When temperatures drop and leaves begin to change color, many Koreans turn to Korean ballads, wallowing in the lonesome mood associated with falling leaves and the passing of the year close at hand.

As the nights grow colder and longer toward the end of the year, it’s easy to feel lonely, depressed, and tired. And with most of us having already endured months of quarantine and other ...

A recent study found that singer-songwriter Yoon Jong-shin's 2017 hit "Like It" was the most popular song to sing at a noraebang (karaoke room) over the past decade. Kim Jin-woo, senior researcher at ...

Most K-pop fans are probably familiar with the bops that girl groups release as title tracks, but it usually takes a more dedicated fan to give a chance to their B-side tracks and special singles.

The birth of modern K-pop is often dated to 1992, when Seo Taiji and Boys, a dance-oriented trio led by an ex-metalhead, performed their song “I Know” on the South Korean network MBC. Not only did the ...

"Our Ballad" makes its mark in audition history by unifying all generations through ballads. The new SBS music audition "Our Ballad," directed by Jung Ik-seung, Ahn Jung-hyun, Han Ye-seul and Go ...

When the leaves fall and the wind cools, the heart begins to ache. The term “가을 타다” (ga-eul ta-da) is the Korean description of autumn’s influence on the soul – that sense of melancholy which seeps ...