Early last year, I briefly highlighted the Off The Menu song “Settle Down” from their 2020 album Contact. Recently though, it was another song off that album that got my …
Read More »Choreographer Kim Hwayoung says Blockberry has not paid her for work she did with LOONA that totals almost $70k since 2020
LOONA‘s company, Blockberry Creative, has recently been reported to be suffering a financial crisis, but that hasn’t been addressed by them yet. Amid the report, the choreographer for the group, …
Read More »AleXa sings national anthem at Dodger Stadium, inspires them to stunning 1+4 comeback win
AleXa recently sung the national anthem (America’s) at Dodger Stadium for Korean Heritage Night, which of course uniquely appeals to me. Mainly because it means I get to do stuff …
Read More »f(x)’s Luna is making a solo comeback with a Big Poppa Pump concept
You know, sometimes the world works in mysterious ways. Hours after it was revealed that Mnet was doing some WWE-level rigging/fakeness on Idol School and people egged me on into …
Read More »Mnet’s ‘Idol School’ (Fromis 9) was manipulated 233 times & had 10 contestants unfairly eliminated
Fallout from Mnet‘s survival show vote manipulation scandal continued to roll in today after it was found that Idol School, which led to the formation of Fromis 9, had a …
Read More »[Update] Jessica’s BLANC & ECLARE reportedly facing ~$6.8 million lawsuit over unpaid loans + Coridel responds
BLANC & ECLARE, the brand of former SNSD member Jessica, is facing a ~$6.8 million lawsuit over alleged unpaid loans that were taken out back in 2016 and 2017. According …
Read More »LOONA’s company Blockberry Creative reportedly facing financial crisis, are unable to pay staff
Blockberry Creative, the company of girl group LOONA, is reportedly going through serious financial trouble. That also spells trouble for LOONA, but just as (or more) importantly people behind the …
Read More »[Review] Key delivers a standout solo comeback with the irresistible “Bad Love”
“Bad Love” marks the solo return of SHINee member Key, and while others have long been enamored with his solo career, to this point my thoughts on it had been …
Read More »Audit finds that KBS’s ‘The Unit’ had voting errors that led to the wrongful elimination of 3 contestants
In an unfortunate turn of events, another idol survival program had voting errors that impacted the results. It was revealed during an audit of KBS’s The Unit that incorrectly entered …
Read More »[Review] ‘Squid Game’ is a compelling thriller with great characters and some confusing late choices
If you’re anything like me, then you spent a day or two binging the new Korean hit drama from Netflix, Squid Game. So nagging were my thoughts on it that …
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