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Details Released On CL’s Upcoming US Debut

August 16, 2015 Laura Kelly

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CL, rapper and leader of K-pop girl group 2NE1, has long been confirmed to be making a US solo debut, however details were never released as to when this would happen. That is, until last week when YG Entertainment confirmed that the work is finally done after months of the singer travelling between Korea and […]

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Kpop Ireland Interview: MAMAMOO

August 13, 2015 KpopIreland

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Kpop Ireland, thanks to Japako Music, recently got to interview the wonderful Kpop girl group MAMAMOO! Our members sent us in some questions and Mamamoo kindly put together a video for us with their answers! If you’re new to Mamamoo, let us give you a quick introduction. Mamamoo officially debuted in the K-pop industry under WA […]

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KBS Bans ‘Zutter’ From Broadcast

August 13, 2015 Laura Kelly

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As part of a ruling for numerous songs, Korean broadcast company KBS has deemed ‘Zutter’ by GD & TOP to be unfit for broadcast. The song, which was released last week by GD & TOP as part of BIGBANG‘s release E, was said to contain vulgar lyrics and has been deemed unfit for broadcast on […]

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BTS To Host Special Fantastic Four Screening With Fans

August 10, 2015 KpopIreland

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BTS (Bangtan Boys) is slated to host a special movie premiere of the latest Fantastic Four with their fans, thus keeping a promise made to fans in April. The group had promised fans that if they received first place on various music shows, they would rent out an entire movie theatre to watch the movie with […]

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Jessica Officially Leaves SM Entertainment

August 10, 2015 KpopIreland

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Jessica, formerly of the group Girls Generation, has officially left SM Entertainment. The singer departed Girls Generation after 7 years this year, but was still signed as a solo artist up until today. The agency released a statement today saying that “After discussing with Jessica, who has been an artist under SM Entertainment this past […]

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BIGBANG Breaks 9 Million Views With E Release

August 9, 2015 KpopIreland

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In little over 2 days since the release of BIGBANG‘s latest ‘E’ single and music video release, the number of views on the videos have skyrocketed. The videos, ‘Let’s Not Fall In Love’ and ‘Zutter’ were both released at midnight KST (GMT+8) on August 5 and, as of time of writing, have accumulated 5,105,118 views and 4,456,286 views […]

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Sulli Officially Quits f(x)

August 7, 2015 Laura Kelly

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As of August 7, it would seem that f(x) is officially a 4 member group. SM Entertainment has announced today that band member Sulli will be leaving the group after much speculation. SM Entertainment released a statement saying that they had “negotiated with Sulli and decided to respect her wishes to leave f(x) and focus […]

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HyunA Becomes New Spokesmodel For CLRIDE.N

August 7, 2015 KpopIreland

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K-pop star HyunA, whom you may know from either her group 4Minute or her appearance in and cover of Psy’s hit ‘Gangnam Style’, has just been revealed as the muse for casual brand CLRIDE.N’s new line of stretchy jeans. The concept of the jeans has been called ‘Rubber vs Lover’, as a nod to the comparison […]

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Yang Hyun Suk Speaks On BIGBANG’s Upcoming Contract Decision

August 7, 2015 Laura Kelly

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In a recent interview with Korean news outlet Daily Sports, YG Entertainment CEO Yang Hyun Suk was asked a number of questions regarding not only his company and future debuts but also the recent promotions of BIGBANG and their upcoming contract renewal wherein the group can decide whether or not to stay with YG Entertainment going […]

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5 K-Pop Videos To Brighten Up Your Day

July 30, 2015 KpopIreland

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Since the weather is so crazy lately, and mostly full of rain, we thought we’d pick out some cute and summery K-pop videos to brighten up your day. These videos always cheer us up, so I hope they’ll put a little spring in your step. Sistar – ‘Loving U’ Remember all those fun times on our lovely Irish […]

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