4Minute – MY RARA POP

My Response to the Sunbae Effect- Taiwan Edition

By Rara Pop on November 9, 2013 • ( 2 Comments )

A few days ago, the website theoneshots.com posted an intriguing article titled “The Sunbae Effect: Does Seniority Breed Laziness?”. Here’s a quote: “The music business, much like any other industry, is a “pay your dues and get respect” type of business, especially in a country like Korea where […]

Korean Celebrity Inspired Wants: An MCM Backpack

By Rara Pop on November 5, 2013 • ( 5 Comments )

I want one. If all the Korean celebrities have one, why I can’t I? Oh yeah, they make much more money than I do… MCM has been very, very popular among Korean celebrities in the past few years. I think the trend may be dying down a bit, […]

Trouble Maker’s New Hit “Now” Not As Much Trouble as I Expected

By Rara Pop on November 4, 2013 • ( Leave a comment )

Hyuna and Hyunseung are quite the pair of troublemakers. They certainly like to push the boundaries of censorship and appropriateness in the Kpop world. It really was only a matter of time before the Troublemaker duo got back together. Their first song was such a hit; why not […]

My Top 10 Kpop Engrish Phrases

By Rara Pop on November 3, 2013 • ( 6 Comments )

Kpop music loves incorporating English into its songs. In fact, it’s actually kind of hard to find songs that don’t contain at least one word of English. For English speaking fans, this has the following benefits. Makes it easier to sing along with your favorite songs. Helps when […]

Photographing Kpop- Why So Tedious?

By Rara Pop on October 1, 2013 • ( Leave a comment )

I’ve been to many, many concerts. I’ve also taken many, many pictures of Asian celebrities. I know, it’s a bit of a strange hobby, but I certainly enjoy it and I think it’s pretty cool that I can now share with others my hobby. When I first started […]