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 …
Read More »Source Music trademark application for ‘GFRIEND’ rejected, members are free to use it as they like
In trademark battles that I didn’t know were going on news, the Korea Intellectual Property Protection Agency (KOIPA) reportedly rejected Source Music‘s application for a trademark on the name GFRIEND. …
Read More »BIBI has a breakdown on stream, which her and her company then downplay in statements
A situation involving singer BIBI recently received a lot of attention when she broke down on an Instagram Live stream, speaking on the difficulties she was suffering from and how …
Read More »NewJeans utilize nostalgia in more ways than one with interactive MV for “Hype Boy”
Following their surprise debut yesterday with “Attention”, NewJeans have followed up with another unique offering in an interactive music video for the song “Hype Boy“. Obviously one should just follow …
Read More »[Review] NewJeans makes surprise introduction by telling us what they want on “Attention”
When it was announced that former SM Entertainment creative director Min Hee Jin would be debuting a girl group under HYBE‘s sub-label ADOR, I expected the standard big company long …
Read More »Quick Reviews: Bronze teams up with Lee Hi for a nice take on city pop with “Ondo”
8BallTown producer Bronze returned a couple weeks ago with his third album, ‘Skyline‘, which included a nice little gem on it in “Ondo” through combining Lee Hi and city pop. …
Read More »aespa’s Giselle had a Wattpad, giving new K-pop fans the experience of finding (SNSD) Tiffany’s Xanga
Social media is basically undefeated when it comes to digging up everything on public figures, and thanks to aespa‘s Giselle and her recently discovered Wattpad account, the fourth-generation fans get …
Read More »Quick Reviews: HyunA continues to be wasted on listless “Nabillera”
Look, everybody is glad HyunA and DAWN escaped from Cube Entertainment and that their relationship has flourished, but the thing that hasn’t flourished since the move to P Nation is …
Read More »Quick Reviews: STAYC provide a bit of a surprise with “BEAUTIFUL MONSTER”
STAYC‘s continued rise to prominence while coming from a non-major label (albeit with famous backing) has been fun to follow, especially since their discography seems to be the main focus …
Read More »Source Music terminates contract of Kim Garam amidst bullying controversy, LE SSERAFIM will continue as 5
Following weeks of silence after an alleged victim of Kim Garam’s bullying came forward, Source Music has announced that they have terminated their contract with Kim Garam and LE SSERAFIM …
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