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 »A survival guide for American Asian pop fans fucked over by YouTube Red
Some of you Americans out there have stopped shooting each other long enough to notice that certain K-pop and J-pop videos are blocked on YouTube. So, what’s going on? Why …
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 »The Ultimate Guide To K-Pop Eyebrows
K-pop makeup and I have a love-hate relationship because, while sometimes it can be outstanding, many other times it seems that stylists were too uninspired to use something other than …
Read More »CL patronizes Asian women again, and it’s for their own good or something
CL has done a lot of things right in her quest to conquer America, and she’s on the right path to carving out a niche for herself here if she …
Read More »Vocal Fakery: How likely is it in K-pop? Fuckin’ likely.
Vocals in K-pop. Everybody wants me to write about it, but there’s not a lot to say because nobody with a brain cares. The reasons why nobody with a brain cares are: …
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. —– …
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