It’s that time again, and I’m late again! Does anyone else ever find themselves saying things will be easier when they calm down, except then things never ever calm down?? …
Read More »Rainbow’s Jisook opens a YouTube channel, my body is ready
Rainbow’s Jisook has opened her own YouTube channel, which seems like a promising venture for her given the sheer amount of nerd activities she loves. Of course, being a successful …
Read More »[Review] ‘Cyber Trance Presents Ayu Trance 2’ is a timely reissue, reminder of J-pop’s once towering soft power
Do you like Trance? Do you like Ayumi Hamasaki? Are you a DJ? Then you probably know what this is. To the rest of you, this year marks the 20th anniversary of 'Cyber Trance presents Ayu Trance', an official remix project commissioned by Avex to get the biggest names in trance to remix their J-Pop superstar Ms. Hamasaki. It would end up being a hugely successful and influential endeavor, leading to another 3 volumes and Ayu finding her way into DJ crates around the world. For many outside of Japan, this was the gateway into 21st century J-Pop.
Read More »Rundown: ONF, ATEEZ, Xdinary Heroes, Ravi, MINO, Dreamcatcher
Especially nowadays, I don’t really have the time or inclination to do reviews on most songs that don’t illicit some kind of emotion or impetus to write. Most music falls …
Read More »Company of upcoming group H1-KEY defends member Sitala following controversy over her parents’ (and her own) support of Thai military
Grandline Group is kicking off 2022 by debuting a new girl group called H1-KEY, but one of their recent member reveals has caused a lot of controversy. As the company …
Read More »Street Woman Fighter Finale: Mnet gives itself a long, hard pat on the back for capitalizing on the personality of SWF’s cast
net "competition" shows. Mainly in that it really doesn't matter who "wins"; just being casted has proved to be a boon to every participant's career. So to talk about Street Woman Fighter's penultimate episode as some sort of peak for the series is a recipe for folly.
Read More »Truedy has returned with the hilariously named “Love Yourself” and is now just Jessi
Hey, remember Truedy? Yes, from the Unpretty Rapstar 2 cast. Probably known to most international fans as basically a Yoon Mi Rae cosplayer in terms of performance and queen of …
Read More »[Review] Younha releases one of the best singles of the year with “Stardust”
Fans worldwide are reeling over Younha‘s recently released sixth studio album, End Theory. What really is a great album overall, is notably anchored by its wonderful title track, “Stardust”. I …
Read More »Deep Reviews: T1419’s “Red Light, Green Light” is K-pop at its most cynical
Within the realm of K-pop and pop music, in general, you expect a certain amount of shamelessness for the sake of attention or sales or whatever else. It’s so engrained …
Read More »NO:ZE effortlessly ruins her brother’s work life on ‘Radio Star’
Dancer NO:ZE of Street Woman Fighter fame was a recent guest on Radio Star, where among other things she talked about her older brother. He’s an officer worker, and when …
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