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 salty about 1989 over To Pimp a Butterfly two years ago.) Sure, the KMA also has critics and works in a different environment, but representation… Continue reading
Author Archives → Jung
KMA2017: Jung’s Predictions
Doing this the last couple years taught me that I’m really bad at making award predictions! Still, I think this is a fun exercise for anyone who pays even cursory attention to the Korean music scene, so I’m glad to be back. Without further ado: Album of the Year Strong field! After an anomalous year… Continue reading
KMA2016: Jung’s Predictions
It’s KMA season again! I haven’t prepared myself very well this year, but I’m going to try my hand at this guessing thing regardless. The selection committee had a few surprise nominations up their sleeve as always (at least, they were surprising to me), but a couple of those were some of my own favorites… Continue reading
KMA2015: Jung’s Predictions
I love sports, but one look at my March Madness brackets or World Cup predictions will tell you that I don’t have the best luck when it comes to predicting outcomes of things. (Super Bowl prop bets would probably ruin me.) But the KMAs? Well, maybe I can get a break here. It’s encouraging to… Continue reading