So Kim Tae Woo went on KBS 2TV‘s “Yoo Hee Yeol’s Sketchbook” and talked about his married life because everybody always asks him about his married life. Curious fans can’t seem to get enough anecdotes about his married life. Kim Tae Woo shared, “Marriage is 50/50 in terms of pros and cons. First off, my heart becomes more comfortable, and ... Read More »
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Feed SubscriptionClara’s (Lee Seong Min) cleavage frightens and confuses media and netizens
Clara, who changed her name to that from Lee Seong Min for a reason that was probably dumb as fuck, had her cleavage exposed while on MBC Every1‘s “Singles 2” program, which sent the media into controversy mode because they are afraid of the titty meat. Apparently some netizens picked up on it and one individual even went as far ... Read More »
Please Don’t Call It Hip-Hop, Or: How K-Pop Is Redefining The Genre For The Worse
Everyone wants to be part of the cool Korean hip-hop crowd these days, and lately, in the world of K-pop fandoms, I’ve noticed there seems to be a huge misconception about what hip-hop actually is. And it’s sort of disturbing. With the popularity of the hip-hop genre these days, many fans toss around the word freely. Bestowing the title of ... Read More »
SNSD’s Jessica catches flak because stars are not allowed to get stuck in traffic or something
SNSD‘s Jessica is catching shit for being late to a press event by 30 minutes because … media. Jessica was scheduled to appear for the ‘Jessica Beauty Talk Show & Fan Signing Meeting’ at the Lotte Mall in Seoul on the 12th KST. However, she arrived 30 minutes late to the venue, and press members are reported to have not ... Read More »
Han Hye Jin denies modelling underwear because that would make her a whore
Actress Han Hye Jin was “accused” recently of previously being an underwear model, which, of course, would make her a whore, so she had to deny the charges. Han Hye Jin tweeted a message that read, “Why are they broadcasting something without confirming it? I have never been an underwear model. It is not underwear and the pictures are from ... Read More »
Horny Korean journalist wants the play-by-play of Sunye’s first night with her husband
A journalist asked Sunye of the Wonder Girls what she was going to do with her husband on their first night together. So … yeah. That happened. WTF, journalists asked Sunye whether she was pregnant and what she planned to do on their first night together… unbelievable. — netizenbuzz (@netizenbuzz) January 26, 2013 The visual I’m getting of this motherfucker ... Read More »
Block B's friendly trolling turns into a controversy because netizens have no friends IRL
So Soompi came out with this article on a new Block B controversy, titled “Block B Says Female Idols Look Ugly Without Make-up“, which sounds terrible but was predictably a bunch of bullshit. Idol group Block B has done it again. The problem occurred on November 8, on Cable TV, MTV “Match-up: Block B Returns.”The team was asked whether they ... Read More »
Media manages to make false story of COOL's Yuri's murder worse by outing victim's details
As if to prove that yes, the Korean media can get worse at their jobs, Newsen tacked on to the fail of No Cut News — a fail which I summarized yesterday regarding the false report of COOL‘s Yuri‘s murder — by releasing the name of the victim and revealing the details of the wake. Swell. Newsen’s picture was apparently ... Read More »
Erroneous report of the murder of COOL's Yuri basically sums up the state of the Korean media
The big scandal yesterday was the report of the murder of COOL vocalist Yuri. It supposedly happened in the middle of a dispute at a restaurant. One tiny problem with that though, she wasn’t actually dead. Also … uh … she wasn’t even at the scene. Yuri was meeting with ROO’RA member Chaerina. She got into an argument with another ... Read More »
Netizens discover that idols in a confirmed relationship are acting like they are in a relationship
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 »
Jeon Do Yeon's mom cried because her daughter got her mams out in "Happy End" … lol
Award-winning actress Jeon Do Yeon revealed on MBC‘s “Guest House” that her mom cried after watching the film “Happy End” because she got naked and showed her mams. She discussed her nude scene in the movie ‘Happy End’, sharing the difficulties she experienced after it. Jeon Do Yeon stated, “After the nude scene was filmed for ‘Happy End’, I experienced ... Read More »
Korean Media Hypes Anti-Hallyu Movement In Japan As Significant, Jang Geun Suk Is Like "Nah"
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 »
Bias Tracker: allkpop reports Big Bang’s bags stolen, Soompi asks if it was a hate crime
As far as sensationalist media stories go, this one has to be up there. The story is that the bags of Big Bang‘s Seungri and Daesung were stolen in Japan, resulting in them losing their passports and other items. allkpop said as much in their “Big Bang Daesung and Seungri’s bags stolen in Japan” article, writing: Members of Big Bang ... Read More »
2012 Olympics: News anchor Yang Seung Eun trolls netizens & media with her hats
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 »
BBC Radio 1 plays 2NE1′s “I Love You”, it gets blasted, fandumb reacts accordingly
So in case you haven’t heard yet, 2NE1‘s “I Love You” was played on BBC Radio 1, which allkpop gleefully pointed out. Earlier today, 2NE1‘s newest hit single “I Love You” was heard playing on the radio airwaves in England through British national radio station ‘BBC Radio 1‘. Although the song is in Korean, the English radio station played the ... Read More »
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