Making an exception to my new rule of not trying to cover music releases immediately anymore, ChRocktikal — the band fronted by Dreamcatcher vocalist Siyeon — made their debut with …
Read More »K-Pop Diplomacy: Leaders Lee Jae Myung & Sanae Takaichi hit the drums to “GOLDEN” & “Dynamite” at summit
In what feels like some kind of example of the relevance and/or utility of soft power, K-pop played diplomat recently as Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korea’s President …
Read More »ALLDAY PROJECT’s Annie goes on hiatus to finish school, which is incredibly privileged … and how things should be
ALLDAY PROJECT member Annie has announced a hiatus from most activities as she will be resuming her studies at Columbia University for the Spring semester in order to graduate. On …
Read More »BoA leaves SM Entertainment after 25 years, marking the end of an era at the company
In news that has felt like it was coming but not one that I could ever truly believe would happen, BoA and SM Entertainment have parted ways after 25 years. …
Read More »Jessica Jung performs SNSD medley & “Into The New World” on her ‘Reflections’ tour, a 1st in ~12 years
In what I’m pretty sure is a rather shocking first since SONE 9/11 happened, former SNSD member Jessica Jung has performed a medley of SNSD songs from when she was …
Read More »The company behind AI K-pop group SweeTeez now just says the quiet part out loud
Hey, remember when the Instagram account of disbanded girl group Busters was weirdly rebranded and rolled out SweeTeez, the company’s* new AI girl group? That was weird, but recently it …
Read More »MADEIN’s agency reveals Yeseo & Suhye will suspend activities, ex-CEO’s sexual assault investigation is ongoing
Amidst the ongoing scandal involving former member Gaeun and the fan boycott that followed, 143 Entertainment has revealed in an official statement that Yeseo and Suhye have suspended their activities …
Read More »Taeil has final appeal denied by Supreme Court, sentence for aggravated quasi-rape upheld
To wrap up a case where many will understandably find justice yet unserved, former NCT member Taeil had his appeal to the Supreme Court denied, meaning his original sentence from …
Read More »Nana & her mother fight off armed robber, who then countersued her for “attempted murder”, thus proving the power of shamelessness
Well, this story certainly qualifies as something wild that I missed during my hiatus, and it even comes with an even wilder recent update. Actress (and former After School member) …
Read More »OMEGA X’s Hwichan cleared of ex-CEO’s baseless allegations, but she plans to continue legal harassment
Back from hiatus and back to legal news, as OMEGA X‘s Hwichan was thankfully cleared of baseless allegations of sexual assault made by SPIRE Entertainment‘s former CEO (Kang Seong Hee). …
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