The nominees for the 17th annual Korean Music Awards were announced today at 11am, KST. The nominated albums and songs have been selected from albums and songs released between December… Continue reading
KMA2019: Nominees for 16th Korean Music Awards
The nominees for the 16th annual Korean Music Awards were announced today at 11am, KST. The nominated albums and songs have been selected from albums and songs released between December… Continue reading
Interview with Ian Henderson and Michael O’Dwyer of K-pop Killers
Two months ago, K-pop Killers, a documentary exploring South Korea’s underground metal scene, screened in Seoul at the G-15 Sonnendeck night club. Directed by Ian Henderson, he and cameraman Michael… Continue reading
Interview with ARTLOVER
London based rapper ARTLOVER released her debut single a month ago with the music video out last week. IROK contributor Kevin liked what he heard and prepared this interview.
Continue readingKMA2018: 15th Korean Music Awards Winners
Today, February 28th, the winners of the 15th Korean Music Awards were announced. Album of the Year: Kang Taegu – bleu Song of the Year: Hyukoh – “Tomboy” Artist of… Continue reading
KMA2018: Anna’s Predictions
The 15th Korean Music Awards are closing in and time has come for me to follow Cessa and Jung in offering my predictions for who the winners will be. This… Continue reading
KMA2018: Mini-Interview with KMA President Kim Chang Nam
February is my favorite time for blogging as I can’t help but get excited over the Korean Music Awards. To me, one of the strengths of the KMAs is how… Continue reading
KMA2018: Artist of the Year
The winners of the 15th Korean Music Awards will be announced at a ceremony next week. In preparation, I’ve been looking into the nominees for the main categories starting with… Continue reading
Mini-Interview with Night Riding
I already went over how much I like Night Riding when listing my 2017 top finds. I’ve wanted to reach out for an interview since the release of his second… Continue reading
KMA2018: Jung’s Predictions
Watching the Grammys fumble with genre representation year in and year out makes me appreciate the KMAs a little more. (I’m not even mad about this year, but I’m still… Continue reading