Hey, remember when SM Entertainment employees thought their building was going to collapse, basically because of their synchronized dancing on practice floors? Well, now they’ve dedicated a YouTube channel to …
Read More »S.E.S.’s 2001 hit “Just In Love”, also the spiritual predecessor to A Pink’s “No No No”, gets a remastered MV
This music video from 2001 is actually for a Korean version of S.E.S.‘s 1999 Japanese single “Just In Love“, released on their Surprise compilation album. Like most of their singles, …
Read More »SNSD’s “Gee” MV gets a deserved remaster for helping to set the table for K-pop
As I’ve been saying over the course of the SM Remastering Project, more than anything this has allowed us to reminisce on the company’s past hits, and their latest is …
Read More »[Review] Jessica’s follow-up novel ‘Bright’ starts slowly but definitely delivers on drama
When former SNSD member Jessica released her debut novel Shine, I blazed through it in one unadvisable caffeine-fueled night, but oddly enough it was surprisingly enjoyable for what it was. …
Read More »NCT’s 800 members doing synchronized choreo made people think SME’s building was gonna collapse, investigation finds
After a serious scare in the relatively new SM Entertainment building, with people complaining of tremors on certain floors and windows cracking, a two-month investigation turned in its results and …
Read More »aespa get “apology” from Kyungbock High after stage invasion, lax security, harassing comments at festival
aespa recently performed at Kyungbock High School, where SM Entertainment founder Lee Soo Man graduated from. People were looking forward to it as it’s seen as an SME tradition, with …
Read More »SHINee’s “Replay” MV gets remastered, song remains great just like Taemin’s hair
Since debuting in 2008, SHINee have been A Thing and when all is said and done will go down as legends in the industry. For me, they probably have my …
Read More »Quick Reviews: SUMIN’s remix of Kai’s “Peaches” is one of the few from SME that works
SM Entertainment‘s official remixes are almost universally worse than the original, and many are just straight-up fucking terrible. So I was pleasantly surprised by a remix of (EXO) Kai‘s “Peaches” …
Read More »BoA’s 2004 image change produced a classic in “My Name”, which gets a remaster from SME
In 2004, BoA was about four years into her career, and her image could probably be explained best by the title of her last Korean release, “Atlantis Princess“. It sounds …
Read More »“Perfect Man”, one of Shinhwa’s signature tracks, gets the remastering treatment
It’s still nuts to me that Shinhwa debuted in 1998, left SM Entertainment before it was cool, and remains together to this day. After a rather slow start to their …
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