I posted T-ara's "Ya Ya Ya" vid over at poptimists, and I'm posting here as well, since, if the past is any guide, the poptimist mass are too intimidated by the soberness and severity of Korean music videos to offer an opinion, leaving it to us. But you should visit and check out what I said.

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The Singles Jukebox, which is by far the best review site I see regularly,* has just started its second annual Amnesty Week: each of the regular writers nominates a favorite single that hasn't yet gotten a Jukebox review, and then we all review the nominees. Lots of good stuff; I've already awarded one 9, with two or three more to come, which ( Read more... )

Trying to start a conversation over on poptimists about the new IU video ("Good Day ( Read more... )

I just discovered My First Love Story, a Tumblr whose author, Maddie, describes the blog's objectives as: "My ideas about/analyses of K-pop in relation to feminism, the music industry (both North American and Korean), and the portrayal of Asian femininity in media (both North American and Korean). Continued exploration of my diminished and/or ( Read more... )