"Just Hatched"

So back when I was working on my acceptance to the TaLK program, which would let me venture to South Korea, I meet a girl in my professor's office. She was also applying at the time to go to Korea through the same program. I remember standing there and seeing a pin on her bag, instantly recognizing the face on the pin to be Daesung of Big Bang, I questioned "Did I had found someone who knew what Kpop was beyond Gangnam style or if she only knew of a few sorts of the Kpop world, as do most stony brook students because of the immense Korean population here?" I piped up and said "nice pin." She upon exiting the professor's office just blew up in a huge rather concise conversation about not only Big Bang and Daesung, but Kpop as a whole. I was taken aback. Never have I ever met another person who was non-Asian who not only enjoyed Kpop as much as myself, but understood it's deeper fabrications and workings of it as a business.

Happy Anniversary Big Bang

In South Korea, today would be August 19th. This day Marks the 6 year Anniversary of one of the most popular boy bands in all of Asia. BIG BANG!

It's been six years already and these guys have gone through so much and have over come some trying times in their careers from legal copy right issues, such as GD's "Heart breaker" having the same back drop beat as Flo Rider's "Right Round" or the run in with playboy corporation for using the bunny icon which was being used to promote TOP's and GD's collaboration, to even overcoming a tragic car accident involving Daesung, who was so personally destroyed emotionally that he spent weeks locked up in his room. Along with other hardships that I cannot actually say, but believe me they're there.

Do you Have Gangnam Style?

About two weeks ago YG's PSY released a new song called Gangnam style. I have to admit, I been on the YG website quite a bit and have seen the artist's profile there, but never really found myself checking out his bio too extensively. Casually I have looked at his photos as they display a comedic man filled with a unique jester like style. A funny man. However, now with the new release out, I went back and did some digging up on PSY. I like to know what my artists are about. And I like this man. And... I love his song.

Big Bang Comes to New Jersey!

Big Bang.... NOT to be confused with Big Bang Theory... No, no... Big Bang is Korea's biggest boy band to date. Also may I add they've been around longer then that sloppy American show. (Opps... Sorry, don't hate me if you like it.)

Their newest album called "Monster" was released just 2 months after their album "Alive." Currently these sweet, beautiful, talented boys are touring the globe in their "Alive" tour, visiting China, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and here in the US! They will in New Jersey and L.A. Can you say Fantastic Baby? I'm so excited and counting the days down to their arrival on November 9th. Ahhh!!!!! Can't wait.

When I first started to explore Kpop, Taeyang's "I Will Be There" MV was my first taste of it. I was immediately hooked on him. See it here. So everyday little ol' me would get online and watch this beautiful creation of art, fascinated by his voice, dancing and *Ehhem.. body.  From there one thing lead to another. I researched the band he was most known for being in, and slowly my love for Korea's artists grew and infected me and now... I'm a Kpop crazed American Girl.