2NE1 to hold concert in Manila on their 5th year anniversary

Merry Christmas fellow k-pop fan! I bring you good tidings to put a smile on your face. YG just recently partially announced concert dates for 2NE1's 2014 World Tour, including a pit stop in Manila on May 17th - which also happens to be the 5th year anniversary of the 4-membered girl group. Earlier today, Sandara Park tweeted in Tagalog letting her Filipino fans know of the good news. "Our concert in Manila will be on May 17. That day is very...

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Hallyu Surfer's Year End Awards - Music Edition

Ack. I had promised myself to complete the second half of my Year End Awards before last week ended but things got crazy and will only get crazier the closer we get to the holidays. So, before the crazies get in the way of my blogging, I'm here to cap off my Year End Awards with more high school yearbook award titles to hand out to our favorite k-pop artists of 2013. Without further ado, dim the lights, here we go. MUSIC AWARDS Most likely...

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New dramas to add to the pile: Let's Eat, Prime Minister and I

Someone should tell me to just quit while I'm ahead. I'm never gonna win this battle I have against Korean dramas. Or maybe people should just stop making all these dramas seem so compelling. Remember how I'm currently watching too many dramas as it is? Well, let's add two more to the growing pile, shall we? About two weeks ago, tvN premiered a shiny new drama in the form of a trendy rom-com but, really, Let's Eat is an excuse for food...

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30 K-Pop Questions Challenge

Because I'm bored but too lazy to write out my K-Pop Year End Awards right now, here's a quick survey I found floating around tumblr. I promise to get back to the Year End Awards before the week is over. Without further ado, here we go. 1. "Breathe" by Miss A OR "Breathe" by G-Dragon? Aigoo. Being a major VIP, I'm loath to say Miss A, but it's true. This song is awesome. 2. "Without You" by U-KISS OR "Without U" by 2PM? Since I don't...

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Hallyu Surfer's Year End Awards - Drama Edition

Can you believe Christmas is just around the corner and 2014 is slowly creeping towards me with a promise of more dramas and k-pop comebacks and debuts? How dare you do this to me, Hallyu gods? As if it weren't enough that I have dramas piled up from years back, now time is also slowly being taken away from me. Before I turn this mini rant into mindless ramblings, I've decided to sum up the past year into a series of awards that I'll be handing...

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