My name is Ben.
19-years-old.
From Queensland, Australia.
Biography:
Believe it or not, I'm a newbie when it comes to K-Pop. The first time I noticed South Korea was when I watched a Korean drama called, "The Greatest Love." I absolutely adored that show (to this day, it is still my favourite drama). That was back in 2012. That same year, my friend showed me some K-Pop MV's that I didn't really take much notice of. These are my earliest encounters with K-Pop culture.
After watching another K-Drama by the name of "You're Beautiful," I researched the actors involved. I found out two of them were actually in a band, and those bands made good music! (They turned out to be FT Island and CNBlue). From there, I started to take interest in K-Pop.
I looked up K-Pop songs on Youtube, and sure enough, I found the master of all K-Pop charts. DJ Digital's Top 100 helped me discover what I loved and what I didn't care for in the world of K-Pop.
From there, I found the first K-Pop song I've ever been obsessed with. It was T-ARA's "Number 9." I was a newbie. I didn't know a thing about the insane world of scandals, I only knew that some songs were cute, some songs were sexy, and some were truly electrifying!
"What made you start making charts?" Is a question I've often been asked.
After watching another K-Drama by the name of "You're Beautiful," I researched the actors involved. I found out two of them were actually in a band, and those bands made good music! (They turned out to be FT Island and CNBlue). From there, I started to take interest in K-Pop.
I looked up K-Pop songs on Youtube, and sure enough, I found the master of all K-Pop charts. DJ Digital's Top 100 helped me discover what I loved and what I didn't care for in the world of K-Pop.
From there, I found the first K-Pop song I've ever been obsessed with. It was T-ARA's "Number 9." I was a newbie. I didn't know a thing about the insane world of scandals, I only knew that some songs were cute, some songs were sexy, and some were truly electrifying!
"What made you start making charts?" Is a question I've often been asked.
My first ever chart was released on the 28th of January, 2014.
I began making my own charts because I was fed up with seeing my favourite artists get low positions. It was worse to see most charts completely ignore underrated and talented artists. So I decided to do my own thing, and make my own charts based on my own opinions.
My fan-base grew slowly, sometimes getting two or three thousand views per chart. I knew that if I wanted to get underrated artists some exposure, I needed to reach a wider audience. That's when I decided to allow my viewers to vote for their favourite songs, and give them the power to decide who will be the #1 Champion each week. I still make charts that display my personal favourite K-Pop songs too, which now has more exposure.
I began making my own charts because I was fed up with seeing my favourite artists get low positions. It was worse to see most charts completely ignore underrated and talented artists. So I decided to do my own thing, and make my own charts based on my own opinions.
My fan-base grew slowly, sometimes getting two or three thousand views per chart. I knew that if I wanted to get underrated artists some exposure, I needed to reach a wider audience. That's when I decided to allow my viewers to vote for their favourite songs, and give them the power to decide who will be the #1 Champion each week. I still make charts that display my personal favourite K-Pop songs too, which now has more exposure.
A Little Bit About My K-Pop Tastes
Favourite Girl Group - T-ARA
Favourite Boy Group - VIXX
Favourite Solo Artist - AILEE
Favourite Song - I Love You by 2NE1
Favourite MV - Bar Bar Bar by Crayon Pop
Although these are my favourites right now, they are always changing. I'm not biased towards any group or singers. I make videos and write about K-Pop because I absolutely love the music. For me, it's all about the music. I named my blog "Cup of K-Pop" because in my culture, when we like or dislike something, we say "That's my cup of tea," or "That's not my cup of tea." Here, I'll be telling you which new releases are my "cup of K-Pop." :)
Thanks for joining me! I look forward to talking with you all.
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" I'm a newbie when it comes to K-Pop".When I read that , I was like-"Me tooooooooo!!!"
ReplyDeleteIt's been around an year since I re-discovered Kpop, and ever since that, It's been my music-love<3
Your channel is one thing I look forward to every week, to find more about Kpop and just another reason for me to listen to my recent favorites :) I love watching your song lists, they are great:)
Keep up this amazing work Ben!Fighting!!
Thank-you Mia! ^-^
DeleteWow, i like as you think, and as you are, your weekly chart is something what i see every week, i love your work, your charts help me to know more artist and new music, :)
ReplyDeleteI've seen a lot of song lists of kpop and only with your list i felt identified<3
Sorry for my wrong english, i'll try to improve it, TT^TT
Keep it up, i hope yours next work, Song Master 5thing!!
That's awesome Romeo :)
DeleteThank-you so much for letting me know. Makes me love doing this as a hobby! I'm glad we have similar tastes too. ^-^
I'm so glad I found your blog and YouTube charts! I've been a fan since around 2009 and I think video charts are such a great way of keeping up with K-pop :) Thanks for being awesome!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your support! ^-^
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