Author: Tshego Matsha
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![[Review] LIGHTSUM comes back to life with ‘Doshite’](https://hallyutones.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/image_2026-11-08_211954999.png?w=1024)
[Review] LIGHTSUM comes back to life with ‘Doshite’
Hello and welcome back to HallyuTones – always focused on sound, stage and substance. After years of waiting for some noise from the CUBE Entertainment group, LIGHTSUM is finally back! This time, however, things are very different. From ‘VIVACE’ to ‘Doshite’, LIGHTSUM is back with a complete concept change. In August, the group dropped the…
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![[Interview] Les Heroes: Bearing Witness to Existence](https://hallyutones.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/image-5.png?w=1024)
[Interview] Les Heroes: Bearing Witness to Existence
Hello and welcome back to HallyuTones – always focused on sound, stage and substance. As long time readers of the site may know, October is Pride Month in South Africa and the end of October is when some of the biggest Pride events in the country happen. Oftentimes, the existence of LGBTQ+ people and their…
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![[Interview] Music, Memories and the many names of Ban Seolhee](https://hallyutones.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/eb9dbced97ac_eb8c80ed919c-e1786647400955.jpg?w=1024)
[Interview] Music, Memories and the many names of Ban Seolhee
Hello and welcome back to HallyuTones — always focused on sound, stage and substance. Often people think the Korean pop impact in the global market started with the era of BTS and BLACKPINK’s rise to ultrastardom. Songs like ‘Gangnam Style’ by Mas Musiq and Daliwonga et al show that there isn’t a corner of the…
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![[Writer’s Picks] From First step to ‘Retry’](https://hallyutones.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/images-1.jpg?w=738)
[Writer’s Picks] From First step to ‘Retry’
Hello and welcome back to HallyuTones — always focused on sound, stage and substance. When we think of successful girl groups, often the names we hear are groups that were created by survival shows: IZ*ONE, Fromis9, Twice, just to name a few. However, survival shows offer another great opportunity for fans in the form of…
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![[Interview] When Art becomes a verb, with EL CAPITXN](https://hallyutones.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/dsc09728-2.jpg?w=1024)
[Interview] When Art becomes a verb, with EL CAPITXN
Hello and welcome back to HallyuTones — always focused on sound, stage, and substance. In the process of learning about how our favourite records come to exist, we find that the person behind the track often has just as intriguing of a journey as the performer. For most fans of K-pop in particular, their attention…
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![[Writer’s Picks] There’s room for growing pains](https://hallyutones.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/image.jpg?w=1024)
[Writer’s Picks] There’s room for growing pains
Hello and welcome back to HallyuTones — always focused on sound, stage, and substance. The K-pop industry is interesting for many reasons. One of those being the fact that we, the audience, are aware of the manufactured aspect of the artist(s) as personas, as well as their creative direction. While to many this part is…
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![[Interview] EMBA: Lover of all things music](https://hallyutones.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/ab67616d0000b2731187f69e0f6de37483402a0a.jpg?w=640)
[Interview] EMBA: Lover of all things music
Hello and welcome back to HallyuTones — always focused on sound, stage, and substance. As mentioned continuously in my pieces, the work we do at HallyuTones is truly to ensure that we can bring all of the music lovers of the globe together, in particular through the lens of the hallyuwave. One thing that fans…
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![[Writer’s Picks] Best K-pop Songs from February](https://hallyutones.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/1000326091.jpg?w=720)
[Writer’s Picks] Best K-pop Songs from February
Hello and welcome back to HallyuTones – always focused on sound, stage, and substance. February was even slower than January, which we already called a slow month. Despite that, there were still a few standout releases worth giving a listen from both established and underrated artists to make the month of Valentine’s complete with a…
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![[INTERVIEW] Yeju, who knit a ‘life vest’ from music](https://hallyutones.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/1758896774110.jpg?w=1024)
[INTERVIEW] Yeju, who knit a ‘life vest’ from music
Hello and welcome back to HallyuTones — always focused on sound, stage, and substance. We often speak here, at HallyuTones, about the power of the internet in connecting artists and fans. Our next guest is someone who took traditional marketing practices, like busking, to the internet. Yeju is an artist who shows the versatility of…
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![[Writer’s Picks] Let’s play Love Game](https://hallyutones.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/wordpress-header.png?w=600)
[Writer’s Picks] Let’s play Love Game
Hello and welcome back to HallyuTones – always focused on sound, stage, and substance. Every year even before the compliments of the new year can be shared widely, the Valentine’s Day gifts are already lining the shelves of stores. From chocolates, to stuffed animals, to spa treatments; everyone is on the lookout for the best…
