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  Setting it off

  B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 14/07/2019

  » From its humble start lurking in the shadows of J-pop to partially dominating the globe, the unstoppable power of K-pop has been fascinating to witness. Today, in the hazy wake of the Gangnam Style craze, the genre has grown to have its own annual convention, KCON, which is aimed to celebrate South Korean culture at various locations around the world. In North America, K-pop boy bands and girl bands are being received with open arms. Groups like seven-member boyband BTS have even gone so far as to win 2017's Billboard Music Award for Top Social Artist, beating pop royalty like Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez and Ariana Grande.

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  So into you, Ariana

  Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 22/08/2017

  » It's true how beautiful people can do no wrong. They can be doing nothing in front of a screen for 10 minutes and people will still be entranced. That was exactly how Ariana Grande's first concert in Bangkok last Thursday kicked off. With a countdown video of her checking herself out looking pretty, swinging around her hair, interacting with her crew and teasing the audience with "I-can't-hear-you" by leaning her ear in towards the camera.

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  Top 20 singles of 2018 (Part 2)

  B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 30/12/2018

  » As is tradition, we're wrapping up the year with a special two-part series featuring some of the best music to have come out locally and globally over the past 12 months. Culled from our 40-plus playlists stretching back to January, these tracks represent trends, cultural highlights and states of mind that reflect the times we're all living in (and trying to make some sense of). Without further ado, we're picking up right where we left off last week with our countdown to No.1. On that note, thank you for sticking with us until the very end -- here's to the new year of fewer whales choking on plastic bags, of nobody getting trapped in a cave, and maybe -- just maybe -- of an election.

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  Genius Knows No Gender

  B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 18/11/2018

  » There's a certain genius to how female indie musicians Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus have banded together under the name boygenius (yes, all lowercase). The aim here, it seems, is to draw attention away from their gender that's often taken for granted in the male-dominated scene. Having met and bonded at the same tours and festivals over the years, the three artists realised that, not only do they share artistic visions, they also complement one another's talents.

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  A celebration of everyone

  Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 11/12/2020

  » If you're a fan of musical theatre, you've definitely heard of The Prom. Originally having premiered on Broadway in 2018, the musical revolves around a young woman named Emma, who wants to take her girlfriend to the prom, but residing in a conservative town in Indiana only turns everyone against her and the prom is cancelled.

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  … Baby one more time

  B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 19/01/2020

  » Over the past few years, LA-based artist Sondre Lerche has made it his own little tradition to cover pop hits from the year that's been as a holiday gift to his fans. His past covers range from Miley Cyrus' Wrecking Ball and Drake's Hotline Bling to Sia's Chandelier and Beyoncé's Countdown. To cap off the end of the decade, Lerche has stepped up his game by essentially pulling a Ryan Adams circa 2015. But, instead of Taylor Swift, it's the former queen of pop, Britney Spears.

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  A pop renaissance

  B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 14/06/2020

  » If Madonna's long, illustrious career has taught us mortals anything, it's that a pop chameleon makes the best kind of pop music.

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  Lomo Go Mellow

  B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 31/05/2020

  » It's been a little over a decade since Lomosonic has graced the Thai music scene with the release of their debut album, 2009's Fireworks.

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  Sukosol family sings for charity

  Life, Published on 20/11/2019

  » Kamala Sukosol and her talented children -- Marisa, Sukie and Noi -- will be back with three rounds of the annual charity concert titled "The Sukosol Family: The Music & The Show" at Sukosol Hotel, Si Ayutthaya Road, from tomorrow until Saturday at 8pm.

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  The age of angst

  B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 01/12/2019

  » Maybe it's a sign of the times, but taking a look at the young, emerging artists of today, you might notice that a great many of them tend to speak openly about their anxieties and insecurities. Much like her contemporaries Mitski, Hana Vu and Beabadoobee, 18-year-old singer Griff channels all of these feelings through unfiltered lyrics that read like a page out of her diary.

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