Former AOA member Choa is on a new variety show called Playing Unnie along with Chae Rina*, Lee Jihye, Narsha (Brown Eyed Girls), and Ivy, where industry vets — that …
Read More »YGE clarify nothing when questioned on confusing lack of promo for BABYMONSTER & “BATTER UP”
I started out my review of BABYMONSTER’s “BATTER UP” by noting how much importance the group likely has to YG Entertainment‘s future, and how messy the lead-up to it was …
Read More »Quick Reviews: Nam Woohyun returns with nice and pleasant “Baby Baby”
Other than just being glad that INFINITE member Nam Woohyun is still with us following his cancer scare, I’m also glad he’s making music and bringing upbeat pop tracks to …
Read More »INFINITE’s Nam Woohyun reveals his hidden battle with rare cancer
In the lead-up to the release of his album Whitree, INFINITE member Woohyun has revealed that he was diagnosed with an extremely rare form of cancer called GIST, but kept …
Read More »Quick Reviews: ATBO start the unholy Christmas flood with a remake of Ga-In & Kim Yong Jun’s “Must Have Love”
Man, it’s not even fucking December yet. I had blissfully forgot for a bit that since it’s after Thanksgiving, the Christmas song flood is about to start, but ATBO‘s “Must …
Read More »Quick Reviews: Taeyeon escapes a narcissist on “To. X”
Following last year’s expansive and ambitious “INVU” (closer to two years, really), Taeyeon returns this time with a more pared down concept and sound on “To. X“. A track that’s …
Read More »B-Side Spotlight: September 2023 (Key, Loossemble, PURPLE KISS, BOYNEXTDOOR, FTISLAND, EL7Z UP, Kep1er, CRAVITY, more)
Hello again, playlist darlings. It always feels a little odd to be writing about tracks that came out during the last throes of summer warmth when the nights have drawn …
Read More »[Review] BABYMONSTER debut with an all-too-familiar sound on “BATTER UP”
For a group that carries a lot of hopes for YG Entertainment on its shoulders, it’s been a surprisingly tumultuous lead-up to debut for BABYMONSTER, including the exit of arguably …
Read More »Covered: STAYC (Spice Girls’ “Wannabe”) & Golden Girls (miss A’s “Good-bye Baby”)
Welcome to Covered, because I needed a place to post and talk about the song and dance covers I see but am too lazy to give each of them their …
Read More »PIXY’s Sua continues proud K-pop tradition by rocking struckthrough ‘eat my ass’ shirt
K-pop has a rich history of idols wearing amusingly explicit phrases on clothing because they’re in English, and PIXY member Sua is the latest hero/victim by rocking a shirt that …
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