So as I’ve already blogged, I went to Vancouver to see my favourite Kpop band, EXO, during the long weekend. It was just AMAZING. There are not enough words in the total of 1,025,109 English words for me to describe how awesome it was. I was in the GA, a.k.a. the pit, and the 2000…
As you may or may not know, I am an EXO-L. As in, I am a huge fan of EXO, a Kpop boy group. Since last year, many of the fans, including myself, have had some heartbreaking moments as 3 of the members quit and etcetera and etcetera. However, with the beginning of 2016, the…
Sometimes, I say words in English assuming that it’s an actual word, but turns out it isn’t? So I have compiled for you the English based Korean slangs that sometimes gets mistaken to be actual English words. Some This is the equivalent of “wheels” in nowadays English slang. It is when two people like…
To change it up from my recent Crash Course World History blogs, I wanted to write about something a little bit more current. At the Mnet Asian Music Awards held in Hong Kong in the beginning of this month, Suho (the leader of South Korean-Chinese boy band Exo) was criticized for being rude to Andy Lau…
Exo. Big Bang. Girl’s Generation. Ever heard of these? Did I just hear nos? Then perhaps you’ll find this one more familiar: Gangnam Style. As a native Korean and a hardcore fan of the Korean entertainment industry, I always take it as my duty to promote this culture. This summer, I attended the 2014 CTY…
As an admitted music addict, I spend a good amount of my life searching for songs – new and old – that I might fall in love with. I’ve listened to a huge range of genres, though I think it’s near impossible to find every single nook and cranny where music thrives. However, in my…
If you were to ask a random non-Asian person “what is Kpop?” before this July, chances are you are probably would not get the correct answer. However, thanks to the hilarious and extremely talented Korean singer/performer Psy, a lot of people outside Asia have begun to take a look at the Kpop genre, because of the…
[youtube HmBByDQHJAA] There’s plenty of talented cover artists out there – but you gotta admit, not everyone can take something like Gangnam Style (which everyone loves for its beautiful vocals and guitar accompaniment, obviously) and make it so… artistic and lovely. Emotional, even. It sounds almost like indie or folk. And all that, without losing the…
If you frequent the interwebz (mainly Youtube), then you have probably watched or heard of “Open Gangnam Style” which consists of a catchy beat and ridiculous dance moves: [youtube 9bZkp7q19f0] Well, just yesterday someone posted up a clip from the Ellen DeGeneres Show featuring Psy, the original artist and dancer of the viral song! He…
Simon and Martina, Canadian English-teachers-turned-power-vloggers in South Korea, bring you the best of Kpop 2011: (oh, and don’t forget their Dragon-Dog, the Spudgy) To be quite honest, I was a little disappointed with this year’s video. For one thing, it had much less dancing than last year’s. But eatyourkimchi is forever ridiculous and bring a unique perspective…