Normally I’m not one to post about individual teaser pictures, but Lay making his return to EXO for their upcoming special album Don’t Fight The Feeling is certainly an exception …
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Not gonna lie, when I initially saw the news that Yuqi would be (G)I-DLE‘s next member to have a solo debut, my reaction was: 1) assuming it would be in …
Read More »CHUANG 2021’s Lelush Explained: What getting ‘stuck’ on an idol reality show really means
“I’m afraid.” CHUANG 2021, the fourth edition of the Chinese version of Korea’s Produce 101, concluded on April 24th with the debut of the 11-member project group, INTO1. With Japanese, …
Read More »Elkie (ex-CLC) talks K-pop hardships, Cube’s lack of support, support for Hong Kong police
Former CLC member Elkie recently spoke out in an interview about her time in Korea and with the group, talking specifically about hardships with Cube Entertainment and in the industry. …
Read More »Ballad Roundup: Mailbag (John Park, Lim Jae Bum, KARD, AKMU), Hwang Chi Yeul, Crowd Lu, Wendy
John Park, Respected Entertainer Sprinkling mailbag goodies in with some more recent content. —— Hwang Chi Yeul – “Two Letters” On the Bugs chart (at the time of me writing …
Read More »Youth With You Season 3 Recap – Episode 2: Fair and Balanced
Chris Lee, Lisa, Will Pan, Ronghao Li (L-R) Watch here for English subtitles (with a VPN if you need to): https://www.iq.com/play/1revts63zqk Welcome back for the EP2 recap. I appreciate all …
Read More »Youth With You Season 3 – Episode 1: No Time Wasted
Bring the Boys Out Idol Survival shows might have taken a beating in Korea, but in China they’re thriving. Youth With You Season 2 (also known as the Han Dong/Aurora …
Read More »Elkie, now ex-CLC, has contract with Cube terminated by mutual agreement
Elkie is now a former CLC member as her contract with company Cube Entertainment was terminated, according to a company statement. Back in December, she asked for the contract to …
Read More »BTS criticized by Chinese media & netizens for award speech, Samsung & FILA remove BTS content
BTS recently accepted the James A. Van Fleet Award, given out by The Korea Society to ‘figures or organizations that have contributed to the Korea-U.S. relationship.’ While reading through their …
Read More »Yuehua apologizes for EVERGLOW performance at Korean military event
Back in June of 2019, EVERGLOW did a consolation performance at a military consolation concert in South Korea. No big deal usually, as it’s common for idols to perform for …
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