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
Thanks again to Anna for inviting me to be part of the prediction posts this year yet again! I failed miserably to keep up with Korean music in 2015, but I’m still going to go ahead and hope that I get at least a few right this time. So here are my predictions, along with… Continue reading
Album of the Year Personal Pick: I’m so glad to have discovered Kim Sawol. Her music is absolutely beautiful. I can’t express enough how much I love this album, but just take my word for it – you should check it out. Prediction: Considering the circumstances regarding E SENS – his drug abuse and time… Continue reading
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
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
The winners of the Mnet 20’s Choice awards were announced during a summer party themed event today. The Koxx won the 20’s Band category in competition with Daybreak, Glen Check, Guckkasten and Monni. Busker Busker took home the 20’s Online Music category in competition with IU, LeeSsang, Se7en and T-ara. During the event Ailee offered… Continue reading
In the habit of releasing new music every June, electro rock band The KOXX followed debut EP Enter with first full-lengt album Access OK and on June 26th a year later they’re back with second EP Bon Voyage. The EP introduces four new tracks and is promoted with a music video for “사랑춤”. Earlier this… Continue reading
Though awards are usually something of an end-of-the-year affair, Mnet has a summer award called 20’s Choice coming up, premiering actors, musicians and other people often seen in media that appeal to people in their 20s. Among the seventeen categories there is the 20’s Band Music choice pitching Guckkasten, Glen Check, Daybreak, Monni and The… Continue reading
Korean rhythm game Tap Sonic has been around since the end of 2010 and won Best Entertainment App at App Award Korea 2011. Last week came the first We Love Tapsonic digital single and when part two followed on May 31st psychedelic rock band Telefly had contributed new song “바람꽃”. The application is available for… Continue reading
No strangers to working with idols, The KOXX who wrote a song for the solo debut of Brown Eyed Girl‘s Miryo have now not only written and arranged but also produced the song “Dream Racer” for 4minute‘s third mini album Volume Up. The mini album was released on April 9th. According to enewsWorld the two… Continue reading