“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 …
Read More »Deep Reviews: Perfume basically do a Tesla ad with “Polygon Wave”
Me screaming at the zoomers: “I swear to god their songs used to be catchy as fuck and their music videos were creative as hell. I SWEAR TO GOD!”
Read More »[Review] Stray Kids are cheeky & brash on the wonderfully produced “CHEESE”
Stray Kids have had an … eventful 2021, and they’re closing it by bringing new music in the form of album ‘NOEASY’, pronounced “noisy”, a nod to a common criticism …
Read More »[Review] PURPLE KISS continue to roll with “Zombie”, which is just a lot of fun
PURPLE KISS’s “Ponzona” debut was an enticing elevator pitch that introduced the world to the group, but usually what comes next is the hard part, as follow-ups frequently reveal the …
Read More »Rapper NO:EL, still on probation for drunk driving & cover-up, arrested for assaulting police & driving without license
Rapper NO:EL isn’t relevant enough for me to usually cover, but him continuing to be a mess helped me make an exception here. Back in 2017, the then 17-year-old withdrew …
Read More »IU donates over $700,000 to charities & orgs for 13th anniversary
IU is well known for her sizable donations, but for her 13th anniversary she may have topped herself, giving away ~$750,000 worth of goods to charities and organizations. Basically, she …
Read More »Dreamcatcher secure collab with Neogen on ‘Catch Your Perfume’ line of products
Dreamcatcher have recently secured a collab/endorsement with company Neogen, which is big for them. They think so too, as evidenced by the promotion for it, which includes a livestream, vlog, …
Read More »Deep Reviews: NCT 127’s “Sticker” is a psychological experiment
I give credit to the producer of NCT 127’s “Sticker” for trying something out of the box instead of going with something consisting of much safer pop tropes. That said, …
Read More »
Asian Junkie Asian pop. Without discretion.