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PSY vs the generic K-pop girls

PSY has thrashed the lot of them when it comes to YouTube views. And now he’s up against KARA, SiSTAR and 4Minute in the Soju Wars. According to Koreabang, Jinro’s Chamiseul outsells Lotte’s Cheoeum Cheoreom by almost 3 to 1. PSY has now signed up to promote Jinro, while Hara, Hyolyn and HyunA have just … [Read More]

MBC K-pop gig sells out within a couple of hours

I’m pleasantly surprised that, despite all the negative vibes about MBC and the absence of a really big name in the line-up, the K-pop bash at the indigO2 seems to have sold out within a couple of hours. The off-on gig, originally pencilled in for the Jubilee weekend, is now scheduled for 23 June, but … [Read More]