Korean and international netizens have labelled IU a pedophilia-obsessed sociopath after reading the lyrics to “Zeze” and a quasi-analysis of the lolita concept on Pann by a supposed photographer. No, …
Read More »IU under fire for plagiarism over ’23’ song, but people appear confused
“23“, a bonus track from ‘The Producers‘ included on the physical CD purchase of IU‘s latest album, “Chat-Shire“, has come under fire for allegedly illegally sampling Britney Spears‘ song, “Gimme …
Read More »Artsy Fartsy: The Childlike World Of LUMPENS
LUMPENS are group of directors and producers, all with somewhat fine art backgrounds, and their most recent music video is IU‘s “Twenty-Three“. They’ve done music videos from the Wonder Girls to …
Read More »Artsy Fartsy: Nam June Paik and K-pop globalization through YouTube
With the ever increasing awareness on Korean music videos from the West, one could assume the rise is all because of their glossy productions values, addictive hooks, and smoking hot …
Read More »TGM Events release 5-page explanation, ask BTS fans to send goods back
TGM Events, the company who masterminded the recent fail BTS concert, has posted a five-page statement on everything that went wrong at every stop on the tour. Ironically, that this …
Read More »Ailee, “Mind Your Own Business”, and settling for good but not great
Ailee‘s “Mind Your Own Business” is representative of her career to date, for better or worse. A supremely talented vocalist, Ailee belts and molds the song into a quality, theatrically …
Read More »Nell’s “Star Shell” and why I continue to enjoy their rather simple sound
Nell recently released their newest music video, “Star Shell“, and like most of the stuff they do, I enjoyed it quite a bit. I’ll admit to being a bit hypocritical …
Read More »Kris claims forced hiatus, discrimination, health issues in statement + siding with idols
Kris has responded to SM Entertainment taking him to court in China, and his statement alleges being placed in a forced hiatus, being discriminated against, and extensive health issues. —– …
Read More »2NE1 fans hilariously accusing Taylor Swift of copying “Come Back Home” for “Bad Blood”
In “I can’t believe people actually made this a thing” news, 2NE1‘s fandom has successfully managed to leverage Nicki Minaj‘s important message about how black and white artists are treated …
Read More »Mino threatened with lawsuit by OB/GYN association, so we’ve reached peak ridiculousness
Given my feelings about this being a controversy to begin with, you can already imagine what my reaction was to the news that Mino was being threatened with lawsuits by …
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