OnlyOneOf are apparently doing something like LOONA‘s pre-debut concept but in reverse with all of their solo releases coming now, and while I was skeptical of that plan given their …
Read More »Quick Reviews: NewJeans use “Cookie” as a euphemism which is … a choice
Man, what the fuck. Given that it’s a song about love, “Cookie” pretty clearly uses the titular cookie as a euphemism, which is not going to help Min Hee Jin, …
Read More »WJSN’s Dawon performs in front of “DEEZ NUTS”, unmoderated chat results in something good for once
WJSN member Dawon recently showed why performing in front of a screen displaying unmoderated live chat is the best/worst, as we now have her reaching the front page of Reddit …
Read More »Rundown: ENHYPEN, Sunye, Nicole, P1Harmony, Xdinary Heroes, TAN, CSR, more
Actually a rather nice week in terms of songs that range from listenable to good even if they haven’t quite hooked me yet. ====== ENHYPEN – “ParadoXXX Invasion” I can’t …
Read More »NewJeans, “Hurt”, and the Min Hee Jin discourse
I was going to include the latest NewJeans release “Hurt” in the Rundown, as I found it to be their least compelling release thus far. Though I did note that …
Read More »Jang Gyuri leaves Fromis 9 after contract expires, group to continue as Fromis 8
In what came as a surprise to at least me, it was announced that Fromis 9 member Jang Gyuri would be leaving the group and Pledis Entertainment after her contract …
Read More »‘Idol Star Athletics Championships’ amazingly already a mess, under fire for violating human rights
Gonna be honest with you, when I read about this story I started laughing uncontrollably. Yeah sure, it’s not funny, but counterpoint … it is. Like there is absolutely nobody …
Read More »Nobody knows what’s going on with LOONA’s Chuu
The saga of LOONA member Chuu has continued to drag on without any definitive clarification, the latest news being that she will not be participating in promotional activities for LOONA’s …
Read More »Weeekly remake Brown Eyed Girls’ “Love”, while Fromis 9 take on IU & FIESTAR’s “Sea Of Moonlight”
There seem to be ongoing remake projects right now, so perhaps we’ll see more stuff like this going forward, but there have been a pair of notable remakes lately. Weeekly …
Read More »[Review] PURPLE KISS return to form in dark & delightful “Nerdy”
After lavishing praise on PURPLE KISS for their 2021 debut for securing their place as my favorite rookies of the year, they started 2022 by kicking me the nuts by …
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Asian Junkie Asian pop. Without discretion.