K-Wave Stateside: K-Pop Stories In American News (Week Of September 15 - 21, 2014)

2PM Returns With A New Album That Has Many Sounds

News media Billboard featured an article regarding 2PM's new album and how each of their songs draw on different musical genres..

While 2PM are all grown up, the guys kept the R&B tempo for their new album. However, the group did add in hints of other genres to the album's tracks such as funk and 80's rhythms.

2PM's new album contains ten singles - "Go Crazy," She's Ma Girl," "Mine," "Boyfriend," "Like Tonight," "Awesome!," "Goodbye Trip," "Pull&Pull," "Beautiful," and "I'm Your Man."

The 41st Annual Los Angeles Korean Festival Brought In Lots Of Vendors And K-Pop Music

The Los Angeles Times published an article regarding the 41st annual Los Angeles Korean Festival.

During the festival, many vendors set up shop selling various treats from across the Pacific and K-Pop music filled the ears of the attendees for the duration of the festival. For four days, the Korean people and Korean culture enthusiasts living in the Los Angeles area bought and ate delicious food as they lisened to the delightful sounds of K-Pop fill their ears.

Tae Jun Chang was at the festival and sold seafood from Jeollanam-do. According to the Los Angeles Times, Tae said, "The elderly people from Koreatown come here to get things from home. And the teenagers like to check out the main stage and see what new music is coming out of Korea."

The festival took place at the park near Normandie Avenue and Olympic Boulevard.

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