When I initially checked the rosters for SXSW 2019, ASTERISM was a name I knew nothing about. What I ended up finding were three young, extremely talented ass-kicking rockers who …
Read More »Hani & Jeonghwa leave Banana Culture, who say EXID are not disbanded, will make comeback in May
The contract status of EXID with Banana Culture Entertainment has been up in the air for a while now, and the company has recently announced that Hani and Jeonghwa will …
Read More »AKS files suit against men who assaulted NGT48’s Yamaguchi Maho, which they should’ve done months ago
AKS has belatedly filed suit against the two perpetrators of the assault on NGT48’s Yamaguchi Maho with the goal of getting them to answer questions about the attack and the …
Read More »BTS & Halsey perform “Boy With Luv” at BBMA, BTS take home 2 awards
When the existential crisis hits. After finally being able to find video of the debut BTS and Halsey performance of “Boy With Luv” at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards (that …
Read More »Burning Sun Roundup: More women come forward against molka group chat members, prostitution mediation & police corruption updates
It’s been a couple weeks since the last Burning Sun roundup, and there have been three accusations (1/2/3) of molka group chat members being involved in rape since. Apart from …
Read More »[Review] Kim Donghan leans into his Taemin fanboy on convincing, confident “Focus”
Kim Donghan is a self-professed Taemin fanboy, and his music is at its best when it leans heavily into those influences. He released two solo singles last year, and each …
Read More »Seungyeon & Yujin of CLC do dance cover of “No New Friends”, which is cute as hell
As a part of her monthly dance covers, Seungyeon collabed with CLC group member Yujin on a choreography video set to LSD‘s “No New Friends“. I especially enjoyed that it …
Read More »[Review] The Boyz’s “Bloom Bloom” adds another upbeat, catchy effort to their discography
Over their seventeen-month history, The Boyz have waffled between lighter and darker concepts. Long-time readers will know that I’m most inclined towards their funkier material, but November’s “No Air” ended …
Read More »Meiqi (WJSN) grabs attention with visuals/choreo on “Jiang”, which posts amazing sales
WJSN member (for now) Meiqi recently released the dance version for her song “Jiang“, which has posted ridiculous sales numbers since it was released. #MengMeiqi has released her very first …
Read More »Jung Joon Young’s distressed airport arrival photo wins honors
Kim Chang Hyun, a photo reporter for Media Today, recently won the 195th Photo Report Of The Month given by the Korea Press Photographer’s Association for a picture he snapped …
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