Congrats to last week's Y2C winner: Rana Farid! Please email us your mailing address to kpop@kbs.co.kr so we can send out your prize. Make sure to include in the subject line that you're the Y2C winner for June 7th. :) We're seeing a lot of powerful female singers and talents in Korea. We had the comebacks of some major veteran powerhouses like Lee Hyori and Seo In-young. We're expecting Ivy's comeback soon. Rookies like Ailee have been heating up small screens through live singing competition shows like Immortal Song 2. There have been idol groups with certain members so undeniably powerful and popular that they could be a solo act (think Hyuna of 4minute or these days, CL of 2NE1). Who do you think is the "baddest female" in k-pop these days? Who comes out on top when all factors are taken into consideration (talent, exposure, charisma, interview/variety show skills, popularity, confidence, etc.)? Let us know and be sure to tune into Friday's K-Pop Connection to hear everyone's responses! -Angie

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Hey all! Congrats to last week's Your Two Cents winner: Waleed. Pleas e-mail your mailing address to kpop@kbs.co.kr and we'll send our your prize. :) Make sure to include you are the Y2C winner for May 31st. As for this week, it's super simple. You're hungry. You're tired. You haven't eaten all day and you haven't slept the previous night. You're given the choice of food or sleep. Which would you take? Haha...I was watching a behind the scenes video on an idol group filming their music video and they hadn't eaten or slept in awhile. They were given the choice of food or an hour nap. They didn't have time for both. Some of them chose sleep while others chose food. Haha Alright answer away! Please tune in on Friday to hear everyone's responses. -Angie

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안녕 하세요! Anyoung haseyo! Hello! Check out the latest 'Touch Base in Seoul' with this week's guest Kevin Van Noortwyk of JK Plastic Surgery Center here: Be sure to leave us your comments and feedback!Kevin Van Noortwyk, JK Plastic Surgery Centerworld.kbs.co.kr

Congrats to Waleed for being our Y2C winner last week. Please email us your mailing address (include in the subject line that you're a Y2C winner for May 24th) and we'll send out your prize! This week is actually the very last week of May. That means it's June. That means it's officially the summer! What are our listeners' summer plans for this year? Are you going to go on a trip? Maybe save money and work hard? Study? Maybe you're going to do nothing different from the rest of the year? Whatever your plans are for this summer, let us know!!! Tune in on Friday to see if you're our winner for this week. And just to hear everyone's responses! :) -Angie

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Congrats to last week's Y2C winner: Sara Ilo!!! Please email us your mailing address to kpop@kbs.co.kr (include in the subject line that you're a Y2C winner for May 17th) and we'll send out your prize. :) May 20th is Coming-Of-Age Day or Adult Day in Korea. This is a big day for people born in the year 1993 this year. Gifts are given to such people to congratulate them on "officially becoming an adult." Let's all be honest, no specific age determines your maturity and adulthood. I'm in my late 20 s and I'm still a child at many times. DJ Young is in his..er...he's older than me (hehe :P) and he's even younger at heart than I am (I have a senile soul...)! What age do you think or do you HOPE to become an adult at? Or what age DID you become an adult at? Or rather than an age, maybe it was an experience that pushed you in the right direction of maturing. Maybe it was a loss in your life that made you realize how precious life was. Maybe it was a certain aspect of school that taught you something for adulthood. Maybe it was a wise lecture from your parent. Whatever age or experience you feel COULD or DID bring you into adulthood, let us know! Tune in to hear everyone's answers on Friday! -Angie

Hey!! Congrats to Daisy Juárez for being our last week's Y2C winner! Please email us your mailing address to kpop@kbs.co.kr and we'll send out your prize. Don't forget to include in the email subject that you're a Y2C winner for May 10th! Okay...the day of honoring the loved ones in our lives continues! May 15th is Teacher's Day and so regarding this theme, this week's Y2C question is as follows: What is the most valuable lesson you've learned in school?? It can be learning to add so you can calculate stuff in your head while shopping. It can be writing in complete sentences so you can write letters, blogs, etc. It can even be more abstract lessons like "Sharing is caring" or "Wait you're turn" or "If you can't say something nice to somebody, don't say anything at all". Let us know what you found the most useful! And don't forget to show your teachers extra love! -Angie

Congrats to last week's Y2C winner: Nur Hafizah. Please email us your mailing address to kpop@kbs.co.kr and we'll send out your prize. Please include in the subject of your email that you're a Y2C winner for May 3rd. This week's question! It has to do with family being that May is Family Month with children's day having been on May 5th and Parent's Day on the 8th. If you could give your parents ANY gift in the world, what would it be? We don't often get to repay our parents for all the love and sacrifice they've poured into our lives. So for a second, let's pretend that NOTHING is impossible. What do you want to give them? Let us know and give your parent's a shout out! We'll read them out for you on this Friday's edition of Your Two Cents. :) -Angie

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Happy Monday everyone! We had a special guest visit us last week -- a long time listener! -- and we interviewed her for our Listeners' Lounge! Did you get a change to hear it via shortwave? If not, the podcast for Saturday's [2013.04.27] Listeners' Lounge is up, and you can download it from world.kbs.co.kr > "About KBS World Radio" > Podcasts, or, by clicking here [http://world.kbs.co.kr/down.htm?inpage_id=24840&Type=MP3]. I've also posted some pictures -- so check them out and let us know what you think! 73, Lauren

Hey all~ First of all, congrats to last week's Y2C winner: Samantha Malique. Please email us your mailing address to kpop@kbs.co.kr and we'll send out your prize. If YOU want to win a prize from KBS World Radio, all you have to do is participate in the question survey below! :) So I was talking with some friends about how hard it is to make friends after you've become an adult. Like when your still a student, you're almost "forced" to be friends with your classmates. However, once you're out of that school scene, if you don't get a good vibe from someone during your first encounter, you can pretty much choose to avoid them as much as possible and keep your guard up to not be friends. That's why a lot of people say that your childhood friends are the closest and the best. After your childhood, it's hard to make friendships with that kind of a deep or at least nostalgic bond. So here's the question! How old is your oldest GOOD or BEST friend? How did you meet? Are you two still close and in contact frequently? Tell us your friendship story! Tune in on Friday to hear everyone's responses and also hear us announce this week's winner! -Angie

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Congrats to last week's Y2C winner: Mouna Belaati. Please email your mailing address to kpop@kbs.co.kr so we can send out your prize. Please include in the subject line that you're a Y2C winner and for which day you won (April 19th). Alright...this week, by now you've all had plenty of time to check out PSY's new song and music video "Gentleman". There's been mixed reviews. Some say the song is great and addicting, others argue it's too "safe" or generic with nothing really special about it. As for the music video, some think it's hilarious and that the dance is really catchy and fun. Others are saying it's degrading for women or portrays a horrible image of Korean men. Some are saying that PSY's actions in the video are seen as humorous, making others think it's ok to treat women like that (in the name of humor, entertainment, and being "cool"). What do you think? Do you like the song? Do you like the music video? Or did you think "Gangnam Style" was just waaay better? Worse? Do you think it'll be just as big of a hit as "Gangnam Style"? Let us know! You may just win a prize for sharing your opinion. Also, tune in on Friday to hear everyone's answers! -Angie

Check out Lauren's new video! R.O.K. Café/Life/Program/KBS World Radioworld.kbs.co.krYou might have noticed that Koreans really like… stuff. Not only do they like a lot of things, they generally like a lot of *new* things. In my...

DO YOU LOVE SEO IN-GOOK??? Whether it be for his many hit songs or his killer role in the recent drama "Reply 1997". For all you k-pop lovers out there that want to get to the know the talented singer and now proven actor Seo In-gook better, let us know what questions you have for him! KBS World Radio has Seo In-gook scheduled for our next Backstage Chat interview on April 19th (Friday). So we ask that you send in your questions before then. If you send in a question suggestion, you MAY win an autography or MAYBE even an autographed Seo In-gook CD!! (Just post your questions here below as a comment!)

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Congrats to last week's Y2C winner: Elena Fuchedzhieva! Please email us your mailing address to kpop@kbs.co.kr so we can mail out your prize! Make sure to include in the subject line that you're a Y2C winner and for what day (April 12th). Thanks for participating. For this week... Let's talk about FOOD. Everyone loves food. The problem is that we need a food item that's pretty globalized enough where a MAJORITY of the people have eaten and like to eat. I'm going to go with PIZZA. :) What is your favorite pizza topping? You can stick to the traditional toppings or go CRAZY. In Korea, one commonly seen topping that some foreigners really can't understand is CORN. What do you think about that?? Let us know your answers and tune in to catch Friday's edition of K-Pop Connection to hear everyone's diverse answers. :) -Angie

Hello, everyone! I am Kwon Chaeryung, the new producer at KBS World Radio. I've been here for about 2 months now, and today I am making my debut as a host on Seuol Calling. From now on, I will be co-hosting the show with Karen Choi every Wednesday. So, please tune in and tell us what you think. Your words will help me become a better host and producer. Thank you! - Chaeryung

Congrats to Winston for winning our Y2C prize giveaway last week! Please email us your mailing address to kpop@kbs.co.kr. Include in the subject line that you were the Y2C winner for June 14th. :) And moving on to this week's question... Last week was who is the baddest female so naturally, this week would be the "Baddest Male". Who do you think is the TOP MALE singer in k-pop these days? This incorporates EVERYTHING: vocal and dance talent, popularity, looks, variety/interview skills, humor, charm, etc. Who is the "it" guy of the moment? It can be a solo male singer or a member of a male idol group. Let us know and tune in on Friday to hear everyone's answers! -Angie