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NCT 127 – NCT #127 Regulate (Album Review)

Samantha AnnSamantha AnnNovember 27, 2018

SM Entertainment has always pumped out some of the most popular Korean Pop groups in the world. Super Junior, SHINee, Red Velvet, EXO, and now, NCT. NCT, consisting of over several sub units, including NCT Dream, NCT 127, NCT 2018, and NCT U, and a ... Read More

K-EXPO 2018 Excites Melrose Ballroom Queens, NY 9-30-18

Samantha AnnSamantha AnnOctober 8, 2018

To the average music fan, the term K-pop may be foreign. Then there is a niche group of listeners with an international ear who have already been on the wave of K-pop, Korean Pop music, for years. Starting to raise even more interest, K-pop related ... Read More

Kodaline – Politics of Living (Album Review)

Samantha AnnSamantha AnnSeptember 24, 2018

Having already released two studio albums, and more EP’s than can be counted on one hand, Ireland’s Kodaline has quickly become a household name. Initially beginning in 2011 under the name 21 Demands, they garnered attention when they charted on the Irish Singles Chart, unsigned ... Read More

VAV Bring Meet & Live Tour To New Jersey 8-17-18

Samantha AnnSamantha AnnAugust 22, 2018

For those who want to experience a whole new level of live music, Korean Pop concerts are the way to go. Not only does a concertgoer get to enjoy hearing their favorite music live, they also are given the opportunity to meet the members of ... Read More

iKON – New Kids : Continue (Mini-album Review)

Samantha AnnSamantha AnnAugust 8, 2018

In 2015, a group of trainees from YG Entertainment formed “Team B” to compete on a Korean survival band show. Making it to the final reality show, based on their prowess in all fields of singing, rapping, and dancing, while they were not the winners, ... Read More

The Rose – Void (Album Review)

Samantha AnnSamantha AnnApril 20, 2018

When two buskers (street performers) met on a busy street in Hongdae, Seoul, South Korea, in 2015, they hoped for success, but did not dream of what was in store for them and the two friends made along the way. Three years later, on Tuesday, ... Read More

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NCT 127 – NCT #127 Regulate (Album Review)

K-EXPO 2018 Excites Melrose Ballroom Queens, NY 9-30-18

Kodaline – Politics of Living (Album Review)

VAV Bring Meet & Live Tour To New Jersey 8-17-18

iKON – New Kids : Continue (Mini-album Review)

The Rose – Void (Album Review)

NCT 127 – NCT #127 Regulate (Album Review)

K-EXPO 2018 Excites Melrose Ballroom Queens, NY 9-30-18

Kodaline – Politics of Living (Album Review)

VAV Bring Meet & Live Tour To New Jersey 8-17-18

iKON – New Kids : Continue (Mini-album Review)

The Rose – Void (Album Review)

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