Author: Rahul M

aespa has won a third music show trophy for “Rich Man”! On the September 20 episode of MBC’s “Music Core,” the candidates for first place were IVE’s “XOXZ,” aespa’s “Rich Man,” and NCT’s Haechan’s “CRZY.” aespa ultimately took the win with a total of 6,537 points. Congratulations to aespa! Watch a clip of the winner announcement below: Performers on today’s show included NCT’s Haechan, i-dle’s Yuqi, 2PM’s Wooyoung, WJSN’s Dayoung, TREASURE, CORTIS, IDID, PLAVE, BADVILLAIN, Youngbin, CIX, LUN8, ALL(H)OURS, PRIMROSE, AxMxP, Kim Hee Jae, Chae Eun Jung x Haeun, and A.C.E’s Junhee. Check out their performances below! NCT’s Haechan –…

The emotional moment was caught on video. Koreaboo 2 minutes ago On September 17, an actress’s first-ever fan meeting in Malaysia took an emotional turn. Shen Yue is a Chinese actress, singer and model who is best known for her leading roles in the TV series A Love So Beautiful (2017), Meteor Garden (2018), Count Your Lucky Stars (2020), and Mr. Bad (2022). In Meteor Garden, her breakout role, she played the protagonist Dong Shancai, a poor student who becomes involved with a quartet of elite male students, F4. Eight years after debuting, Shen Yue finally met her Malaysian fans in person…

Fans voted. These are the results. Koreaboo Yesterday BTS‘s members–RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook–are all stylish, but who, in your opinion, has the best airport fashion? Fans voted for their “Fashion King of the Runway” in a poll. These are the results! 7. RM First up is RM with 2% of the vote (65 votes) for his comfy, classic looks. 6. Suga With 3% of the votes (102 votes), stylish Suga takes the sixth spot on this list. 5. Jimin Jimin received 5% of the vote (169 votes) for his eye-catching airport looks. 4. J-Hope J-Hope’s quirky outfits never miss! He received 6%…

Big Hit is going to make me write about every one of these damn CORTIS songs, aren’t they? The group’s debut rollout has now hit its fourth music video, leaving only one album track to go. That’s a lot of promotion, but I’m curious if it’s actually bearing fruit. Their music hasn’t worked for me at all so I haven’t been seeking out any material beyond what I write about here. Because of this, I ignorantly ask: is the promo working? Is there buzz around this group? Buzzy or not, JoyRide is probably the most accessible track CORTIS have released…

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…

Celebrate this year’s K-Drama Day with all the magical moments from your favorite K-dramas! Global OTT platform Rakuten Viki’s third annual International K-Drama Day is set to take place on September 26 this year. In celebration of the campaign, Viki has prepared drama collections for fans to binge each week based on popular genres from romance to melodrama, thriller, and more. Following the collections featuring romance, thrills, melodramas, and comedy, here are 10 Korean dramas from the next collection on the best fantasy dramas to binge watch for International K-Drama Day! “A Good Day to be a Dog” “A Good Day to…

Get ready for sparks to fly on the next episode of SBS’s “Queen Mantis”! A remake of the French series “La Mante,” “Queen Mantis” is a crime thriller starring Go Hyun Jung as Jung Yi Shin, a famous serial killer nicknamed “The Mantis” who brutally murdered five men 20 years ago and has been imprisoned ever since. When a new serial killer emerges, copying The Mantis’s distinctive style, the police approach Jung Yi Shin for her assistance in solving the case. Jang Dong Yoon stars as Jung Yi Shin’s estranged son Cha Soo Yeol, a detective who has hated his…

JTBC’s “A Hundred Memories” has unveiled a sneak peek of Kim Da Mi getting ready for a date! Set in the 1980s, “A Hundred Memories” is a nostalgic coming-of-age romance drama about the friendship between two young bus attendants, Go Young Rye (Kim Da Mi) and Seo Jong Hee (Shin Ye Eun), and their shared first love Han Jae Pil (Heo Nam Jun). Spoilers On the first two episodes of “A Hundred Memories,” Go Young Rye and Han Jae Pil crossed paths during three chance encounters. First, Jae Pil rescued Young Rye from a dangerous situation like a knight in…

On the next episode of MBC’s “To the Moon,” Ra Mi Ran will embark on a quest to persuade Lee Sun Bin and Jo Aram to invest in cryptocurrency! Based on the novel of the same name, “To the Moon” tells the story of three women from humble backgrounds who, struggling to live on their salaries alone, turn to cryptocurrency investing. Spoilers The first episode of “To the Moon” depicted the everyday struggles of Jung Da Hae (Lee Sun Bin), Kang Eun Sang (Ra Mi Ran), and Kim Ji Song (Jo Aram), three Marron Confectionery employees whose futures at their…

Yoon Hyun Min will be caught off guard by an unexpected confession on the next episode of KBS 2TV’s “Our Golden Days”! Starring Jung In Sun, Jung Il Woo, and Yoon Hyun Min, “Our Golden Days” is a drama based on the idea that everyone experiences their own “glory days”—whether in the present, the past, or the future still to come. Spoilers Previously on “Our Golden Days,” Park Sung Jae (Yoon Hyun Min) has long harbored an unrequited love for Ji Eun Oh (Jung In Sun), remaining steadfastly by her side. When Eun Oh was rejected by Lee Ji Hyuk…