The Recording Academy recently announced the creation of five new categories for the 2027 edition of the Grammy Awards, including one relevant to this blog in Best Asian Pop Music …
Read More »A thorough breakdown of former SNH48 member Tang Anqi’s horrific ordeal, plus her debut as a VTuber
About a decade ago, I covered a horrific story out of the Chinese entertainment industry where SNH48 member Tang Anqi was severely burned over 80% of her body. The official …
Read More »[Review] Dreamcatcher’s Handong makes solo debut with ‘AtsnstA’ EP that provides pleasant surprises from start to finish
2025 gave us our first glimpse of the Dreamcatcher members debuting projects separate from the group, first with the sub-unit UAU and then with DAMI releasing her solo single “Chequered …
Read More »Jackson Wang miraculously healed Hua Chenyu’s chronic elbow pain by yanking on it like an excited child
While I would forgive you for thinking the headline is me shitposting, somehow it’s actually true that Jackson Wang cured singer Hua Chenyu‘s elbow issues by acting like an overexcited …
Read More »Actress Barbie Hsu dies at age 48 after contracting pneumonia caused by the flu
In a tragic story that understandably came as a shock to many, it made the rounds yesterday that actress Barbie Hsu had died in Japan at age 48 due to …
Read More »Actress Zhao Lusi opens up about hospitalization, confirms physical & mental abuse by her company
While I don’t normally cover Chinese entertainment news, mostly due to my unfamiliarity with the scene, one story has unfortunately recently made waves on social media. Actress Zhao Lusi‘s management …
Read More »Cao Lu wants to reunite FIESTAR to record Chinese version of “You’re Pitiful”, has bought the copyright
With all the mess in K-pop nowadays, sometimes we overlook the important things. You know, such as FIESTAR member Cao Lu wanting to reunite the group to record a Chinese …
Read More »FANTASY BOYS’ K-Soul claims fans who support idols dating may also accept being cheated on and abused
FANTASY BOYS member K-Soul made a couple controversial comments during a livestream earlier today, mentioning a boy group member who brought his girlfriend to a club and also saying fans …
Read More »Bullet Points: Jin & Meisa divorce, plus just so much fandom fuckery, company news, and awards stuff
Hello and welcome to 2024! Been a rough start to things so far, at least in Korea and Japan, with the year beginning with political stabbings and earthquakes. Yeesh. Anyway, …
Read More »Kris Wu’s appeal denied, will serve 13-year sentence for multiple rapes
Almost a year ago to the day, Kris Wu was sentenced to 13 years in prison for the rape of multiple women (as well as group licentiousness). He, of course, …
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