BLACKPINK’s Lisa made headlines recently for unfortunate reasons, as it was confirmed by YG Entertainment that an ex-manager scammed her out of over $800,000. On June 2, Market News reported …
Read More »[Review] Lay’s “Lit” is just about anything but
Lay has a storied past on this site, scoring a few of my more colorful reviews. To be honest, I have a soft spot for his music – even if I …
Read More »[Review] TWICE’s “More & More” provides more and more plus more and more also more and more
Twice built incredible momentum throughout 2019. I mean, they were already the biggest K-pop girl group on the planet, but they managed to successfully mature their sound and evolve in …
Read More »JTBC clarify that ‘Mystic Pop-Up Bar’ PD was cleared in Jang Ja Yeon scandal
Recently rumors have emerged about the producer of JTBC’s Mystic Pop-Up Bar having been one of the names on Jang Ja Yeon’s list, which then led to considerable backlash. Rumors …
Read More »Big Hit apologize for Jim Jones sample in Suga’s “What Do You Think”, clarify it had no ‘intent’ & was used for song’s ‘atmosphere’
To the surprise of many, it was recently discovered that BTS’s Suga had sampled a speech from cult leader/mass murderer Jim Jones to use in the beginning of his song …
Read More »Dreamcatcher’s ‘The World Of The Married’ parody comes to dramatic conclusion + outtakes & scene-by-scene comps
Following a proud K-pop tradition of idols parodying popular dramas of the time, Dreamcatcher has done exactly that with ‘The World Of The Married’ as their parody concludes. Like with …
Read More »Hyosung covers Rain’s “Gang” as the meme continues path to world domination
Rain has hilariously managed to come back to relevance in the Korean entertainment scene thanks to being a good sport about becoming a meme, with “Gang” in particular being the …
Read More »[Review] Monsta X continue to deliver what’s expected of them on “Fantasia”
After a two-week delay, Monsta X has returned with their eighth (!) mini album. At this point, there’s not a lot to say about their title tracks. Apart from the …
Read More »BTS’s Suga under fire for sampling speech of cult leader Jim Jones on “What Do You Think?”, which is a lot to unpack
While I was a big fan of BTS’s Suga’s “Daechwita”, I had not got around to listening to the whole mixtape yet, as I’ve been swamped recently. As such, apparently …
Read More »[Update] DIA will return with ‘Flower 4 Seasons’ but without Chaeyeon & Somyi
After what seems like an eternity away, DIA is coming back with a Flower 4 Seasons album. They’ve been releasing teaser pictures for the comeback, which is standard stuff, but …
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