March has rolled around once again and you know what that means: March Madness! For those of you unfamiliar with how it works, it’s pretty straightforward. The bracket below determines the matchups that will take place starting Monday, March 8. The first round will begin with a whopping 64 contestants in 32 matchups. Each matchup consists of
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Food is My Love Language – Seoulbeats
Valentine’s Day has come and gone, but love is always in style, am I right? One of the trendier ways of categorizing people’s romantic habits right now is love languages. Basically, your love language is the method by which you most naturally express and receive affection. Options include words of affirmation, gifts, acts of service,
Continue reading »For Your Viewing Pleasure: Pink-tastic – Seoulbeats
Welcome back to another installment of For Your Viewing Pleasure, where we take time out of the week to curate a set of photos from the K-pop landscape. Pink is a colour that we associate with bubblegum-pop, childhood nostalgia, and sticky-sweetness. IU‘s pale pink gown is every young princess’ dream come true. But pink is not
Continue reading »IU is Comforting in “Celebrity” – Seoulbeats
For those in the world who have ever felt out of place and unappreciated, IU presents “Celebrity”. The pre-release ahead of her upcoming fifth album is an encouraging song about recognizing and loving your unique quirks. Though the message is nothing new, the MV for “Celebrity” is a creative and layered retelling of a clichéd
Continue reading »Ballads for the Soul – Seoulbeats
Holidays aren’t always happy; the new year doesn’t always bring in good cheer. Gloomy days aren’t scheduled, and sometimes one just needs to eschew the pretense of joy and let the sadness take over. K-pop is so inundated by songs in major key, talking about falling in love and synthetic love affairs and other happy
Continue reading »On IU’s “Above the Time” – Seoulbeats
There is a quote in a previous article of Seoulbeats that I kept on thinking about when watching the music video for “Above the Time”. It asks, “Why do we need time travel, when we already travel through space so far and fast? For history. For mystery. For nostalgia. For hope. To examine our potential
Continue reading »IU is a ‘Blueming’ beauty in fun music video! ⋆ The latest kpop news and music
IU is a ‘Blueming’ beauty in fun music video! IU recently dropped her new album ‘Love Poem‘ on the 18th! The solo singer also released her blue-filled music video for title ‘Blueming‘ as well. Check out the music video below! IU ‘Blueming’ Music Video The music video starts off by showing IU living in a
Continue reading »IU Gets Personal – Seoulbeats
The IU of today is different from the IU that rose to prominence in 2008. “Good Day” was formulaic in terms of lyrical content and the same could be said about “You and I.” They both talked of love in a very sterile manner with an artificial sheen. “Red Shoes” showed more variety by having
Continue reading »So Many Shoes, So Little Time – Seoulbeats
Welcome back to another installment of For Your Viewing Pleasure, where we take time out of the week to curate a set of photos from the K-pop landscape. Shoes are such an integral part of our day-to-day style; as such, it can be easy to overlook their power to transform an outfit. Whether adding an
Continue reading »All in the Makeup – Seoulbeats
Welcome back to another installment of For Your Viewing Pleasure, where we take time out of the week to curate a set of photos from the K-pop landscape. Many factors go into a stunning photoshoot and even the slightest change can make a huge difference to the end product. From the basic clothing choices to
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