January 2014 Program

What a great way to start out 2014!! There are so many teens at my first 2014 progam. I am just so energized. Surprisingly this is a first K-Pop program to many of them.
Teens enjoyed the last two songs the most out of all the ones we watched (including many from the last two months that we didn't get a chance to look at.) These two song are also my favorite: 1) Teen Top's Rocking and 2) Infinite's Destiny. Someone spotted right away that Destiny was filmed at Universal Studio here in Calfornia. Good Job!!

2013 wrap up

Happy New Year! 2003 had been a really exciting year. There were so many great songs that came out. Here are my favorites from 2013. Sometimes there are more than one in a category because I just can't decide. They are all so good!!

• Popular Male Group: Big Bag, Infinite, Beast, BtoB, SHINee, Teen Top, MBLAQ
• Popular Female Group:2NE1, Girl Generations, 4Minute, SISTAR, f(x), APink
• Popular Male Artist: Kim Jaejong, Kim Hyun Joong, Seo In-guk
• Popular Female Artist: IU, Ailee, Lyn,
• Popular Male Rookies: M.Pire, Boys Republic, BTS
• Popular Female Rookies: Crayon Pop, Besties, NC.A
• Best Song of the Year: Destiny
• Best Group of the Year: Infinite
• Best Comeback: Sunny Hill
• Best subgroup/collaboration: Infinite H, Trouble Maker
• Most Promising Group: B1A4, Tasty
• Most Promising Rookie: Boys Republic

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!!