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HEY may be known for their sexy, sassy dance moves.

But away from the brightly lit stages, the gals of Korean pop quintet Kara emanate cuteness and girlish charm.

TNP PHOTO: Ng Jun Sen

DAEBAK!

In Korean, that means simply awesome.

Here at LOUD, if we were to have only one word to sum up our K-pop Cover Contest which ran throughout May, “daebak” would be it.

PHOTOS: Ng Jun Sen, Jonathan Choo

IF you think K-pop is all about cutie-pie idols showing off their pearly whites, these fans are out to prove you wrong.

PHOTO: FS Acoustics

CALL him the unlikely K-pop convert.

Mr Muhammad Faizal bin Misdi, 23, used to jam in hard rock and metal bands, covering classic tunes by Metallica and Guns N’ Roses.