2017 has been an epic year for Korean hip-hop. The community has grown in leaps and bounds thanks to rollover fans from K-pop and hip-hop heads discovering our faves through …
Read More »[Event] Just Music actually brought out the whole crew to perform massive show in LA
At every concert ever, artists say the same damn thing in the mic at the end of the show: “I’ll be back! I promise!” But none of us can hold …
Read More »[Event] Turbo lit up the California desert and made my K-pop dream come true
My love for Turbo runs deep. One night in my early days of K-pop, I wandered around YouTube with a curious mind, and I fell down a rabbit hole that …
Read More »[Event] Oi-SKALL Mates bring Japanese ska and their energetic show to LA
Sometimes I feel like we get stuck in this rut of K-pop or J-pop and we never step outside of it. We become attached to our genres and never venture …
Read More »[Event] Kidoh finally got a show together in LA and rocked Club Bound
As you might remember from our recent exclusive interview with KIDOH, he mentioned he was hoping to put a show together while in LA. Time was ticking and I was …
Read More »[Video Interview] [Event] VAMPS talks new music, Miyavi collab at outstanding LA show
Being granted a surprise interview with VAMPS was probably one of the most frightening shocks I’d ever received. When I had gotten an email that said I secured an interview …
Read More »[Video Interview] Kidoh talks Stardom & Topp Dogg exit, his new music, loving LA
When I heard Kidoh was spending quality time in Los Angeles, I threw caution to the wind and reached out to him to find out all the dirt on what …
Read More »[Event] Hyukoh blesses fans by making them an emotional mess at Los Angeles tour stop
Hyukoh stood on the stage at the Mayan Theater tired and sick with a cold, and rocked harder live than any indie band I’ve ever seen. I don’t even know …
Read More »[Event] 2 nights with BTS in Los Angeles converts a skeptic into a believer
Editor’s Note: I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the hilarity of the timing of this event coverage given that BTS stans have labelled Asian Junkie as a BTS …
Read More »SXSW 2017: Red Velvet provide desperately needed shot of energy at ‘K-Pop Night Out’
Ask almost anyone who showed up for SXSW 2017‘s now famous ‘K-Pop Night Out‘ who they were in line to see this year, and their reply would be Red Velvet. …
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