A LOOK BACK: SEOUL FASHION WEEK SS14

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In anticipation of Seoul Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2016, MUTZINE will be looking back at the prominent runway trends from the past five years. For Spring/Summer 2014, cropped tops, graphic tees, and matching two-piece sets were the hottest trends. Catch up on the series by reading our previous coverage of SS11, SS12, and SS13.

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Two more weeks until Seoul Fashion Week S/S 16!!!

SOURCE: MUTZINE

Wonder Girls Hyelim & Miss A Jia for SURE Magazine October Issue ‘15

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source: mnbmagazine

JYP and TWICE have been selected as new models for SKOOLOOKS school uniforms.

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An interview and behind-the-scenes of the advertisement shoot will be featured on MBC Section TV on Oct. 4th

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source: star news, via fy jyp nation


proven fact: uniform endorsements are the first step to global domination

BTOB release individual teasers for "I MEAN"

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( +6 )

source: btob_i_mean

Ailee "Insane" MV

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source: 1theK

Yunho & Jaejoong FINALLY cross paths today

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Fans anticipated and hopeful for this to happen.

TVXQ's Yunho and JYJ's Jaejoong have finally crossed paths in public today at "13th Ground Forces Festival Opening Ceremony" where Yunho, wearing a red uniform serves as the host and Jaejoong, in black, gives a live performance.

Fans on the scene have shared accounts, aside from fantaken photos, that Yunho is smiling and clapping during Jaejoong's performance. Although there are no direct interactions between the two, fans are overwhelmed to have seen the two on the same stage and acknowledge the presence of each other.

They comment, "It took 6 years to have these two in one photo.","This moment will go down the memory lane.","I hope this is the start of something new.","This makes me so happy." and so on.

( +5 )

( fancams of jaejoong's performance )

source: dkpopnews, @tvxqhome, paulisteu, yoonjaelovebar, @JungYunWhore

on a scale of 100 to 100 how much do you think sm is seething rn?

YONG PAL | Episodes 11-18 (finale) | Discussion

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Cast: Joo Won, Kim Tae Hee, Jo Hyun Jae, Chae Jung Ahn, Jeong Wung In

Plot: Kim Tae Hyeon (Joo Won) is a talented surgeon. Desperate for money to pay his sister's medical bills, he adopts the code name Yong Pal and offers his medical skills to those in need of medical attention but who cannot do so publicly, dealing with gangsters and corrupt plutocrats. It is while making such a house call that Tae Hyeon rescues "sleeping beauty" Han Yeo Jin (Kim Tae Hee), a chaebol heiress, from a medically-induced coma, leading to unintended consequences.
( everything else )

Resources: Drama.net, Youtube/SBSNow, Youtube/DramaSBS, AsianWiki

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I fucking loved it. Actually, I loved it so much I couldn't make the weekly discussions post here anymore (well, until now) because all everybody did was nitpicked and complained lol :3

Far from tight and seamless, but so unpredicted and fun. Best female character in K-drama (tied with HEALER's Chae Young Shin) and an OTP with interesting dialogue. It took a few cliched K-drama tropes (chaebol power struggle, CANCER) and made them refreshing and exciting. It deserved its ratings in my eyes.

iKon disses idols in Rhythm Ta?

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"We’re not picky, for example, a time and place.

We don’t try to act cool, for a bad example, idols nowadays.

We’re having fun, why do you need a reason?"

- BI's part in Rhythm Ta, written by Bobby and BI

Bobby's controversial lyrics before his debut

"You guys have a long way to go, boy group rappers who come out on stage with the clock dance and still can’t sing a beat need more practice"

- Bobby wrote these lyrics when VIXX was the only group with a clock dance. Ravi dissed back(?) with lyrics like "you're also an idol, so let's stop." Ravi later said in an interview that he wrote the song because he didn't want his fans to be upset.

"All you stick skinny boyfriends, while they're all out there acting tough for a girl like you"

- At that time, Boyfriend's song title was 'Girl Like You' (English title is 'Obsession')

"Call me a monster, I didn’t give that name to myself, I’m Won Bin in front of bulletproof glass when it comes to skills and looks"

- Monster = Rap Monster. Bulletproof = BTS. This diss is uncertain.

He did a performance with G-Dragon. A Bobby fan was holding a banner of "I like Bobby more than GD oppa." He took the banner, held it in his mouth, and did fanservice.

1. [+433, -26] He's so fucking annoying ㅋㅋㅋㅋ It's not only a couple of times he's done this, why does he go around and make enemies? Do they think they're at Bigbang's level or something?

2. [+418, -20] They're also a typical idol group that lives by fandom ㅋㅋ

3. [+375, -23] So funny ㅋㅋㅋ If they're not idols, then what are they?

4. [+141, -6] I can't bring myself to like iKON. I really hate the disgusting fans. I know that they're talented but they're just debuting, why are they dissing sunbae idols? I really don't like them.

5. [+136, -6] I'll kill them if they go on Weekly Idol ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

- [+14, -0] They should go on Weekly Artist instead ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

6. [+128, -3] But in the waiting room: "hello, sunbae-nim! We're iKON!"

- [+17, -0] I hope VIXX, BTS, and iKON promote at the same time

- [+16, -0] iKON and BTS are promoting at the same time

- [+11, -0] Isn't VIXX also planned to comeback in October? All of them are going to overlap ㅋㅋㅋ

7. [+108, -2] Bobby debuted with turning the fans of VIXX, BTS, and Boyfriend into his antis. He's also an idol and was a trainee, I don't understand why he dissed his sunbaes. Doesn't matter if it's hip-hop culture or not. Pointless diss like this will only make Bobby look more pathetic. Why does he keep doing this when it does nothing but bring negativity to him? Just be an underground rapper then. He's using all the popularity as an idol but he disses other idols. I can't understand.

8. [+103, -11] They're attention seekers and think they're Bigbang because they're Bigbang hoobaes ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Such idiots ㅋㅋㅋ I hope iKON flops completely

9. [+100, -2] In the lyrics of Show Me The Money 3, it says, "bangtang like a sangnamja", isn't it also targeting a certain group?

10. [+94, -3] ㅋㅋㅋ Just how much did YG spoil them?

KpopKfans Pann 1 2 3

Throwback Thursday/Flashback Friday (depending on your timezone) 1 & 2

Tilda Swinton wants to act with GD

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Tilda Swinton said, she wants to act alongside BIGBANG GD even though GD is a singer http://t.co/zfN1CKVMtl pic.twitter.com/uUsECyCXf7

— The Seoul Story (@theseoulstory) October 2, 2015

The Seoul Story

They are ADORABLE together, I love this

EXO Chanyeol confirmed for the role in the movie "Married to an anti-fan"

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Chanyeol is confirmed for the lead role. The leading actress is said to be a top Chinese star. The filming of the movie will take place sometimes during next month.


EXO′s Chan Yeol Cast as Male Lead in Chinese Movie

EXO′s Chan Yeol has cast in a Chinese movie.

A rep from Chan Yeol′s agency, SM Entertainment, stated to Newsen on October 2, "EXO′s Chan Yeol recently decided to appear in Chinese film That′s Why I Married an Anti-Fan."



According to the rep, Chan Yeol has been cast as the male lead and is set to give an enthusiastic performance. The female lead has not yet been decided.

That′s Why I Married an Anti-Fan is a film based on a novel of the same name about a top star who is photographed at a club by a female reporter and their budding love story.

Meanwhile, Chan Yeol made his big screen debut through the film Salut D′Amour, which was released in April.

source: xportsnews, Code:EXO, mwave

GOT7'S Music Bank stage

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( interview with seulgi & wendy of red velvet )

Skpb K-Music Live 2

Minho, Victoria and Sooyoung at Coach Backstage event today

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( 📷 more pictures under the cut )

source: cr. as tagged, fyminho (1, 2, 3, 4, 5), functionlove, SoneVIETNAMs (1, 2, 3, 4), wkorea (1, 2), victoria02_02, voguekorea, minlove7979, polina_choi

Fans uncover the REAL duties of a Cube Entertainment manager

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Source: Koreaboo, Intiz
Cute article to distract from the body goals posts c:

[TEASER] EXO / 「Love Me Right」試聴用音源 (Audio Only)

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Source | avex Official YouTube Channel

[MV] Lee Seung Hwan 이승환 - Sweetie Pie 다 이뻐

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Music video features GFriend.

Source| kt music Official YouTube Channel

Lovelyz8 listening post

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01. Welcome to the Lovelyz8 *Intro - 0.00
02. Ah-Choo *Title track - 1.32
03. 작별하나 (Shooting Star) *Pre-release track - 5.10
04. 허그 미 (Hug Me) - 8.24
05. 예쁜 여자가 되는법 (How to Be a Pretty Girl) - 12.09
06. 새콤달콤 (Sweet & Sour) - 15.25
07. 라푼젤 (Rapunzel) - 18.58

MV posts : Ah-Choo, Shooting Star



Source: 1theBeatLiveMusic_Official_A92 (Youtube Channel)

I realized nobody posted this? I'm jamming to track 5 and 7. What about you?

Day6 Social Media Roundup!! (ft. Got7's If You Do Junhyeok ver.+ Jae fangirling over iKON/Winner)

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(Day6_TV)

Junhyeok: baek ayeon, if you do it, i’ll do it too #JYP #Day6 #ifyoudo #got7 #Cover #ifyoudoidotoo

( YoungK eating fried chicken and making inappropriate noises )

( YoungK at Muse concert )

( Jae being a troll (as usual) )

( Jae on iKon and Winner )

( Junhyeok and Dowoon on a movie date )

( K-Pop Star 1 Reunion on Insta~ )

( Jae and his puppy Rufus )

( Day6 promoting their showcase in Taiwan!! )

( Dowoon's Kitten )

( Dowoon on Twitter )

( Wonpil Selfies + his older sister )

( Sungjin baby pics )

Sources: Jae's Insta | Wonpil's Insta | Junhyeok's Insta | YoungK's Insta | Dowoon's Insta | Sungjin's Insta | Jae's Twitter | Dowoon's Twitter | All Translations from FYDAY6

This took sooooo long to put together, but I love how active these kids are on social media.

XIA Junsu concert tickets sold out in 10 minutes. Auction Ticket paralyzed

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Reservations of Kim Junsu solo concert tickets… ’Auction Ticket paralyzed’



Auction had created ‘A.STAGE’ in planning to expand its marketing of the customer-participation-type in reserving tickets –with a performance ticket special section that’ll handpick and present domestic representative performances only– and, of course, contributing to domestic performance culture revitalization, through SNS channels.

Auction on-site marketing team Director Ji Kyung-min said, “We launched ‘A.STAGE’ to provide good-quality ticket reservation to standard high performance culture,” and, “We carefully selected and shall introduce performances that can present sensations to customers currently and in the future; and will put efforts into providing a place where fans can not only make reservations but enjoy the event together with various benefits, too.

( The Power of XIA Junsu )

Source: Official poster (mwave), Asia Today + Star MK + Newsen translated by: rilanna of JYJ3

Can't wait for the album release and to see him!!!

[HD Fancams] Jaejoong at the 13th Ground Forces Festival!

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Day 1 - PFC Kim Jaejoong’s Performances at the 13th Ground Forces Festival

Opening Ceremony

♪Arirang♪

Fringe Stage
( One Kiss, Seoshi (live band), Running to the Sky )

Source: mon 126(1, 2, 3, 4)

He sounds AMAZING! I missed him so much T_T

Yunho and Jaejoong talk

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Cassies are so much overwhelmed today and it appears like it would last for many days and Yunho and Jaejoong have finally seen interacting with each other.

Six long years have passed after the tear-jerking break up of TVXQ and fans strongly believe that the five members would be together again in any possible circumstances in the future and they are not hoping in vain.

Today, at "13th Ground Forces Festival Opening Ceremony" Yunho and Jaejoong are pictured together and as the day progresses, many happenings have occurred between that two. Fans who attended the first day uploaded photos and videos proving their accounts that Yunho and Jaejoong did not only attend and see each other but they actually talked and interacted. Moreover, Jaejoong and Yunho share one tent during break time.

Fans also photographed Jaejoong and Yunho greeting each other's parents and family backstage creating harmonious atmosphere suggesting that there's no awkwardness at all. Meanwhile, this event is until October 6 so let's anticipate something greater.

( photos + a video )

source: dkpopnews, ShaCass11, yoonjaelovebar, Sssoleil_33, kimyoontuan, aaron527iou

Winner magazine post!

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( Nylon Japan x CK One Red video )

( Mini Magazine )

@GOUHUP NYLONTVJAPAN With Winner
@xxmi_noxx 1 2 3 4

This post is made in loving memory of Taehyun's hair, the yellow mess that he'll have for the next comeback is already making me cry

Who won this week's track on Unpretty Drama 2?

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( spoilers )

source: cjenmusic

Truedy messed up ha lyrics this episode & it was dramatic as usual.

Taeyeon - One Lone Teaser + Instagram Roundup

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Taeyeon's M/V preview will be released 12PM KST today.

( INSTAGRAM )

Navigation Links
🍁 Teasers Images | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
🍁 Debut Info

SMTOWN/SMTOWNYT/TAYEON_SS123/SOSHITAGRAMS12345/SMTOWNGLOBAL

Would you buy your fave a phone that hasn't even come out in Korea yet, Omona?

151002 KBS MUSIC BANK E805

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Winners Announcement

	GARY 'Get Some Air'	CNBLUE 'Cinderella'
Digital Sales (디지덜 음원 점수)	5013	833
Viewers Choice (시청자 전호도 점수)	0	333
Broadcast Score (방송 점수)	348	2100
Physical Album Sales (음반 점수)	389	2527
Final Total	5750	5793

( Watch the performances! )

sources: KBSKpop, Skpb K-Music Live, KPOP2 아이유, Red Velvet KHJ

TWICE for Skoolooks: BTS [Subbed] + SNS Updates

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( Uniformed Twicetagram Updates! )

( Bonus! Twice dancing to If You Do )

Sources: kpopliciousableSUBS (1), twicetagram (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8), team-twice

ETA: I forgot the 'cf' tag

obligatory 'tag pls?' commentary. oh, and:


(c)

Taeyeon - "I" M/V Preview

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SMTOWN

Navigation Links
🍁 Teasers Images | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
🍁 Debut Info
🍁 M/V Preview

[SPOILER] X-X-X-X-X to win the fourth track on Unpretty Rapstar Volume 2

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( !!SPOILER!! )

Source | OP edited article via X-X-X-X-X's Official Instagram Account

Orange Caramel preparing for a comeback

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OC was performing at Blue City Geoje when Raina told the crowd they were preparing for a comeback.


( video+translation )

source: 무법, lookatafterschool

Sunny sheds light on prevalence of dowry in marriage culture of the wealthy Korean community

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When Koreans get married, you're usually required to gift the parents something luxurious like a bag or jewelry.

Sunny: "The Birkin bag is notorious for being difficult to purchase so some mother-in-laws will ask their daughter-in-laws to get it for them as a test. An unni I know actually got a request list from her mother-in-law with the Birkin bag on it. Her fiance was a mid-tier chaebol but the unni came from an average household. It was her first time hearing about such a brand. She ended up getting some of the other things on the list except the Birkin and lived a life of nagging by the mother-in-law until they eventually got divorced."



1. [+222, -1] The fact that the daughter-in-law was even tested shows that the mother was against the marriage from the start and would eventually get them divorced no matter what

2. [+152, -4] This is so ridiculous...

3. [+97, -2] Shouldn't a marriage depend on whether your kid is happy or not. Why do parents try to fulfill their own greed through their kids?

4. [+12, -2] I'd be like screw this marriage, I'm out ㅋㅋ

5. [+8, -1] Why do mothers of sons think they're so special just because they gave birth to a son?

6. [+6, -0] I'd rather not get married at all than have to serve a crazy mother-in-law like that. And if I did get married after the fact, I'd look for divorce immediately.

7. [+6, -7] How much is a Birkin anyway? I see so many tenpro prostitutes on Instagram carry them;;;;

8. [+4, -0] So many mothers of sons think they're all high and mighty... and are looking to make a quick buck off of their son's marriages. Not mature at all. They're basically using their kids to get wealthy and be compensated for what every other parent goes through.

9. [+3, -0] Is it real love if you have to pay your way to marriage?

10. [+3, -1] I remember someone who her and her husband could barely afford a one room but his mother asked for a mink coat and she had to do it...

-X-X-X-X-


Basically dowry; you pay to marry into a family. Not surprised Sunny knows about this, her family's pretty well off and her family friends are probably chaebol-level. The case story she chose to share on television is probably the lightest infraction she could think of.
#smwbid (Shaking my whole body in disagreement)

Source | Nate via Netizen Buzz

10 of the Best Female K-Pop Rappers

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“Unpretty Rapstar” Season 2 is up and running, and all the signs say it will be just as action-packed as the first installment. The cast for this season is pretty star-studded, too.

Whereas Season 1 only featured only one idol group rapper, in the form of AOA’s Jimin, the new season has gone a lot heavier on the mainstream stars.

Wonder Girls’ Yubin, Jiyoon of 4Minute, SISTAR’s Hyorin (I thought Bora was supposed to be the rapper in that group?), Gilme (of Clover and solo fame) and Fiestar’s Yezi are household names for most K-pop fans. And Play the Siren’s Kasper has been one to watch since “Dream Drive” last year.

There are also a handful of very interesting under-the-radar rappers on the show, which should make for some great viewing in the weeks ahead.

But all this talk of female hip-hop stars and rap battles has got us thinking — who would you cast if you could assemble a dream line-up for an all-female rap battle show?

Take a look through our list, vote in the poll, and let us know who your favorite female K-pop rappers are in the comments below.


EXID’s LE



Almost certainly the first name on most peoples’ lists. Since her underground days, LE (aka Elly) has long had a reputation as the most technically able young rapper in Korea.

Along with Basick, she put together a formidable take on Nelly Furtado’s classic “Promiscuous” (Warning: this song features explicit lyrics).

With her combination of youth and almost unparalleled skill on the mic, it was almost inevitable that a talent agency somewhere would try to get her involved in a girl group project.

And in 2012, producer Sinsadong Tiger did just that, drafting her in to EXID.



Don’t let the Health & Safety people catch you doing that, LE!

As part of EXID, she has come into her own, becoming everyone’s favorite featuring artist, appearing on songs with everyone from Gavy NJ to K.Will. Her excellent ALi collaboration from earlier this year is a slow-burning classic.

“Blacklist” — with HyunA — is just too much goodness, though. HyunA and LE is too much fire for one stage/song/planet to contain.

You could break the Internet with this much goodness. You have been warned.

Sonamoo’s D.ana



I am probably in a tiny minority of people who think that Sonamoo is one of the best new girl groups around.

But despite a fantastic debut album, an even better sophomore effort (“Round and Round” and “OK” especially), decent dance moves and flashy, expensive-looking stage designs, this group is just not getting much traction.

And that is a real pity. They have some real stand-out members, such as Euijin, who just exudes energy.



However, for most, the true stars are the group’s two rappers: New Sun and D.ana.



The latter in particular has some pretty noteworthy skills.

Her verses on this were pretty outstanding:

And on her own, she is just as fierce.

D.ana pretty much has all the tools it would take to slay on a show like “Unpretty Rapstar.” If she ever got the chance, she could be a real dark horse.

2NE1’s CL



The whole music world is waiting with baited breath for CL’s American debut. We have been waiting for quite some time now, but the fact that it is taking so long makes you hope that when it finally does drop, it will be something very special indeed.

The self-styled “baddest female” in K-pop, CL may not have a background in underground rap, but that does not detract from her explosive emceeing skills.

Faster, slower, mixing it up, it all seems to come so natural for 2NE1’s leader.

From her verses on “Fire” to her Diplo collaborations, she rarely disappoints.



The high point for me was this, though. Minzy is also a very solid rapper in her own right, so this song had it all. This world needs more CL/Minzy collaborations.

Brown Eyed Girls’ Miryo



A sometime member of hip-hop collective Honey Family, if you can remember back that far.



Miryo is another heavyweight talent who would be very hard to beat in a rap battle.

Somewhat overshadowed in Brown Eyed Girls by the presence of Ga In (and, to a lesser extent, Narsha), Miryo performs slightly better as a solo artist. The most recent effort, “Queen,” is possibly her best yet.



However, those who can remember her Honey Family days would argue that a much harder, purer rap sound like this is where her skills really come to the fore:

One of the few artists out there who can genuinely freestyle, she would be a dream contestant on a battle rap show — there are not many idols out there who could hope to outdo her.

A.KOR’s Kemy



Kemy gets onto this list not really on the strength of her material, but due to her raw ability on the mic. Last year was a pretty bad one for A.KOR, with the group (and Kemy in particular) copping a flood of controversy after dropping a Park Bom diss track.

When you are a less-popular Korean girl group like A.Kor, you need to learn to pick your battles, and the diss pretty much came across as poor noise marketing.

This year, the group tried to turn a corner in the form of debuting the A.KOR Black subunit, pretty much a vehicle for Kemy’s rapping ability.



However, although the song featured some decent rapping and a nice retro theme, a pretty mediocre hook really let it down.

A.KOR has never really released a track that has made me personally sit up and take note, but when Kemy’s rap verses come on, you can sense a real talent at work.

I actually think she would be better off on her own, with harder rap backing tracks. This was pretty enjoyable:

And the rap section on this surprising Cameo cover is a lot of fun.

If you are a Blackjack, you are going to hate the idea of an A.KOR member on a rap reality show, but rap needs a few big bad wolf types — maybe Kemy can pull that off.

EvoL’s Jucy



It would be great if a rap battle show were to unearth some more experienced but currently inactive girl group rappers school types, such as Jewelry’s Baby J (aka Jooyeon) or Bekah, formerly of After School (“Bad Guy” anyone?).



And one more name in this category would have to be EvoL’s Jucy, aka Juni.J.



EvoL officially announced its dissolution in August this year, but for most people the news was met with nothing but a shrug of the shoulders. Much like A.KOR, EvoL had plenty of talent, but suffered when it came to material. Too much of it was just generic.

This cod-Ibiza house track from 2012 was underwhelming, yet was arguably the group’s biggest hit.

At the 2:48 mark, though (if you make it that far in), there is a tasty wee rap section that demonstrates what Jucy is capable of. She also made a few “Show Me the Money” appearances during Seasons 2 and 4, but exhibited just a few flashes of talent on both occasions.

Her mixtape, “Universe,” however, provides further evidence of her enormous ability.

She arguably makes better use of hip hop superproducer araabMUZIK’s “I Got ‘Em Hands Down” beat track than American rapper Vado did on the original.

araabMUZIK + EvoL’s Jucy = music nerdgasm.



And if you thought that was fun, here’s a whole compilation of stuff you will love (especially “Open Mic” at 1:07 ). It’ll make you want to send out a search party for this girl.

Secret’s Hana



Secret’s rap verses are usually pretty short, with the exception of this lone solo track from way back in 2011 when Hana was still going by the name Zinger.

In many ways, Hana is in the same kind of quandary as Rainbow’s Woori, who also shows signs of being a powerful emcee, yet only ever gets a few scant seconds worth of rapping time on her group’s tracks.



It is pretty hard to judge just how talented either might be on the mic if they were only allowed to let rip every now and then. Just take a listen to Hana doing this.

What Hana clearly has is a very nice, powerful tone and an ability to stay on beat. While a lot of the other rappers on this list have higher-pitched, slightly shrill tones, Hana brings a little more bass to proceedings.

One thing is for sure, there have been glimpses here and there of real rapping potential.



The (albeit very short) rap breakdown in “Poison” is Exhibit A in the case for Hana.

Yoon Mi Rae (aka Tasha)



This one just goes without saying really. The elder stateswoman of Korean rap, Yoon Mi Rae pretty much wrote the book on female K-pop rap.

Here she is showing the younger generation how it’s done:

Active in K-pop since the turn of the century, if she were to appear on a talent show with younger stars, ideally it would be in the role of judge or mentor — most could not (or dare not) go toe-to-toe with someone as accomplished as this.

MAMAMOO’s Moonbyul



A member of arguably the most talented of the “newer” girl groups out there, Moonbyul may still be a little lacking in confidence and stage presence, but she more than makes up for that with her rapping skills.



A very pleasant, deeper tone, a steady flow and real rapping consistency at a range of different speeds, Moonbyul would certainly be no pushover in a rap battle contest.

MAMAMOO has only been active for a relatively short period of time, but Moonbyul has already displayed her not inconsiderable skills on the mic:

Hello Venus’s Lime



Another dark horse, Lime really does not get much of chance to shine as a rapper as part of Hello Venus.

The group is (nowadays) more about a dance sound and a sexy concept, and longer rap sections just do not fit into that. Before that, a very cutesy concept seemed to restrict her rapping even more.

But give her the chance and she can really tear it up on the mic. Check this out from a while back:

How good would a Lime-Alice Hello Venus subunit be, by the way?



The “Wiggle Wiggle” rap breakdown might have been short, but if was certainly very sweet and left K-pop fans thirsting for more.

Lime also has some impressive speed-rap talents. Thing like this make fans everywhere want to hear a little more of what she has to offer.

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