When you think about Asian influence, representation, visibility, and presence in media, most of us immediately think about 88Rising. Within the last year alone, they’ve become one of the biggest …
Read More »GOT7’s Jackson stood up for fan who basically got body checked by some dude
GOT7‘s Jackson recently stood up for a fan who got body checked by some random dude, and he looked legitimately pissed at the guy for taking things too far and …
Read More »State-run publication in China reports that Fan Bingbing has been detained
Following reports of a three-year acting ban and then of her being arrested, a state-run publication called Securities Daily confirmed the that actress Fan Bingbing has been detained, likely for …
Read More »Fans of Chinese boy band Nine Percent brawl with film crew at hotel, 5 people charged
New generation K-pop fandoms have a new standard to beat, as fans of Chinese boy band Nine Percent brawled with their film crew in Australia recently. Fans had reportedly been …
Read More »WJSN to make comeback without Cheng Xiao, Meiqi, and Xuanyi, which is … not great
Starship Entertainment announced yesterday that WJSN will be making a comeback in September, but they also said they will be doing so without Chinese members Cheng Xiao, Meiqi, and Xuanyi. …
Read More »Fan Bingbing now rumored to have been arrested in connection with tax evasion mess
A few weeks ago, reports emerged that actress Fan Bingbing had been banned from acting for three years in connection to a tax evasion scandal. Details were sparse and nothing …
Read More »Kyulkyung set to make solo debut in China with “Why”, which leaves PRISTIN … somewhere
Kyulkyung of PRISTIN (???) has released teaser pictures for her solo debut in China with “Why“. The picture teasers and video clip aren’t the news as much as the implications …
Read More »Rocket Girls release music video for “Collide”, which comes sans Meiqi, Xuanyi, Zining
Rocket Girls from ‘Produce 101 China‘ have recently released their music video for “Collide“, though as becomes quickly apparent, it’s without members Meiqi, Xuanyi, and Zining due to their contract …
Read More »Meiqi & Xuanyi to split time between WJSN & Rocket Girls as Yuehua & Tencent settle contract dispute
After all the drama between Yuehua Entertainment (and Maverick Entertainment) and Tencent about the status of Meiqi and Xuanyi in WJSN and Rocket Girls (and Zining), it turns out that …
Read More »Tencent is suing Yuehua & Maverick over withdrawing from Rocket Girls, get support from SNH48 staff
Following Yuehua Entertainment announcing that they were withdrawing Meiqi and Xuanyi of WJSN from ‘Produce 101 China‘ group Rocket Girls (and Maverick Entertainment withdrawing Zining as well), Tencent stated that …
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