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McRoth’s Residence: Trying his hand at video editing? Yup. Check out the two parts of his girl group music video mashup. — Amped Asia: Five Asian Americans who made it in Asia. — Anti K-pop Fangirl: I’m sorry, but the video is hilarious. :o Read More »

International and Korean netizens both paint allkpop as the big evil corporation of the English language K-pop media world, at least in terms of allkpop’s media ethics and the level of hatred from netizens. By comparison, their main competitor, Soompi, seems to basically get a free pass on their involvement because they have a relatively controversy free history in news ... Read More »

You know that media machine called allkpop that fandoms already resent due to accusations of inaccuracy, bias, and lack of professionalism? Well, apparently all of that speculation is only getting started, as allkpop hadn’t yet shown off half of their potential in regards to those points. Why? Because if we’ve learned anything from the way they’ve handled the promotion of ... Read More »

Back in the middle of October, I informed you guys that allkpop was releasing a new girl group. Just yesterday, I revealed the announcement was imminent and gave you details about the upcoming girl group. Today, allkpop has finally confirmed the existence of their new girl group, named New.F.O, and…well…it’s gonna be interesting. 6Theory (parent company of allkpop) and EnterArts ... Read More »

American K-pop Fans: Remember the debut music videos of your favorite idols? I honestly forgot a bunch of them, but I managed to catch up due to the girls at AKPF. Honestly, certain ones were shocking. —– Soompi: If you’re hot, Soompi wants to make you a celebrity. However, if you’re a hot female, I’d rather you just send me ... Read More »

On November 6th, Soompi wrote an editorial that revolves around comparing the K-pop movement and Japonisme. For over 30 years, Western countries were captivated by Japanese art, particularly the ones based on “ukiyo-e,” or Japanese wood-block prints. As Japan opened its gates to foreign merchants, more and more Japanese paintings flooded into Europe, creating a craze for art work of ... Read More »

Korean girl group Secret were spotted breathing by eagle eyed netizens during their latest performance of “Love Is Move“!!! MAJOR. HUGE. NEWS. BROS. The girls were seen on MTV‘s “The Show“, a popular area for idols to congregate right now, especially since they are allowed to sing and dance and exist and stuff. The performance was uploaded onto an online ... Read More »

On November 6th, Soompi wrote an editorial highlighting what the author believes to be a trend among Korean actresses – flashing skin to draw attention. What is a good way for rookie or unknown actresses to gain attention? Simple. It is to reveal skin. It’s one of the most oldest and effective ways to be known in a short period ... Read More »