This just may be the most informative but driest video interview you’ve ever seen on 2NE1. The South Korean girl-group has their sights set on the US industry, and they talk with Lee Hawkins of the Wall Street Journal on their attempts to cross over. Leader CL does the vast majority of the talking, which […]
Read More 2NE1 Interviews with the Wall Street Journal on Breaking Into the USAnd the “fun” don’t stop! For those of you still loving the Psy craze, you’d be excited to know that he had an appearance in last night’s season premiere of SNL. Yep, that’s right. He’s made his way onto America’s favorite sketch comedy show, spreading the “Gangam Style” everywhere he goes. He’s like a flamboyant […]
Read More Psy Appears on Last Night’s Episode of SNLSigh, yes you read that correctly. This is really happening. I have nothing against Psy as an artist, I’m just sick of “Gangnam Style”. Regardless of how I feel, the South Korean satirical rapper has a new label home in the States on Scooter Braun’s Schoolboy Records. Together, they aim to accomplish what BoA, Se7en, […]
Read More Psy Signs with Scooter Braun & Schoolboy RecordsYou can file this under I-Did-Not-See-This-Coming-But-It’s-About-Time-Nonetheless. Japanese rock duo, B’z is one of the country’s best selling acts, having sold over 80 Million records in Japan, alone. They’ve been active since 1988 (before many of you were born, gasp!) and have never stopped rocking out. But they aren’t content in staying relevant on the Asian […]
Read More Veteran Japanese Rock Group B’z Releases Debut English EP; Goes on TourWell I’ll be. It would seem that the WGs aren’t the only Korean import girl group to start making a promotional push on national television here in the states. Reports have been coming in that the cheer-leading squad Pop group, Girls Generation aka 소녀시대 aka SNSD aka how-many-of-them-are-there? are scheduled to appear on two national television talk shows, Live! […]
Read More Girls Generation Reportedly Scheduled to Appear on Live! with Kelly & the Late Show with David LettermanIf you follow J-Pop, you may be familiar with an artist by the name of Jin Akanishi, formerly of the popular group KAT-TUN. Well, he’s been successful after branching out on his own and it looks like he has set his eyes on the US market with the release of an album and single. The […]
Read More Japan’s Jin Akanishi to Debut in the US with ‘The Takeover’ & Single w/ Jason DeruloTaeyang, whose material is no stranger to many Asian-American artists in the states, seems to have international cross-over status in his sights and has released a new track in both Korean & English entitled “I’ll Be There” off his Solar International Album. You can see the official MV below, complete with “Thriller”-esque visuals and dance. […]
Read More KPOP Star Taeyang Goes International with the English MV for “I’ll Be There”You may recall the news that Wheesung was planning on entering the US market, well a couple months later he’s revealed a few more details and OMGKPOP’s got the scoop: On Sunday’s airing of Pops in Seoul’s “In the Booth With” segment, the loveable VJ Isak asked Wheesung about his upcoming US Debut. Check out […]
Read More Wheesung Reveals More Details About US DebutWe reported earlier this year that Crown J had plans to break into the US industry and it looks like he’s another step closer to his official debut with the US version of his single “I’m Good”. What we’ve now learned is the Korean MC has enlisted the help of Young Dro to feature on […]
Read More Crown J Releases Preview of “I’m Good” ft Young DroAllKPop reported this morning that Korean R&B star Wheesung is in plans to debut here in the states, linking up with Darkchild, the producer behind Se7en’s single ‘Girls’. While I’m excited for Wheesung because I’m a big fan I wonder if his result will be any better than Se7en’s. If Wheesung gets a c-level instrumental […]
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