A couple of weeks ago it was reported that now-former THE BOYZ member Ju Haknyeon met up with former JAV actress Asuka Kirara, resulting in him being booted from the …
Read More »ILLIT’s Wonhee gets scammed and learns a valuable lesson about the evils of Labubu
ILLIT‘s Wonhee recently learned a valuable lesson about the evils of Labubu, telling fans that she recently got scammed while purchasing what she thoughts were mystery Labubu boxes from Pop …
Read More »ALLDAY PROJECT’s Annie discussing the ‘struggle’ of having to get into Columbia to debut made me think about the new normal
K-pop idols selling fans an image of relatable struggle at some point is part of the brand building since its inception, tugging at heartstrings to get you to spend your …
Read More »Xdinary Heroes’ Jun Han promotes eugenics & espouses racist rhetoric on Bubble, which makes me wonder about how the Hitler particles got into his brain
Not sure what has gotten into the water recently, but I had to return for a bit because apparently we now have idols techbro-posting about eugenics to fans, which is …
Read More »PAIX PER MIL creative director Nagi accused of multiple instances of domestic violence, alleged victim urges fans to protect Yves
Disturbing allegations of domestic violence have emerged against a key staff member of the company PAIX PER MIL, the current home of LOONA’s Yves. Yesterday, the alleged girlfriend of Lee …
Read More »[Review] ARTMS’s “Icarus” MV invokes ‘Serial Experiments Lain’ for an exploration of identity in a digital world
It’s been a minute since I talked about ARTMS’s excellent comeback with “Icarus”, where in addition to praising the song and the standalone club version of the music video, I …
Read More »Prosecution in Taeil’s aggravated quasi-rape case demand just 7 years, his lawyers ask for leniency due to reaching a settlement
Given the severity of the crime, it’s understandable that people have always wanted updates on the rape case of former NCT member Taeil, but as I’ve said before, things have …
Read More »JDB Entertainment CEO Lee Kang Hee resigns after inappropriate relationship with IHOTEU member exposed, group disbands
IHOTEU of JDB Entertainment has officially announced their disbandment just seven months after debut, and while that in itself isn’t that surprising, the reason certainly was. The CEO of the …
Read More »82MAJOR’s Hwang Sung Bin issues apology over liking anti-liberal political song
Sir, a second idol political scandal has hit K-pop … today. I dunno what’s in the water recently with regards to Korean idols and politics, but 82MAJOR member Hwang Sung …
Read More »BTS’s Jungkook issues apology after coming under fire for bizarrely wearing ‘Make Tokyo Great Again’ hat
BTS member Jungkook, who was recently discharged from the military, went to his first schedule afterward while rocking a ‘Make Tokyo Great Again’ hat and is unsurprisingly getting a bunch …
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