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TEEN TOP’s C.A.P thanks male fans for win, finds out female fans are allowed to vote

IATFB February 6, 2012 11

As if winning their first music program award earlier this week wasn’t enough, TEEN TOP scored a surprise win at SBS‘s “Inkigayo” to notch their second music program win. However, while the rest of

Around The Web: K-pop Infographic + Strategies Of Wonder Girls & SNSD In America

IATFB February 3, 2012 22

Soompi: Awesome infographic on K-pop. —– The Atlantic: Patrick St. Michel makes a solid argument regarding K-pop’s marketing strategies in America. The forecast is more favorable for Wonder Girls, who mirror Pink Lady’s appropriateness

In Defense Of: allkpop & Soompi’s Coverage Of T-ara’s Hwayoung’s Nipslip

IATFB January 31, 2012 7

As things usually are in the K-pop fandom, the reactions to the news of T-ara‘s Hwayoung‘s nipslip were rational and reasoned. While most of my criticism has been directed at the mainstream media so

Critical Eye: allkpop’s New Video Player Is Counterproductive

IATFB January 30, 2012 20

When it comes to video posts, I generally prefer visiting allkpop over Soompi for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is because allkpop is usually first to the punch, but also

Ask Asian Junkie: Is K-Pop In Japan Set Up For Failure Or Expansion?

IATFB January 28, 2012 30

Discussions about K-pop in the Japanese market are never dull, primarily because International fans are a passionate bunch with many having their loyalties already cemented. It’s been interesting for me to observe, because while

Around The Web: F.T. Island, Sunny Hill, And Baby Soul & Yoo Jia

IATFB January 25, 2012 Comments Off

McRoth’s Residence: Review of Sunny Hill‘s “The Grasshoppers”. McRoth’s Residence: Review of F.T. Island‘s “Distance”. McRoth’s Residence: Review of Baby Soul & Yoo Jia‘s “She’s A Flirt”

Discussion Topic: What If Kara’s Hara Had A Penis?!

IATFB January 23, 2012 10

Would you still hit it? ===== Thanks to one of Soompi‘s inane forum topics for the inspiration

Versus: allkpop & Soompi’s Divergent Approaches To Their Forums

IATFB January 19, 2012 14

If you’ve been following along on Soompi‘s Twitter recently, you’d be hard pressed not to notice their drastic change in approach to the social media medium. They had previously used it similarly to how

Versus: allkpop’s Confusing & Inefficient Site Design Provides Poor User Experience + Recommendations

Fobio January 10, 2012 31

A few months back, allkpop changed their site’s design to what you see today. While the previous one was generally standard and effective, allkpop obviously wanted a drastic change in an attempt to reinvigorate

Critical Eye: Soompi’s Delusional Perception Of Asian Junkie Is Part Of The Problem

IATFB January 7, 2012 47

In case it wasn’t already obvious, Asian Junkie is a hobby for a collection of friends who enjoy Asian pop music. We felt that in the effort to mainstream J-pop and K-pop overseas, certain

GIF Madness: Lee Min Jung Trolls By Saying She’s Not Pretty

IATFB January 5, 2012 11

Lee Min Jung drew a bit of criticism from netizens over comments she made during her appearance on SBS‘s “Running Man” in which she stated that she wasn’t pretty. The critics accused her of

AKB48 Obliterates Both Kara & SNSD To Crush The Dreams Of The Hallyu Wave

IATFB January 3, 2012 12

Girl group AKB48 thoroughly dominated 2011 by setting sales records galore all up in the grill of the Hallyu Wave! They released five singles this year, all of which sold over a million copies,

Bias Tracker: New.F.O’s Record Amount Of Features On allkpop

IATFB January 2, 2012 6

Given what I’ve already explained in the past regarding New.F.O in relation to allkpop and Soompi, this basically amounts to a Captain Obvious post, but it’s something that I think deserves to be documented

Around The Web: K-pop Year In Review

IATFB January 2, 2012 3

McRoth’s Residence: Best Mini-Album Of 2011 – Reader’s Choice – 2NE1 – “Second Mini-Album“ McRoth’s Residence: Best Mini-Album Of 2011 – W&Whale – “Circussss“ —– McRoth’s Residence: Best Album Of 2011 – Reader’s Choice

Bias Tracker: Soompi And The Japanese Anti-Hallyu Wave Movement

IATFB December 29, 2011 6

Soompi recently named the top seven most shocking scandals of the year, and as if to speak to how boring Asian entertainment news can be in comparison to other regions, it mainly consisted of

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