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Two excellent MVs and songs have been released since I last posted. The first is the latest from rocker 문희준. 문희준 used to be in an SM Entertainment boyband called H.O.T. Although they didn't last as long as labelmates 신화 and Fly To The Sky, they are considered one of the most well-known and influential Korean boybands of the time. After H.O.T split ways, the members enjoyed themselves some solo careers. Personally, while I love me some old school k-pop, I hated probably all but two or three of their songs. I much prefer the member's solo works. Their solo stuff ranges from ballads to hiphop to R&B, with 문희준 doing something a little different - rock. His stuff is a bit hit and miss with me. Some of it's incredibly cool, some of... Show more

Listeners Unite! In part three of our Korean Stuff in Texas series, we take a look at beautiful Dallas, TX. As with the other parts in this series, there's no way I can cover all of the Korean establishments in this fair city, but I would still like to share with everyone the places that I have come to enjoy. Dallas, as one can expect, offers a bit more than, say, Denton. It's a big city with a rich history. However, like Carrollton, it has a concentration of Korean businesses in a section of downtown known as Harry Hines and/or Royal Lane. Harry Hines doesn't exactly have the best reputation but it is what it is. It's home to the best 노래방, 찜질방 and restaurants. Take the good with the bad, right? So, let's take a look at the... Show more

Hello! Thanks to everyone who has been following us on Twitter! Here at KoreanClass101.com we think that Twitter is great for communication and sharing information. We also think it makes for a powerful learning tool! So starting today, we’ll be introducing Korean vocabulary and phrases daily on Twitter that follow a set theme. Our first theme will be counters! For each mini lesson, you will get one counter word in Korean, followed by counting up to 10 using that counter, and a sample expression. So don’t forget to follow us on Twitter! ( Leave us some feedback and if you have any suggestions for our next vocab themes, let us know! 화이팅! Good luck with your studies!   #1  개 (gae) = counter for things in... Show more

SS501 (pronounced as Double S five oh one, or Double S 오공일), are one of the boybands that I think are pretty underated. Signed under DSP Entertainment (A'ST1, Kara, and previously 이효리), this five member boyband has been around since 2005. I've often wondered if perhaps the lack of the spotlight has been due in part to the fact that they debuted in the same year as Super Junior, who kind of sucked up all the fangirls into this big black hole and didn't let them back out for a long time. Consisting of 현중 (who played the role of 지후 in 꽃보다 남자 or Boys Over Flowers), 규종, 영생, 정민 and 형준, SS501 have had a fair amount of success in Japan as well as in Korea. Recently they've been getting more attention than usual, because of 현중's participation in... Show more