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Plastic-Fantastic or Robotronic-Loverholic?
Lately, K-pop has been pushing forward an intriguing trend: the post-human being, either in the form of a doll or a cyborg, presented as a more functional human ready to take over the future. In both...
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Counterpoint: Arguing Against the Black Hole Idol
“Black hole” idols represent a special category of Korean celebrities we are used to by now: idols that lack the main requirements for their position. Gaya was kind enough this week to take them under...
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A Few Things JYP Can Learn From Psy for Wonder Girls’ American Venture
I imagine that these days JYP is locked in a dark room somewhere flinging papers all over the place in rage while “Gangnam Style” plays repeatedly on a dozen screens in the room. He’s probably tearing...
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The Wonderful B-Sides of The Wonder Girls
With two studio albums and two extended plays to their name in almost five years, the Wonder Girls’ frequency of releasing new material does pale in comparison to many recent acts, who seem to drop...
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If It Ain’t Broke, Why Fix It?
As an ELF (and more broadly as a fan of K-pop) it constantly surprises me just how much criticism Super Junior cops for its failure to evolve musically following their success with “Sorry Sorry” — so...
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Sohee Sues for Slander
Looks like netizens have gone too far. On November 9th, a college student was arrested for slandering Wonder Girl’s Sohee via Twitter. Apparently this student has had a history of such behavior — he...
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Here Comes the (Idol) Bride: Sunye, Marriage, and Fan Reactions
Wedding bells are ringing in the K-popiverse! As many of our readers will have heard, Wonder Girls‘ leader Sunye will be tying the knot with one James Park, a Korean-Canadian who has been the singer’s...
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Play That Sound: Best Albums/Minis of 2012
2012 has been an undeniably strong year for K-pop music, and the albums emerging from the K-pop scene this year have been no exception. You showed your love for your favorite albums and minialbums from...
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Week in Review: Something Old, Something New
Perhaps the biggest story of this week in K-pop is the forthcoming marriage of Wonder Girls‘ leader Sun-ye to her boyfriend of over a year, James Park, on Saturday, January 26th at the Lotte Hotel in...
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Why Are We Still Talking About Sunye’s Non-pregnancy?
On January 26, Wonder Girls’ leader Sunye became the first member of an active K-pop idol group to walk down the aisle. Resplendent in a beautiful wedding dress designed by Korean bridal fashion...
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JYP Creative Closes And The Business Behind It
A few days ago, JYP Entertainment announced that they closed down a business division in the US, on the grounds of profitability. While JYP Creative‘s closure does not signal the end of JYP...
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SB Bite: Sunye’s Baby Wonder!
Wonder Girls leader Sunye continues to break down barriers — the first idol of her generation to tie the knot is now pregnant! Sunye, now in Canada with her husband James Park, made the announcement...
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JYP Entertainment: Losing Its Touch or Getting Back into Focus?
JYP Entertainment differs from SM Entertainment and YG Entertainment in that the company name isn’t one of the first things that comes to mind when considering the idol groups. Very often SME groups...
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Roundtable: Most Intriguing News of 2013… So Far
The year is only half gone and already we’ve had many incredible news stories to talk about. Whether it be dating scandals, slips of the tongue, or unthinkable collaborations, what piece of news...
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(Ex-)Wonder Girl Sunmi Teases Solo Debut
Things have been quiet at JYP Co. headquarters lately, but the Big 3 company is about to enter the fray with a left-of-field choice: a Sunmi solo debut. A member of the original Wonder Girls line-up,...
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Roundtable: Take Us Two Your K-pop!
Two little green people show up at your door with laser pistols and demand that they raid your music library for samples of this new musical entity us earthlings call K-pop. It turns out that ever...
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K-pop: The Love of the Dance
Quick! Name you favorite K-pop music video. What did you like about it? Was it the story line, or was it the song and the dance? Or perhaps the group itself? For most people, the choreography of a...
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Cross-Dressing the K-pop Way
There are two sure things that happens when Chuseok comes. The first is the annual Idol Sports Athletics Championships where we see our favorite idols interact with one another as they are teamed with...
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Wonder Girls’ Sunye Welcomes Baby Hailey!
A new Wonder Girl has just made her debut! Today on Twitter, Sunye announced the arrival of her daughter, Hailey, and shared squee-worthy snaps of the addition to her young family. This is the first...
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Sohee Leaves JYP Entertainment: End of an Era
The latest press release from JYP Entertainment revealed the contract updates for original Wonder Girls’ members Sohee, Yoobin, Ye-eun, and Sunye, and the news has huge implications for the future of...
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