Momoland have carved out a niche for themselves in the referential, quirky digital space. Their breakout hit “Bboom Bboom” introduced the members through mock infomercials, showcasing them as products for sale. The follow-up, “Baam!” made the most of social media dance trends with a mash-up of TikTok-able choreography. Both MVs, combined with their dances were
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How K-Pop Became the Perfect Comfort Soundtrack Amid the Pandemic – Seoulbeats
The COVID-19 pandemic has touched every person, industry, musical release, and minute detail of life, but one aspect has emerged a powerful force of comfort and hope to be reckoned with: K-pop. As the world continues to bear through the coronavirus pandemic, many K-pop artists are directly addressing its impacts in their music to comfort
Continue reading »Coogie from SMTM is Coming to Sydney! Pre-Sale Details here! ⋆ The latest kpop news and music
Coogie from SMTM is Coming to Sydney! Pre-Sale Details here! On November 29, previous Show Me The Money contestant and Million Market (under SM Entertainment) artist Coogie (쿠기) will be in Sydney for an unmissable performance. Since being in Show Me The Money 777‘s spotlight last year, Coogie has busily dropped two albums, ‘Emo #1‘ and ‘Coogie‘. His collaboration with Suran for drama ‘Abyss‘
Continue reading »Unsung Artists: October 2019 – Seoulbeats
As with every year, the post-Chuseok season welcomed a veritable flood of releases in October, ranging from the debut of Super M and the long-anticipated return of Super Junior and Brown Eyed Girls to the beautiful, artistic MVs of TXT and Winner. However, what should have been a fun and exciting month proved instead to
Continue reading »Diversity as Aesthetic, Adaptation as Artistry – Seoulbeats
The devil may work hard, but Day6 definitely work harder. The band released their third full length album, The Book of Us: Entropy, with 11 tracks in a variety of music styles. This release comes in the midst of their ongoing world tour, Gravity, and simultaneous with their Japan pre-release, “Finale.” The album title carries
Continue reading »Coogie from SMTM is Coming to Sydney! Pre-Sale Details here! ⋆ The latest kpop news and music
Coogie from SMTM is Coming to Sydney! Pre-Sale Details here! On November 29, previous Show Me The Money contestant and Million Market (under SM Entertainment) artist Coogie (쿠기) will be in Sydney for an unmissable performance. Since being in Show Me The Money 777‘s spotlight last year, Coogie has busily dropped two albums, ‘Emo #1‘ and ‘Coogie‘. His collaboration with Suran for drama ‘Abyss‘
Continue reading »Mnet, Produce and the Vote Rigging Controversy – Seoulbeats
With survival shows, PDs have been known to select their favorites, ostensibly to make for more compelling TV. Mnet’s Produce series is particularly infamous for this. The show is based on the premise that eleven contestants with the greatest number of fan votes will debut in the final group. However, the show can manipulate viewer
Continue reading »Super M is Painting K-Pop in a Whole New Light – Seoulbeats
SM Entertainment’s history of unit groups is a long one, from project groups, such as SM the Ballad and Yonique Unit, to sub-units, like Exo-CBX, SNSD-TTS, and the many Super Junior spin-offs. None of them, however, even come close to the uniqueness that is Super M. Super M is an attempt by SM and Capitol
Continue reading »Hongdae’s Biggest Indie Showcase – Seoulbeats
Fall is slowly arriving in South Korea, which means it is time for another Zandari Festa in Hongdae. As always, Seoulbeats will be attending Hongdae’s biggest party from September 26 to 29 to take in all the best music from both the South Korean and international indie scenes. Before the party kicks off next Thursday,
Continue reading »Fear” Paints Seventeen’s Darkest Artistic Fears – Seoulbeats
“There’s a picture of Uncle Walt up there. What does he remind you of? Don’t think, answer. Go on.”“A m- m- m- madman.”“What kind of madman?”“A cr- crazy madman.”“No, you can do better than that. Free up your mind. Use your imagination. Say the first thing that pops into your head even if it’s total
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