Asian Junkie Asian pop. Without discretion.
SEVENTEEN were always going to have an uphill climb to match “Mansae” in my book, and rather than try to outdo that type of track, they went a different direction …
Read More »SEVENTEEN return with incredibly flat and disappointing “Pretty U”
BTS drop meaningful music video with an eminently listenable “Young Forever”
BTS dropped “Young Forever” seemingly out of nowhere, as I don’t remember them building much hype for this. Apparently, it’s also the end of some kind of trilogy that I …
Read More »VIXX’s “Dynamite” gets me on the bandwagon with a jam oddly fit for summer
VIXX have always been a group that never managed to catch my attention musically. I never disliked them but I never got into them either, mainly because I guess nothing …
Read More »Hani is now Tao, but do people not get how the backlash is related to her dating?
So there was an article written by a shitty Korean journalist trying to compare the tears of Hani and Hyeri, which obviously lacks logic because Hyeri was talking about her …
Read More »Hyunseung did more amusing stuff on stage, also I guess #HyunseungKillsChildren
The backlash to Hyunseung doing nothing on stage and then fulfilling Asian Junkie‘s request to take a nap on stage has previously been covered here, but that stuff wasn’t enough …
Read More »Sulli pic draws hate again, but counters grow, not that international netizens care
Sulli is in the Korean media for her Instagram again, this time for almost literally doing nothing aside from taking a cliched picture that probably millions of Koreans and tourists …
Read More »Block B don’t return with an upbeat track, but somehow make it work for “Toy”
After getting me to begrudgingly to admit their rap ballad “A Few Years Later” was actually quality, Block B are back with a chill song in “Toy” that I really …
Read More »JYP teams with Conan O’Brien & Steven Yeun to drop hot “Fire” #StanConanOppa2K16
The much anticipated Conan O’Brien episode in Korea has arrived (which I’ll cover later), and as part of that, JYP has released “Fire“, which features Conan, actor Steven Yeun, and …
Read More »NCT U switches gears for “Without You”, but the end product is unfortunately similar
NCT U dropped the sweg from “The 7th Sense“ and changed gears for “Without You“, and while I think they got much closer with this effort, I can’t characterize the …
Read More »JYP and his plastic pants have returned to bless and terrify on “Still Alive”
JYP has returned to us with “Still Alive“, which seems more like a skit for ‘Saturday Night Live Korea‘ than an actual attempt to make quality music, but that’s just …
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