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K-Pop Idols Who Spent The Longest Years in Training

August 1, 2022May 13, 2023 koreanophilesg-dragon, gsoul, jihyo, johnny, nct, red velvet, seulgi, twice

We all know how the K-Pop industry works. An idol only gets to the stage once he/she passes through the bloody training program of entertainment companies. Others have it easy by going through just a few months of training while others have it longer than the group’s existence. Here are some of the K-Pop idols we look up to today who spent years to debut and reach the status they have right now. RED VELVET SEULGI The group’s lead dancer trained since 2007, even before SHINee, f(x), and EXO debuted.…

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The Year Of K-Pop Idols’ Military Enlistment

August 18, 2021August 18, 2021 koreanophilesab6ix, ateez, BTS, cix, day6, enlistment, golden child, ikon, kpop, military, nct, NCT 127, nct dream, nuest, onf, seventeen, sf9, stray kids, the boyz, treasure, TXT, verivery, victon, wei

Do you want to know what year your favorite group will possibly start enlisting in the military? We got you! Check out if your fave groups are here. Make sure you also remember the year so that you will not be shocked when the time comes~ (Based on the age of the oldest member(s) that’s required to enlist in the military) DAY6 Debut date: 2015 Year that a member will start to enlist: 2021 SF9 Debut date: 2016 Year that a member will start to enlist: 2021 VICTON Debut date:…

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Best K-Pop Collabs From 2021

July 1, 2021August 16, 2022 koreanophiles2021, bang chan, ben&ben, BTS, collab, collaboration, day6, ed sheeran, girls generation, hyuna, jessi, kpop, nct, red velvet, seulgi, shinee, stray kids, taemin, taeyeon, taeyong, twice, tzuyu

There are several K-Pop collaborations that we cannot forget in the past years and there are several more we should add because 2021 gave us a lot! We can definitely say that we are blessed with great collaborations this year. Check out some of them here: HyunA x Dawn How can we not love this collaboration? Real lovers in one song <3 STREAM PING PONG~ Jessi x HyunA We’ve always wanted to see them in one stage and KBS Music Bank made it happen! For Music Bank’s half-year special, Jessi and…

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K-Pop Songs You Didn’t Know Were Remakes

June 17, 2021May 29, 2023 koreanophilesaespa, baekhyun, BTS, doyoung, exo, jhope, joy, kpop, nct, nct dream, Oh My Girl, red velvet, remake, too, TXT

If you have been listening to K-Pop for years, you might not know that some of them are remakes! Hits from the 80s, 90s Korean stars often get a remake from newer artists. As K-Pop receives attention globally, some of your favorite songs are remade by Western artists. Here are some of them: J-Hope’s Chicken Noodle Soup Original: Webstar, Young B Remake: VAV’s Senorita Original: Kay One feat. Pietro Lombardi Remake: aespa’s Next Level Original: A$ton Wyld Remake: TOO’s Dancing in the moonlight Original: King Harvest Remake: Joy’s Hello Original:…

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Korean Celebrities Who Resemble Each Other

June 16, 2021March 11, 2024 koreanophilesaespa, bigbang, btob, gdragon, girls generation, kim soo hyun, korean celebrities, nct, nct dream, nuest, shinee, super junior, TXT

Memorizing the names of each member of the group would be the hardest part for a newbie fan. Confusing names and members looking alike are some of the most common lines from a new fan. In the Korean Entertainment Industry, there are a lot more personalities who resemble each other! Here are some of them: 1) Park Seo Jun, NU’EST Minhyun, and Lee Ji Hoon 2) SEVENTEEN’s Jun and SUPER JUNIOR’s Heechul 3) NU’EST Ren and Luhan 4) Kim Minjae and Yeo Jin Goo 5) NCT’s Mark and Kim…

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NCT And their Endless Subunits

June 10, 2021September 22, 2022 koreanophilesczennie, nct, NCT 127, NCT 2018, NCT 2020, nct dream, NCT U, nctzen, sm entertainment, wayv

It might be hard for a newbie NCTzen to comprehend all the subunits and the concept of the group itself. Here’s a quick guide for SM Entertainment‘s largest boy group to date. The entertainment debuted the group in 2016 explaining the “unlimited” number of members within the group who would go on to debut in subsequent units. In the same year subunits, NCT U, 127, Dream were launched and in 2019 a Chinese sub-unit debuted called WayV. NCT U NCT’s first unit, “U” standing for United. Originally consisted of Taeil,…

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NCT Dream Confirmed To Release A New Album

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 koreanophilesnct, nct dream

7 members of NCT DREAM are ready for their much-awaited return! SPOTV News reported that the NCT subunit is in preparation for a spring comeback which, SM Entertainment confirmed, “NCT DREAM is preparing a new album set to release in April.” This will be NCT DREAM’s first album since “Reload” which was released back in April 2020. It will also be Mark’s first comeback with the group more since “We Go Up” in September 2018. Mark, who previously graduated from the group was added again last year and will be…

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SM Entertainment Shaped Today’s K-Pop Culture

December 2, 2020October 30, 2023 koreanophilesaesoa, boa, culture, exo, f(x), girls generation, kpop, lee soo man, nct, red velvet, shinee, sm entertainment, smtown, super junior, tvxq

SM Entertainment has undoubtedly shaped K-pop culture as we know it today. CEO Lee Soo Man founded the first K-pop idol group and created the unique idol system that has become the industry standard. Other entertainment companies have followed SM’s lead, resulting in the vast and vibrant K-pop idol scene that we enjoy today. Their first-ever idol group H.O.T became phenomenal right after their debut. Followed by BoA and TVXQ which not only dominated South Korea but also opened the doors to the International market specifically, Japan and the US.…

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What’s In My Bag K-Pop Edition – Part 1

October 14, 2020August 20, 2022 koreanophiles2ne1, dara, donghae, girls generation, in my bag, irene, jaehyun, jessica jung, k-pop, kpop, minhyun, nct, nuest, red velvet, sana, super junior, twice, whats in my bag, yoona, 왓츠인마이백, 인마이백

Are you curious about what’s in your favorite k-pop idol’s bag? What do they bring with them every day, or what’s the most important stuff that they can’t live without? Or their “인생” item they highly recommend? Items that they can’t live without and make their life easier or more comfortable. Know more about your idols with their unique and some of their very personal items as they go through their bag on these clips. NU’EST Minhyun Jessica Jung NCT 127 Members BLACKPINK’s Jisoo Super Junior’s Donghae Girls’…