It's hard to believe that it's already March, time sure does fly with allkpop!

February can be hectic since it's the month of L-O-V-E, and it's likely that you've missed out on a few great stories as you were catching up on your own love life. allkpop has got you covered with this handy digest of the 10 most popular stories on our site for the month of January!

In February 2012, we published 1,335 stories. Phew! The general trend for this month shows that our readers seem to be drawn to scandals, and stories related to Girls' Generation. In addition to the Girls' Generation, Big Bang's MV release, Song Ji Hyo's relationship, Kim Shin Young's transformation, and Block B's unfortunate controversy, made up the most viewed stories of this month.

Without further ado, check out the top 10 stories of February 2012 below!

*Note: Top 10 stories are generated by reader view counts.

10. Block B apologizes for their Thailand interview incident

After the Thailand interview video hit the airwaves, the members of Block B stepped forward to personally apologize to their disappointed fans and the general public through a post on their official fan cafe.

The boys have also apologized through a video message, and Zico shaved his head to show his remorse.

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09. Kim Shin Young shocks netizens with her new slim figure

A picture of Kim Shin Young was posted on an online community board titled, Transformation of Kim Shin Young: dramatic weight loss." She seems to have definitely gotten slimmer and healthier. Go Kim Shin Young!

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08. Who are the top six beauties of SM Entertainment?

SM Entertainment has made a name for itself by producing some of the top Hallyu groups. It is also known for representing a line-up of some of the most beautiful people in the Korean entertainment industry, which begs the question, "Who are the top beauties of SM Entertainment?" Click on the link above to find out once again!

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07. Big Bang is back with their MV for "Blue"!

Big Bang has finally broken their long hiatus by unleashing their first title track, "Blue"! It was only a week ago when we published this story, but it has already made it to top 10 stories of February with over 211k views!

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06. Girls' Generation brings "The Boys" out on 'The David Letterman Show'

On February 1st, the girls came on to perform the English version of their latest hit, "The Boys". Host David Letterman introduced Girls' Generation as a "very popular South Korean group", drawing an awed response from fellow guest Regis Philbin, a multi-award winning media personality.

Taeyeon, Tiffany, Yuri, YoonA, Sunny, Seohyun, Sooyoung, Hyoyeon, and Jessica then launched into their exciting performance of "The Boys" (remix) to fanchants of "GG!"

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05. Girls' Generation performs "The Boys" on 'Live! With Kelly'

After wrapping up a successful stage on CBS's 'The Late Show with David Letterman', Girls' Generation moved on to conquer more hearts through ABC's 'Live! With Kelly'.

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04. Song Ji Hyo is in a relationship with C-JeS Entertainment's CEO

Not going to lie, when I read this, the first person that came to my mind was Gary.

Song Ji Hyo is best known to international K-Pop fans as one half of the 'Monday Couple' on SBS's 'Running Man'. According to Dispatch, the actress began her relationship with C-JeS Entertainment CEO Baek Chang Ju in December of last year.

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03. Girls' Generation Jessica's graffiti mural in Australia ruined

Girls' Generation member Jessica was graffitied on a famous alley in Melbourne, Australia. Many fans personally visited the beautiful portrait of Jessica, but unfortunately it has been ruined. Who would do a such a thing?

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02. Daniel Radcliffe chooses Tiffany as the prettiest Girls' Generation member

Girls' Generation Tiffany was chosen by Daniel Radcliffe as the prettiest out all the members. Who do you think is the prettiest member in Girls Generation? I know, it's a tough one.

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01. Block B stirs controversy with Thai interview, draws response from 2PM

The news spread like wild-fire. Block B's carefree behavior and a few of the comments they made throughout the video were considered insensitive and disrespectful towards the people of Thailand. The boys had no idea their comments and behavior would land themselves in the headlines, since they had never meant any harm. Check out story #10 for their apology on the incident.



And that wraps up this edition of allkpop's Top 10 Stories of February 2012. Stay tuned for the next digest at the end of March!