Kahi and BoA exchanged words of encouragement and good wishes with one another in the waiting room on the 3rd during the 19th Seoul Music Awards.

2009 would not have been possible without the trends and ongoing bizarre cycles that hit the Korean industry. Celebrities were getting sick, getting into car accidents, dying their hair, and receiving some of the most bizarre gifts any fan could think of giving-- just to name a few things that happened this year. OMGKPOP takes you through the wild roller coaster ride that made 2009.

OMGKPOP's certified list of the biggest kpop culture events of 2009. Stories that defined 2009, from the moments that made the kpop world stop, the train wrecks that rocked the news, to the creation of amazing performers. Now lets take a look back at 2009, shall we?

Originally set for a January 13, 2010 release, BoA's still untitled 7th Japanese Album has been cancelled.

Can you guys guess who is American born or Korean born by their accents?

For Kim Bum's latest movie, Emergency, Kim Bum was spotted with half a head full of cornrows - which looks quite similar to something BoA sported earlier this year!