Takahashi Juri has left both Rocket Punch and Woollim Entertainment after having terminated her contract with the company, according to an official statement. “Rocket Punch member Juri, who has been …
Read More »Bullet Points: Ryu Jun Yeol speaks, Baekhyun & MC Mong unite after all, Matsumoto Jun leaves STARTO, Candy Shop member added, charity stuff, more
Not like a ton of news outside of the gigantic mess I committed myself to covering, but enough significant stuff that people probably want to discuss. ====== Ryu Jun Yeol …
Read More »Anna Sawai (‘Shogun’) talks Avex denying her a ‘Suicide Squad’ audition chance while she was in girl group FAKY
So it took me a while to get around to it, but Anna Sawai recently was a guest on The Hollywood Reporter‘s Awards Chatter podcast, where she talked about basically …
Read More »‘LE SSERAFIM’s Sakura’s face and chest represents Dokdo’ about summarizes the state of netizen conspiracies
Some have been asking me (or angrily confronting me) about why I don’t take netizen-led conspiracy stuff seriously without like some kind of credible corroboration, this despite the fact that …
Read More »Bullet Points: Relationship/pregnancy news galore (including STAYC’s mother), AOMG exodus, EDAM & anti-scalping, high profile injuries, more
Before getting back to covering the music releases hopefully tomorrow, holy shit did I miss a lot of news while that HYBE/ADOR clusterfuck was peaking. ===== Rapper AQUINAS came out …
Read More »Girl group NATURE announces disbandment a day after member Haru’s hostess promo video was revealed
I dunno what’s in the water these days, but there’s been so much mess that I’m only just getting around to this story on girl group NATURE, whose company (n.CH …
Read More »Higashiyama Noriyuki’s interview with the BBC for their Johnny Kitagawa docu follow-up was a mess
Around a couple of weeks ago, the BBC previewed their follow-up documentary to their original that finally managed to topple at least the legacy of Johnny Kitagawa through shining a …
Read More »NEMOPHILA guitarist SAKI will be departing from the band, leaving questions about future sound
After starting 2024 on such a high note for metal releases, NEMOPHILA again releases another banger that no one saw coming, as SAKI is leaving the band and NEMOPHILA will …
Read More »SMILE-UP’s Higashiyama Noriyuki says there were 2 abusers other than Johnny Kitagawa + follow-up documentary coming
BBC reporter Mobeen Azhar is doing a follow-up to his documentary on the Johnny Kitagawa sexual abuse case from last year, Predator: The Secret Scandal Of J-Pop. In an article …
Read More »Bullet Points: Arrest made in Lee Sun Gyun case, Song Ji Eun’s marriage, Krystal & Yves sign, NINE.i’s legal dispute, a deepfake fancall, quick disbandments, more
Lots of news for this edition because it was a bizarrely busy time in terms of company movement and disbandment. ====== NINE.i (except EDEN) are in a legal dispute with …
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