That Wonder Girls song – and an antidote
This one will be quick. Once again, Matt over at Popular Gusts has has written the post that everyone wishes they’d written themselves. So, here’s Tell Me, the song and dance that everyone’s talking...
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So Hot?
The official provider of broadband services to the LKL household has been looking East. As part of their Hot Girl Group series Virgin Media has noticed JYP’s teenage girl band Wonder Girls. Number 8 in...
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LKL Critics’ Choice 2008: Philip
The last of a series in which regular and guest LKL contributors nominate their CD releases of the year. As Mark Russell notes in his 2008 roundup, we had some good reissues this year. This is great...
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LKL 2008 Quiz of the year – the answers
The answers to the teasers posed just before the New Year. 1 Stressful times What does the current credit crunch and the most recent DPRK nuclear test have in common? a) the media blame them on an...
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According to Gallup, my favourite singer should be Jang Yoon Jeong
Jang Yoon Jung>At least, that’s if I’m a Korean conforming to the profile of the sample selected by Gallup Korea for their 2008 K-pop poll. OK, I’m reasonably happy listening to her first album, but...
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Wonder Girls One to Watch
Wonder Girls The Wonder Girls have been picked as ‘Ones to Watch’ for 2010, by advertising agency JWT. First Koreans to make it into US Billboard charts top 100. # The “girl group has conquered Asia...
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A belated look back at 2009
For the past 3 years LKL has concocted a quiz of the year as a way of gathering together some of the news stories which have most caught our eye. This year, as I came to draw up the list in mid...
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Wonder Girls “Nobody”: video of the year
Wonder Girls - Nobody was LKL's favourite single of 2008 More Korean vote-stuffing (remember Rain v Colbert?), or is the US simply catching up with the rest of us? Wondergirls Nobody is video of the...
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Here’s a great video of toy robots dancing to “Nobody” by the Wonder Girls. Someone went to a lot of trouble to program this. It’s perfection. http://bit.ly/d3FmZw # Click here to view the embedded...
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A last look back at 2010
We’ve digested the albums, films, sporting events and books of the year, and reviewed some of the memorable stories of 2010 in our Quiz of the Year. Here are some of the other things we noted in 2010...
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The new Wonder Girls album, with new look and sound
Wonder Girls: the new image for Wonder World Just listening to the new Wonder Girls album on my iPhone. http://t.co/qAbQgs4s The new look and sound takes some getting used to.
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Wonder Girls rapper in top 25 beauty list
Nice to see the Wonder Girls in the news. I wonder how JYP managed to get Yu-bin onto the list of 25 Sexiest Musicians Under 25, compiled by US website Complex Music. Yu-bin, who replaced the band’s...
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Looking back at 2012: Hallyu and entertainment news
In the second of four round-ups of links to news which caught our eye in 2012, we focus on hallyu-related stories from around the world, some of the local entertainment industry stories plus a quick...
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Looking back at 2015: Entertainment news
In the second of four retrospective articles, we recall some of the entertainment stories that caught our eye in 2015. We’ve left out a few of the more scurrilous stories. Also, a few sad deaths of...
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