From the category archives:

Shinhwa

Saharial gets it spot-on

by Philip Gowman on 30 December, 2008

in 2008 year-end posts, K-pop rock and indie, Shinhwa

LKL’s K-pop pundit Saharial led the way; MBC followed. Shinhwa’s Jun Jin is artiste of the year.

Tagged as: Ticker

{ 1 comment }

A nomination for Artiste of the Year 2008

10 December 2008 2008 year-end posts
Thumbnail image for A nomination for Artiste of the Year 2008

Saharial highlights a performer whose star has been rising this year

Read the full article →

LKL Critics’ Choice 2008: Saharial

5 December 2008 2008 year-end posts
Thumbnail image for LKL Critics’ Choice 2008: Saharial

Saharial presents her choices of 2008’s finest Korean albums. And they’re not all by Shinhwa.

Read the full article →

A nomination for artiste of the year

18 December 2007 2007 year-end posts
Thumbnail image for A nomination for artiste of the year

In more than a footnote to her Critic’s Choice article, Saharial reviews the achievements of Lee Minwoo this year

My personal nomination for artiste of the year goes to Lee Minwoo a.k.a. ‘M’. In the last 12 months he has not only released a live album and a third solo effort, and held successful tours in [...]

Read the full article →

LKL Critics’ Choice 2007: Saharial

15 December 2007 2007 year-end posts
Thumbnail image for LKL Critics’ Choice 2007: Saharial

Saharial, a moderator in the soompi forums and a self-confessed pop junkie, presents her selection of 2007 releases – and has some words of comfort for a disappointing release which didn’t make her list

First up is the King of Ballads — Sung Si Kyung. This sixteen track 5th Album called The Ballads opens with the [...]

Read the full article →

Korea’s cute and funky cultural exports

22 December 2006 Chatham House
Thumbnail image for Korea’s cute and funky cultural exports

Chatham House Korea Discussion Group
China’s ‘Korea Wave’: National Branding, Piracy, Idols and Fans
Speaker: Dr Rowan Pease, 6 December 2006, 1:15pm
If ever you get the chance to hear Rowan Pease talk on her chosen subject of the hallyu in China, drop everything and go to it. Even if you’ve heard some of her material before, there [...]

Read the full article →

Shinhwa: My Choice

12 November 2006 CD reviews
Thumbnail image for Shinhwa: My Choice

(January 2002)

My choice is a compilation of the highlights from Shinhwa’s first four albums, and so is a good place to start for those unfamiliar with one of Korea’s popular and longest-lived boy bands.
One of the more peculiar numbers is T.O.P. (Twinkling of Paradise), a reinterpretation of a famous Tchaikovsky melody, together with some rapping [...]

Read the full article →

Eric promotes Spam

3 April 2006 Celebs

A hallyu star promotes the rather unglamorous luncheon meat

Read the full article →