Kpop Behind | All the Stories Behind Kpop Stars

Famous end-of-year music awards such as 2017 Mnet Asian Music Awards and Melon Music Awards were held recently. Did you enjoy watching the award ceremonies? By the way, do you agree with the winners? Well, I'm sure you agree with not all of them. Some of popular artists didn't even attend the end-of-year awards, while some of the results of the end-of-year awards were unacceptable, frankly speaking. Of course, most of the winners have sufficient qualifications for the awards, but end-of-year music awards are not always about ability and achievement. They are sometimes (maybe always) about power. One of the most important thing for end-of-year music awards is to maintain good relations with powerful and influential k-pop agencies such as SM, YG and JYP. That's why the award ceremonies try to give their awards to artists from big k-pop agencies all round. (Just like G-Dragon criticized in his rap lyrics at 2014 MAMA) So, here are the winners of 2017 KpopBehind Awards...

Aren’t you curious about k-pop stars’ real personality? Aren’t you curious about unknown stories about them? Here’s what you’ve been waiting for! <K-pop Secret> series is released! Welcome to the real world of k-pop. We tried to include all the secret stories about Korean entertainment industry in the <K-pop Secret> series. We want to share all the stories behind k-pop stars with fans all over the world. Who is the author of <K-pop Secret> series? <K-pop Secret Vol.1: 40 Korean Stars’ Real Personality> K-pop Secret Vol.1 contains stories about the real personality of 40 Korean stars. The author, who has interviewed more than 100 Korean celebrities since 2010 tells the story of famous Korean stars including G-Dragon, Baekhyun, Nichkhun, IU, Suzy, Kim Soohyun, Lee Kwangsoo, Song Joongki, Jun Jihyun, Park Shinhye and more. Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.goodbarber.kpopsecret iTunes: https://itunes.ap...

Hi, I'm UK Jung. I live in Seoul, Korea, and my full name is Hae Uk Jung. You can call me either UK or Jung. :) I’m sure many fans are curious about k-pop stars' real life and what’s really happening in the k-pop world. As the stars are only shown on the stage or TV, ordinary people can't figure out how they’re like in real life. Who do you think is the good-natured k-pop star? Well, there's more than meets the eye. I've been working as an entertainment journalist in Korea since 2010, and I've worked for major Korean media outlets such as SportsChosun and Newstomato. And working as a k-pop journalist for years, I could meet many of Korean stars. Yeah, unlike what some of you might think, I don't just translate Korean articles into English, and I personally interview k-pop stars and cover stories regarding them. So, on KpopBehind, I want to share all the stories behind k-pop stars with fans all over the world. The most common way for me to get dee...