STAYC were guests on the most recent episode of Sunmi’s Showterview, and one thing that stood out to me that I hadn’t known about before (nor did Sunmi either prior …
Read More »[Review] KB (OnlyOneOf) provides a funky and … well, free solo effort with the addictive “Be Free”
OnlyOneOf are apparently doing something like LOONA‘s pre-debut concept but in reverse with all of their solo releases coming now, and while I was skeptical of that plan given their …
Read More »Quick Reviews: NewJeans use “Cookie” as a euphemism which is … a choice
Man, what the fuck. Given that it’s a song about love, “Cookie” pretty clearly uses the titular cookie as a euphemism, which is not going to help Min Hee Jin, …
Read More »WJSN’s Dawon performs in front of “DEEZ NUTS”, unmoderated chat results in something good for once
WJSN member Dawon recently showed why performing in front of a screen displaying unmoderated live chat is the best/worst, as we now have her reaching the front page of Reddit …
Read More »[Review] Broken By The Scream return with refreshing idol sound on “Kokoro Harebare Harebare”
BROKEN BY THE SCREAM (BBTS) is a unique crossover idol/metal group that debuted in January 2017, an outfit that can be described as the perfect chaotic mix of low and …
Read More »Rundown: ENHYPEN, Sunye, Nicole, P1Harmony, Xdinary Heroes, TAN, CSR, more
Actually a rather nice week in terms of songs that range from listenable to good even if they haven’t quite hooked me yet. ====== ENHYPEN – “ParadoXXX Invasion” I can’t …
Read More »NewJeans, “Hurt”, and the Min Hee Jin discourse
I was going to include the latest NewJeans release “Hurt” in the Rundown, as I found it to be their least compelling release thus far. Though I did note that …
Read More »Dancers for Hong Kong boy group MIRROR seriously injured after video screen falls on them
Dancers for boy band MIRROR were injured when a large screen fell onto the stage at the Hong Kong Coliseum. While the group was performing, the screen that appeared to …
Read More »Jang Gyuri leaves Fromis 9 after contract expires, group to continue as Fromis 8
In what came as a surprise to at least me, it was announced that Fromis 9 member Jang Gyuri would be leaving the group and Pledis Entertainment after her contract …
Read More »‘Idol Star Athletics Championships’ amazingly already a mess, under fire for violating human rights
Gonna be honest with you, when I read about this story I started laughing uncontrollably. Yeah sure, it’s not funny, but counterpoint … it is. Like there is absolutely nobody …
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