I’ve been covering the ins and outs of Korean Entertainment news for about two years now and I can’t help but to get bored.  It’s the same ole news everyday.  Either it’s one out of the five most talked about K-pop groups coming back with a new song (although they never left), the grand talks [...]

No Asian superstar has successfully crossed over to America yet, and given the globalization of this day and age, nabbing the title of first is more attractive than ever.
Earlier this year, BoA and Se7en boarded a banana boat headed for the land of the free, and like all immigrants who arrive and start anew in this [...]

Folks, Rain wants to be taken seriously. Ever since he left JYP on that fateful day in May of 2007, he’s had nothing but arguable success. He’s starred in the blockbuster meltdown “Speed Racer”, and the soon-to-be trainwreck “Ninja Assassin”. Let’s not forget about those horrendous interviews–and in English, no less! But hey, hand it to [...]

Trouble is not over for Choi Jin Shil’s estate. After the shocking and heartbreaking death of the actress on October 2nd, many have been speculating about the fate of her wealth but most importantly her children. The father, Jo Seong Min, is claiming responsibility over Jin Sil’s estate and also seems to be planning on [...]

The Wonder Girls won their fourth straight Music Bank’s top song award with “Nobody”, beating out Rain and the Brown Eyed Girls on Friday.  That is not the issue.  The fact that the win denied Rain the bragging rights to the phrase, “I just came back with a new song and it is Number 1 [...]

Are you sick and tired of just voicing your opinion in the comment section? Or do you have something important to share with the rest of the world and haven’t found the proper platform to do so?
Well, think no more.  You can voice your opinion right here at seoulbeats!
We are opening up our Op-Ed section [...]

Don’t get me wrong, I love k-pop. Really, I do. I’m a huge fangirl. I watch all of the variety and countdown shows. I buy all the albums and merchandise. I even have freaking Super Junior set as my ringtone.
All of that aside however, what I can’t stand about k-pop is the lack of talent. [...]

Ever since Wheesung’s new album cover surfaced the net, I’ve been wondering what caused such a talented singer to go awry and here are my theories.
1) Wheesung concluded that swinging the other way is the only way to prevent future heartbreaks after Ivy broke his heart and left him for another dude.
2) He resorted to [...]

As sure as eggs are eggs, just as every boyband has at least one blond guy, every boyband has at least one designated rapper. While most everyone is qualified for the job in idol-land, this pyrrhic duty is usually reserved for the member who can’t sing very well. Basically, the other members feel sorry for [...]

Korean fans have been waiting forever for this. Fans from elsewhere have also been waiting forever for this. And while the Korean media may misuse the term “comeback” in every way possible, DBSK’s comeback is legit. Seoulbeats brings you some thoughts on their new music video and 4th Korean album.
“Mirotic” music video

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