Going back to March of last year, there were reports that former HKT48 and IZ*ONE member Miyawaki Sakura would be heading to HYBE Labels (then Big Hit Entertainment), and that …
Read More »Rundown: Jay Park & IU, Sunmi, Weeekly, Kwon Eunbi, Park Bom, Woong & Daehwi (AB6IX), TAN + more
A lot of the solid to good stuff in this came from rather unexpected sources, honestly. And one expected source. ====== Riiver – “MOVE” Much better on the first listen …
Read More »HA:TFELT faces backlash from anti-feminists/right-wingers for being a feminist
The topic of anti-feminist backlash against idols has been highlighted in the run-up to the recent election in Korea due to it being a potentially significant issue among the younger …
Read More »SM Remastering Project does S.E.S’s “I’m Your Girl”
Remembering when the peak of K-pop forum humor was hearing this as “we like sex, y’all, yes yes, y’all”. Good times, honestly. The melody is timeless, though a lot of …
Read More »Around The Web: A reviews update, ‘The Wonder Girls’ movie lookback, fan translators, anti-feminist backlash against idols + other stuff
Like I’ve been saying, every feature that I’ve added or revived this year has been with the goal of covering as much ground as possible while doing as little work …
Read More »Highlights: Amaki Sally’s lessons, Billlie’s Tsuki goes viral, Chuu does volleyball, Jisook makes an app, Daisy clarifies + some other stuff
Just realized this entire post is from women, so I’ll just pretend it was for International Women’s Day. ====== Amaki Sally, Genius 多分信じてもらえないので、私と萌ちゃんの威力をここにて告発しますww.Moe tweeting that I punched her during rehearsals, …
Read More »[Review] Cherry Bullet continue to carve out their place in K-pop with energetic, dramatic “Love In Space”
Considering the growth of FNC Entertainment in recent years, it’s kind of perplexing that Cherry Bullet has only had two single albums and two mini albums (including ‘Cherry Wish‘) in …
Read More »Cube terminates contract of former (G)I-DLE member Soojin after court rules bullying accusers not guilty
While we got a hint of how things were likely proceeding back in August of last year when Soojin left (G)I-DLE amidst bullying allegations, Cube Entertainment released a statement today …
Read More »BoA’s 2004 image change produced a classic in “My Name”, which gets a remaster from SME
In 2004, BoA was about four years into her career, and her image could probably be explained best by the title of her last Korean release, “Atlantis Princess“. It sounds …
Read More »Rundown: The Boyz, Cheng Xiao (WJSN?), TEMPEST, BANG YONGGUK, Super Junior, MSG Wannabe, BLACK LEVEL
Two boy group debuts that actually give me hope for them going forward, at least musically. Also two soloists who haven’t been on my radar for a while making me …
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