K-Pop meets the iPad
There is no better way to enjoy music than to enjoy it as a game.
In the past year, a series of iPad, iPhone, and iPod games featuring top K-Pop artists hit the Apple store. dooub media, the developer of the Super Junior SHAKE and Girl's Generation SHAKE, has already revolutionized the mobile game market amassing over 2 million users around the world in a year. Super Junior SHAKE, the company's very first "SHAKE" application, won the "Best Mobile Game of the Year 2011" during the Mashable Awards winning over popular games such as "Angry Birds." The company has applied their unique brand of musical "tapping and shaking" game for a slew of other popular K-Pop artists including teen sweetheart IU, girl group stars T-ARA, superstar band CNBLUE, indie-rock band Guckkasten and hard-rock band AXIZ.
The "SHAKE" games, developed for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod, are part of dooub's "Musician SHAKE Project" which focuses on creating rhythm-action games for individual artists. Since the company is based in Korea, they initially focused on K-Pop artists. However, they plan to expand their development to independent artists as well.
The "SHAKE" games feature a Card Desk System where users can collect, combine, and create new cards with exclusive photos of the artists. Game features include the "Tap and Shake" style gameplay and the "Shake Wheel" which enables a player to feel like a DJ scratching a turntable. The game also allows players to make their own notes and create new content.
The various "SHAKE" games have been given an average rating of 3 to 4.5 stars in the Apple stores with fans expressing enjoyment while others report problems with the updates. Due to the popularity of the games, there were clamors for android versions of the "SHAKE" games. The developers have heeded to these request through the recent release of the first android version of the "Super Junior SHAKE."
Take your K-Pop experience to another level by giving these "SHAKE" games a try.
Catherine Deen blogs for Yahoo! Philippines OMG! She lives, eats and breathes Korean music, cuisine, telenovelas, and pop culture. Follow her on Twitter @cathsdeen.
