Angela

War of the Outlaws

Ever since he made a name for himself with the dark horse action crime drama The Chaser in 2012, award-winning screenwriter Park Kyung Soo has rarely disappointed in his subsequent works. His specialty is writing tightly-woven, …

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Unit Black is the first promotional unit that came out of Boys24, a Korean pre-debut boy group formed by CJ E&M through a survival show of the same name. The eight rookie boys debuted in April of this year with …

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May is a whole lot more quiet compared to the explosive array of pop ditties and group comebacks from the previous couple of months. As a result, we’re seeing a number of solid ballad and R&B slow jams emerge on …

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Traditionally, Korean drama is notorious for portraying stereotypically meek and helpless female lead characters, the kind that depend on the hero for their salvation and purpose of existence. However, this trend has been turning in the last decade or so with …

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During the cutthroat battle among rookie debuts in the month of April, Black Hole entertainment’s BLACK6IX emerged as standout newbies with both raw emotions and retro flair. In what seems like a contemporary reinvention of the character-defining dance ballad fusion …

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The two releases of Every Day6 April album as part of Day6’s monthly project continue the general trend of including a head-turning number coupled with a safe zone play. The title song I’m Serious has a completely unexpected catchy summery vibe, while …

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In April, solo artists, be it former or current hotshot idols, breakout rap stars, or rookie up-and-comers, ruled the singles roundup list. Unexpected collaborations and inventive solo releases generated much exciting and groundbreaking new tastes in the Kpop scene. The …

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Much to the fan’s relief, YG’s Winner finally makes a long-awaited comeback after losing popular member Nam Tae Hyun. The boys reestablish their authority in Kpop and on charts with a two-track mini-album titled Fate Number For. Known as a …

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Double Trouble Couple

Good things come in small packages. That old adage certainly holds true in Strong Woman Do Bong Soon, where our petite heroine Do Bong Soon (Park Bo Young) not only holds extraordinary strength passed down from her …

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With the successful release of their last album Noir in late 2016, B.A.P reclaimed their title as the Kpop act with the most No.1 on Billboard World Album chart. This is a testament to the group’s continued efforts in reinventing …

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The two releases of Every Day6 March album as part of Day6’s monthly project continue to showcase the boys’ plethora of talents in genre-mixing and making pop rock sound cool again. Every Day6 March album is yet another example of …

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Kpop’s R&B and soul representative Dean is back with a short two track album titled Limbo. Dean once again lived up to his fame as an inventive producer who constantly treads into new waters, which can be heard in particular …

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Compared to the previous singles roundups, we’re seeing a whole lot of various flavors of mainstream pop in March, from trap, EDM, jazz, to even bubblegum. With a number of experienced groups making comebacks, and a slew of newbies debuting, …

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Swindle to the End

In 38 Task Force, the mantra of the 38 Tax Collection Division, a government unit in charge of collecting taxes, is — “Trace to the end, must be collected”. Yet while the working class diligently pays their …

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After studying the nature of some of the spookier non-human character types such as vampires and ghosts, we end this series on a brighter note with largely benevolent celestial beings — angels and deities.

Angel

Originating from many Western culture …

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