About a year ago, A Pink‘s Naeun left IST Entertainment but remained in the girl group. She then signed with YG Entertainment for her work as an actress. Situations where …
Read More »Sesame Street collabs with Hinatazaka46 on “Sukiyaki” cover, giving us the dulcet tones of Cookie Monster
Well, here’s a surprise, Sesame Street recently collabed with Hinatazaka46 on THE FIRST TAKE. The two covered the Sakamoto Kyu classic “Sukiyaki” (“Ue Wo Muite Aruko“), with Elmo, Julia, and …
Read More »Takeshi’s Castle is getting rebooted on Amazon Prime as ‘Return Of Takeshi’s Castle’
Takeshi’s Castle, the forbearer for so many obstacle course type shows both domestically and internationally, is being rebooted for Amazon Prime Video as Return Of Takeshi’s Castle and is set …
Read More »Quick Reviews: SUMIN’s remix of Kai’s “Peaches” is one of the few from SME that works
SM Entertainment‘s official remixes are almost universally worse than the original, and many are just straight-up fucking terrible. So I was pleasantly surprised by a remix of (EXO) Kai‘s “Peaches” …
Read More »MIRAE’s Dohyun post handwritten apology for mocking Billlie’s Tsuki on a stream
Tsuki of Billlie has recently gained attention for her expressions during performances of “Ginga Minga Yo“, which have went viral and has garnered both praise and mockery online. During a …
Read More »[Giveaway] Win 1 of 30 copies of Dreamcatcher’s ‘Apocalypse: Save Us’ album!
Asian Junkie giveaways for Dreamcatcher albums are basically tradition at this point, so with a full album in ‘Apocalypse: Save Us‘ being released, of course one is being done. After …
Read More »Min (ex-miss A), Kevin Woo (ex-U-KISS), Bohyung (KEEMBO) also part of cast for ‘KPOP’ Broadway musical that stars f(x)’s Luna
In November of last year it was reported the f(x)’s Luna would be set for her Broadway debut for ‘KPOP‘, and last week that news was officially confirmed by producers …
Read More »YooA (Oh My Girl) to halt activities due to worsening COVID symptoms; thoughts about ethical concerns
Oh My Girl member YooA tested positive for COVID-19 back on March 6, but was said to be recovered in time for their comeback on March 28. However, WM Entertainment …
Read More »[Review] IVE continue to carve out a unique place in K-pop with confident, alluring “LOVE DIVE”
While I still think that IVE‘s debut single “ELEVEN” possessed far more flash than substance, that “1-2-3-4-5-6-7, you make me feel like 11” hook was indeed an earworm, and as …
Read More »Queendom 2 Episode 1: Mnet takes its sweet time to position all the pieces during season premier
Welcome the first chapter of my coverage of 'Queendom 2', in which I provide AJ with a grease trap for Queendom comments, stapled to a 2500 word article. So, assuming you are done wailing and gnashing about how your faves (read: Dreamcatcher) did not make the show, let us once again sally forth into the long night that is Mnet reality programming.
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