Asian Junkie Asian pop. Without discretion.

A Pink‘s Eunji has recently caught shit over hanging a bag of oranges/tangerines (dunno which, I’ve seen both written) out of a moving car, because it violated traffic codes. A Pink‘s agency, A Cube Entertainment, recently released an apology over what many saw as potentially dangerous actions by member Eunji. The controversy had begun a few days previously when the ... Read More »

Ask Asian Junkie is back after an extended layoff due to this thing called a life … and laziness and apathy and putting it off to catch up on shit like “Homeland“. Fucks given? Zero. Okay bitch, I’m doing Ask Asian Junkie. Who are your favorite groups? MOTHERFUCKER YOU AREN’T DOING ME A FAVOR GET IT STRAIGHT To be frank, ... Read More »

Okay, so after this happened, I was willing to believe it might be an innocent error. Not anymore. Read More »

So … that’s A Pink‘s Eunji (I think, unless the commenters are trolling me) trying to deep throat a phallus. The joke writes itself. Why would this ever happen? Read More »

Can’t wait for the criticism that all essentially boils down to “pointy elbows” bullshit. Meanwhile, Tom Hanks is busy: Read More »

Late last month, a report came out that basically was a gift to conspiracy theorists, as it stated that companies were manipulating music chart rankings so that their groups would appear more popular than they actually were. The issue surrounding the method of ‘album hoarding’, used by middlemen to fabricate music charts rankings, was investigated on the most recent episode ... Read More »

I’ve been listing the Top Korean Songs Of The Year for a couple years now on my blog (McRoth’s Residence), which you should visit frequently and give me lots of hits. Joining me this year are veteran McRoth’s Residence writers lolpenny and drowningn00b, along with noobies TESTAMENTVM and Compliant, as we will list our staff picks for the “Top Korean ... Read More »

Given how A Pink have made copying decade old girl groups their thing and slapping a bubbly synth pop vibe on to that facade a success, I was half expecting their first ever album, “Une Annee“, to encompass bits and pieces of both “The Seven Springs Of A Pink” and “Snow Pink” to make my assumption certifiably official. However, not ... Read More »

Recently, Cube Entertainment found themselves caught in a little dilemma: either debut a new group while everybody is doing it or hold off and prepare comebacks for later this season. Daringly, Cube has gone ahead and aimed to conquer both, debuting BTOB – their second boy band – and preparing 4minute, Huh Gak, and A Pink for full-fledged April comebacks, ... Read More »

It’s because … uh … they sort of are. The trend, which has spawned a little industry of specialist lunch providers, reflects the desire of many South Korean fans to nourish their idols rather than just shower them with gifts they probably don’t want. “Eat rice, cheer up and be strong, that’s the message I am sending them,” said Chung ... Read More »

Assuming this is true (which is admittedly a gigantic assumption), March is packed to shit with activity. Most importantly, EXO finally debuts, which means they can stop releasing 500 fucking teasers. Additionally, and this deserves a line of its own, Shinhwa is coming back, which you kiddies need to pay attention to because they are OGs in this K-pop shit. ... Read More »

If the career direction of Shinsadong Tiger and Brave Brothers are any indication, composers are no longer simply composers but rather in-house corporate producers, idol group producers, entertainment label CEOs, and even TV personalities. So when surveys like this are held with no rules that prohibit composers from naming their own artists, it not only makes me dismiss the entire ... Read More »

A Pink have flown under the radar this year, and a lot of it has to do with the fact that their music, image, and approach hasn’t fallen into the popular trends of today’s mainstream media. However, somewhere in Korea, A Pink are doing something right because they’ve been the front running girl group for best new artist of 2011. ... Read More »

Wow. Talk about throwback K-pop. Pure 90s K-pop look with a 10s corporate K-pop budget. You know what though? It works perfectly. It’s a bit hard to explain, but it just felt as if S.E.S. or Fin.K.L could have done this song had it been around back in the day and it would have been a major hit. Plus, and ... Read More »