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Netizens Reach New Levels Of Stupidity In Criticizing 2AM’s Jo Kwon’s Tweets

IATFB January 23, 2012 9

As you probably have heard, 2PM‘s Junsu‘s father passed away recently, and people have sent out much support to him during what is undoubtedly a tough period in his life. Predictably, his group mates

Why We Should All Cheer For American Idol’s Han Heejun

IATFB January 20, 2012 11

In case you missed it, a previously unknown Korean named Han Heejun got on the American hype machine yesterday after his performance on the Fox talent show, “American Idol“. See the picture? That is

Kim Hee Sun’s Husband Is A Controlling Psychopath And/Or Has A Tiny Penis

IATFB January 20, 2012 2

Is this seriously supposed to reflect positively on him? Actress Kim Hee Sun and her husband, Park Joo Young, made an appearance on tvN’s talk show, “Taxi,” and showed off their deep love for

Public Service Announcement: Don’t Call A Tour Worldwide If You Visit Two Countries

IATFB January 19, 2012 1

Can companies and artists stop calling their foreign excursions shit like “2012 WORLDWIDE TOUR” when the artists in question are only visiting cities in two countries? Please? There’s nothing more ridiculous than getting fans

K-pop Companies Make Decisions According To Monetary Concerns…Yeah

IATFB January 18, 2012 7

I know what you sarcastic assholes are thinking: “No shit, Captain Obvious.“ However, this article on YG Entertainment‘s decision making process in relation to their stock prices broke it down so thoroughly that I

K-pop Fans Go Insane Over Meaningless London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony Poll

IATFB January 11, 2012 14

Both allkpop and Soompi covered this news item where K-pop absolutely dominated a poll asking which artists you would like to see perform at the London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony. On the surface, I

JYP Admits Taking Wonder Girls To America Was Bad Idea, Comes Up With Excuses

IATFB January 3, 2012 11

JYP recently spoke candidly (almost) about the Wonder Girls‘ adventure in America. “If the Wonder Girls and I did not challenge the U.S. market, JYP would have probably made much more money, and I

Pop Goes The Music: Fluxus Music Artists – “All I Want For Christmas Is You”

IATFB January 3, 2012 1

Your random reminder that the whole of Korean and Japanese music is more than just the summation of K-pop and J-pop. Get it

Girls Of K-pop Fail To “Run The World” In Beyonce Cover At 2011 SBS Gayo Daejun

IMMATOP December 29, 2011 5

On December 29th, SBS aired its 2011 Gayo Daejun. Among a slew of mediocre performances, one particular low point came in the form of a Beyonce‘s “Run The World” cover, courtesy of fabulous Fei, greasy Gain, a clueless G.NA,

For Every Animal The Korean Vegetarian Union Saves, I’ll Eat 10

IATFB December 28, 2011 7

The Korean Vegetarian Union wants an apology from KBS because the network showed IU eating raw cow liver. Wow. “Millions of people have watched this public program with their families in the comfort of

Korean Government Embarrasses Korea By Sending Idol Calendars To Embassies

IATFB December 26, 2011 9

While it was plain to see that the Korean government was invested in K-pop because they wanted to use it as a vehicle to spread their country’s culture around the world, sending K-pop idol

How You Know Kara Are A Mainstream Success In Japan

IATFB December 22, 2011 6

When all five are dressed as brides at a year-end music festival and they are sharing the stage with a transsexual host, a pervert in a reindeer outfit, and a cross dressing Mrs. Claus.

SNSD’s Japanese Language Skill Gets Mocked On “Hey! Hey! Hey! X-Mas Special”

IATFB December 21, 2011 10

SNSD performed “The Boys” in Japanese on December 19th for “Hey! Hey! Hey! X-Mas Special” and Hamada Masatoshi poked fun at their language skills or lack thereof. The emcee of the program is comedian

Angela Aki To Release English Cover Album That Will Rule

IATFB December 20, 2011 2

For most Asian artists, even talented ones, this would be a horrid idea, but Angela Aki is one of the few exceptions. In commemoration of her new NHK E-tele program, ‘Angela Aki’s SONGBOOK in

SM Entertainment Wants To Conquer America With This From SNSD

IATFB December 18, 2011 13

Yeah, it’s SNSD with various versions of “The Boys“. Yeah. I can’t even understand what the fuck is being said in most of the verses that aren’t being sung by Tiffany and Jessica. Plus,

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