K-Pop Mixtape: Bad Rep, Good Music

Se7en, Mighty Mouth, Ivy, MC Mong, T-Ara, B2ST, Block B, Jay Park, Seungri, Roy Kim
Despite Ivy's bad rep, she is still very successful
A lot of K-Pop fans are so devoted that even when scandals arise, they continue with undying loved for their beloved idols.
Whether an artist gets a bad reputation from a scandal or their personality, it seems to do little in keeping them back from making more great music.And sometimes the bad rep even helps them become more popular and famous!
Here is a collection of songs from artists who have not always been seen in the best light, but who continued on regardless – and we are happy they did!
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Se7en – “Better Together” (2010) Digital Bounce
Bad Rep: Recent massage parlor scandal resulted in the abolishment of the military PR unit
Mighty Mouth (feat. Soya) – “Bad Boy” (2012) Bad Boy
Bad Rep: Member Sangchu was also involved in the military scandal with Se7en
Ivy – “Sonata of Temptation” (2007) Vol. 2 – A Sweet Moment
Bad Rep: Music video plagiarism, sex tape scandal, suspicion that she is Wheesung’s cheating ex-girlfriend, and all around sassy attitude
MC Mong – “Circus” (2008) Show’s Just Begun
Bad Rep: Dodging his mandatory military service by having teeth removed,
T-Ara – “Cry Cry” (2011) Black Eyes
Bad Rep: Mean girls who like to bully
B2ST – “Shadow” (2013) Hard to Love, How to Love
Bad Rep: Junhyung has the rather unfortunate image as a ‘G-Dragon Wannabe’
Block B – “NalinA” (2012) Welcome to the Block
Bad Rep: Got the nickname ‘murder idols’ after their agency’s former CEO committed suicide
Jay Park – “Demon” (2011) Demon [digital single]
Bad Rep: Anti-Korean MySpace posts from his training days at JYP
Seungri – “V.V.I.P” (2011) V.V.I.P
Bad Rep: Japanese sex scandal got him labeled as a ‘sex-crazed idol’
Roy Kim – “Bom Bom Bom” (2013) Bom Bom Bom [single]
Bad Rep: Accusations that he plagiarized the song from Acoustic Rain’s “Love is Canon”
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Even if these artists have scandalous pasts, controversies, or a bad public image – their music is still fun to listen to!




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Actor Kim Soo-hyeon-I chosen as model for potato chips

Actor Kim Soo-hyeon-I has been chosen as the model for Orion Potato Chips.
The Kim Soo-hyeon-I from the action movie “Secretly and Greatly” has been moved exactly the way he is onto the ad. He was chosen for the reason that he is as old as the chips brand which was also created in 1988.
Orion goes ahead with ‘one more bag’ promotions. Those who have been selected for this unlimited package can log onto www.pocachip.co.kr and get a mobile coupon to exchange into a product. Pocachips have been sold for 25 years and has a record of more than 13 billion bags. The record so far was a hundred million bags sold last year.


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Girl Bullied For Her Looks Transforms into Girls’ Generation’s Jessica

The latest episode of “Let Me In 3” featured a guest who had been bullied “internationally” for her unfortunate looks and underwent a miraculous transformation into a celebrity, thanks to plastic surgery.
Shim Yura, an immigrant to the U.S., was described to be an extremely intelligent woman who had once received acceptance letters from prestigious Ivy League universities including Harvard, Princeton, and Columbia. She majored in marketing from the college of her choice. Despite her brilliance, she described her life to be one of suffering and tragedy due to her ugly features.
Throughout her life in the U.S., she said she was often discriminated as “the Ugly Korean.” Friends would ask whether all Koreans were “as ugly as she was.” Her protruding chin and hunched posture prompted her peers to call her an “old hag.” Even during the post-grad job search, her image was mentioned as a factor in rejecting her in companies.
The doctors of the show were sympathetic to her story and chose her as their next project. When she stepped into the studio after her makeover, the audience was speechless from the transformation. She was compared to Girls Generation’s Jessica, with long flowy hair to match. From a social outcast to virtually a celebrity, she changed into a new person. The audience could see that even her demeanor had changed from cloudy and depressing to a more cheerful character.
Netizens have responded with surprise. “It must be a new life for her,” “I bet it wasn’t easy to live abroad and be bullied so,” “It must be great,” “I really can’t tell it’s her!”

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Super Junior 'SUPERSHOW5' Thailand Concert Finishes Successfully

Group Super Junior has successfully completed their 'SUPERSHOW5' concert in Thailand.
On August 3-4, they held their 'SUPERSHOW5' concert in Bangkok at the Impact Arena.
They sang a variety of hit songs from "Mr.Simple" to "Sexy, Free & Single" for a total of 26 songs. They also held unit, individual and group performances on stage and created a more diverse stage performance.


Fans also showed their support for Kangin, who had been away for awhile due to the army.
A day before their concert, they held a press conference in which over 100 reporters and media attended in order to catch a glimpse of the group.
On the other hand, they will be continuing to Taiwan on August 10-12 for their 'SUPERSHOW5' tour.

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2NE1 having fun in a bathroom for their 1st MV teaser for 'Do You Love Me'

Blackjacks get ready, only a few more days until 2NE1 release their second of four summer digital singles, "Do You Love Me".

Due to tight filming schedules, plans for a professional-style music video had to be scrapped to keep with the single's release date. Instead, 2NE1 have opted for a home-made style music video. 

Filmed guerilla-style by the girls themselves. In the clip, 2NE1 look to be preparing to shoot some footage for the music video in a small bathroom. The girls clearly are having a blast, which is raising expectations for a really fun music video.  Fans also get to hear snippets of the upbeat "2NE1-style" song.

"Do You Love Me" will be released on August 7th.

Do you like this music video conceptso far? What do you think of the song?


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Eye Candy: Male Rappers

Throw away the false pretense that agencies make certain idols the rappers of their groups because their vocals aren't as impressive. Trust us - we've seen guys try and end up sounding like they were trying to read lines from a textbook really, really fast... words in a different language. So in the end, it just sounds like the poor guy is having a tongue seizure. 

But here's to the guys who have an exceptional knack for rapping. Whether it be their husky voices or impeccable dictation, these guys have a presence and lingering impression that's not easily replicable. Check out some of our favorite male rappers below!

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Big Bang's G-Dragon

B.A.P's Bang Yong Guk

Super Junior's Eunhyuk

M.I.B's 5Zic


EXO-K's Chanyeol

EXO-M's Kris


B2ST's Junhyung


MBLAQ's Mir


Block B's Zico


INFINITE's Dongwoo

B1A4's Baro


U-KISS' Eli


2PM's Taecyeon

TEEN TOP's L.Joe


SHINee's Minho

Like we mentioned earlier, these are only some of our favorite male rappers who consistently seem to send K-pop into a frenzy. Who are your favorite male rappers?

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EXO's 'Emergency' repackage album has finally been released!

If crashing Syannara is any indication, EXO's latest album 'Emergency', a repackage of their full album 'XOXO(Kiss&Hug)' will be another hit for the band.

The new album, has fourteen tracks, three totally new songs including: "Growl", "XOXO", and "Lucky".

The group has already been promoting the title track from this album, "Growl" on music shows and now fans can hear the other new tracks.

There were also hints that we're getting a drama version of the already released "Growl" msuic video because the "Wolf" drama version ended in a 'To Be Continued', so stay tuned!



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