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Korean Cosmetics UK – kcbeautique.com

The UK has a popular new Korean cosmetics online shop that has opened up, kcbeautique.com. There are a lot of Korean cosmetics shops that are based all over the world, the unique thing about KC Beautique is that you don’t...

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K-Music Festival in London

What is happening this summer? The Korean Cultural Centre UK has organised a K-Music Festival, London’s Festival of Korean Music! As the theme of the festival is “War and Peace”, to mark the 60 years of cease-...

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Korean Indie Wave

Korean Indie music is gaining ground, bringing much needed diversity to the K-pop music scene saturated by idol groups. In 2012, indie musicians, such as Epitone Project and Urban Zakapa, attracted public attention by drawing a...

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Is it wrong to download music for free?

Is it wrong to download music for free? The short answer is yes, by downloading music for free you are “stealing” music. In reality the answer to this question is a little more complicated than a simple yes or no. T...

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A Korean Gentleman? – A Breakdown of PSY’s Gentleman Video

Two weeks after its release, Psy’s Gentleman rose to the no. 5 spot on Billboard. This is encouraging news for the K-pop star, considering the generally tepid reception of the Gang-nam Style follow-up by the international med...

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KBS Has A Special Date With Robert Downey Junior On ‘Entertainment Weekly’

With the release of ‘Iron Man 3′, Robert Downey Junior has embarked on a tour across the world. The tour kicked off on his birthday, the first date being held in Korea. KBS was able to hold a special interview with ...

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K-pop and the Plagiarism Cases Against the Idols

An ongoing high-profile dispute is reminding us of a malady that has long troubled the Korean pop music scene. Back in 2011, singer-songwriter Kim sin-il filed a lawsuit against music mogul Park Jin-young (a.k.a. JYP, or JY Par...

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Korean Idols? Reality Shows do K-pop

The world can’t get enough of them—reality competition shows, survival talent shows, or whatever else they are called. The airwave is filled with progenies of “American Idol,” “Britain’s Got Talent,” and “The vo...

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Best Kpop Abs – Kpop Female Version

Kpop artists train hard behind the scenes, putting a lot of work into their choreography to make stage performances 100 per cent perfect. As a result kpop artists have some of the most finely toned abs in the industry. HereR...

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SNSD “Beep Beep” MV short ver.

Not too long ago, a preview of Girls’ Generation’s ‘Beep Beep” was revealed, and now a short version. The preview last around 1minute 35seconds. In this version you can see more of the choreography and o...

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AA(Double A) speak Spanish for Chilean fans

AA(Double A) filmed a video message for Chilean W. AA will be taking part in the ‘I love Kpop wih friends’ concert this coming May in Chile along with idol groups U-KISS, Davichi, After School and ZE:A. AA is a grou...

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Preview of SNSD’s MV for Japanese track “Beep Beep”

Japanese TV programme ‘Mezamashi TV’ revealed a 42second preview of Girls’ Generation’s music video for their new track “Beep Beep”. In the clip, you can see a few scenes, outfits and some ca...

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