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Grading the K-Pop Agencies 2019: BIG HIT ENTERTAINMENT
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Grading the K-Pop Agencies 2019: BIG HIT ENTERTAINMENT

Posted on November 21, 2019 by Nick • 41 Comments

I’ve already offered my thoughts on the 2019 prospects of SM Entertainment, YG Entertainment and JYP Entertainment, but this year I’m adding a new agency to the fray. Big Hit Entertainment‘s achievements more than qualify them for the full-article analysis, so here we go! As usual, the thoughts are my own and aren’t privy to any … Continue reading →

Grading the K-Pop Agencies 2019: JYP ENTERTAINMENT
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Grading the K-Pop Agencies 2019: JYP ENTERTAINMENT

Posted on November 16, 2019 by Nick • 17 Comments

After taking a look at SM Entertainment and YG Entertainment earlier in the week, it’s time to move onto another of K-Pop’s leading agencies: JYP Entertainment. As usual, the thoughts are my own and aren’t privy to any insider information. I’m not taking into account things like profits and stock value. The purpose of these … Continue reading →

Grading the K-Pop Agencies 2019: YG ENTERTAINMENT
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Grading the K-Pop Agencies 2019: YG ENTERTAINMENT

Posted on November 13, 2019 by Nick • 20 Comments

After taking a look at SM Entertainment over the long weekend, it’s time to move onto an agency with very different activity in 2019. Prepare yourselves, friends. It’s YG Entertainment. As usual, the thoughts are my own and aren’t privy to any insider information. I’m not taking into account things like profits and stock value. … Continue reading →

Grading the K-Pop Agencies 2019: SM ENTERTAINMENT
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Grading the K-Pop Agencies 2019: SM ENTERTAINMENT

Posted on November 11, 2019 by Nick • 22 Comments

It’s that time of year again! Over the next few weeks, I’ll be looking at many of K-pop’s biggest agencies and offering my thoughts about how their 2019 went. First up is SM Entertainment. As usual, the thoughts are my own and aren’t privy to any insider information. I’m not taking into account things like … Continue reading →

Looking Back: The Top Three K-Pop Songs of April 2014
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Looking Back: The Top Three K-Pop Songs of April 2014

Posted on November 9, 2019 by Nick • 11 Comments

Since the start of The Bias List in January 2016, I’ve always looked back at my three favorite title tracks by K-pop artists each month. Now, it’s time to look even further into the past, one month at a time. And, yes, the top three rankings count toward The Bias List’s personal artist scorecard! Which … Continue reading →

Looking Back: The Top Three K-Pop Songs of December 2015
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Looking Back: The Top Three K-Pop Songs of December 2015

Posted on November 9, 2019 by Nick • 4 Comments

Since the start of The Bias List in January 2016, I’ve always looked back at my three favorite title tracks by K-pop artists each month. Now, it’s time to look even further into the past, one month at a time. And, yes, the top three rankings count toward The Bias List’s personal artist scorecard! Which … Continue reading →

Song Reviews: Ranking Queendom’s Final Comebacks
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Song Reviews: Ranking Queendom’s Final Comebacks

Posted on October 26, 2019 by Nick • 16 Comments

Queendom has become one of K-pop’s most pleasant surprises this year. Its conceit — five girl groups (and one soloist) competing for performance-based dominance — was shockingly good-natured in reality, allowing each act to showcase their charms without the kind of needless drama these series usually thrive on. In fact, I’d be just as happy … Continue reading →

Eight Lessons that 2019-era K-pop Could Learn from INFINITE’s The Chaser
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Eight Lessons that 2019-era K-pop Could Learn from INFINITE’s The Chaser

Posted on October 6, 2019 by Nick • 24 Comments

If you’ve been reading this site for any length of time, you’ve probably heard me go on about how I consider Infinite’s The Chaser to be the greatest K-pop song of all time. I’m not alone in this thinking, though newer K-pop fans might not even know that the track exists. If this is you, … Continue reading →

Looking Back: The Top Three K-Pop Songs of March 2015
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Looking Back: The Top Three K-Pop Songs of March 2015

Posted on September 29, 2019 by Nick • 4 Comments

Since the start of The Bias List in January 2016, I’ve always looked back at my three favorite title tracks by K-pop artists each month. Now, it’s time to look even further into the past, one month at a time. And, yes, the top three rankings count toward The Bias List’s personal artist scorecard! Which … Continue reading →

Looking Back: The Top Three K-Pop Songs of April 2015
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Looking Back: The Top Three K-Pop Songs of April 2015

Posted on August 24, 2019 by Nick • 2 Comments

Since the start of The Bias List in January 2016, I’ve always looked back at my three favorite title tracks by K-pop artists each month. Now, it’s time to look even further into the past, one month at a time. And, yes, the top three rankings count toward The Bias List’s personal artist scorecard! Which … Continue reading →

KCON LA 2019 – Recap & Review
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KCON LA 2019 – Recap & Review

Posted on August 20, 2019 by Nick • 8 Comments

With another year of KCON behind me, I’m feeling recharged. This is something I needed after a lackluster K-pop summer. Though KCON seemed a bit cursed at the beginning (both ONEUS and Chungha had to cancel, following Everglow who pulled out weeks earlier), it turned out to be a great year. It’s my fifth KCON … Continue reading →

Looking Back: The Top Three K-Pop Songs of November 2014
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Looking Back: The Top Three K-Pop Songs of November 2014

Posted on August 17, 2019 by Nick • 2 Comments

Since the start of The Bias List in January 2016, I’ve always looked back at my three favorite title tracks by K-pop artists each month. Now, it’s time to look even further into the past, one month at a time. And, yes, the top three rankings count toward The Bias List’s personal artist scorecard! Which … Continue reading →

Looking Back: The Top Three K-Pop Songs of November 2015
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Looking Back: The Top Three K-Pop Songs of November 2015

Posted on August 11, 2019 by Nick • 6 Comments

Since the start of The Bias List in January 2016, I’ve always looked back at my three favorite title tracks by K-pop artists each month. Now, it’s time to look even further into the past, one month at a time. And, yes, the top three rankings count toward The Bias List’s personal artist scorecard! Which … Continue reading →

How a Post-Produce 101 Industry is Stifling K-pop’s Creativity
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How a Post-Produce 101 Industry is Stifling K-pop’s Creativity

Posted on August 7, 2019 by Nick • 58 Comments

I’ll begin this latest Bias List screed by stating that I’m an avid watcher of K-pop’s survival series. From juggernauts like Produce 101 to barely-remembered blips like Under Nineteen, I love a good competition. And yet, I fear that the proliferation of these series is killing K-pop’s creativity. An Old-Fashioned Approach Back in the day … Continue reading →

Looking Back: The Top Three K-Pop Songs of October 2014
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Looking Back: The Top Three K-Pop Songs of October 2014

Posted on August 4, 2019 by Nick • 5 Comments

Since the start of The Bias List in January 2016, I’ve always looked back at my three favorite title tracks by K-pop artists each month. Now, it’s time to look even further into the past, one month at a time. And, yes, the top three rankings count toward The Bias List’s personal artist scorecard! Which … Continue reading →

Looking Back: The Top Three K-Pop Songs of October 2015
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Looking Back: The Top Three K-Pop Songs of October 2015

Posted on August 3, 2019 by Nick • 1 Comment

Since the start of The Bias List in January 2016, I’ve always looked back at my three favorite title tracks by K-pop artists each month. Now, it’s time to look even further into the past, one month at a time. And, yes, the top three rankings count toward The Bias List’s personal artist scorecard! Which … Continue reading →

Looking Back: The Top Three K-Pop Songs of September 2014
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Looking Back: The Top Three K-Pop Songs of September 2014

Posted on August 2, 2019 by Nick • 4 Comments

Since the start of The Bias List in January 2016, I’ve always looked back at my three favorite title tracks by K-pop artists each month. Now, it’s time to look even further into the past, one month at a time. And, yes, the top three rankings count toward The Bias List’s personal artist scorecard! Which … Continue reading →

Looking Back: The Top Three K-Pop Songs of September 2015
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Looking Back: The Top Three K-Pop Songs of September 2015

Posted on July 30, 2019 by Nick • 7 Comments

Since the start of The Bias List in January 2016, I’ve always looked back at my three favorite title tracks by K-pop artists each month. Now, it’s time to look even further into the past, one month at a time. And, yes, the top three rankings count toward The Bias List’s personal artist scorecard! Which … Continue reading →

Looking Back: The Top Three K-Pop Songs of May 2014
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Looking Back: The Top Three K-Pop Songs of May 2014

Posted on July 27, 2019 by Nick • 8 Comments

Since the start of The Bias List in January 2016, I’ve always looked back at my three favorite title tracks by K-pop artists each month. Now, it’s time to look even further into the past, one month at a time. And, yes, the top three rankings count toward The Bias List’s personal artist scorecard! Which … Continue reading →

The Fifteen Longest K-Pop Hiatuses (post-2016)
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The Fifteen Longest K-Pop Hiatuses (post-2016)

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Nick • 21 Comments

As I impatiently wait for some of my favorite acts to make long-overdue comebacks, it made me wonder how long the longest K-pop hiatuses have been. So, I did some research! The following statistics are rounded by month rather than specific days, unless there was a tie between two acts. I’ve kept my focus to … Continue reading →

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