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NMIXX has won a seventh music show trophy for “Blue Valentine”! On the November 15 episode of MBC’s “Music Core,” the candidates for first place were Davichi’s “TIME CAPSULE,” LE SSERAFIM’s “SPAGHETTI” (featuring BTS’s j-hope), and NMIXX’s “Blue Valentine.” NMIXX ultimately took the win with a total of 6,805 points. Congratulations to NMIXX! Watch a clip of the winner announcement below: Other performers on today’s show included ITZY, THE BOYZ Special Unit (Hyunjae, Juyeon, and Sunwoo), FIFTY FIFTY, CRAVITY, ONF, AHOF, CLOSE YOUR EYES, PLAVE, Sunmi, WINNER’s Kang Seung Yoon, i-dle’s Miyeon, TVXQ’s Yunho, &TEAM, Hearts2Hearts, NEXZ, xikers, 82MAJOR, DKZ,…

The 2025 KGMA (Korean Grand Music Awards) has released official videos of the performances from Day 1! On November 14, a star-studded lineup of artists kicked off the 2025 KGMA at Incheon’s INSPIRE Arena. The performers who took the stage on the first night of the awards included ALLDAY PROJECT, ATEEZ, BOYNEXTDOOR, THE BOYZ, CRAVITY, FIFTY FIFTY, INI, Red Velvet’s Irene, KiiiKiii, Lee Chan Won, MEOVV, Park Seo Jin, SMTR25, WOODZ (Cho Seung Youn), Xdinary Heroes, and xikers. Check out the full list of winners from Day 1 here, and watch all of the performances from the first night below!…

Although many K-Pop idols are LGBTQIA+ allies, many cannot publicly speak out in support due to their companies and South Korea’s conservative views. Still, we sometimes see idols wear pieces from brands’ Pride collections or reading/watching queer entertainment, subtly showing their support. However, NCT‘s Kun quite openly supported gay marriage. NCT’s Kun Singer-songwriter Sevn Dayz announced…Continue reading on Koreaboo

The Bias List is a K-pop blog that also covers a fair amount of J-pop. But just like most music fans, I enjoy tracks from all around the world. So, I thought I’d start a monthly round-up of some of the non-K-pop songs that have caught my ear. No ratings — just highlights! February 2022 // March 2022 // April 2022 // May 2022 // June 2022 // July 2022 // August 2022 // September 2022 // October 2022 // November 2022 // January 2023 // February 2023 // March 2023 // April 2023 // May 2023 // June 2023…

A K-pop act’s title track isn’t always the best song on their album, even if it’s the one most people will hear. Sometimes, b-sides deserve recognition too. In the singles-oriented world of K-pop, I want to spotlight some of these buried treasures and give them the props they deserve. We love a repackaged album that actually enhances the original version! CRAVITY’s Dare To Crave was already a very strong release, but its three new tracks make it even better. Title track Lemonade Fever is excellent, Oxygen boasts a great chorus and the surging Everyday is the kind of generous pop…

The stars of SBS’s “Would You Marry Me” shared their final farewells ahead of tonight’s series finale! “Would You Marry Me” is a romantic comedy about a man and a woman who enter a high-stakes, 90-day fake marriage in order to win a luxurious newlywed home. Choi Woo Shik stars as Kim Woo Joo, the heir to South Korea’s oldest bakery, while Jung So Min plays Yoo Mary, a small business owner who needs his cooperation in order to claim the prize she won in a newlywed home lottery. With just one episode of the drama left to go, Choi…

Lee Jae Wook and Choi Sung Eun will lay out the rules of their living arrangement on the next episode of “Last Summer”! “Last Summer” is a new KBS romance drama about a pair of childhood friends who discover the long-buried truth about their first love. Lee Jae Wook stars as Baek Do Ha, a talented architect, while Choi Sung Eun plays Song Ha Gyeong, a civil servant who longs to escape her hometown. Spoilers Previously on “Last Summer,” Baek Do Ha made a final proposal to Song Ha Gyeong, who remained firm in wanting to keep her distance from…

tvN’s “Typhoon Family” has shared a preview of the upcoming episode! “Typhoon Family” is a drama starring 2PM’s Lee Junho as Kang Tae Poong, a carefree party boy whose world is turned upside down when he suddenly becomes the head of a struggling trading company during the IMF crisis of 1997. Spoilers In the upcoming episode, Kang Tae Poong and Oh Mi Seon (Kim Min Ha) will take on a new project. However, lacking in experience, the two seek out help from Koo Myung Kwan (Kim Song Il). The newly released stills depict Tae Poong and Mi Seon following Myung…

Kang Tae Oh and Kim Se Jeong must fight their way back to the palace—literally—on MBC’s “Moon River”! “Moon River” is a new fantasy romance drama about a crown prince who has lost his smile and a woman who has lost her memory. When they wake up in one another’s bodies, they are forced to live each other’s lives while hiding their mysterious secret. Spoilers Previously on “Moon River,” Kim Woo Hee (Hong Su Zu) secretly plotted to kill Lee Gang (Kang Tae Oh) in order to avoid having to marry him as her father wished. After falling into a…

Both SBS’s “Would You Marry Me” and MBC’s “Moon River” hit all-time highs in viewership last night! On November 14, the penultimate episode of “Would You Marry Me” earned the drama’s highest viewership ratings to date. According to Nielsen Korea, the romantic comedy scored a nationwide average of 7.9 percent for the night. Meanwhile, “Moon River”—which airs in the same time slot—jumped nearly two full percentage points for its third episode. The new fantasy romance drama earned an average nationwide rating of 5.6 percent, marking a personal record for the show. Congratulations to the casts and crews of both dramas!…