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Hello, Asian Junkie here. I have a very important story to report with worldwide impact, which is the toilet paper situation in Sony Music Japan‘s headquarters and its impact on …

Okay, so rather than doing reviews for everything in the moment, I’ve decided the best thing for the long-term sustainability of running the site is to basically mush together what …

Hello again, my playlist darlings, it’s been a long old time since I’ve been here to share some B-sides with you, and I would be lying if I said I …

In news that I somehow missed but is extremely cool, NMIXX became the first K-pop group to perform at Carnaval in Brazil via an invitation to drag queen Pabllo Vittar‘s …

Hello, playlist darlings, it’s really been a while! I’m so happy to be back to share more tracks with you all, and for this first playlist of 2026 (or final …

Damn, there really wasn’t a whole lot going on for a couple weeks or so again, and really I think it was among the worst starts to a year as …

In all the mess yesterday, I almost missed ZEROBASEONE news entirely, as it felt weirdly unceremoniously released. Anyway, the short of it is the group will continue on under WAKEONE …

Former TVXQ member Kim Junsu returned recently to major music shows for the first time since 2009 on M Countdown. Perhaps appropriately — as musical theater provided him a stage …

Back to the legal mess mines with a major update in the NewJeans/Min Hee Jin/ADOR/HYBE case, as courts ruled in favor of Min Hee Jin regarding her put option to …

In crazy-ass-shit news, remember those people who are convinced IU is some kind of secret operative? Well, apparently there’s a Japanese version now and it involves Utada Hikaru. Yes, a …