K-Wave Stateside: K-Pop Stories In American News (Week Of September 1 - 7, 2014)

Another Member From Ladies' Code Has Passed Away

Yahoo News published an article last Sunday regarding the passing of Ladies' Code member RiSe on September 7th. The singer battled to survive after receiving brain surgery for injuries she suffered during a September 3 van accident that also claimed the life of her band mate EunB. RiSe was 23 years old. The police are planning to further question the driver, who survived the accident and was treated for minor injuries, according to Yahoo News.

Fans Are Mourning Due To Ladies' Code Member EunB Passing Away

The K-Pop industry is in mourning because Ladies' Code member EunB passed away from a motor vehicle accident on September 3. She was only twenty-one years old.

NBC News published an article regarding the member and how fans globally have taken to social media to express their condolences. Hashtags such as #RIPEunB, #PrayforLadiesCode, and #StayStrongLadiesCode were all trending on the Twitter following the tagic accidet, according to NBC News.

EunB's family broke down in tears when they found out that she passed away. The family said, "We went to the hospital after being contacted at daybreak. She entered the hospital in a deceased state. There was no medical malpractice," according to media reports.

Billboard Lists The Top Most Shared Or Mentioned Songs On Twitter + How K-Pop is Doing on Twitter

K-Pop is huge when it comes to social media. Stars love tweeting to their fans and have been building giant fan followings across the world. Also, to spread K-Pop globally, fans do not seem to mind working hard to get their favorite artists known in other countries.

Since Twitter is popular among K-Pop stars, Billboard published an article regarding the most shared or mentioned songs on the social networking site.

The top four K-Pop songs mentioned and shared on Twitter are Psy's "Hangover," Girls' Generation's "Mr.Mr.," Skrillex's "Dirty Vibe" featuring Big Bang's G-Dragon and 2NE1's CL.

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