In less than a day the winners of the 14th Korean Music Awards will be announced. Although I usually love this time of the year–dedicating most of February to listening to and blogging about the nominees and the winners–this year I had to prioritize differently. Even so I’m very excited for the awards and have… Continue reading
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KMA2017: Nominees for 14th Korean Music Awards
The nominees for the 14th 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 1st 2015 and November 30th 2016. The Korean Music Awards do not take sales into consideration and the winners are determined by a panel of… Continue reading
Zandari Festa 2016 Review
Last year I attended Korean showcase festival Zandari Festa for the first time. I’d been hesitating about going for weeks, but ended up having such a great time that this year I made sure to plan a trip to Korea in time for Zandari Festa 2016. As this was I had prepared a bit better,… Continue reading
[History] Hello Rookies 2014
I frequently find myself looking up former contestants of Hello Rookie when writing small info snippets for various posts. Since the competition started in 2007 a large number of great bands and solo artists has gotten a share of the spotlight, and it’s particularly fun to see how the now more famous acts have evolved…. Continue reading
KMA2016: 13th Korean Music Awards Winners
Today, February 29th, the winners of the 13th Korean Music Awards were announced. EBS Space 공감 had a livestream for the event and a 2h special of the awards ceremony will be broadcast midnight between March 7-8. Album of the Year: E SENS – The Anectode Song of the Year: BIGBANG – “Bae Bae”… Continue reading
KMA2016: Nominees for 13th Korean Music Awards
The nominees for the 13th 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 1st 2014 and November 30th 2015. The Korean Music Awards do not take sales into consideration and the winners are determined by a panel of… Continue reading
KMA2015: Rookie of the Year
Before leaving room for a some other type of blog posts, the series to introduce all the nominees for this year’s Korean Music Awards continues from Artist of the Year yesterday with the nominees for Rookie of the Year today. Crush Crush release his first digital single Red Dress end of 2012. Since then… Continue reading
KMA2015: Song of the Year
The nominees for the 12th Korean Music Awards were announced last week. Yesterday we had a look at the albums competing to become Album of the Year and today we’ll continue with the songs that have been nominated for Song of the Year. 9 and the Numbers – “숨바꼭질 (Hider and Seeker)” Five years… Continue reading
Nominees for 12th Korean Music Awards
The nominees for the 12th annual Korean Music Awards were announced today at 11am, KST. The Korean Music Awards do not take sales into consideration and the winners are determined by a panel of music critics and industry experts, making it a Korean version of the Grammy’s. This year the ceremony will take place on… Continue reading
Hello Rookies of May & June
Since the last day of Mars artists have been able to apply for this year’s Hello Rookie competition. Applications are made on monthly basis with around seven bands usually picked for final audition in front of a live audience. The monthly winners are awarded 1 million won each and get to appear on a special… Continue reading