About Us
Contact us at: 2kpopped@gmail.com
The K-popped! story
It all started with a pair of concert tickets won from a contest organised by a local telco service provider. They were front-row seats to Rain’s I’m Coming concert in Kuala Lumpur in January 2007.
Orchid and I went to the concert knowing next to nothing about the Korean superstar and got,
what we’d like to call “K-popped” that very night.
We then started blogging about Korean stars at our respective personal blogs (don’t bother looking for them, they are not available anymore) and eventually decided to dedicate a blog to our rapidly-growing new-found passion. And so, K-popped! (k-popped.com) was born in June 2007.
Our passion and enthusiasm proved to be contagious, and soon, what started out with two persons quickly turned into a three-(wo)man operation in August 2007. The K-popped! Trio – Liz, Orchid, & Rooster – was formed and we have been enthusiastically sharing our findings on all things Korean with our readers.
Since the Hallyu (Korean Wave) is fueled by the entertainment industry, the bulk of our entries are on the K-entertainment scene. We also monitor the rise of the Hallyu in Malaysia. Did you know that every other local channel airs a Korean drama? Check out our K-popped! tee vee thread if you don’t believe us.
However, the blog is dedicated to “all things Korean” so anything that is related to Korea goes. We’ve written about publications, technology, food/restaurants, fashion, language and even culture.
We also realise that in Malaysia, Korean entertainment news is basically catered for the Chinese-literate crowd. Since we are illiterate that way, K-popped! is a sensible way to bring Korean showbiz news to the English-literate masses, not only in Malaysia, but in the Cyberworld as well.
Working on K-popped! has proven to be a very rewarding experience. Not only do we learn so much about what interests us, we’ve also made friends with other K-entertainment aficionados, who have so willingly shared their knowledge with us.
We hope that K-popped! will be a place where like-minded individuals can interact, share, discover and learn about the Hallyu.
With that said, we welcome any latest or hottest buzz on anything Korean-related from reliable sources. Please write to us at 2kpopped@gmail.com.
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by Liz | Wednesday, June 13, 2007
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