Oct
21st

Had to post this because the Brown Eyed Girls are so talented.

Brown Eyed Girls – My Style (Acoustic Version)

Sep
7th

Jaeboem Leaves 2PM

I don’t usually post K-Pop news because that’s what the hundreds of K-Pop gossip sites are for but this just put me in shock and disbelief that I’ve joined the scores of teenyboppers around the world and cried like I lost my favorite idol. Well, I don’t have a favorite but Jay and 2PM were the most entertaining and funniest group to watch. It’s not just about losing an idol though, it’s about someone’s dreams being taken away from them.

2PM’s leader, Park Jaebeom, made an official announcement with his intentions to leave his group. The message reads:

Hello, I’m 2PM’s Jaebeom.

I’m sorry for giving you my last greeting through this letter. I think it will be hard for me to see you all on stage because of my sorry heart. Icm really sorry to everyone, and I’m even more sorry to the fans who have shown me love.

From today, I will leave 2PM.

2PM boys, I’m really sorry to the boys and I’m sorry I couldn’t be strong as a leader and a hyung and have to leave like this. However, I hope you will be more cool and charming.

Again, I’m sorry.

JYP Entertainment has accepted that Jae Bum will leave 2PM. They stated, “We have discussed what was going to happen, and decided on the fact that Jae Bum will leave 2PM.” At least for now, he will be going back to the US and stay with his family.

Click here to see how the scandal began and what led to this.

The world of K-Pop is practically run by fans/netizens and in the small country, celebrities frequently look themselves up online to see what’s being said about them which has led to celebrity suicides in South Korea. Their fans are so crazy and supportive of their favorites stars (or unsupportive) that they buy stocks from entertainment companies to protest and make themselves heard so it’s possible for them to take a star out of the limelight if they really wanted to. A mob of 13-year-olds have power over you if you’re a celebrity over there. Scary thought, isn’t it?

It’s so sad for someone who has worked so hard to achieve his dreams be “forced out” of the Korean entertainment industry for something he said years ago when he first came to Korea as a young JYP trainee. Life was hard because he didn’t know the country and the language, training was hard and intense and he was lonely and depressed; at one point, he even said that he didn’t even feel like he was alive anymore. What he said was wrong and stupid especially towards a country full of pride but his thoughts about Korea has obviously changed and he has undeniably worked hard and has been a great leader to one of the top idol groups in Asia. He has obviously learned his lesson but I guess he couldn’t take the pressure (netizens even started a “Jaeboem should commit suicide” petition) and the same people who released the negative MySpace comments released his positive ones about Korea too late.

He’s even made it to the trending topics on Twitter… it’s news from a tiny country but a star with so much love and support from his fans.

‘Tis an extremely sad day. I hope he rejoins the group after this scandal dies down.

Also check out this blog entry at Soompi.

Sep
7th

• I’ve been visiting OverheardInNewYork.com (and the rest of the Overhead In… family) for years and it never fails to amuse me.
• Browse (if not shop) Asos because it’s one of my favorite online shops.
• Laugh at the Roast List because it’s funny (and hope I never end up on there).
• Lurk Soompi because it’s the best online community. Ever.
• Watch videos of Jo Kwon on Youtube. Love him or hate him, that guy is a fucking hilarious diva.

Aug
22nd

This video made me tear.

Aug
21st

Tasha (a.k.a. T) is a a part Korean and African-American hip hop artist in Korea and she’s one of the best! She’s known as the Queen of Soul in the Korean music industry and married to the Korean hip hop legend, Tiger JK. This was one of her first music videos I watched that got me hooked on her music.