AOA Release Dance Practice in Cat Onesies!

"Like A Cat" has been another hit for AOA, which is still very high in the charts and will probably match "Short Hair"'s longevity very easily. To celebrate the music video gaining 3 million views, the group have uploaded a "special dance performance", where the group (minus Mina) perform the song in cat onesies. Watching them try to do the sexy choreography in the pyjamas which are massive on all of them is incredibly amusing. AOA's dance practices have always been fantastic, but this one really takes the cake.

BUT THAT'S NOT ALL! At the end the members have a literal "catwalk" in the costumes as a surprise!

Here's hoping they perform on a music show in these, that really would be something to see.

MV Review- GD X Taeyang's "Good Boy"

Good god.

Kpopular's 10 Cute K-pop Songs That Are Actually Good

Ah, winter. Nothing beats snuggling up near the fire in blankets with a cup of hot chocolate and reading a book under the light of a lamp, waiting for Christmas to finally come. But apart from that, winter's bloody miserable, especially in November when it's not even that cold, it's just really windy. The beautiful AOA came back last week to shield our hearts from the cold with the jam "Like A Cat", but of course people just had to complain. Talk about ungrateful :/

The type of people who throw presents back in the giver's face. Tut-tut.

Album Review- AOA's "Like A Cat"

I feel like a proud parent right now. After 2 years AOA are finally getting recognition and their single "Like A Cat" is still at high positions on charts despite competition from Kyuhyun, Hi Suhyun and MC Mong. Their first mini album "Short Hair" was pleasant but I was left waiting to see if AOA's future releases would offer even better content, and "Like A Cat" is certainly a step forward.

MV Review- AOA's "Like A Cat"

2014 has undoubtedly been AOA's time to shine and they've leapt up in popularity this year, though despite big success with Miniskirt and Short Hair many are reluctant to place them on the level of high tier groups. Not happy with this, the girls are back to prove these nay-sayers wrong with their new single and mini-album "Like A Cat".

Preview for "Like A Cat" Leaked, I Need a Moment to Calm Down

*SHRIEKS*

So a preview for AOA's new single "Like A Cat" has been uploaded and Brave Brothers has struck gold once again.

Sure it sounds pretty much the same as Miniskirt and Short Hair and the teasers outright lied to us but surely we all saw both those things coming anyway. After all this really is a prime example of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" because AOA have probably made the biggest leap out of all girl groups this year.

Also the preview looks visually OUTSTANDING (how can all seven of them look so perfect?), and with only two days until release we won't have to wait long for the full video and mini album.

Group Profile- VIXX

Group Name: VIXX
Company: Jellyfish Entertainment
Debut Date: 24th May 2012
Debut Song: "Super Hero"
Notable Songs: "On and On", "Voodoo Doll", "Eternity"
Latest Single: "Error"

MV Review- VIXX's "Error"

Last week VIXX returned with their second mini album "Error", and the eponymous title track is by far their strongest yet.

MV Review- Red Velvet's "Be Natural"

Red Velvet are here to give everyone a very nice distraction from the Luhan fiasco follow up single after ending their promotions for their bubbly debut song "Happiness", this time doing a complete 180 and doing a cover of the classic song from S.E.S.

How Will Luhan's Lawsuit Affect EXO?

Yesterday it was announced that Luhan was filing a lawsuit against SM using the same lawyer Kris did. SM's stock prices have sunk yet again and drama is already unfolding. Just how much will Luhan's lawsuit affect EXO's position as the number 1 boy band, and will they be able to recover?

Jessica Dropped From SNSD, The End Is Nigh

It's official - Jessica has left Girls' Generation, undoubtedly the most popular girl group in K-pop.

TTS Release MV Teaser & Highlight Medley for "Holler"

A teaser and highlight medley for TaeTiSeo's second mini album "Holler" have been released. A pre-release track "Whisper" came out on the 13th and it has stormed the charts since release, so it's safe to say there's a fair bit of hype surrounding this comeback.

Girls' Generation-TTS is the first sub-unit from the almighty Girls' Generation; debuting in 2012 with the mini album "Twinkle", the eponymous title track managed to get over 2.5 million downloads and twelve music show wins whilst the album managed to reach 126 on the Billboard 200.  

"Holler" will be available to buy physically on the 18th but the album will drop digitally tomorrow!

MV Review- SISTAR's "I Swear"

It's been just over a month since SISTAR returned and stormed the digital charts with their mini album "Touch & Move". Now that the lead single "Touch My Body" has lost momentum other artists have overtook the top spot, namely Winner and their debut single which I couldn't be bothered to review. Not content with this, SISTAR are back to punish those who dared try overthrow them with "I Swear".

MV Review- T-ara's "Sugar Free"

Rejoice for T-ara have returned with another banger and reminds everyone that the group is far from dead yet.

Ladies' Code's RiSe Also Passes Away

Another angel has gone as RiSe died today, the 7th of September, at 10:10am.

Ladies' Code's EunB Dies In Car Accident

It's been reported that EunB, a member of popular rookie group Ladies' Code, sadly passed away after a car crash at 1:20 a.m. KST on the 3rd of September.

SPICA Sub-unit SPICA.S Announced, Member Boa to Make Solo Debut

Yesterday B2M Entertainment released 3 images of a new sub-unit named "SPICA.S", which basically consists of all the members except Boa, who will instead be making her solo debut. The "S" in the name stands for special, which means they will be showing special talents of the members involved (basically they're going to show they're more than Boa's backup singers).

Next Month in K-Pop- September 2014: T-ara, 2PM, Jay Park and Girls' Generation TTS!

August has been quite the month for K-Pop: we've seen the debuts of SM and YG rookie groups Red Velvet and Winner, the latter managing to take the number 1 spot with Empty, and the debut of Taemin as a solo artist. Former giants SECRET and KARA both made flawless comebacks and SISTAR leapt back to the top with "I Swear". Orange Caramel also came back with My Copycat and a video in the style of "Where's Wally?". This month also saw the return of Super Junior and EXID, both of whom had their first comeback in 2 years. 

MV Review- Taemin's "Danger"

When I heard Taemin would be the first member of SHINee to make a solo debut, I'll admit I was a little confused. He may be the most well-rounded of the group but he still didn't strike me as an obvious choice, especially with Jonghyun in the group. Nevertheless, SHINee's maknae has certainly proved himself with "Danger".

EXID To Come Back Next Week!

It's been revealed that EXID's new mini album will be out on the 27th of August, which is now exactly one week's time. The single "Upside Down" will be their first under Yedang Entertainment and has been produced by legendary hit-maker Shinsadong Tiger, who this year has also done the glorious "B.B.B (Big Baby Baby)" and "One More". If this is anything like their previous songs, "Upside Down" is bound to be great.

MV Review- KARA's "Mamma Mia"

2013 was a frustrating year for me as a Kamilia. Disappointing sales, a ridiculous scandal and Nicole leaving the group was quite a big blow for me, and knowing that Jiyoung was also thinking of leaving was the final nail in the coffin. I wasn't even upset when Jiyoung and Nicole left, it just felt surreal. In fact it only really hit me when the first teaser for KARA Project was released, by which other girl groups such as AOA and Girl's Day had caught up on my bias list. When I first heard they were coming back I was honestly worried, but now they've returned I don't even know why.

MV Review- SECRET's "I'm In Love"

SECRET have had a rough ride recently: promotions for the fantastic "Talk That" were cut short by the car accident, Hyosung's Ilbe scandal resulted in quite a blow to their popularity and many were left disappointed by their last comeback "I Do I Do". Now SECRET are back with "I'm In Love", and when I say they're back I really mean it.

KARA Release Promising Album Preview for "Day & Night"

An album preview was uploaded onto YouTube the other day for KARA's 6th mini album "Day & Night", and it looks like it'll be a great release from the girls. The album will have 6 tracks: "Live", "Mamma Mia", "So Good", "24/7", "Red Light" and "Story". Fans are very excited about "Story" as the lyrics were written by members Gyuri, Seungyeon and Hara, whilst "Mamma Mia" promises to be a great single whilst sticking to KARA's usual sound.

It will be interesting how new member Youngji will contribute to the group and fill the void left by Nicole and Jiyoung when KARA come back in just over a week on the 18th.

Video Teaser for HA:TFELT's "Ain't Nobody" Released

Yesterday a teaser video for HA:TFELT's debut single "Ain't Nobody" was uploaded on JYP Entertainment's channel. The music featured has no vocals like the video for "Me?" did, in fact the music sounds completely different, having a piano as the main instrument instead of a guitar. It seems this single will have a sensitive concept and will be very different to the singles that the Wonder Girls usually sang.

HA:TFELT is the stage name that will be used by Yeeun from the Wonder Girls for her solo debut, and she has used this name previously as her pen-name as a songwriter.

Sulli to "Take a Break" From f(x) Promotions

After Sulli's mysterious disappearances from music shows recently, SM have announced today that she will be taking a break from all entertainment activities as per her request due to her physical and mental condition. It's really sad to know the rumours about her being pregnant have actually affected her well-being and hopefully she makes a speedy recovery.

Unfortunately f(x) have now finished promotions for "Red Light" (at least it was a week longer than "Pink Tape") but the other members will still be performing in the SMTOWN concert in August and will carry on with their solo activities. Apparently Victoria had stated "Red Light" will be getting a repackage not too long ago, so whether Sulli will participate in promotions (assuming this will actually happen) remains to be seen. Hopefully fans will be able to support Sulli and f(x) despite this news.

Wonder Girls' Yeeun To Make Solo Debut As HA:TFELT

MV Review- SISTAR's "Touch My Body"

It's been over a year since SISTAR smashed the digital charts and bagged multiple music show wins with "Give It To Me" and now they're back with the summer song "Touch My Body".

Kpopular!'s One Month Anniversary!(!!)

Whilst obviously not kpop news I thought I'd make a little post to say this blog is a month old (yay)! So with 180 views (44 of which apparently came from the news post about f(x)'s comeback and Krystal's teaser photos) I'd like to thank everyone who visited this blog.

Kpopular was originally created simply to fill up the long summer holiday but I'm now definitely going to continue it and hopefully feature different and original content in the near future! Thank you all again!

Infinite Release Teasers for "Back"

SISTAR Release Video Teaser for "Touch My Body"

Mark and Donghyuk Give Tour of New SM Rookies Site

MV Review- 100%'s "U Beauty"

SISTAR to Crush Everyone Mercilessly on 21st July with New Producer

Over 1000 Show Their Swag at Auditions for Hyuna's Comeback

"C'MON, STEP IT UP"

The other day over 1000 hopefuls showed up at auditions for Hyuna's dance team in her latest comeback. Of course, only the swaggiest can get through, and to show they have what it takes they'll have to blast through with Sanic speed.

Seriously though, 1000? I know Hyuna's pretty popular but that's huge. I guess it just shows how competitive this industry is. I'm assuming this means we'll get some great dancing for the MV though.

Album Review- f(x)'s "Red Light"

f(x)'s third album is here at long last and the phrase "OMG YAAAS SLAY GURLS SLAY" has never been more appropriate.

100% Release MV Teaser for "U Beauty" and Thankfully It Isn't Cute

After seeing the other trailers for the "Sunkiss" mini album I was slightly worried that the cute concept would mean a horribly generic and dull "noona killer" song and the whole MV would be them wandering around and flirting with the camera. However, the MV teaser for this seems standard 100% fare, meaning an incredibly uninteresting plot with Chanyong and another member with some girl thankfully interspersed with plenty of dance shots. The song also seems a lot better than whatever was playing in the background of the other teasers (which I'm praying is just an intro track) and after the marvellous Beat I'm really looking forward to this song.

100%'s new mini album "Sunkiss" will be released on the 7th of July.

MV Review- f(x)'s "Red Light"

IT'S HEEEEEEEEEEEEEERE.

*ahem* Yes, after a week of non-stop teasers and previews f(x) have finally returned and now we shall bask in their glory.

And they've returned with a dark and strange video.

The members look almost robotic in some parts, which only added to the effect.

MV Review- Fiestar's "One More"

I'll admit that when I watched the video this morning that I really didn't expect much for this. Not because I don't like Fiestar but because I've never paid too much attention to them and have only heard three songs from them. So I was quite surprised as to how impressed I was with "One More".

MV Teaser for "Red Light" Released + Audio Previews for 2 Songs From the Album!

*shrieks*

SM Town's YouTube channel has just uploaded the MV teaser for "Red Light", and by the looks of it the lead single, or at least the music video, will be available on the 3rd! As well as this, a group picture of them was released earlier today and audio previews for 2 new songs were released both yesterday and today.

Amber Completes Member Teasers for "Red Light"

Hyomin "Nice Body"- MV Review

After approximately 3697 teasers, Hyomin's "Nice Body" has finally been released. The T-ara member's solo debut was announced a while ago along with fellow member Jiyeon's and now that the latter has finished promotions for "1Min 1Sec" it's now time for Hyomin to take the stage.

Luna Shows New Hairstyle in "Red Light" Teasers

Video Preview of "Red Light" Shown on Inkigayo

*shrieks* HYPE IS REACHING MAXIMUM

Although this is only 7 seconds long so the song could still sound completely different, kpop teasers are known for this after all. But even still it was enough to get me very excited and now I really want to know what the song actually sounds like so it did its job.

Day 3 of f(x) Teasers With Victoria

Sulli's Teaser Images For "Red Light" Released

EXID Have Returned, Let Us Rejoice

EXID have signed a contract with Yedang Entertainment. The company has stated it is "accelerating the preparations for EXID's comeback album", so hopefully we will get to see them soon!

Promotions for the group seemingly ground to a halt after the wonderful "Every Night"; afterwards sub-unit Dasoni made a debut and then the group hasn't really done anything since, staying quiet for well over a year. This really was a shame as the group came pretty close to breaking through and becoming a notable group but now they finally have a chance.

EXID's "Every Night" has 6 million views on YouTube.

f(x) to Come Back on 7th July with "Red Light", Krystal's Teaser Pictures Released

Audio Teaser for Pink BnN released

So an audio teaser for Pink BnN has been released on A Pink's YouTube channel. By the sound of it BnN does indeed stand for Bomi and Namjoo as Naeun doesn't seem to be singing in this teaser, despite many are pointing out random parts of the audio clip and claiming it's Naeun. By the sound of it BnN's music may be more relaxed than A Pink's usual offerings, but not much is really shown so it looks like we'll have to wait a bit longer to get a clear idea as to what Pink BnN will be like.

A Pink Reveal Sub-unit "Pink BnN"

A Cube Entertainment have announced A Pink's first sub-unit "Pink BnN", but haven't specified which members will feature. Most fans seem to believe the name stands for Bomi n' Naeun or Bomi n' Namjoo, with others believing it's all three. Either way, for now it seems we'll have to wait for more information to be revealed.

Sera Leaves Nine Muses, MINEs Everywhere Shed Tears

Sera, a main vocalist and one of the most popular members of Nine Muses, has departed from the group. A spokesperson from Star Empire has said: "Sera's contract with the company has expired, and she will be graduating from Nine Muses in order to focus on her solo activities. We wish her all the best".

As if Eunji and Lee Sem leaving wasn't enough of a blow to their newfound popularity; Sera was undoubtedly one of the more likeable members of the group, especially after the BBC documentary and her YouTube videos. Now Euaerin, Hyemi and Minha are the only original members left and the group may well struggle to pick themselves up after three members leaving.

However not all hope is lost. The spokesperson said Nine Muses will have a comeback in August with a new member, hopefully they can continue their streak from last year despite the loss of momentum from Eunji, Lee Sem and now Sera departing from the group.

AOA "Short Hair"- Mini album Review

As AOA's popularity has seen a large increase after January's "Miniskirt", AOA have released their first mini album. The album has 7 tracks: 5 original songs and 2 are instrumentals.

AOA "Short Hair"- MV Review

AOA have teamed up with Brave Brothers again for their latest single and first mini album "Short Hair". I'll admit I was pretty excited for this comeback since I've been following the group since shortly after their debut and in my opinion they've so far improved with each comeback. So with my hopes pretty high I dived straight into the video.