Upcoming K-pop comebacks in November 2015

2 November

• HIGH4- Mini Album: D.O.A (Pop)

3 November

• Zico- Single: Part 1 (Rap)

5 November

• Brown Eyed Girls- Album: Basic (Pop)
• Jay Park- Album: WorldWide (R&B/Rap)
• Romeo- Mini Album: Zero In (Pop)

6 November

• Rania- Mini Album: Demonstrate (Pop)

10 November

• VIXX- Album (Pop)
• Dream T Ent's M.A.P 6 (Pop)

15 November

• B.A.P- Mini Album: Matrix (Pop)

16 November

• iKON- Single (Pop/Rap)

18 November

• B1A4- Japanese Single: Happy Days (Pop)
• Changmin (of TVXQ)- Japanese Mini Album (Pop)

30 November

• BTS- Album: The Most Beautiful Moment in Life Pt. 2 (Pop/Rap)

Tentative November Releases

• Winner (Pop)
• Widmay Ent's Snuper (Pop)
• PSY (Pop)
• EXO- Japanese Single: Love Me Right (Pop)
• B2ST- Japanese Single (Pop)
• Crush- Album (R&B)
• Dynamic Duo (R&B)
• Dongwan (of Shinhwa)- Mini Album: W (Pop)
• Big Bang- Album: M.A.D.E (Pop/Rap) (when the gods allow it)
• Younha (Pop)
• Nine Muses (Pop)
• Tahiti (Pop)
• Orange Caramel (Pop)
• Yezi (of Fiestar)- Album (Rap)
• EXID- Single (Pop)
• Tiffany (of SNSD) (Pop)
• G-FRIEND- Single (Pop)

Releases in the Near Future

14 December

• iKON- Album Part 2 (Pop/Rap)

Tentative December Releases

• BoA (Pop)
• B2ST- Japanese Single (Pop)

BTS To Perform New Single At 3-Day Seoul Concert Before Official November 30 Comeback

The boys of BTS are having a comeback next month! They will begin their comeback by unveiling and performing their new song for the first time at the "In The Mood For Love pt. 2" concert  at the end of November. The concert series spans 3 days, from November 27th-29th and will give fans the opportunity to hear BTS's new song before the album hits shelves. Because of BTS's massive burst in popularity, they decided to perform the new song for the first time at their own concert, rather than on music shows as a way to reward fans for their love and dedication. 

The upcoming concert will undoubtedly be one to remember. The full album, titled "In The Mood For Love pt. 2", will go on sale on November 30th, the day after the concert series ends. BTS will also begin full promotions for the album on that day. 

"In The Mood For Love pt. 1" was released in April earlier this year, with the title song "I Need U" and won the triple crown on music shows. 

In other BTS-related news, the group recently finished their world tour, "2015 BTS LIVE TRILOGY EPISODE II. THE RED BULLET", in which they traveled and performed in 13 countries and 18 cities. 

f(x) confuse K-pop fans with ridiculously complex music video for '4 Walls'

The music video for f(x)'s latest song, '4 Walls', has been released and has captured the attention of fans and pretty much all k-pop listeners worldwide. Although the song is a catchy, chill EDM earworm reminiscent of Shinee's View from earlier this year, the music video has left fans puzzled.

In the music video, all four members wake up in the same bedroom, but none of them interact with each other. Krystal opens the door to the fridge, obscuring our view of her. As soon as it closes, Amber is standing there. These kind of visual illusions and tricks continue throughout the video, leaving viewers at a loss to explain what is going on. The video continues with Amber dropping a teacup on the ground, shattering it. After that, Krystal begins pouring tea onto the table, which eventually spills onto the floor. Victoria comes in, slips and falls on the wet floor, then is suddenly transported to an alternate forest dimension. The other members are all also in this dimension as well.

Some have speculated that there is a duality between Amber/Krystal and Luna/Victoria. Victoria and Luna are trying to save each other while Amber and Krystal are trying to hurt them. Near the end, the lamp next to Krystal has a skull and crossbones logo on it. Luckily, Victoria wakes up then runs and catches the cup before it shatters on the ground, preventing any future disasters.

Others have said that Amber is the cause of the chaos and that Krystal, Luna, and Amber are trying to escape and return to reality. However, other netizens believe that the confusing music video is just a marketing ploy by SM Entertainment to gain more views as people rewatch it to figure out the meaning. I gotta say, it's working.

Check out the music video below. What's your interpretation?

Saturday Spotlight: [COVER] GOT7 - A (Female acoustic ver.)

For this week's spotlight, Kim Winter brings us her rendition of GOT7 - 'A' with 2 major twists. She not only performs an acoustic version of the pop song, but she also sings a female version, turning the bouncy hit into a sweeter, lighter, piece. She also has her own Facebook page here.

Listen to the song below and became her fan on RecordFarm to show your support!

IU gets an all-kill with 'Twenty-three' off her new album CHAT-SHIRE!

IU dropped her latest album 'CHAT-SHIRE' earlier today and the title song, 'Twenty-three', achieved an all-kill. The album shot up every online chart as soon it was released, knocking I by Taeyeon from first to sixth place. Right now, nearly all of IU's songs from her album are ranking in the top 10 on online music charts and "Twenty-three" is #1 on the 8 real-time charts needed for an all-kill: Melon, Genie, Naver Music, Olleh Music, Mnet, Soribada, Bugs, and Monkey3.

Check out the music video!

Netizens discover f(x) - 4 Walls English demo song!

With popular idol groups, the company usually pays famous producers to make the song for them. These producers create the song with English lyrics. When it gets to the idol group, all they have to do is record the lines in Korean. 

SNSD's 'You Think' had a demo version released 2 weeks after the song was officially released. The demo version of f(x) - 4 Walls was recently released. Have a listen and find out what the title track of f(x)'s new album will sound like!

11 horror-themed K-pop music videos to watch on Halloween

Halloween is approaching quickly and some groups, like Twice, who recently released a zombie-filled music video for their debut, are fully embracing the season, Below are a list of horror-themed MVs that will get you in the mood for Halloween (and maybe give you ideas on what to dress up as!)

Narsha - Bbi Ri Bba Bba

Sunny Hill - Midnight Circus

T-ara - Lovey Dovey

VIXX - hyde

Beast - Shadow

Lee Jung Hyun - V

VIXX - Voodoo Doll

Block B - Jackpot

Boyfriend - Witch

SHINee - Married To The Music

Twice - Ooh-Ahh

English-speaking idols Amber and Ailee perform Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk live

Most K-pop idols can only speak either a tiny bit or no English at all. It's rare to hear a native Englishs speaking idol sing a non-kpop pop song, and even more rare to have 2 of them do a duet! Luckily for us, Amber of f(x) and Ailee did just that, performing Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk on Yoo Hee Yeol's Sketchbook. 

The two flawlessly perform the song and even head into the crowd near the end to interact with the audience.




To listen to the audio or save it to one of your RecordFarm playlists, click here:

University embroiled in controversy after using AOA's Seolhyun's image inappropriately

Unauthorized and inappropriate use of an image of AOA's Seolhyun at a university festival has caused controversy online. 

On october 6th, a user uploaded a photo of a Korean university bar sign, which included a picture of Seolhyun, another bikini model, and a menu of food items with sexually suggestive names. The large sign hanging over the entrance says "You want to eat it, right?". What drew the ire of Koreans is that "eat" in Korean can also be used as slang meaning to have sex. 

The titles of the menu items have been met with disgust and negative reactions. The menu's lewd offerings included:

"'Stick it in me' meat stick"

"Her thick, pork noodles"

"Cheese ramen in your girlfriend's house"

"'Oppa I'm hot' fried intestines"

other menu items were also rephrased to include sexual innuendos. The bar was discovered to be located at Gyungsang University. As soon as news of this reached the administration, the school released a swift apology.

This is not the only a controversy like this has occurred. Recently, Nine Muses' Gyungri's lingerie photoshoot image was used in a magazine cover with lewd article titles written all over it.  She has already filed a lawsuit against the perpetrators.

Unfortunately a picture of the controversial menu and sign was not available. 

2015 Itaewon Global Village Festival - October 17th-18th

On October 17th-18th, the 2015 Itaewon Global Village Festival will be held in Itaewon in Seoul. The festival lasts 2 days and a multitude of different events will be held. The same events are held on both days, so for those that can't go on Saturday, going on Sunday is the next best option. The timetable of events is as follows:

Global Festival experience                                  11AM - 1PM
Global Parade:                                                     3:30PM - 5PM
Opening ceremony:                                              5PM - 6PM
Global fashion show:                                            6PM - 7PM
OBS Global Happiness Concert DJ Party:           7PM - 9PM
(featuring High4, Fiestar, Hello Venus, Bestie, and more) 

Street performances will also take place periodically from 11 AM to 7 PM.

Directions: Go to Itaewon station and go out of any exit. The street will be crowded and lined with large booths of many different colors. The main stage is near Noksapyeong station. To get there, head out of exit 1 at Itaewon station and walk straight. The stage will be at the 3-way intersection at the end of the road. 

Which K-pop boy groups do guys like the most?

In a poll posted on reddit's K-pop subcommunity yesterday, a user asked the question "Guys of r/kpop, what's your favorite boy group?" Nearly 400 posts were made within the next 24 hours about users' favorite boy groups. We've tallied up the results below so you can see which boy groups have the most fanboys. The most popular group was Big Bang, as many users expected, followed by BTS, Shinee, GOT7, and EXO.

1. BIG BANG: 97
2. BTS: 77
3. Shinee: 64
4. GOT7: 49
5. EXO: 45 
6. Seventeen: 29
7. Infinite: 24
8. DBSK: 21
9. Block B: 21
10. B2ST: 19
11. Winner: 17
12. VIXX: 18
13. 2PM: 16
14. Super Junior: 14
15. Day6: 12
16. B1A4: 11
17. Monsta X: 10
18. CN BLUE: 8
19. iKON: 8
20. Shinhwa: 3
21. UNIQ: 3
22. 2AM: 3

Surprised?  The results show that many groups have universal popularity, regardless of whether the fans are boys or girls. 

Fiestar's Yezi destroys Sua in Diss Rap Battle on Unpretty Rapstar 2

On the latest episode of Mnet's hit series Unpretty Rapstar 2, Yezi of Fiestar went up against YG's rapper Sua and the result was a massacre. Below is the full, uncut, uncensored, unaired, English subtitled scene of their battle:






Yezi dissed Sua so hard that the YG trainee forgot her lines and couldn't even continue. Some netizens thought that Yezi went too hard on Sua, who is still a teenager. However, others said that this is what the show is about and those that can't handle that level of dissing should get off the show. What do you think?

RecordFarm spotlight - AOA - Miniskirt (Male ver.) by Kim Jin Ho

Kim Jinho has completely reinvented AOA's song Miniskirt, bringing us the male version. This song has recently gained attention for being one of the best male covers of female group songs.

Which do you think is better, the original or the male version?

Global Star PSY is preparing for a comeback in November!

After his success in 2012 and 2013 with Gangnam Style, Gentleman, and Hangover, PSY has finally set his comeback date for November. Although he had released songs after Hangover, none of them went viral worldwide. According to industry insiders, recording for the album and the music video is already completed.

Those who have worked on the album say that it contains a special type of element that only PSY can deliver. One industry insider stated that there will not be just 1 song, but rather a mini-album or a full-length EP.

Everyone is wondering whether or not the song will be a big hit or if it will have a sound and concept similar to Gangnam Style. Since the comeback is set for the middle of November, only one more month before we find out!

JYP's soon-to-debut girl group releases a series of terrifying music video teasers

We're already halfway through October and JYP has been embracing the season with frightening music video teasers leading up to the debut of his new 9-member girl group Twice. So far 3 teasers have been released, but each one has a shocking, scary twist near the end.

Nayeon's teaser:   

Momo's teaser:

Mina's teaser:

It seems like the music video will have a scary concept to go along with October. That's definitely something unique in K-pop and I can't wait to see what they come out with!

Big Bang Immortalized in Chinese League of Legends Knockoff

Players today often complain about MOBA characters, skins, heroes, and champions not fitting in with the lore or theme of the video. Other fans don't mind and would like to have wild sets and characters to play as. In the case of this Chinese video game, "National Supergods", they have sponsored K-pop stars Big Bang and immortalized them by giving each one of them a unique in-game avatar, voice lines, and special powers. Check out the images below:

A video of each member's avatar has also been released. Listen to the members repeat their own lines in English. Watch the video for the glory of Zibala!

RecordTalk episode 2 is out! Dramas, movies, movie theaters and more

The second episode of our talk show, RecordTalk, has been released! Check it out below:

In this episode, we talked about dramas, movies, movie theaters, awkward moments, and more. In our next episode, to be released next week, we eat some of Korea's spiciest food in a special meokbang episode. Stay tuned for more!

RecordFarm Supporters 2nd official meeting takes place this Saturday!

We are pleased to announce that we are holding our 2nd meeting for RecordFarm's Official Supporters this Saturday in Shinchon, Seoul. At the previous meeting, the Supporters who passed the interview met for the first time, were divided into groups, and competed in various challenges that required teamwork, innovation, and cleverness. They were also given a group project to complete before the 2nd meeting. The winning team will be granted a special opportunity to have their project brought into reality during RecordFarm's next concert.

We at RecordFarm are extremely excited to see the results of the group projects. Good luck to all the teams!

IU reveals she's been dating Korean rock singer Chang Kiha for 2 years!

Among the celebrity breakups and rumors of celebrity breakups comes a shocking bit of news from Korea's national symbol of purity, IU. Dispatch News reported earlier today that IU is dating singer-songwriter Chang Kiha and revealed multiple photos showing the two going to each other's homes in their free time wearing black face masks and hats.

IU admitted the truth after Dispatch revealed the photos, writing the following on her fancafe:

Uaena! I (why of all times) am in the middle of my MV shoot.

Was taken aback by the sudden news article, but uaenas are probably more shocked than me right? Sorry for giving you guys a shock.. I should have told you guys earlier and I’m even more sorry for not having dne so.

If you’re thinking, “I should have been more careful right!”, I feel sorry for that too.

We’ve been seeing each other for almost 2 years. We first met on the radio show (Note: Jang Giha’s Grand Radio) and I fell in love with him at first sight.. hehe He’s a boyfriend I’m grateful for and have a lot to learn from too. Our relationship is good, sometimes we fight, sometimes we get sad, we’re grateful for each other.. just like any average couple.

I was thinking hard about a slightly better way to break it to everyone, but Dispatch beat me to it.. Haha although it’s sudden, it seems we’ll have to start dating openly.

It’s probably been awkward here all this while, pretending I’m not dating right? I’m sorry for making this happy, bustling, adorable place become like this. Even so, I’m really grateful for our uaenas who are worried for me and take care of me. I’m sorry and grateful for all the worries, support, sorrow..

Ah I’ve imagined this scenario a thousand times in my mind, but now that it’s happened, I really don’t know how to say this. First and foremost, I’m going to brave through this. I sincerely… hope you didn’t have a tiring day because of me today. I’ll be back again!

Many fans are shocked, but happy for IU. It's impressive how she was able to keep it a secret for 2 years. In any case, congratulations to the happy couple!

Listen to IU covers on RecordFarm.com

YG Announces Big Bang's contracts will end next year. What's in store for the top K-pop group next?

On October 4th, Yang Hyun Suk announced that Big Bang's contracts will end next year while simultaneously expressing that he wants to keep working with them. Here is the full statement: 

“I have spent nine years of my life with Big Bang and I have been with the members for 15 years. Soon, the members will have to go to the army. When they return, I want to continue to work with them and maintain our close relationship. As long as my involvement in their work will help them in the future, I would like to work with them as long as possible. They are my close friends. I care for them a lot.”

Fans are worried that Big Bang may break up after they complete their required 18 months in the Korean military. However, others were confident that Big Bang would come back. One fan stated, "We waited 3 years already, so the military service won't be that bad", referring to the 3 years in between the release of Big Bang's Fantastic Baby and their recent MADE series album. 

G-Dragon has said that he will go to the army when he has to. 

Listen to Big Bang covers on our audio sharing platform: 

RecordFarm.com/search?q=%EB%B9%85%EB%B1%85

RecordFarm Original Composition Spotlight of the Week - Can't believe he's not famous yet!

This week's choice is from an extremely talented singer/songwriter, Joo Sung Geun, who uploaded the song "Lovable" in February. Although the song is extremely short, at little over a minute, that's all the time necessary for Sung Geun's voice and melody to leave an impression on listener's hearts. Users commented on the page saying how much they loved the song and pleaded with him to make a full length, 3 minute long version.

Listen to the song below:

RecordTalk episode 1 has been released!

It's finally here! We at RecordFarm worked hard to bring RecordTalk from a vision to reality and we hope that you all like it. The next episode is coming out soon, so stay tuned! 

RecordTalk Episode 1: 

Each new episode will feature a special guest, including musicians or other foreigners. There are no rules! If you have any suggestions for future topics or guest stars that you would like to see on the show, leave a comment on the Youtube video. 

Stay tuned for episode 2! 

And check out Asia's top social audio site: www.RecordFarm.com

Zandari Festa 2015 - Hongdae's largest indie music festival

Spanning 3 days in Hongdae, the heart of Seoul's indie music scene, Zandari Festa will feature 261 different artists from over a dozen different countries. The concert lasts from Friday, October 2nd to Sunday, October 4th. A full list of the artists performing can be found here. The festival will be held in 18 different venues and clubs in Hongdae with many bands playing at the same time, so fans will have to carefully choose who they want to hear.

Zandari Festa is a homegrown event where the artists invite themselves to play. Instead of spending large amounts of money on popular headliners, the concert organizers prefer to use those funds to help the community. The festival also provides a stepping stone for globalization by having international musicians play, in addition to Korean performers.

Tickets purchased in advance cost 33,000 won and tickets purchased at the door are 50,000 won. With over 260 artists performing all different types of genres, there's sure to be something for everyone to enjoy!

Upload videos with your audio! RecordFarm's latest update

As of October 1st, 2015, users on RecordFarm.com can now upload videos or embed links from Youtube to go with the audio they upload. Thanks to this new functionality, users can choose whether they would like to listen to the mp3 or watch the video.

RecordFarm has once again made it easier for musicians to connect with fans and share their audio records with the world.

When a user uploads a video with an audio file, a small video icon will appear in the top left corner of the thumbnail.

One of our French users has already uploaded a video of himself covering Hallelujah on guitar. Check it out here: https://recordfarm.com/camille.andriis/560d580ccd31eaa2057de83a

More upgrades to RecordFarm's site functionality will come in the future, so stay tuned for updates!