My K-Pop Collection Two Years In!

Been over a year since I last took inventory of my K-Pop Collection, and as I hit two solid years of  Hallyu fandom, I thought it was time to check in again! Comparing it to my old list, there certainly have been a LOT of new artists I've gotten into, most notably Apink and Dal Shabet, groups that I've come to love as much as KARA and Girls Generation!Well, this collection has certainly grown since it was just a handful of CDs in a wine crate!The...

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Awesome Ace of Angels Arrival!

AOA albums Angels Story, Wannabe and Red Motion, with Bonus PosterMy growing love for FNC Entertainment Idol Group AOA (Ace Of Angels) reached the point where I knew I needed to get their earlier three mini-albums, and today my shipment of AOA releases Angels Story, Wannabe and Red Motion has come in!  All three albums look really nice, and I’m particularly impressed with Angels Story- such an extravagant CD case- a hardcover photobook...

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My Favorite K-Pop Girl Group Rankings, Two Years In...

From an appreciation that started with KARA which blossomed out to a multitude of other acts, these are my top fifteen favorite groups right now… Though these acts may go up and down on my radar depending on comebacks and showcases, all fifteen of these artists are ones I follow religiously and get every release I can from them!1. Girls' Generation 2 f(x) 3. APink 4. Dal Shabet 5. 4Minute 6. Afterschool 7. 2NE1 8.Kara 9....

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An Unexpected Arrival- Autographed Rainbow BLAXX

  I'd avoided ordering any of my K-Pop goods from the MWave shop because the registration and instructions seemed so confusing to me, but when it was brought o my attention that they were having the girls from Rainbow BLAXX come in to autograph their latest album, I decided to blunder my way through the paperwork so I could get my hands of a copy! I've already got an autographed album by the entire Rainbow group, (their awesome album SUNSHINE)...

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Orange Caramel and Apink Arrival!

Autographed Orange Caramel album "Catallena"  Joining the ever-growing list of "K-pop Albums I already had but then an Autographed Special came up so I ended up buying another copy" comes the latest with Orange Caramel's "Catallena". This was even more frustrating at the time because the Autographed Special came out just hours after I'd ordered my "regular" copy, but as you can see, it was WELL worth it, because I now own an album signed...

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The AfterSchool Word Of The Day is "Mu-Mo"

 During interview promotions for their new Japanese album “Dress To Kill”, when asked what their favorite track off the release was, several members of Afterschool (including my bias, Lizzy) said they particularly liked the song “Lucky Girl” because it was a cheerful song, but added that it was only available on the “mu-mo” version. Mu-Mo??? What the HECK was mu-mo?   Well after chatting with a few folks over at the Kayoforum Afterschool...

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