This is only like two or three weeks late, okay? I’m not lazy about everything, you are! Or something. Anyway, a lot of stuff that I haven’t covered already, but …
Read More »Rundown: Jimin, MAMAMOO+, BOBBY, Sunmi & BE’O, So!YoON!, Kim Jae Hwan, YEEUN, KINGDOM
Pretty rough couple of weeks in K-pop, but there were a couple of interesting releases where I could understand their appeal to others at least. ====== So!YoON! (SE SO NEON) …
Read More »Quick Reviews: Jimin’s “Like Crazy” doesn’t go nuts, but it’s rather quite nice
Yeah yeah, I’ve already seen pockets of comments here and there saying they’re tired of the retro stuff and synth-pop in particular, but I don’t care whether it’s a trend …
Read More »Quick Reviews: Superstar collab of Taeyang & Jimin successfully deliver a “VIBE”, but one that could’ve been more
The collab of BIGBANG‘s Taeyang and BTS‘s Jimin on “VIBE” is basically a guaranteed hit due to the fame of the duo, and that certainty is further reinforced by the …
Read More »Mina (ex-AOA) continues to defend herself & respond on social media regarding her bullying allegations
After being hospitalized following a concerning post, former AOA member Mina returned to social media to make a bunch of posts, again talking about her experiences with bullying, netizens who …
Read More »AOA’s Jimin responds to concern about her weight, says she’s healthy
Following fan concern about her thin figure prompting an official response from FNC Entertainment, AOA‘s Jimin deleted the Instagram post in question and made another post with the caption, “I’m …
Read More »FNCE tells fans that AOA’s Jimin is healthy following concerning pictures
While the weight of AOA’s Jimin has been trending down for a while now, a recent Instagram post of her seemingly looking unhealthily thin grabbed fans attention and caused serious …
Read More »‘Music Station’ cites atomic bomb shirt in postponing BTS, but issues with Japan & nationalism run deep
BTS were scheduled to perform “Fake Love” and “IDOL” on TV Asahi‘s ‘Music Station‘ on November 9, but recently this was cancelled. Big Hit Entertainment released a vague statement about …
Read More »BTS’s Jimin criticized in Japan for wearing shirt glorifying atomic bombing of Japan
Jimin of BTS has been a subject of controversy, primarily in Japan to this point, over wearing a nationalistic t-shirt by the brand ‘ourhistory‘ that has the text “patriotism ourhistory …
Read More »AOA’s Jimin’s “Hey” is heavy on attitude but is lacking in substance
While AOA remains on hiatus, leader Jimin is back with her second solo single in conjunction with W Magazine. October’s “Hallelujah“ seemed to be on the cusp of trends by …
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