My Lists: 10 favorite non-idol Korean artists

While listening to my extensive k-pop playlist earlier today on the train, I thought of making a list about all my favorite non-idol Korean artists. While I mainly listen to idol acts, I have a huge chunk of non-idol music on constant rotation. Who are they? Well, glad you asked. Dok2 - Once known to the Korean hip-hop audience as Gonzo,  Dok2 (pronounced dok-i) is practically a veteran in the music industry at the tender age of...

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My Lists: 15 favorite k-pop songs of 2013 thus far

I can't believe we're more than halfway through 2013. Is the speed of time relative to one's age? Like, the older you are, the faster time flies by you? It sure feels like it. But, anyway, that's neither here nor there. Back to the point then... I've actually been seeing a lot of blog entries, forum threads, and youtube vlogs listing people's favorite songs released in 2013 so far and I thought of making my own list. So here, in no particular...

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Master's Sun releases 2nd teaser trailer

Okay. Master's Sun (주군의 태양) is seriously exciting me. First of all, it’s a Hong sisters drama. While they’ve had numerous hits, they’ve also had several misses (Big, I'm still trying to forget you ever existed)… But a number of my all-time favorite dramas were written by this sister duo. *crossesfingers* Secondly, Gong Hyo-jin and So Ji-sub. Need I say more? And then to top it all off, Seo In-guk. I knew from the beginning that it was going...

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Yeo Jin-goo to star in his first sitcom

I love Yeo Jin-goo. Although, admittedly, I've only ever seen him in Missing You and I have yet to backtrack his earlier works. But that one drama - or all four episodes he was in, to be accurate - was enough to let me know how much talent is packed in this young'un (still can't believe he's only 15!). There were speculations of Yeo Jin-goo starring in a drama alongside Yoon Sang-hyun (Secret Garden, Can't Lose), which unfortunately did...

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Monstar updates and the lack of recaps

So, Monstar has been taking up most of my thoughts as of late. Despite the lack of further recaps, I assure you I have been stuck to this drama like glue. The show is an awesome showing for Mnet, especially since it's their first drama ever. I know I said I'd try my best to recap this. And seeing as how it's only 12 episodes short, with only 1 episode out per week, you'd think it'd be an easy task. But it wasn't and I still have half of my episode...

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SHINee wins my heart - again!

Have I ever mentioned how SHINee has been climbing up my favorite k-pop boyband list? Well, they have. They're now almost tied with Big Bang and DB5K at the top. Admittedly, I only started listening to SHINee when "Sherlock" came out. And even then, it wasn't until I saw the dance practice video that I conceded with how freaking talented this young group is. It's really hard to pinpoint a weak dancer in the group (alright, it's probably Onew...

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