A quick one to catchup on the hilarious rapid-fire nature of the releases in March after two slow-ass months to start the year. Like everybody’s shit was compacted and it …
Read More »Live(ish): Ado’s “Usseewa”, Apink (Medley), Bada (S.E.S. Medley), KiiiKiii’s “404 (New Era)”, VIXX (Medley)
Live(ish), for performances that are ostensibly live (not much truly is anymore) and other tangentially-related stuff. It’ll mostly be ones that I enjoyed, but I’ll probably include the rare ones …
Read More »Bullet Points: Idol gets rhabdo scare, Youngeun leaves Kep1er, a twin births twins, what is “K-pop”, scalping/piracy laws, more
Hello and welcome to the norm for international K-pop “news” sites. "False but turn into an angle" truly explains so much about everything.— Asian Junkie (@asianjunkiecom) February 4, 2026 Bleak. …
Read More »Rundown: Kohjiya, Sik-K, IVE, BLACKPINK, EVERGLOW
Lunar New Year really delayed notable releases for quite a while, but we’re back … for better or worse. ====== Kohjiya (Feat. MIKADO, G-k.i.d, Tete) – “Ma Boyz” Honestly, I …
Read More »Playlisting: Blue Smile, Ako, LUMINOUS DAY, XG, HONEST BOYZ, Hyun.O
While there wasn’t a ton of volume, thought these releases made for a solid end of the month for January at least. The whole Spotify playlist is embedded at the …
Read More »Playlisting: Lady Owl, Olive, Xiihu, Yama, KiiiKiii, East Of Eden, Ayumu Imazu
Playlisting, because I needed to complicate things for myself, apparently. I dunno. I wouldn’t say the stuff here is necessarily worse than things in the Highlights feature — and indeed, …
Read More »XG producer Simon Jakops accused of abusive workplace behavior, shady income distribution & crediting, more
XG producer Simon Jakops unfortunately made news recently with his drug arrest for alleged possession of cocaine and weed. Since then, much more disturbing allegations have been made in Shukan …
Read More »XG producer Simon Jakops (and Chancellor) reportedly arrested on cocaine & weed charges
XG producer Simon Jakops, along with three AVEX executives including Chancellor, have reportedly been arrested in Japan on charges of cocaine and marijuana possession. Yomiuri Shimbun Online reported the 39-year-old producer, …
Read More »STAYC’s “NO BATIDAO” collab with Ginjiro Koyama goes viral on TikTok and Instagram
STAYC‘s recent collab with Japanese content creator Ginjiro Koyama has gone viral, as two videos of the pairing have compiled over 44 million views both on TikTok and on Instagram …
Read More »Ayase (YOASOBI) & Masafumi Gotoh (ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION) do viral ANAL-ysis on the toilet paper at Sony Music Japan
Hello, Asian Junkie here. I have a very important story to report with worldwide impact, which is the toilet paper situation in Sony Music Japan‘s headquarters and its impact on …
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