J-Entertainment

On November 6-7, 88rising held its third Head In The Clouds festival at Brookside at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Postponed in 2020 as a response to the widespread …

MARY’S BLOOD‘s self-titled sixth studio album dropped on September 29, and I’ve been obsessed with it ever since. I’ve already gone over the history of the band in a previous …

*Ahem* Dearest Asian Junkie readers, I am back. That’s right, you’re not trippin’ balls … I AM BACK, BABY!!! And thus, so is concert season. Feels good, right? Shall we …

I have to hand it to Mnet, even with dogshit ratings and the walls bearing in, their ability to pull a shit-show out of a hat far exceeds any of …

We are at long last in the final lap of our hectic journey through the cosmos of Girls Planet 999. For some contestants, Mnet has made it's intentions very clear, but for others, the future remains murky. Furthermore, the interim results for the final week of voting have completely torpedoed any sense of rationality remaining in the show. So without further adieu let's get on with it.

After the second elimination, it's time to recalibrate the groups. Team "U+Me = Love" is down to four members: Sakamoto Mashiro, May, Kotone Kamimoto and Zhou Xinyu. While Sakamoto ranks in the overall Top 9, May barely skated in at 8th place in J-Group and both Kotone and Zhou Xinyu had to be rescued by the Planet Pass. But things could have been worse!

More Mnet translation shenanigans, plus the 2nd eliminations and one surprise departure.

Our 40-years journey through the desert of idol survival continues on, now 45 trainees lighter. No time for sentimental feelings though, it’s time to start the next mission.

Me screaming at the zoomers: “I swear to god their songs used to be catchy as fuck and their music videos were creative as hell. I SWEAR TO GOD!”

Episode 5 reveals the intended and unintended consequences of the cell system.