December Program

December turned out to be another sad month. The computer crashed and we could not have our K-pop program. Sorry teens! The computer is now fixed so we will have a re-cap of 2013's greatest hits of K-Pop in January; plus we will check out all the new ones that came out in November and December. Meanwhile, don't forget to check out Mr.Mr.'s "Do You Feel Me". Also with great anticipation of JunHyung of Beast (B2ST)'s solo album.

2NE1 - Missing You

On November 21, 2NE! release a new single "Missing You". If you are familiar with 2NE1's music, this is similar to their style. The song has a strong bass and sad feeling. 2NE1 will be kicking off their World Tour in March 2014 in Korea and then they will travel to many place around the world: China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan and Malaysia.

INFINITE won two awards at MAMA

INFINITE Won two awards at the Mnet Asian Music Award (MAMA). This year, MAMA is held at the Asian Expo Arena in Hong Kong on November 22, 2013. Many celebrities were there from Korea: Rain, Big Bang, 2NE1, EXO, Crayon Pop, Lee Hyori, and many others. INFINITE won Best Male Group and Best Worldwide Performer Award. Congratulations, INFINITE!!

What's new?

There are a lot of new songs since October. Here are some new ones that I came across:

1. U-Kiss - She is Mine
   Even without Dongho, U-Kiss is still able to pull this one off with catchy melody and a great rap section featuring AJ and Eli. I love the black/white images in the MV with the highlight of the different shoe colors.
2. Kahi - It's Me (Feat. Dumbfoundead)
   If you like After School's Kahi before. You will love her even more. She is more sophisticated and very sexy in her latest MV.
3. Boys Republic - You Are Special
   This five-boy band has the potential and engergy to make it. The song has an electronic feel but the main melody is still attractive to the audience.
4. Kim Jae Jong - Just Another Girl
   JYJ's Hero Jaejong has a new song! I am a great fan of Jaejong. He sings so well. In this song, I love the piano intro. When I first heard the song, it reminds me of heartbreaking sadness. However, the melody and lyric allow one to totally emerge into the music. Jaejong's powerful and sensual voice makes this song a big hit.

November

Somehow Teen'Scape messed up my November program date, so there was no K-pop program, sorry for those who came. I attended the INFINITE 1st World Tour One Great Step Concert at the Nokia Theater last Friday, November 8, 2013. We waited in line since 5:00 pm. After a two hours wait outside, the door opened at 7:00 pm and we finally got in. The concert was spectacular! INFINITE sang all their greatest hits and the whole concert was so much fun. I hope they come back to L.A. soon!!

October Program

it is so great to see several of the teens. We watched several MVs with Halloween elements including M.Pire's "We Can't be Friend". One was a really funny one by Koyote named "Hollywood". Many famous characters appeared in this MV -- Spiderman, Batman, Cat Woman, Marilyn Monroe, Captain American, etc. During this program, the teens enjoyed the following songs:

1. Teen Top - Rocking
2. BtoB - Thriller

More news about the group M.Pire. Lumin, a former member of F. Cuz has now joined M.Pire that will make M.Pire seven members strong.

5dolls - Can You Love Me?

If you are wondering why this six girl group, 5dolls (F-VE Dolls), has seven people in their latest MV. It is because Dani from T-ARA N4 is lending a helping hand. Dani made a rap featuring of the song and joined their performance. The song shows a more innocence and girly look of the girls with the acoustic guitar music. It will give a refreshing look from their last song -- Soulmate.

Henry's new song 1-4-3 (love)

Super Junior M's Henry is busy with new song and drama. In his new song 1-4-3, it also features Amber from f(x) in a segment of rap. In addition, Henry will be active in China filming a new drama "My Sweet City". His fans will be looking forward to see him in this new drama.

OST in Master's Sun

There are two very beautiful songs in the Drama Master's Sun. One is "Crazy of You" by Hyolin and the other is "Touch Love" by Yoon Mirae. They suit the drama really well with these two very romantic songs. Yet there is one other song "No Matter What" by Seo In Guk -- another ballard love song. One will enjoy his powerful and amazing voice.

BtoB - Thriller

Check out BtoB's new single Thriller. Even though, it doesn't measure up to their other songs but I still like this very much especially Minhyuk and Ilhoon‘s rap sections. BtoB is always one of my favorite group. In this MV, Peniel only has a few shots not sure why maybe because he does not have a big rap section. I still like the dance move. It definitely has a Halloween feel!!

Phantom is one year old!

The group Phantom turns one year old. Their latest song entitled "I already Know" is such a sweet hit with soothing feel and great voices from Sanchez and Hanhae. Check it out here: I Already Know.

Catchy Toons

Recently I was looking through some of the older songs by idol groups and found two very good ones that I really like

1. Paradise by Infinite
2. Aftereffect by ZE:A

Both songs have very catchy chorus and melody. They are very addicting. I can't stop listening to them.

F(X) - Rum Pum Pum Pum

I am impressed with f(x)'s latest MV Rum Pum Pum Pum The electronic feel and colorful MV attracted me to the song. I really like Amber's rap and the great dance moves. Check it out!!

Kim Hyun Joong's new album

There were two songs that are worth listening to in Kim Hyun Joong's new album "Unbreakable". Besides, the main title track "Unbreakable" which feature Jay Park as well, both Let's Party and Gentleman are great fun songs to listen to.

August K-Pop Program

We have quite a few first time attendees in the audience at yesterday's program. We had a blast listening to many new songs:

1. Hurricane by B.A.P
2. Hyde by VIXX
3. Tell Me, Tell Me by Rainbow
4. Shadow by B2ST
5. No No No by APINK
6. Be Ambitious by Dal Shabat
7. Destiny by Infinite
8. Unbreakable by Kim Hyun Joong

Among the favorite are Hurricane, Destiny, and Hyde. Of course my favorite No No No by APINK with their cuteness and pretty outfits in the MV. We will listen to more new song in September. Please come and join us.

July's Favorite

Thanks to all who showed up at yesterday's program. We have great attendance. The following are the favorites from both the 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm programs.

• B1A4 - What is happening?
• B.A.P. - Coffee Shop
• K.Will - Love Blossom (feature Infinite's L and SISTAR's Dasom)
• MBLAQ - Smoky Girl
• U-Kiss - Standing Still

If you missed this program, come next time!!

Henry's new song "Trap"

I can't believe they don't consider Henry and Zhou Mi as members of Super Junior. I guess they are consider official members of Super Junior-M (Mandarin Group). Anyhow, I really like Henry's new song -- Trap. It is a hip hop song with great melody and catchy lyrics. Henry can play several instruments. In this MV, he plays the piano. In addition, label mates, Taemin and Kyuhyun also appear in his MV that makes the song more poweful.

History's Dreamer Album

I came across this group called HISTORY. Their latest single Dreamer is amazing. Great harmony with the voices and also feature narrative from Son Dam Bi and IU. The group debuts in April this year. Also check out songs like "D-Day" and "The Last Time" on the Dreamer album.

Eunhyuk and Donghae are back!

It has been a while since their successful song "Oppa, Oppa". Now Super Junior's Eunhyuk and Donghae are back with a new MV I Wanna Dance. Check out the fantastic dance moves by the dynamic duo.

2PM's new album - Crown

2PM's latest album, Crown, has two title songs: All Day I Think Of You and Come Back When You Hear This Song. Their concert in Gangnam station, Korea, was a huge success. Many clips can be found on Youtube.

June's Favorite song in Teen'Scape

It must be finals week. Many of the regulars are not there this week. Among all the songs and MVs that we listen to, and there are quite a few of them: G.NA's Oops, Nine Muse's Wild, C-Clown's Shaking Heart, B1A4's Tried to Walk, 4MINUTE's What's Your Name, and U-Beat's Should Have Treated You Better. However, the teens' favorite this month is BtoB's 2nd Confession. This is BtoB's latest single!!

Infinite's "Man in Love" has two versions

News this week:

1. If you like Infinite's "Man In love", the Japnese version is just as cute and powerful. Check it out here
2. Shinhwa's latest hit - This love wins No.1 On May 25 on MBC’s “Show! Music Core.”

Teen Top's 1st Solo Concert

Check out these new songs this month:

• Shaking Hearts by C-Clown (in their MV, great fedora dance)
• Pretty Boy - by Juniel (it is an upbeat song, she is so cute with her guitar dance)

Meanwhile, Teen Top is having their first solo concert in Korea at the Korea University on May 11-12. It is their kick off concert for the 2013 Teen Top No.1 Asia Tour.

May's Pick

We welcome Brittnay and Ana on Monday's program. The teen's favorite pick this month are "Get Up" bu EVOL and "Come as You are" by Phamton with Verbal Jint. Both are slightly slow song but with good beats. We are listen to "Heaven's Dorr" by Eric Nam and "Wow" by BtoB as I play some of their choice for the month.

B2ST and BTOB joined force

B2ST and BtoB have joined force for this new song "Bye Bye Love". An Original Sound Track for the Korean Drama, "When a Man Falls in Love" starring Song Seung Hun. It is a catchy tune with great melody. It shows off great quality of the four voices: Yoseob and Dongwoon of B2ST, and Changsub and Ilhoon of BTOB.

Super Junior returns as Super heroes from South America

Super Junior concluded their South America tour and returned to South Korea. As they appeared in the airport, they are dressed as Super Heroes. They looked amazing as various super heroes. Check out Shindong's Incredible Hulk and Siwon's Captain America.

Yookyung will be leaving A Pink because of school

Yookyung will be leaving A Pink because she will be entering university later this year.

KARA wins the Most Popular International Group Award

KARA wins the Most Popular International Group Award at the 17th China Music Award  Congratulations to them!

K. Will's Third Album Pt. 2

If you haven't check out K. Will's third album -- Love Blossom, you are missing out.  This one will make you so relax and mellow.  Bon Vonage (Feature Beenzino) has a bit of Jazz, and Lay Back definitely makes you feel "Lay Back".  Don't miss out on the title track "Love Blossom" featuring Infinite's L and Dasom from SISTAR.  They look so cute together in the MV. 

uBeat is U-Kiss' subunit

Fianlly U-Kiss has a subgroup. It is called uBeat made up of trio: A.J., Eli and Kevin. Since all three of them speak English, hopefully they will have songs in English.

New DJs on Arirang Radio

There will be three new DJs on Arirang Radio. You may know them all because they are from three different K-Pop groups. Aron from NU'EST, Kevin from ZE:A, and Sam from Lunafly. Starting April 8, Kevin will be hosting "Hot Beats", Sam will be hosting "Super K-Pop" and Aron will be the host for "Music Access". I wish I will be able to listen to their shows.

April's pick from Teens @ Teen'Scape

We have a fabulous time during our K-Pop program yesterday. Even though it was April Fool's day, but no one was fooled by my "Backstreet Boys" joke. I showed a picture of Backstreet Boys with the group U-Kiss and called it the New Backstreet Boys. Teens are so smart these days. Also we looked at the website http://www.soompi.com. They played an April Fool on everyone because all the articles have American Celebrities, but the actual articles on K-pop artisits. We were not fooled by that either. This month, teens recommeded the following songs or groups:

SHINee - Dream Girl

U-Kiss - Standing Still

SKARF - Oh Dance
One surprise is that teens are still interested in J-Pop, they also like SHINee's new Japanese song -- Fire

Peniel is the new MC of "Pops in Seoul"

Hooray! Peniel of BtoB is now the new MC of the TV program "Pops in Seoul" on Arirang TV. Peniel was born in Chicago and speak fluent English. Good choice, since BtoB is one my favorite groups!!

INFINITE is back with "Man in Love"

INFINITE is back with their fourth album "NEW CHALLENGE". The title track Man in Love is a romantic love song. However, one can still see some of their explosive dance routine in this song as well as in "Chaser" and "Be Mine" even though it is much more mellow.

NU'EST's latest single "Hello"

If you haven't seen the latest MV by NU'EST, you will definitely need to check it out. It is very different from their usual powerful dance. This one is more like a musical. "Hello" features their soft voices and harmonies which will mesmerize you completely. Check out the official site on their facebook page to learn this dance move: Hello by NU'EST

U-Kiss is back

If you like U-Kiss when they debuted six years ago, you will like them even more now. They are making a come back with their third album Collage. A.J. re-joined the group after his studies at Columbia University last year. Dong Ho has a whole new hair style, and don't overlook the electronic intro "Step by Step", and definitely don't miss out on the title track "Standing Still" with their amazing choreography for this song. Other songs in the album are great also: Can't Breathe, Missing You, Bad person, More Painful then Pain by Soohyun and Hoon, My Reason by Kevin, Party All the Time by AJ and Eli (very cute), and Sweety Girl.

Cube's new 4 member group M4M

Check out Cube Entertainment's new 4 member group M4M. Members are from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. They have amazing dance skills and teen appeal. Their debut song "Sadness" is in Chinese.

March K-Pop Program

This Monday, the teens at the K-Pop program picked the following MV as their favorite:

1. Cross Gene - Shooting Star, surprisingly this is in Japanese. Some of the teens really like J-Pop as well.
2. SHINee - Dream Girl
3. CNBlue - I am sorry

After 4 years, JYJ will finally return to the Tokyo Dome Arena to meet their fans. This will be a three day concert.

SHINee is making a comeback with "Dream Girl"

SHINee's come back song has a more electro feel, check out the song "Dream Girl". They held a showcase on February 20 at Olympic Handball Stadium in Seoul. Also check out the Youtube video from the link. They also greeted their fans in several languages: English, Japanese, Chinese, & Thai.

Recommendation this week!

Recommendations for this week. Check out these two songs:

CNBLUE - I'm Sorry

SHINee - Dream Girl

Dalmatian changed its name

Dalmatian has changed it's name to DMTN and has a new song called "Safety Zone"

More K-Pop Groups are making a come back!

So many groups are making their come back. Check out the following:

Teen Top's latest MV, I wanna love

Rainbow's Tell Me, Tell Me

Orange Caramel's Cookies, Cream and Mint

After a seven-month break, MYNAME is coming back with a new single Just That Little Thing. This song has more rapping than their earlier work Message and Hello and Goodbye. Also, the dancing and singing are more mature. Enjoy!

2013 February Program Highlight

At the Februrary K-Pop Program, our theme was on Twins and Siblings in the K-Pop Culutre. We looked at twins from Boyfriend - Jo Youngmin and Jo Kwangmin, 2NE1's Sandara Park's sibling - Thunder from MBLAQ, and Boram (T-ara) and Wooram (D-Unit). Teens enjoyed the video excerpts from MBLAQ's Run, Boyfriend's Janus, and T-ara's Sexy Love. In March, we will look at several groups that are making their come-backs.