…have the technology. We have the capability to build the world’s first not-a-piece-of-shit Asian pop website. Asian Junkie will be that blog. Better than it was before. Better, sexier, faster.” Sup, everybody. The site has moved and stuff looks different for now, but it should be getting back to normal soon. Over the next week or so, we’ll be tweaking ... Read More »
No, not really, but there are announcements to make. Seriously. If you hadn’t already noticed, the site has been overloaded for a week or so now (server errors), and I recently took down basically all the plug-ins just so that the site can stay generally up and running. The good news is that the site is getting more popular thanks ... Read More »
VIXX, who released a bunch of confusing concept pictures just recently, have decided that it was indeed too fucking weird, and decided to change it up to what you see above. I would like to formally take credit for this switch, and I imagine the conversation at Jellyfish Entertainment was like: 1: “Oh shit! Did you see that Asian Junkie ... Read More »
Hi, you shits. It’s your boy McRoth clocking in for my annual end-of-year list, which I think came together rather beautifully this time compared to the previous years I’ve done this. I hope it does as well a job of wrapping up a year in Korean music for you as it did for me, because not only do I feel ... Read More »
Besides Asian Junkie, of course, somehow the most rational view I found regarding the Psy “anti-American” song controversy was from … Korean netizens. 1. [+452, -84] Psy is realistic. Either way, I fully understand why Americans would be angry about this considering that Psy generalized the entire American army in his lyrics. Apologizing was the realistic decision, and it was ... Read More »
Although my Thanksgiving break was pretty much a drunken blur, I do remember bits and pieces of it. One of the more interesting conversations I had with a family member (over a couple of Woodchucks, of course) was concerning the topic of K-pop. It occurred to me in this conversation that, aside from the occasional “Gangnam Style” listen on the ... Read More »
Netizen Buzz: They explore what Korean netizens think of allkpop and are right on point. You should read it for perspective. I’m far from an allkpop apologist, but there’s a reason why I generally see segments of Korean netizens as a bit insane, especially when it comes to their thoughts on foreigners, even if those foreigners are Korean by blood. ... Read More »
So in case you hadn’t heard, Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez broke up, which I actually hadn’t even heard about until Billboard released an article with the title, “Justin Bieber: Who Should Be His New Girlfriend?” Although the world is in shock and Beliebers are still reeling over the news of Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez’s break-up, we know that ... Read More »
Okay, so as many of you have already astutely observed, Asian Junkie has changed a bit over the last few days. At the same time though, basically nothing about the layout has been dramatically altered, and I think that’s a positive, not a negative. Anyway, the site is still as simple to navigate as ever, even simpler than before probably, ... Read More »
The Korean Communications Standards Commission (KCSC) criticized several radio broadcasters in Korea recently for incorporating English into their shows in favor of Korean words. Specifically, the KCSC criticized their use of English words such as “nice” and “activity” when a similar Korean word could have been substituted in its place. “There is a need for a concerted effort to use ... Read More »
If you hadn’t noticed by now, Asian Junkie isn’t exactly a fan of Korean journalism. IATFB takes a jab at it every chance he gets, and as if attempting to further prove his point, Korean reporters have gone and released another onslaught of useless shit, this time about an anchorwoman and her choice of style. But why? MBC anchorwoman Yang ... Read More »
T-ara‘s spectacular blockbuster-style music video for “Day By Day” was released earlier in the month, but they only just recently came out with a dance version of the music video. While fans were excited to get their hands on more T-ara content, the truth of the matter is that Core Contents Media CEO Kim Kwang Soo and member Hyomin had ... Read More »
Remember that post with pictures of After School‘s Nana doing a photoshoot for a commercial? Well there are more, and they truly prove that she’s the “cum fairy”, as Asian Junkie‘s own commenter, Ren’s cookie, pointed out. So eloquent. Read More »
So glorious. A rumor that originated from Asian Junkie that was clearly not even intended to be a rumor. I amaze myself. Read More »
Boy, boy, boy. How did I miss this clusterfuck? In the past, I’ve called out both allkpop and Soompi for their coverage of New.F.O (allkpop’s girl group), and Soompi even got pussy hurt about it. Recently though, in their “7 Worst K-Pop Group Names Of All Time” article, Soompi hit a new low, as they probably ran the most ridiculously ... Read More »
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