Well, I used the most bombastic Featured Image possible for this Rundown, though the name value here will surely be IVE. Only a couple that were borderline individual post worthy …
Read More »Bullet Points: Kim Tae Hee/Rain stalker, Nam Tae Hyun sentenced, Jaejoong still dealing with sasaengs, marriages, births, oh my
It’s been almost a month since I did this feature last, so quite frankly, there’s been a lot that’s happened even so early in the year. ====== Hyerim (ex-Wonder Girls) …
Read More »IVE’s Wonyoung’s lawsuit victories against Sojang opens the door for Big Hit and KQ to follow suit
IVE member Wonyoung recently won a judgement against YouTuber Sojang, and the legal proceedings of that case and Starship Entertainment‘s case still continue. While her lawsuit may have been a …
Read More »Examining IU’s “Love Wins All” MV following ableism criticisms
IU’s latest single “Love Wins All” is currently doing its expected thing and dominating the charts, carrying overwhelmingly positive reactions. The music video, co-starring BTS member V and directed by …
Read More »YGE announces Ahyeon will rejoin BABYMONSTER, plus a bunch of other stuff I’ll believe when I see
After debuting a couple months ago with “BATTER UP” sans Ahyeon and then not clarifying what exactly they were going to do with BABYMONSTER, YG Entertainment has now revealed that …
Read More »[Interview] Weeekly talk industry changes, virtual idols, survival show friendships, pandemic debut challenges, Western advancement, more
In case you hadn’t heard by now, Weeekly are returning later today on January 25th with a single named “Stranger” that’ll be released in both Korean and English, marking the …
Read More »SISTAR19 deliver a nostalgic 9-song medley on ‘Killing Voice’, bring back banned choreo, show how to perform
Following SISTAR19‘s reunion and the release of their single “No More”, they’ve used the promo to have a bit of fun with things instead of only doing “perfect” rote performances …
Read More »[Review] IU manages to deliver both a standout ballad and short film with “Love Wins All”
IU announcing her return for the first time in over two years alone would’ve been enough to be an event, but doing so by revealing that the music video for …
Read More »[Review] Seola (WJSN) makes a dynamic and addicting solo debut on “Without U”
While I’ve always been a fan of WJSN‘s music, I can’t say I was necessarily looking for or expecting solo releases from anybody outside of Yeonjung. But sometimes the potential …
Read More »MBC apologizes to NewJeans’ Minji for mocking her ‘kalguksu’ controversy, which continues to be a thing for some reason
About a week ago, Asian Junkie covered the ongoing “controversy” that NewJeans member Minji was facing over kalguksu, which she somehow felt the need to apologize for. It seemed pathetic …
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