Asian Junkie Asian pop. Without discretion.
I got a bit caught up in all the news updates between the LOONA mess and SM Entertainment imploding, but I’m not sure I’ve missed that much in the last …
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Lee Soo Man to sue SME over Kakao purchase, alleging the deal was made illegally
After SM 3.0 was announced the other day, it revealed dissention within the company ranks, as Kim Min Jong came forward with allegations of a coup against Lee Soo Man. …
Read More »SME’s internal politics mess goes public with allegations of unilateral decisions & reports of a ‘shocked’ Lee Soo Man
SM Entertainment recently announced plans for what they’re calling SM 3.0 in a video posted to YouTube and hosted by the company’s co-CEOs. That plan essentially cut founder Lee Soo …
Read More »2PM’s Taecyeon sees all (including hate tweets about his body), embraces the fridge life
2PM member Taecyeon humorously responded to an account sending hate tweets about his body, notably labeling him as being a “fridge”. He countered this simply, by leaning into the joke …
Read More »Lovelyz’s Jin faces backlash & forced to apologize after telling the truth about idols dating
Lovelyz are on hiatus after leaving their company, but member Jin is active on YouTube and what not. That recently got her in trouble with (deluded) fans, as she basically …
Read More »You Can (Not) RE:VERSE – ‘GIRL’S RE:VERSE’ is excruciatingly boring, pleases neither VTuber nor idol fans
Despite all the warnings, hurdles, and ill omens along the way, Kakao's curious experiment, the Virtual Idol Reality Survival show Girl's RE:VERSE, avoided a premature demise, getting it's copyright in order and premiering right after the new year. And after trying to watch a few episodes, I'm not sure it was worth it.
Read More »Han Hyun Min & Jenny Park take full advantage of being Black-Korean on ‘English-bal’
Models Han Hyun Min and Jenny Park have been starring on a YouTube show called English-bal for about a month now, and in the most recent episode they brought on …
Read More »LOONA’s Vivi & Hyunjin also file for contract injunction against Blockberry Creative, said to have high chance of winning
Hey, remember when Chuu won her contract injunction case, Blockberry Creative booted her from the group, and eventually tried to frame it as if the rest of LOONA were the …
Read More »Universal Music Japan plans to exercise LOONA’s contract rights for activities in Japan regardless of what happens in Korea
The latest twist in the LOONA contract saga is that Universal Music Japan is seeking to enforce their exclusive management rights to LOONA, who they signed back in September of …
Read More »Blockberry reportedly petitioned CEMA & KEPA to block Chuu’s entertainment activities, plan similar action against 4 LOONA members
It’s been a couple weeks or so since Blockberry Creative did anything shitty (at least in the news), so it’s appropriate that they still haven’t taken the L on the …
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