Above photo courtesy of The Jewish Museum, Photographed by Da Ping Luo What other genres of music do you listen to? Koki: I’m a sucker for some Frank Sinatra. […]
Tag: K=pop
BIGBANG Announces North American Tour
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com BIGBANG is coming to the States. Earlier this week, the K-pop boy band announced six arena dates for the North American leg of […]
Meet the Team Behind EXP: “I’m Making a Boy Band”
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Columbia University student Bora Kim riled up the K-pop world about a month ago when word of her MFA thesis project–a non-Korean […]
Chloe Moretz and Eric Nam to Star in ‘We Got Married’
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Hollywood actress Chloe Moretz is set to appear in the Korean mock-marriage reality TV show We Got Married, starring opposite Korean American singer […]
[PIC OF THE DAY] Steven Yeun Meets Epik High
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Looks like 2NE1’s Sandara isn’t the only friend Steven Yeun has at YG Entertainment. The Walking Dead star recently snapped a photo with […]
K-pop Community Reacts to TMZ’s Racist Remarks
by ARIANNA CARAMAT This past weekend, K-pop girl group, EXID, landed in Los Angeles where they were scheduled to perform at the Korea Times Music Festival. As with any K-pop group, swarms […]
Kpop Community Reacts to TMZ’s Racist Remarks
This past weekend, Kpop girl group EXID landed in Los Angeles where they were scheduled to perform at the Korea Times Music Festival. As with any Kpop group, swarms of their […]
Epik High Adds Additional Cities and Dates for 2015 North American Tour
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Korean ‘Death Note’ Musical Cast Revealed
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com After the wild success of its anime, light novels and live-action films, Death Note has found new life in its latest adaptation: a musical. […]
