I spent the better part of my recent Boys Planet recaps complaining about the show’s predictable and dull formula. So, I’d like to offer a counterpoint to those complaints today. It’s not often I devote an entire post to a TV show, but I want to bring attention to what may be the best audition … Continue reading
Tag Archives: variety
LOUD Recap + P Nation’s “I’m Your Brother” Review
Those of you who follow my twitter account know that I’ve spent the past few weeks gushing about how great survival series LOUD has been. If you’re not already watching the show, there’s still time to catch up! I’m a veteran watcher of Korean survival/audition series, having followed the vast majority of them since 2013. … Continue reading
Six K-Pop Idol Variety Concepts I’d Like to See (Instead of another survival series)
On top of everything else, I’m a voracious consumer of idol variety shows. I love nothing more than a great idol variety concept. As K-pop has grown more popular internationally, most idol variety has moved online. Usually the “episodes” are bite-sized – designed with this meme-happy generation in mind. The longer, TV-based series that still … Continue reading
The Top Five Korean Variety Shows of 2019
For my final year-end list, I like to shine a spotlight on Korean variety — a vital component of K-pop’s appeal. As always, this countdown is very much my own opinion, and has a definite idol group bias. This is a K-pop blog, after all! + Make sure to check out the rest of the … Continue reading
The Top Five Korean Variety Shows of 2018
Though I rarely mention them on this site, variety shows are a huge cornerstone of the K-pop experience. I wasn’t able to cobble up a list of ten series like last year, but I still wanted to spotlight my favorite series of 2018. Given that The Bias List is a site focused primarily on idol … Continue reading
The Top 10 Korean Variety Shows of 2017
Despite an extended strike sidelining much of the major networks’ output during 2017’s second half, Korean variety was quite strong this year. Taking a look at the following list, it will quickly become clear that my taste tends to steer towards idol-specific variety series, which makes sense since this is a k-pop blog first and … Continue reading