by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Epik High announced today that five more dates and three new cities have been added to their 2015 North American Tour, making this […]
Category: Music
Charli XCX Graces the Cover of ASOS
“Boom! Clap!” Guess who’s ASOS new cover girl? Â The biracial Indian Scottish pop-punkster, Charli XCX, is spotted looking summer ready with her fully-sequenced blue halter bustier and complimentary […]
Stephen Hawking’s Wise Words for Zayn Malik Fangirls
You probably know Zayn Malik as the British Pakistani heartthrob who stole the hearts of teenage girls (and boys) worldwide as a member of One Direction. Although he meant […]
Katy Perry’s Take on the Japanese “Kogal” Trend
It looks like American pop star Katty Perry is still taking styling lessons from Japan. Not that this is her first attempt to try to make a fashion […]
Awkwafina and Parker to Headline UC Irvine’s 4th Annual KFEST
The 4th Annual KFESTÂ at UC Irvine kicks off just one week from today. If you’re looking for good food, games and music, you might want to stop by next […]
Controversial K-pop Boyband Turns Out To Be A Thesis Project
Story by James S. Kim When fans of K-pop boy group EXO recently heard about a non-Korean boy band debuting in Korea as “EXP,” they weren’t having it. Especially when […]
Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance is a G-dragon Fan
by REERA YOO | @reerabooeditor@charactermedia.com Once again, the K-pop and American music worlds are colliding. Gerard Way, former lead vocalist and founder of disbanded American alternative-rock band My Chemical […]
Columbia Grad Student Creates K-pop Boy Band ‘EXP’ for Thesis Project
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com When fans of K-pop boy group EXO recently heard about a non-Korean boy band debuting in Korea as “EXP,” they weren’t having it. […]
KCON 2015 To Take Over Staples Center & L.A. Live
If you need any indication of the power of hallyu and Korean popular culture, look no further than how CJ E&M‘s KCON has grown since its launch in 2012. KCON hosted over […]
A Cube Entertainment Begins Global Auditions in Los Angeles
South Korea-based A Cube Entertainment is looking for their next generation of singers, actors, dancers and models as they begin their global audition process for 2015 in Los Angeles. Do […]
Korean American Contestant Wins ‘K-pop Star 4’
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Korean American contestant Katie Kim, 22, was crowned the winner of survival audition show K-pop Star 4 on Sunday, taking home 300 million won and an […]
The World’s Youngest String Quartet May Also Be The Most Talented… And The Cutest
Who says size matters? That certainly doesn’t seem to be the case for Joyous String, a four-member string quarter whose musical talent far surpasses their actual age. 8-year-old […]
Epik High to Embark on North American Tour
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korean hip-hop trio Epik High has announced that they will be embarking on a North American Tour next month, according to a […]
Hyun-jin Ryu Shows Off His Rapping Skills in Korean Commercial
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Hyun-jin Ryu can drop a sweet change-up. But did you know he can drop bars, too? The Los Angeles Dodgers southpaw may have […]
Meet Jake Shimabukuro, The Ukelele Virtuoso Who Stirs the Soul
After stepping inside the lavish Segerstrom Center Concert Hall, it seemed a little absurd that we were here to see just one ukelele player perform. After all, the concert […]
