Like I’ve been saying, every feature that I’ve added or revived this year has been with the goal of covering as much ground as possible while doing as little work …
Read More »Around The Web: 2021 K-Pop (And J-Pop) Year-End Lists
Did you think you were free from year-end content just cause I was done? Of course not, because everybody loves lists and shit, man. —— Worldwide Lists Rolling Stone: 50 …
Read More »Around The Web: 2017 Year-End Lists Galore
What better reason to bring this feature back than to recap the year-end lists for 2017? Of course, Asian Junkie‘s should be the only one you need, but whatever. —— …
Read More »Beyond Hallyu takes Koreaboo to task for misleading/mistranslated Kim Hyun Joong report
In my article on the latest Kim Hyun Joong news, I aimed to cut through the horseshit as much as possible, which is why my headline and content was much …
Read More »Park Geun Hye, Choi Soon Sil, and the ongoing mess in Korea you’re hearing about
In recent days, you may have heard about a scandal involving President of South Korea Park Geun Hye, one that goes beyond even the norm of her scandalous tenure thus …
Read More »Around The Web: Year-End Lists, Dean Interviews, Venice In Japan
KPOPALYPSE: The 30 best K-pop songs of 2015, according to some fucking Australian idiot. Gonna pretend he put Crayon Pop‘s “FM” #1 and not the iljin A Pink imitators. KPOPALYPSE: …
Read More »Around The Web: Ailee & IU Interviews + EXID, Nine Muses, Amuro Namie Reviews
seoulbeats: In an interview before one of her concerts, Ailee talked about a bunch of topics, including the control she has over her music. Ailee: I was in control most …
Read More »Around The Web: Sasaengs, Plagiarism, Promo Teams, IU, Brown Eyed Girls
Netizen Buzz: Lawyers talk about what they can do about sasaengs, but mainly just cite laws that are never enforced. Feels like nothing is pursued because the company feels they …
Read More »ATW: Project Luhan, K-Pop Genres, Drama Formats, Defamation Lawsuits
KPOPALYPSE: The conclusion to the epic Project Luhan saga. Linked to the first two parts here. This is important shit. KPOPALYPSE: Normally I’d post this on Asian Junkie, but I …
Read More »Around The Web: Iljin Guide, Girl’s Day/SNSD Reviews, ‘Hello I Love You’ Review, Interviews
KPOPALYPSE: Learn how to be an iljin. —– Yellow Slug Reviews: theyellowslug came up with basically the same conclusion as me in regards to Girl’s Day‘s “Ring My Bell“. Yellow …
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