Articles Tagged ‘Korea’

May
19
Isu’s first solo album reviewed

MC the Max frontman Isu’s first solo album is here. So, how good is it? A new contributor here at SparkPlugged gives us an in-depth review of Isu’s debut, I AM.

May
18
PlayTalk’s take on the microblog

PlayTalk and Me2day are like the Korean cousins of Jaiku and Twitter, but one attempts to go beyond the confines of Wikipedia-defined microblogging.

May
10
Have a nice weekend and some Korean oldies

With a few days away from a computer, I thought I’d share some recent finds. Here’s a few gems of older Korean pop music…reminds me how much I love the classics.

Mar
11
Incheon Int’l Airport ranked #1

Incheon International Airport was ranked the “Best Airport Worldwide” by the Airports Council International (ACI). It’s worth noting that all the top 5 best airports were in Asia.

Mar
7
Yoon Band to play at SXSW

YB (Yoon Band, Yoon Do Hyun Band) will rock out at this year’s SXSW (South by Southwest). This is the quartet’s second year playing at the American music festival and they are the lone Korean band there. YB is yet another of the dozens of reasons to go to SXSW…

Feb
25
The fastest autofocus indeed

Does the Olympus E-3 really have the fastest autofocus? Who cares, one of their ads do. Here’s a Korean advertisement for the Olympus E-3 camera.

Feb
21
SG Wannabe to sing for Japanese film

The popular Korean R&B trio SG Wannabe is set to sing the theme song to the upcoming Japanese movie, Hanakage. This comes as much-needed good news for many SG Wannabe fans.

Feb
16
45RPM – Hit-Pop

I obviously went into 45RPM’s Hit-Pop with some skepticism. After watching their MBC comeback performance, how couldn’t I? Well, how did it turn out? Did my biases get the best of me or did the trio prove me wrong?

Feb
15
Masta Wu’s radio interview

Korean emcee Masta Wu recently did a radio interview with Jennifer of Alchemy, on SBS Radio in Australia.
In the interview, Masta Wu talks about his upcoming album and more.

Feb
11
Korean National Treasure lost in blaze

It stood for over 600 years but was destroyed by flames in one night. The two-story wooden structure at the heart of Seoul collapsed about five hours after it caught fire late Sunday, according to Yonhap.

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