DSP Entertainment decided to upload this studio dance clip of KARA’s Nicole working it to Beyonce’s “Dance For You”. I have lost all will to fight and be angry. PEACE LOVE HAPPINESS Read More »
Okay, so Girl’s Day recently released an awesome music video for “Expectation” starring one of the best concepts of all time. Sexy concepts aren’t anything new, so the effectiveness of the concept is inherently subjective, but if I let my penis do the talking, then this was THE FUCKING BEST HOLY SHIT. Okay, so we are 10 seconds into the ... Read More »
So it’s recently been revealed that Kobalt Music has interest in bringing KARA to the European market, which sounds interesting in theory. It’s said that music publisher Kobalt Music feels that KARA has what it takes to be a success in the European music scene judging from their success in Korea and Japan, and recently offered to help the group ... Read More »
Today’s Ask Asian Junkie will be short, because I don’t think the answer is that complicated, but it gives me the chance to make a minor point about other companies and their futures. Do you think it’s time for SME and YGE to start investing in the development of a new top-tier idol groups for their respective companies? Aren’t SNSD, ... Read More »
So KARA‘s Hara and miss A‘s Suzy had a dance battle on KBS‘s Gayo Daejun special. The bottom line here is that nobody would give a shit about this if they both weren’t attractive, so that’s basically what matters. In that sense … Hara won by a landslide. Hell, she won anyway because she danced circles around Suzy, and I ... Read More »
Fool you once, shame on me. Fool you twice, shame on you. Right? Anyway, seriously, KARA‘s Hara gave BEAST‘s Junhyung a kitten for his birthday, which wouldn’t be newsworthy at all to me if it didn’t allow for the opportunity to make this pun. Read More »
So SNSD‘s “Dancing Queen” is awesome … because it’s Duffy‘s “Mercy” except in Korean, and I didn’t have an issue with it because they look amazing in the music video. However, what I wanted to talk about was Sunny‘s … interesting hat towards the end. Like … how am I supposed to take that? It doesn’t come off as ironically ... Read More »
NHK has announced the official lineup for the 63rd Kohaku Uta Gassen, and noticeably absent from the lineup are K-pop acts. Red Team (Female) aiko (11) Ayaka (6) Ikimonogakari (5) Ishikawa Sayuri (35) AKB48 (5) SKE48 (1) Kyary Pamyu Pamyu (1) Koizai Kaori (16) Koda Kumi (8) Godai Natsuko (19) Sakamoto Fuyumi (24) Tendo Yoshimi (17) Nakashima Mika (9) Nishino ... 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 »
KARA‘s sales in Japan for their latest single, “Electric Boy“, represent a disappointment, which means SNSD now has company. “Electric Boy” placed second on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, and I thought that maybe it would have staying power, but so far it has sold around 70k units, which is about half of what they pushed during their last release. ... Read More »
Netizens spotted KARA‘s Hara and BEAST‘s Junhyung wearing couple rings, which is apparently news because … uh … dunno. A post titled, “Recent Hara, Junhyung finally couple rings” was shared on an online community board and has been receiving a lot of attention. The pictures of their couple rings consisted of captures from music show broadcasts and pictures shot by ... Read More »
KARA‘s music video for “PANDORA” was something I had been waiting for, especially after their teasers were released since they revealed that it was going to be a mature, seductive type of concept, thus getting away from all the cutesy shit they were doing in Japan. From the outset, the music video reminded me a bit of their “Lupin” days, ... Read More »
As expected, the recent political tensions between Japan and Korea have boiled over into their respective entertainment industries, and why not, right? Hell, who wouldn’t want political input from a bunch of kids who get paid to be half naked on stage? Well anyway, the Korean media seems intent on hyping up this alleged anti-Hallyu Wave movement going on in ... Read More »
In case you forgot, KARA‘s Gyuri doesn’t give a flying fuck, which makes her awesome. This time around, she admitted that she wouldn’t mind getting naked on film because her body be tite as fuck, yo. On the most recent episode of MBC TV’s “Quiz To Change the World” that was aired on the evening of September 1, Kara’s Gyuri ... Read More »
So if you haven’t heard by now, KARA‘s comeback is currently being sullied by controversy. I covered their Dokdo/Takeshima Catch-22 previously, but since then things have only gotten worse because … netizens. KARA has been pulled into several debates and controversies following their comeback. For one, their suggestiveness of their choreography has raised concern, along with their outfits. For “Pandora,” ... Read More »
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