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As a pop-punk revolution (close enough) washes over Korean music in earnest, there’s appropriately been a lot of female artists doing Avril Lavigne adjacent tracks, but AVOKID‘s “Over You” might …
Read More »Mea culpas on Kwon Eun Bi’s “GLITCH” & ASTRO’s “Candy Sugar Pop”, which are great, actually
Every year there’s honestly quite a bit of songs that either grow on me or that I sour on compared to my original impression. This isn’t exactly uncommon or anything, …
Read More »Ryuichi Sakamoto dismisses plagiarism concerns, doesn’t care if Yoo Hee Yeol made a soundalike of his song
Acclaimed composer, producer, singer (and everything) Ryuichi Sakamoto has unexpectedly been in headlines in Korea recently after Yoo Hee Yeol released a statement of apology to him for unconsciously using …
Read More »JUST B cover BTS’s “DOPE” for Relay Dance Again, providing me with an existential crisis
This time on Relay Dance Again, it’s JUST B covering BTS‘s “DOPE“, which is in the same category of reaction for me as NMIXX covering TWICE’s “What Is Love” in …
Read More »Quick Reviews: LOONA’s “Flip That” has all the right elements, but is hamstrung by drab chorus
It’s been a year since LOONA have made a Korean comeback (they did drop Japanese singles in September), but despite rumors surrounding their company and what not, they’ve continued to …
Read More »BTOB’s Eunkwang & Johyun (ex-Berry Good) lose 50-70% (at least) of their crypto investments
If you haven’t heard recently, crypto markets are shitting themselves, and two idols are taking an absolute bath by their own admission. BTOB‘s Eunkwang and former Berry Good member Johyun …
Read More »Jessica Jung captains a performance of Jackson Wang’s “OKAY” on ‘Sisters Who Make Waves 3’ that … well, makes waves
While Asian Junkie isn’t technically covering Sisters Who Make Waves 3, there have already been times where we’ve felt compelled to, and the latest catalyst is former SNSD member Jessica …
Read More »Wake One does a line change with TO1 and switches 4 members, bold considering the members were voted in via survival show
Back in April of this year, Chihoon left TO1 and terminated his contract with Wake One Entertainment. Turns out that was just the start of changes, as the company announced …
Read More »S.E.S.’s 2001 hit “Just In Love”, also the spiritual predecessor to A Pink’s “No No No”, gets a remastered MV
This music video from 2001 is actually for a Korean version of S.E.S.‘s 1999 Japanese single “Just In Love“, released on their Surprise compilation album. Like most of their singles, …
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