MARY’S BLOOD‘s self-titled sixth studio album dropped on September 29, and I’ve been obsessed with it ever since. I’ve already gone over the history of the band in a previous …
Read More »[Event] Miyavi ushers in the restart of concert season with Imaginary Tour
*Ahem* Dearest Asian Junkie readers, I am back. That’s right, you’re not trippin’ balls … I AM BACK, BABY!!! And thus, so is concert season. Feels good, right? Shall we …
Read More »‘Girls Planet 999’ Episode 12 (Finale): What the hell was that, why do we keep doing this to ourselves
I have to hand it to Mnet, even with dogshit ratings and the walls bearing in, their ability to pull a shit-show out of a hat far exceeds any of …
Read More »Girls Planet 999 Episode 11: The 3rd elimination, interim ranking, and the road to the finale
We are at long last in the final lap of our hectic journey through the cosmos of Girls Planet 999. For some contestants, Mnet has made it's intentions very clear, but for others, the future remains murky. Furthermore, the interim results for the final week of voting have completely torpedoed any sense of rationality remaining in the show. So without further adieu let's get on with it.
Read More »Girls Planet 999 Episodes 9+10: Kim Dayeon ascends, Mnet dabbles in class warfare, also Collaboration Mission
After the second elimination, it's time to recalibrate the groups. Team "U+Me = Love" is down to four members: Sakamoto Mashiro, May, Kotone Kamimoto and Zhou Xinyu. While Sakamoto ranks in the overall Top 9, May barely skated in at 8th place in J-Group and both Kotone and Zhou Xinyu had to be rescued by the Planet Pass. But things could have been worse!
Read More »Girls Planet 999 Episode 8: No alarms and one big surprise during 2nd elimination ranking
More Mnet translation shenanigans, plus the 2nd eliminations and one surprise departure.
Read More »Girls Planet 999 Episodes 6-7: Mnet mistranslates (Cai Bing) for fun and profit, also Combination (Pizza) Mission
Our 40-years journey through the desert of idol survival continues on, now 45 trainees lighter. No time for sentimental feelings though, it’s time to start the next mission.
Read More »Deep Reviews: Perfume basically do a Tesla ad with “Polygon Wave”
Me screaming at the zoomers: “I swear to god their songs used to be catchy as fuck and their music videos were creative as hell. I SWEAR TO GOD!”
Read More »Girls Planet 999 Episode 5: Mnet heard you like rankings so we put a ranking inside your ranking
Episode 5 reveals the intended and unintended consequences of the cell system.
Read More »[Review] “Starlight” serves as a perfect representation of Mary’s Blood
Mary’s Blood formed back in late 2009 and has consistently released five impressive power metal studio albums since their debut. Opening for bands such as DRAGONFORCE and guitar god Marty …
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