Tag: Big Bang

I’m back and well a lot has changed in the last year or so since I wrote a serious article for OH! Blog.  So I decided if I was to return I should return with a bang.  Over the last year, I’ve distanced myself quite a bit from K-pop, since ...

A formidable pair pulled a surprise on debut this week. Former winners and other idols had to fight for the higher spots on the ladder. How the OH! Chart system works: The chart is divided into three different categories: Gaon Digital Score (60%), Hanteo Physical Sales (15%), and OH User ...

A leading girl group stormed their way to back-to-back crowns. Other than one other girl group, the remaining male groups and artists were left to fight for respectable scores. How the OH! Chart system works: The chart is divided into three different categories: Gaon Digital Score (60%), Hanteo Physical Sales ...

Former winner Wanna One crushed the rest of the OH!Chart competition to record a big win. A large contingent of idols were fighting for the remaining spots. How the OH!Chart system works: The chart is divided into three different categories: Gaon Digital Score (60%), Hanteo Physical Sales (15%), and OH ...

Every fan wants to know that their favorite group is doing well: that their music is selling, the members have name to face recognition, and their fandom is always growing. And in recent years, this drive has surpassed fandom-centered goals to reach for higher and higher awards and recognition. And ...

The Big 3 is a term coined to three of the most influential entertainment companies in South Korea. With years of legacy and most importantly their contribution to rising and shaping Korean Wave or Hallyu, these companies are and were homes to some of the largest acts such as TVXQ, ...

From the title, most of you would probably have a few examples on your minds already if you’ve been listening to K-Pop long enough. Some songs have such an incredible hold on Koreans that they keep coming back every single time. Other times, songs that didn’t perform particularly well on digital ...

Sometimes when we listen to a certain song, we don't immediately recognise a voice singing an ad-lib in the background, or leading the song's chorus. And then we go for days and days, wondering and debating about who it is until someone gets their hands on the physical copy of the album, if ...

In the rapidly evolving world of music, about a gazillion songs from all types of genres are produced daily. The K-pop discipline is no exception. Plenty of songs out there just so happen to share the same name but that doesn't take away from the creativity or thought that goes ...