Does that music video you’re watching have a suspiciously high rate of visible brand names? Are your headphones reminding you that you haven’t yet bought that new thing that everyone’s talking about? If so, there’s a good chance that the song is a CM single, an advertisement song for a product or service. Companies in South Korea put idols’ popularity to good use and hire them to promote products for them. We’ve collected 10 of our favorites for a little product placement parade! Fair warning: try not to spend all your money on your favorite idol’s product — save some for whatever they’ll be promoting next year, too. Continue reading [ARTICLE] Can’t Get This Product Out Of My Head: 10 Catchy CM Songs→
Translator’s Note: This is a piece of writing, or more like a series of memos, that I found in Myoungseok Kang’s blog (Kang is the editor of 10asia Magazine). I thought it was interesting so I wanted to share with other overseas fans too. Continue reading [ARTICLE] 10Asia Magazine’s Editor blogs about Big Bang→
Some here at Gawker argue that Canadian Power Puff Girl Carly Rae Jepsen’s ‘Call Me Maybe’ is the new perfect pop song. While I have listened to that song twelve times in a row today, I have to disagree: ‘Bad Boy,’ by K-pop boy group Big Bang, is even more perfect. It’s so perfect it transcends language. Continue reading [NEWS/ARTICLE] The Real Perfect New Pop Song Is This K-Pop Hit, ‘Bad Boy’→
Welcome to the first edition of Kings of K-Pop! I think the name speaks for itself, right? Only the biggest K-Pop groups will make it to this editorial. This very first edition will commemorate BIGBANG’s comeback. Continue reading [ARTICLE] Big Bang: The Kings of Kpop→
Why We’re Excited: 2011 was quite an eventful year for these five. After a two-year period of pursuing solo projects, ending with GD&TOP and Seungri’s VVIP album debut, Big Bang came back together for hugely successful “Tonight” and “Love Song” promotions. They then jetted off to Japan for their Love & Hope tour in May, but the short vacation period following the tour soon turned into a longer hiatus after Daesung’s involvement in a fatal car accident.
ayee! our baby boy is obviously in a serious relationship ♥
BIGBANG Special!
We want to know who Big Bang is in Seoul Korea, special coverage! Right now in Japan group Big Bang is soaring in popularity! In Korea, the group still attracts attention for being active as a group and as solo artists. This issue of “with” from Seoul, Korea will find out their undisguised appearance. We hit their dance studio, home, etc. This is the very first time local media in Japan does this kind of coverage in order to access their still unknown hearts!
RT @HuisuYoon it was the Korean singer, G-dragon’s birthday. thx! //(Cool! Happy Bday G-Dragon #GoodKoreanPop) – Ricky Martin
I also retweeted that one! First thing I thought when I saw Ricky Martin acknowledging GD’s b-day was – COOL! But that got me curious and I tried to check Ricky’s twitter page and I found THIS!!!!
LMAO! Ricky Martin’s gone crazy over happyGDay! But yeah, we have an answer to that RICKY! It’s REAL meaning (aside from the real REAL meaning. haha.) is GDSDESIRES day because it was our OFFICIAL OPENING yesterday! WE WERE A TRENDING TOPIC baby gers! ^^
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