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[Review] [Album] Busker Busker – “1st”

TESTAMENTVM April 16, 2012 11

The overnight superstardom that came with success of Superstar K3 was not without its trepidations. Reality TV audition programs are enormously successful in creating hype, but notoriously poor predictors of future success. After 11

Drunk Ramblings: Fuck K-Pop Supremacists

AIYA! TUC April 15, 2012 87

K-pop and I have a long history together. Believe it or not, I was once very much enthralled by the whole scene. Even with my current cynical views on Korean pop music, I will

[Review] [Album] EXO – “MAMA”

IMMATOP April 15, 2012 38

Hype is an unwieldy force in that one must know how to use it in order to reap its rewards. Recently, Korean pop powerhouse SM Entertainment challenged the conventions of debuting a group by

Managers reveal that nothing will change after Open World Entertainment sex abuse case

IATFB April 12, 2012 50

One would think that after the events of the Open World Entertainment sex abuse scandal that things might be looked at differently, but according to the following comments from managers, not only is nothing

[Review] [Single] Heenain – “I’m OK”

IMMATOP April 12, 2012 1

From Heenain‘s trepidatious winter single “Aniya” to something a little less moody, we have “I’m OK“. —– Last year, Heenain proved that she was capable of switching up her style for the sake of

Lady Gaga’s ban in Korea seems more about a fear of kids becoming gay than anything else

IATFB April 11, 2012 82

The saga of Korea’s ban of minors from Lady Gaga‘s concert in Seoul continues on, as more details have emerged, including contradictory standards within the government itself, and strong implications that the conservative Christians

Open World Entertainment actress Shin Ji Soo a bit callous on Twitter, but there are reasons

IATFB April 10, 2012 15

So for those who haven’t been following along, Open World Entertainment‘s CEO, Jang Seok Woo, has been arrested for allegedly sexually harassing, sexually assaulting, and raping artists and trainees. Deeper digging revealed that he

Culture & Society: Japan Somehow Manages To Get Creepier About Idols

IATFB April 10, 2012 20

Researchers at Keio University in Japan have managed to create an interactive technology for posters, which you would think would be a precursor to the type of advertisements you saw in movies like “Minority

[Review] [Music Video] 4minute – Volume Up

IATFB April 10, 2012 21

Okay, gonna be honest with you, I wanted to hate this. When I saw that part of their concept involved vampires, I literally rolled my fucking eyes and sighed, “Oh Christ.” I’ve had it

EXO prove that they are awesome at lip-syncing on SBS’s “Inkigayo”

IATFB April 9, 2012 20

SM Entertainment‘s newest batch of robots made their highly anticipated debut on SBS‘s “Inkigayo” recently, performing “History” and “MAMA“. After watching both of those videos, the only thing it has proven to me is

[Review] [Album] BTOB – “Born TO Beat”

IMMATOP April 9, 2012 10

Recently, Cube Entertainment found themselves caught in a little dilemma: either debut a new group while everybody is doing it or hold off and prepare comebacks for later this season. Daringly, Cube has gone

Top 5 Best C-Pop Artists For Virgin Ears

AIYA! TUC April 8, 2012 43

I will be the first to admit that Chinese pop music has been in a slump in recent years. With the departure of some of its most prominent artists to other entertainment related adventures,

M.I.B (Most Incredible Busters) knows what a “buster” is, right?

IATFB April 6, 2012 31

I recently stumbled upon this new hip hip group from Jungle Entertainment called M.I.B, but was confused when I heard it stood for “Most Incredible Busters“. From my own experience, a “buster” is not

IU’s skin tone becomes an issue, makes me ponder classism

IATFB April 5, 2012 30

IU has drawn the attention of netizens recently for a change in her skin tone, which appears to be a point of contention. Earlier today, a post was made on an online community board

T-ara set to add two members to the fold + move the announcement date to April 6th

IATFB April 5, 2012 20

Core Contents Media previously announced that T-ara would be going through a member shuffling, and according to one source, CEO Kim Kwang Soo will be adding two members to the group. According to Review

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