Dumbfoundead and Mike B perform “Untouchable” at the 2016 Pacific Bridge, on the steps of Los Angeles City Hall, in celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
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5 California Music Festivals To Look Forward To
Music festival fans have an unspoken understanding that Coachella marks the beginning of “festival season.” There are so many more amazing festivals to check out this year — here […]
Dumbfoundead x Awkwafina – Come Stop Me
Rappers Dumbfoundead and Awkwafina lit up Los Angeles City Hall during Pacific Bridge last year as a celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
Ahn Trio’s New ’Blue’ Album Is Their Most Personal Yet
Certain life experiences are meant to be passed along, especially if they include jamming to “Purple Rain” with Prince at Paisley Park, touring the world over with a set […]
Countdown: Our 10 Favorite K-pop Girls
Join us in counting down the hottest women in K-pop — and comment below on who should have been on the list!
This YouTube Parody K-pop Boy Band Is Crushing It On iTunes
BTS, Got7 and Monsta X — also known as some of K-pop’s biggest names — got pushed off the top of the iTunes charts this week by a parody […]
5 Hilarious K-pop High Note Battles
Headphone users, beware. 1. EXO D.O. is all of us. 2. Seventeen “Pterodactyl screeching contest.” 3. BTOB vs. Monsta X This (screaming) battle had […]
Interview: Tokimonsta On Letting The Music Be Heard
Kore Asian Media asked if I wanted to interview my friend Jennifer Lee, better known as Tokimonsta. I thought: You want me to have a conversation with this accomplished […]
South Korean Musician Due For SXSW Called ‘Chink,’ Denied US Entry
South Korean hip-hop musician Don Malik, who was scheduled to perform at SXSW in Austin this week, was denied entry into the United States and, in the process, called a […]
10 Unnecessarily Complicated K-pop Group Names
Nonsensical acronyms galore. 10. CNBLUE Means: Code Name BLUE (Burning, Lovely, Untouchable, Emotional) BLUE is supposed to describe each of the members, although we’re not too sure if being […]
Musician Sells Korean Music Awards Trophy For Rent Money
The starving artist is a familiar stereotype. And for one winning musician Tuesday night at the Korean Music Awards, survival proved more vital than all else. Lee Lang, a […]
KCON Los Angeles Adds Third Concert Night For 2017
KCON will be back this year on Aug. 18 to 20 inside the Los Angeles Convention Center, with an additional third concert night for the city’s iteration. KCON New […]
5 Weirdest K-pop Music Videos
Who even knows what these songs are really about? 1. T.O.P – Doom Dada Gorillas and babies? T.O.P had been warning us about Harambe for years. 2. Big […]
Kai Langer, the Cutest Boyfriend Ever, Gets An Amazing Surprise
When you do something sweet for your girlfriend on Valentine’s Day, but she surprises you with something sweeter. Kai Langer’s Valentine’s Day card to his “girlfriend” Ellen DeGeners (Ellen […]
15 K-pop MVs That Will Make You Love (Or Hate) Valentine’s Day
…or, as so many of us know it, Single’s Awareness Day. 1. A Midsummer Night’s Sweetness Can San E & Raina — who are frequent collaborators — be a real […]
