It's a K-pop Thing

We're back with more K-pop song recommendations! For this episode of Play This! we take a very *serious* look at a very UN-serious song: (G)I-DLE's latest comeback and hit, " Queencard ." Sometimes in K-pop we get wacky concepts,  nonsensical lyrics and unserious music—but who cares if it WORKS?  And "Queencard" works fantastically, thanks to the plenty of camp elemen...

FIFTY FIFTY's "Cupid" is still going strong on the charts, thanks to the popularity of its English "Twin" version. But where do you from there? What other K-pop songs do you queue up on your playlist? After all, you need at least a few good songs to get the algorithm to do its thing! Lucky for you, we've got four K-pop songs for you that are in the same vein as FIFTY...

We're back with Part 2 of our mini-series examining the state of Girl Groups in K-pop today! We have a lot to discuss in this episode, including new releases by plenty of 4th-gen acts as well as our theories on why the spotlight is shining so brightly on girl groups. PLUS!! We share our TOP 10+ GIRL GROUPS (atm): With so many girl groups charting at the moment, we made our own list of the gir...

Something major happened in K-pop last year: For the first time since the aughts, girl groups outshone their male group counterparts. Not only did girl groups deliver hit after hit, but 2022 also saw 4th generation girl groups consistently vie for the top spot in K-pop music charts and award shows. And if “Ditto” and “OMG” are any indication of how this year’s gonna pan out, it’s looking like girl...

We've tabled the reporting this week to bring you a special bonus episode in the form of a little game we're calling, " Battle of the B-sides. " Now, before you get ahead of yourself—there is no singing OR actual "battle" taking place. Instead, we're taking a deep dive into the B-sides of one of our favorite K-pop artists to figure out which non-title-track is ou...

We're back with a very special follow-up episode in our mini series on rookie K-pop groups that survived — and thrived— throughout the pandemic. For Episode 2 we're super excited to announce we have the podcast's ... FIRST ~ EXCLUSIVE ~ K-POP INTERVIEW! In this episode, we chat with TFN (formerly known as T1419 )—a rookie K-pop group that quickly caught our attention because of the...

Debuting a K-pop group under normal circumstances is, to say the least, no easy feat. So, what do we make of a rookie K-pop group from a smaller music label that not only debuts during the COVID-19 pandemic, but also decides to go on tour? Well, that's exactly what K-pop group GHOST9 did in 2022. In our very first episode of It's a K-pop Thing , we're kicking off a two-part series t...

What happens when you bring together two journalists who are the go-to K-pop stan in their friend group? Well, apparently, they start a podcast about K-pop! Welcome to the debut of It's a K-pop Thing! "The show where we talk about all the things that make K-pop, distinctly K-pop." Hosted by Alexis Hodoyan-Gastélum and Theresa Avila , It's a K-pop Thing explores the fan culture...