In Real Life

What A Korean Pop Song Can Teach Us About Video Game Sequels

I’m going to ask you to think about K-pop Girls’ Generation (SNSD)’s song “Gee”. You know, “Gee, gee, gee, gee, baby, baby, baby…”


In Real Life

Why The Hell Am I Not Playing This Korean Idol Game?

In Asia, Girls Generation is huge. And in their native South Korea, the girl group has shilled DSi units for Nintendo. Yet, the group does not have its own game. But if it did, would it look like this?


December 27, 2010
In Real Life

2010, The Year Korean Pop Burst Japan

Korean pop isn’t new to the Japanese music scene. It’s been around for years now, but in 2010, it hit big in Japan in a major way. But what does that say about video games?


November 17, 2010
In Real Life

Japan Went Mad For Games, Dog Politics, Outer Space In 2010

Publisher Jiyu Kokuminsha (via Pink Tentacle) revealed its annual list of the 60 most important Japanese words or phrases of 2010 that sum up the year’s trends and events.


November 6, 2010
In Real Life

Japanese Video Game Pop Star Called Out For Racism

Singer Reina Tanaka was never a lighting rod for controversy. The 20-year-old is a member of the popular girl group Morning Musume. She has her own anime and a spin-off mobile phone game. That is, until she and two fellow group members offended Koreans.


September 28, 2010

If Girls’ Generation Were 8-Bit

This is South Korean pop outfit Girls’ Generation. The ladies are not 8-bit. But what if they were?