Kpop Viral - Top 10 Kpop

I've written before about people wanting to become k-pop idols, and how realistic (or not) that is ... but what about people who aim to be songwriters?  Is k-pop songwriting a realistic goal?  Can it make money?  How to best approach pitching your songs to the k-pop market?  Never fear as Kpopalypse has all the trufax! This post has appeared by popular demand in response to questions from caonimas who are both k-pop fans and budding songwriters seeking assistance.  Even though I haven't run a record label or worked in music management for quite a few years, I oddly still receive song submissions almost daily.  I also continue to work at a radio station where people send their songs in all the time for possible airplay.  I'd say without any exaggeration that excluding a few African and Asian countries and some pissy micro-states where about five people live I've received/seen music submissions from every country in the world, including Sou...

For some time now, BIGBANG has been making their comeback to the k-pop scene after a long hiatus… And if their first two songs could be called mediocre, the same can’t be said about the third release, “Bang Bang Bang”. Why is it so bad? One simple reason: GD. Two randomly chosen opinions about the latest song and GD's influence on it. Everyone agrees that GD is pretty much an escapee from the loony bin but no one really agrees why…  First of all, try to listen to his “best” song while reading this post: K-Netz say it’s because of his drug problem ( and lack   of “reflection”) and right wing Korean Japanese bitch girlfriend . Many  I-Netz think it's his fashion sense: Exibit 1: Here he looks like a poor, ugly and old Vietnamese prostitute. Exibit 2:    Now I understand how Bobby can believe that not showering is heep hap since GD must be his "mentor" in thug life. Exibit 3:   There so much wrong with this styling t...