by AMANDA WALUJONO Who doesn’t love a good beat? Terry Im, better known as KRNFX, is a Korean Canadian beatboxer who is currently spitting one of the best beats […]
Category: Music
2NE1’s CL Leads TIME 100 Reader’s Poll
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com To the left, Beyoncé and Lady Gaga, say K-pop fans. On March 24, TIME magazine opened up their reader’s poll for their annual […]
Making a Rockstar Impression
by STEVE HAN | @steve_han editor@charactermedia.com There were plenty of signs that Jon Kim’s financial situation was pretty dire. One of the more embarrassing ones was when he stood at the […]
Megan Lee Wins Lawsuit Against Soul Shop Entertainment
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com K-pop star Megan Lee won the legal battle against her former agency, Soul Shop Entertainment, on Friday regarding the nullification of her five-year […]
Yang In-mo Wins Premio Paganini Violin Competition
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korean violinist Yang In-mo has won the 54th International Violin Competition Premio Paganini in Genoa, Italy, becoming the first Korean to ever […]
Giveaway: Win Tickets to YB’s Showcase at Hollywood’s Whiskey A Go Go
If you’re a fan of Korean rock music, then we have a treat for you! YB, one of the most well-known rock bands in South Korea, will be kicking […]
Kim Tae Woo’s April ‘Spring Romance’ Tour Presale Extended to March 5
Kim Tae Woo is coming to the States in April, and you can still grab a ticket via presale before the price jumps up! If you haven’t heard, the […]
YB to Perform Live at Hollywood Showcase and SXSW Music Festival
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Korean rock band YB is planning to make a splash on the U.S. music scene as they prepare to perform at the South by […]
[VIDEO] The Evolution of K-pop Dance
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Any old school K-poppers in the house? Take a stroll down memory lane by watching a compilation of some of the most iconic […]
K-Pop Idol Megan Lee to Star in Nickelodeon’s New Show ‘Make It Pop’
Story by Amber Chen Record producer Nick Cannon first pitched the K-Pop-inspired show Make It Pop to Nickelodeon about a year ago, and after months of speculation, Nickelodeon finally […]
‘Baby Kara’ Member Ahn So-jin Dead in Apparent Suicide
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Popular K-pop trainee and reality-show contestant Ahn So-jin died on Feb. 24 after an alleged suicide attempt. Ahn was 22 years old. According […]
Kim Tae Woo’s April ‘Spring Romance’ Tour Tickets Now On Sale
If you missed seeing Kim Tae Woo last year during his U.S. tour with g.o.d., fret not (check out KoreAm‘s interview with the singer from our December/January 2015 issue). […]
[VIDEO] Americans Try to Pronounce K-pop Star Names
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com “I feel like everything’s a lie, knowing Psy isn’t his real name.” Brace yourselves: You’re about to hear some of your favorite K-pop […]
Big Bang’s ‘Ice, Nose, Lips’ Got Netizens Crying
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com K-pop fans always straddle the line between being the best and worst fans in the world. But where this latest bit of […]
Girls’ Generation’s Tiffany and Sooyoung Attend New York Fashion Week
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Girls’ Generation members Tiffany and Sooyoung were recently spotted at the 2015 Fall/Winter New York Fashion Week, reports KpopStarz. Michael Kors personally invited […]
