On the January 5th episode of Mnet Wide‘s “Open Studio” TEEN TOP‘s C.A.P was asked how he’d raise his kids. The answer? Sexism is awesome. How has this not gotten any attention? When asked how he would raise his children, C.A.P says he would do it “coolly”, which apparently means doing everything for his son and beating the everliving shit ... Read More »
Okamura Takashi Of “Mecha Mecha Iketeru!” Meets & Performs With E-Girls
Comedian Okamura Takashi of “Mecha Mecha Iketeru!” recently took up the task of performing with the E-Girls to generally frightening results. Read More »
Jewelry’s Yewon Starved Herself And Ended Up Eating Grass Like A Cow
How’s that for ironic imagery? On yesterday’s episode of SBS’s “Strong Heart,” Jewelry’s Yewon revealed that she starved herself for five days to lose weight. Yewon stated, “When the CEO of my management agency first casted me, he told me that I would be really pretty when I lose my baby fat. However, I wouldn’t outgrow my baby fat.” She ... Read More »
K-pop Fans Go Insane Over Meaningless London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony Poll
Both allkpop and Soompi covered this news item where K-pop absolutely dominated a poll asking which artists you would like to see perform at the London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony. On the surface, I actually thought it was a cool accomplishment despite the fact that nothing would realistically come of it, as it’s London 2012 not Seoul 2012. Plus, K-pop ... Read More »
[Review] [Album] MBLAQ – “100% Ver.”
It’s been nearly six months since Rain‘s brainchild boy band MBLAQ dropped their last sizzling record, “Mona Lisa“, and now the Music Boys Live In Absolute Quality are back with their latest mini-album, “100% Ver.“, fronted of course with some very classic fug wardrobe to break in the new year. ===== MBLAQ’s team has recently been making big strides in ... Read More »
Dal Shabet’s Homepage Hacked By B1A4 Fans, Agencies Ask For Cease Fire
As if the fabricated rape/kidnapping allegations weren’t enough, B1A4 fans took it even further, hacking Dal Shabet‘s homepage. On January 10th, fans who visited Dal Shabet’s homepage met with several pop-ups that prevented them from entering the site. The pop-ups had a picture of B1A4 with the message, “Why are you messing with us Banas?” (Bana is the name of ... Read More »
Kimura Takuya Does His Best Honey Badger With Takahashi Minami And Itano Tomomi
SMAP‘s Kimura Takuya, dressed as P-Chan, did his best Honey Badger impersonation (it takes what it wants) on a show with AKB48, as he ended up in Takahashi Minami‘s lap and then tried to seduce Itano Tomomi. Bit of a tangent, but I never understood why Itano Tomomi is so popular, she looks like she has a touch of down’s. Read More »
Underage Kim Na Yoon From SBS’s “K-pop Star” Caught Making Out In Club
underage Kim Na Yoon, a 17-year-old contestant on SBS‘s “K-pop Star“, was recently caught making out with a random dude at a club. Kim Na Yoon, the 17-year old contestant from SBS “K-Pop Star,” has caused some controversy online for leaked photos of her kissing at a club. In the two photos leaked online, Kim Na Yoon is seen dancing ... Read More »
Critical Eye: allkpop’s Confusing & Inefficient Site Design Provides Poor User Experience + Recommendations
A few months back, allkpop changed their site’s design to what you see today. While the previous one was generally standard and effective, allkpop obviously wanted a drastic change in an attempt to reinvigorate their users and brand. It failed. So exactly what came up short and why didn’t it work? I’ll explain. ===== 1. Lack Of Visual Guide And ... Read More »
Best/Craziest TEEN TOP Fan In History Has Mad Connections And Will Fuck Your World Up
Fandoms everywhere, beware of this TEEN TOP fan, as she has the power to END YOUR BIASES FUCKING CAREER! I wonder how this fangirl feels about the fact that 4minute‘s Sohyun was probably sucking off L.Joe in the bathroom on the set of the music video before riding him until kingdom come? I realize there’s an excellent chance that she’s ... Read More »
Wonder Girls To Debut With Dubstep In America, “The DJ Is Mine”
Besides the fact that I despise dubstep as a whole, I’m not excited about this release, and I think the expectations among fans are setting shit up for a potentially gigantic letdown. With the Wonder Girls arriving in the United States for their upcoming television debut in February, JYP Entertainment has released a teaser for their US single, “The DJ ... Read More »
Kids Reacting To K-pop Banned From Reacting To K-pop Then Allowed To React Again
The most amusing story in the K-pop world to emerge over the last couple of days is the Kids React To K-pop video produced by the Fine Brothers. As Tuc from McRoth’s Residence eloquently stated, the video was hilarious to rational fans and enraging to crazy fans, thus killing two birds with one stone. For a moment though, this comedic ... Read More »
will.i.am Probably Just Made Dylan Banarse Famous By Giving Love To @2ne1
will.i.am drew attention recently for promoting 2NE1 on his Twitter… On January 7, however, Will.I.Am tweeted, “2NE1 is coming out crazy,” adding fuel to the burning anticipation. Star News followed up with YG Entertainment to check on their progress, and they heard, “Late last year, Will.I.Am and CL talked about their U.S. album work right after their performance at the ... Read More »
[Review] [Music Video] T-ara – Lovey Dovey
T-ara‘s “Lovey Dovey” is a continuation of their previous music video, “Cry Cry“, which ended with Cha Seung Won getting the everliving shit beaten out of him as Jiyeon was dragged away. To start off “Lovey Dovey”, we are almost immediately made aware that this music video was going to be better visually than the last, if for nothing else ... Read More »
Banas (B1A4) & Darlings (Dal Shabet) involved in false kidnapping/rape accusations
As if they wanted to prove my point about psychopaths taking pop music way too seriously, B1A4 and Dal Shabet fans got into a war of words over touching on stage that led to accusations of kidnapping and rape. Several rumors between B1A4 fans (‘Banas’) and Dal Shabet (‘Darlings’) fans have been circulating online, and the severity of some of ... Read More »
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