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B7klan To Bring K-pop's "Boys Republic" To Europe

by with No Comment Music News

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The K-pop world is a cut-throat business, but it’s an industry that is becoming popular world-wide. Forming a new group comes at a cost, with training routines often lasting years before a band is even able to debut, but one group which is hoping to secure their place throughout Europe is the K-pop rookie boy group Boys Republic.

Our good friends over at B7Klan and Torpedo Productions are hosting Boys Republic’s first ever European tour. Titled ‘The Royal Tour‘, it will be stopping at eight destinations across the whole of Europe and is promoted as being a ‘Must Go To Concert’!

Boys Republic will not be alone on this tour, as K-pop crossover pop pianist and MCM Buzz favourite Choi Soo Min will be joining the boy band to wow the crowd with even more of his talent and exceptional piano skills. Previously, we featured a brief interview with Choi Soo Min, in which he said that he would love to come back to Europe soon, and now, it looks like his wish has come true!

At the moment, only dates and a small amount of information have been provided, which you can see below:

Tickets on sale: 13th May 2015
(No website or time provided)

Paris, France
Friday 3rd July @ Le Divan Du Monde
London, UK
Saturday 4th July @ Academy
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Sunday 5th July @ Melkweg
Koln, Germany
Tuesday 7th July @ Werkstatt
Berlin, Germany
Wednesday 8th July @ Bi Nuu
Krakow, Poland
Thursday 9th July @ Fabryka
Budapest, Hungary
Saturday 11th July @ Durer Kert
Wien, Austria
Sunday 12th July @ Szene Wien

Be sure to check back to MCM Buzz for updates about the event, as we’ll be posting news as soon as we get it. In the meantime, you can check out the Boys Republic official Facebook, Twitter and Youtube accounts, as well as Choi Soo Min’s Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube pages to show a little support for the artists whilst brushing up on some of the best releases from both entertainers. Below are the latest tracks from both Boys Republic and Choi Soo Min. Be prepared to get excited!

BR Flyer

B7klan To Bring K-pop’s “Boys Republic” To Europe

by with No Comment Music News

BR Flyer

The K-pop world is a cut-throat business, but it’s an industry that is becoming popular world-wide. Forming a new group comes at a cost, with training routines often lasting years before a band is even able to debut, but one group which is hoping to secure their place throughout Europe is the K-pop rookie boy group Boys Republic.

Our good friends over at B7Klan and Torpedo Productions are hosting Boys Republic’s first ever European tour. Titled ‘The Royal Tour‘, it will be stopping at eight destinations across the whole of Europe and is promoted as being a ‘Must Go To Concert’!

Boys Republic will not be alone on this tour, as K-pop crossover pop pianist and MCM Buzz favourite Choi Soo Min will be joining the boy band to wow the crowd with even more of his talent and exceptional piano skills. Previously, we featured a brief interview with Choi Soo Min, in which he said that he would love to come back to Europe soon, and now, it looks like his wish has come true!

At the moment, only dates and a small amount of information have been provided, which you can see below:

Tickets on sale: 13th May 2015
(No website or time provided)

Paris, France
Friday 3rd July @ Le Divan Du Monde
London, UK
Saturday 4th July @ Academy
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Sunday 5th July @ Melkweg
Koln, Germany
Tuesday 7th July @ Werkstatt
Berlin, Germany
Wednesday 8th July @ Bi Nuu
Krakow, Poland
Thursday 9th July @ Fabryka
Budapest, Hungary
Saturday 11th July @ Durer Kert
Wien, Austria
Sunday 12th July @ Szene Wien

Be sure to check back to MCM Buzz for updates about the event, as we’ll be posting news as soon as we get it. In the meantime, you can check out the Boys Republic official Facebook, Twitter and Youtube accounts, as well as Choi Soo Min’s Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube pages to show a little support for the artists whilst brushing up on some of the best releases from both entertainers. Below are the latest tracks from both Boys Republic and Choi Soo Min. Be prepared to get excited!

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Living Through Literature: Classic Alice Brings Books To Life on Campus

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English major and aspiring writer Alice Rackham has “always been good”. A straight-A student with a Hermione Granger-esque dedication to her studies, her intelligence and hard work have earned her a place at the prestigious Valeton University. However, when an essay is returned to her marked B-, with comments accusing her of “sterile” writing and a lack of emotional connection to a poem, Alice resolves to follow in the footsteps of classic literary characters in a bid to prove that she is able to meaningfully engage with their stories.

Created by Kate Hackett (who also stars as Alice), Classic Alice is an innovative web series that builds on the multiplatform groundwork laid by shows like The Lizzie Bennet Diaries and Emma Approved. Into the established mix of YouTube videos, tumblr and Facebook and Twitter accounts, Classic Alice throws pseudo-student forums, podcasts and character-specific social media profiles on sites like Instagram, Goodreads and Last.fm. Not so much a video series, then, as an immersive, all-round experience, Classic Alice combines criticism with creativity, presenting a myriad ways for viewers to interact with its characters, just as Alice herself gets to grips with those in the books she reads.

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Over the course of the series, the stories Alice chooses become ever more eclectic, leading to all manner of fun, fiascos and outlandish shenanigans. Along the way, the series also tackles some important subject matter, delving into dilemmas and complications both within and without the texts it explores. Beyond the obvious issue of striking a work/life balance, Classic Alice deals with, among other things, friendship, romance, rivalry, responsibility, privilege, prejudice, coming out and coming clean. By attempting to “behave with the impulsiveness and passion of characters in classic literature,” Alice learns a great deal, not only about stories, but also about herself and those around her. In this, she is helped along by her music-, maths- and pie-loving roommate, Cara Graves (Elise Cantu), her party girl cousin, Reagan Starkie (Reid Cox), and most importantly, by her best friend, Andrew Prichard (Tony Noto), a film student documenting her project for his own final-year thesis.

The turbulent relationship between Alice and Prichard is to some extent almost a personification of that between their different disciplines, and this is most clear in their Pens vs Lens podcasts, which they use to compare and contrast various literary texts and their film adaptations. Easy-going, well-connected and steeped in wealth, Prichard is superficially unlike his diligent, bookish and introverted friend, but despite all this, it’s made very quickly clear that the pair are more alike than they are different, and the chemistry between them is palpable.

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At its heart, Classic Alice is a passionate defence of storytelling in all its forms, exploring the relationships between different media as well as those they foster with their audiences. The life lessons that Alice learns from her literary adventures speak volumes for the value of studying stories and art, and her process of self-discovery through books serves as an encouragement to viewers to read along at home.

That said, you don’t have to be a bookworm or a film fanatic to understand this series; nor do you need to have the time to explore its every facet. Classic Alice is full of fun, humour and a quirky charm entirely its own that can be enjoyed from just the videos alone. As much as it is about telling stories, it’s also a touching and thoroughly entertaining show about life on campus that’s sure to feel familiar to 20-somethings everywhere.

To watch all video episodes, visit the Classic Alice YouTube channel, and to hear the Pens vs Lens and Cara’s The Proof is Treble podcasts, check out Classic Alice on Soundcloud. You can also get an overview of the full narrative here or interact via tumblr and the Valeton University website.