Hallyu Adventures

The world is slowly becoming one with two popular fandoms morphing together. K-Pop group, SuperM, were given the nickname "The Avengers of K-Pop" before their debut last year for being made up of members from other groups, but nobody expected them to team up with Marvel's Avengers. Right before the music video of the group's title track for  Super One, " Monster & Infinity," premiered SuperM announced through their social media and exclusive texting chat that they will be collaborating with Marvel. Cartoon drawings of the seven members have been turned into limited edition merchandise. Some items even have them paired with characters from the Marvel Universe. All of the exclusive items can be bought through  SuperM's official online store . South Korea is known to have a large number of Avenger fans and even gave the cast a huge concert like event when they promoted, there were even light sticks dedicated for the superheroes. Scenes from Avengers: Ag

The popular saying "all's fair in love and war" is getting a Korean twist in Jessica Jung's debut novel, Shine . Jessica is a k-pop singer, actress, fashion designer, and now author with her drama packed book   hitting shelves September 29, 2020.  Shine follows Rachel Kim as she struggles to become a k-pop idol after six long years of training. While trying to prove herself worthy of becoming a singer, Rachel unintentionally runs into superstar and labelmate Jason Lee and her life changes forever.  While it appears to be solely about dating and love, there's much more to this teen fiction. It's anything but glitz and glamour in the K-pop world, where everyone only looks out for themselves. Idols may act like sisters to the public, but behind the scenes it's a cat fight for the spotlight. Rachel moves from New York to Seoul with her younger sister, Leah, and her parents to pursue an idol life. Rachel's mom does not support her dreams and forces her to

Everglow comes to the United States for the first time for their  EVERGLOW: Everlasting Tour in USA. On March 11th, the year old girl group performs at The Vic Theatre in Chicago, IL. The show kicks off with their debut title track "Bon Bon Chocolat." The upbeat song pulls fans (Forevers) to their feet to dance along with the six women on stage. During the chorus multiple hands are raised up, mimicking the choreography by touching their thumbs and middle fingers together. Sihyeon, Onda, E:U, Yiren, Mia and Aisha greet everyone as Everglow before each member takes turns introducing themselves. All of them admit that they are both nervous and excited to perform in Chicago. "We've prepared something extraordinary for you tonight" Onda says hinting at what to expect. Before moving on with the concert, the group requests for those in the audience to sit down in their seats. As fans comply, Everglow explains that it is to insure everyone stays safe so they can

Korean-American soloist Eric Nam returns to the Windy City on Feb. 28 during his  Before We Begin World Tour 2020.  Instead of touring alone, he is joined by the LA based duo Frenship who met Eric during one of their concerts in the past. The Vic Theatre is packed with Eric's fans (Nam Nation) on both the main level and the balcony. Frenship kicks off the show a little later than expected but fans didn't seem to mind. James Sunderland and Brett Hite walk onto the stage, each with a guitar in their hands. They warmed up the crowd who nearly froze while waiting in line with a variety of songs including: "Remind You," "Knives," "Goodmorning, Goodbye" and "Capsize." Before ending their stage both singers thank the audience and throw guitar picks to them. After a short intermission Eric makes his appearance. The first songs of the night are "Come Through" off of his latest album Before We Begin  and the Korean version of &quo

The spread of the coronavirus is raising concerns worldwide on public events causing some to withdraw. Rookie Korean pop group CIX planned to meet fans (FIX) in New York, Denver, Chicago, Houston and Los Angeles during their CIX 1st Fan Meeting HELLO, FIX tour. The fan meet tour set to start Mar. 6 suddenly came to a screeching halt. On Feb. 26, the tour coordinator, SubKulture Entertainment released a statement on their social media announcing that all six stops have been postponed indefinitely. Instead of putting the musician's, fan's and staff's health at risk, the best option is cancelling everything. They give their sincere apologies to everyone involved, especially those who waited patiently to see CIX or have already paid for flights and hotels. All purchased tickets will be fulled refunded according to SubKulture Entertainment. Fans respond to the news feeling sad that they cannot meet their idols but are glad to see the group's health is being priorit

During the cold winter spell placed on Chicago, Stray Kids turn up the heat at the Rosemont Theatre on February 5th. The Korean boy group visits eight cities in the United States with SubKulture Entertainment for Stray Kids World Tour 'District 9: Unlock.' Fans fill up the venue and excited chatter takes over as everyone talks to each other while waiting for the show to begin. The crowd's attention switches from each other to the stage as a video starts playing. Once it ends, Lee Know, Han, Felix, Bang Chan, Hyunjin, Seungmin, Changbin and I.N. take their positions on the stage. Matching the tour's name, "District 9" is the first song of the night. The high energy remixed version song instantly pulls their fans (Stays) into party mode. "Victory Song" keeps the same vibe going and the floor starts shaking from everyone jumping up and down. Calming it down a bit but only slightly were the songs "Questions" and "Rock." Bot