of February, a video interview of Block B's visit to Thailand last January 27th started circulating online ... Continue reading
Another month means time for another editorial with some of Korea's finest rock bands. Loads of the popular and less popular ones like Moon Heejun's solo career, Kim Sarang, Pia, Bye Bye Sea, Ninesin, Hlin, Monni, and many more have already been mentio...read more
Submitted: Feb 02 2012 01:45 AM by TwistedInsanity
With new groups and solo artists rising up from everywhere during the past year, I didn't think it would be shocking to reveal that I counted a little over 130 different debuts this year, including new groups, solo artists, solo debuts from group membe...read more
Submitted: Jan 06 2012 12:45 AM by TwistedInsanity
It's the end of the year and many lists of the year's past releases are being posted everywhere. In the past months, Koreaboo has been providing its readers with a look at the Korean rock scene by giving them five recommendations each time and this mon...read more
Submitted: Dec 27 2011 12:45 PM by TwistedInsanity
In the beginning of October, Koreaboo introduced the first edition to KPOP 101 with U-Kiss as the first group to be featured. Through KPOP 101, Koreaboo hopes for new fans to learn more about the group members individually.
As the Hallyu...read more
Submitted: Dec 23 2011 07:26 AM by Uni
When announced back in November, the news that Jungle Entertainment, home to renowned rapper/founder Tiger JK (of Drunken Tiger) and more, swept through LA steadily, resulting in a capacity-crowd at the famed Wiltern Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles. read more
Submitted: Dec 13 2011 11:40 PM by Nero
K-Pop fans in London, United Kingdom and other European countries were in for a treat as Cube Entertainment's "United Cube" pulled off a successful concert in the country. On December 5, 2011, fans were treated to live performances from Cube Entertainm...read more
Submitted: Dec 07 2011 11:20 PM by ohgelie
After having had only two soloists in the SPOTLIGHT series before, it's time for another one -- Tasha. Though most of the older Kpop fans will know who she is and what she's capable of, many of the new listeners haven't had the opportunity to see her i...read more
Submitted: Nov 22 2011 04:00 PM by TwistedInsanity
More and more rock bands seem to be popping up in the Korean mainstream, though they're most of the time not the ones who have been active for a long time already. These days, bubbly teen pop rock is what international fans, and even local residents, m...read more
Submitted: Nov 19 2011 02:30 AM by TwistedInsanity
K-Pop has rarely shown its unity when it comes to its artists. Wars between fans are rampant in the industry, with people fighting amongst each other to showcase who the "best" artist is. With award shows right around the corner, fans are already displ...read more
Submitted: Nov 07 2011 06:35 AM by Flowsion
In the past years, the Hallyu Wave as we know it has been expanding across the whole wide world. With the success of the artists in Japan, China, Taiwan, and other Asian countries, there have also been debuts in America and sold out concerts in Europe....read more
Submitted: Oct 24 2011 05:20 PM by TwistedInsanity
After some more crawling through the Korean underground rock scene, another few recommendations are discovered. The earlier articles cover a variety of artists in a number of different rock genres, ranging from the most unknown bands to Korean rock sup...read more
Submitted: Oct 17 2011 10:55 PM by TwistedInsanity
Big Bang and 2NE1 are, together with Se7en, the biggest contemporary assets of YG Entertainment. In the past, however, YG was known as a company that housed a few of the most well known R&B and Hip Hop groups, including Jinusean, 1TYM, and solo singer ...read more
Submitted: Oct 14 2011 10:32 PM by TwistedInsanity
WARNING: Although mainly spoiler-free, this article contains light spoilers for "My Girlfriend is a Gumiho." If you do not wish to be spoiled, read at your own risk.
To understand why "My Girlfriend is a Gumiho" is such an appealing drama...read more
Submitted: Oct 09 2011 09:41 PM by orchid
Welcome to the first edition of Koreaboo’s KPOP 101! As we have seen, new groups have been making their debut in the Korean music industry nearly every month. It isn’t unusual to come across K-Pop fans who have trouble remembering who is who in a group...read more
Submitted: Oct 07 2011 01:09 AM by Uni
Though many people are aware of who this guy is, and can trace his career back to one of SM Entertainment's top groups back in the day, not many people know that he started his solo career with some heavy and, at the time, unusual rock music. Once H.O....read more
Submitted: Oct 01 2011 06:25 PM by TwistedInsanity
Koreaboo's staff is back yet again to recommend readers some of our favorite songs! Over the past few weeks, we have recommended to readers several genre of Korean music such as hip-hop, pop, R&B, and more.
This week, Koreaboo's staff has ...read more
Submitted: Sep 15 2011 08:42 PM by Uni
After compiling a list earlier this year, I noticed that it was impossible to give just 5 recommendations of decent rock music. Therefore, I put together another small list of noteworthy Korean rock artists, and noticed that the list itself continued t...read more
Submitted: Sep 12 2011 11:35 AM by TwistedInsanity
After a summer break, Koreaboo is back with the SPOTLIGHT series in the form of a new article. This week's edition takes interest in Code-V, a group which originally debuted at the end of 2007 as Bless, but came back after a not so spectacular debut an...read more
Submitted: Sep 06 2011 03:35 PM by TwistedInsanity
Last week, the staff of Koreaboo launched a new editorial column where we recommended our readers some of our favorite songs of the week. With so many great Korean songs being released, more Korean groups and solo singers making their debut, and more p...read more
Submitted: Sep 01 2011 04:17 PM by Uni
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