The Next K-Pop Star!!!

So for all you Americans, we have American Idol. Now there are a whole bunch of versions of American Idol around the world and on American Idol we actually get a lot of international people who try out. Korea has their own version called SBS K-POP STAR and is a collaboration between the three big entertainment companies SM, YG and JYP. And instead of Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson you've got international star BoA, Pop-Star and CEO J.Y.Park, and CEO of YG Entertainment Yang Hyun Suk.

Auditions have been taking place all over the world from France to Argentina. Contestants are judged on singing, dancing or rapping talent. You could win 300,000,000 KRW ($285,000,000) including the release of of international album and be accepted into YG, SM or JYP training programs! Oh, they train you good...whip you into shape!

Check out this clip of 15-year-old Park Ji Min covering Adele's Rolling in the Deep.

Let's Learn Korean!

The New Year is coming up! So let's learn how to say it in Korean! Sae hae bok mani badesyo!

K-Pop Obsession: Co-Ed School Bbiribbom Bberibbom

There are not many groups in Korea that are both girls and boys. I'm not saying there aren't any but not many that are 2+. Co-Ed School supposedly has four girls and 5 guys, they debuted way back in 2010 and I haven't really seen anything new since then. They had two hits and now I'm not even sure if they're still a group. They do have a sub-group called Five Dolls that consists of the 4 girls plus some other girl. The two hit singles are actually very good (despite the autotune scandals), but vastly different from each other. Bbiribbom Bberibom doesn't really mean anything, it's a cutsey-comical music video that has a cameo by T-ara's Eunjeung. You'll recognize some of the music and dance moves in resemblance to Lady Gaga's "Telephone."

Visual Concept: ♥♥.5/5 Video Concept: ♥♥♥/5 Singing Talent: ♥♥♥♥/5 Music/Sound: ♥♥♥♥/5 Dancing: ♥♥♥/5 English Usage: ♥♥/5

Overall Rating: ♥♥♥/5

Happy Christmas!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas day. I hope Santa brought you some gifts that you'll cherish for a long time. To celebrate, let's look at some beautiful Korean and Japanese Christmas Cakes. First up is Korean cakes!

And now some Japanese Cakes!

K-Pop Obsession: Jinwoon's You Walking Towards Me

This weeks obsession is not the usual poppy synth with catchy dance moves. It's Jinwoon from ballad group 2AM! He's actually a very talented guitar player, I was very impressed. I think I like him the best out of 2AM, he makes the funniest faces and is always so cute! His song, "You Walking Towards Me" is very soothing and the video unusual for a music video.



Visual Concept: ♥♥♥/5 Video Concept: ♥♥♥/5 Singing Talent: ♥♥♥♥♥/5 Music/Sound: ♥♥♥♥/5 Dancing: N/A English Usage: N/A

Overall Rating: ♥♥♥.5/5

Rice Field Art

In Inakadate, Japan the farmers are known for their agriculture artistry. Check out some of the amazing images in rice!

Let's Learn Korean!!!

It's been a while since the last Korean lesson, but here we go! Check out this site. It helps you learn the Korean Hangul using an interactive site!!!