In something out of some kind of personal fever dream, KARA‘s Gyuri, T-ara‘s Eunjung, and Wonder Girls‘ Yubin all met up to talk about their past activities on I’m Gyuri. …
Read More »On Kim Shin Young apologizing to PLAVE, K-pop fans, and virtual idols
The use of avatars for musicians has come back into the news recently after comedian/host Kim Shin Young and fans of PLAVE clashed over her characterization of them, resulting in …
Read More »Quick Reviews: Starship’s new girl group KiiiKiii get off to a rough start with “I DO ME”
After some creative buildup, Starship Entertainment has revealed KiiiKiii, their new girl group with the bizarre name (good luck to me on remembering the amount of i’s). It’ll be a …
Read More »Actress Kim Sae Ron has passed away at 24
Actress Kim Sae Ron has passed away at 24 after having been found in her home by an acquaintance, who contacted police. There were reportedly no signs of foul play. …
Read More »HEARTWARMING: Park Yoochun is aging like shit
Unfortunately, Park Yoochun returned on my timeline recently, but rather than torture you with any updates on that, I’m thrilled to report that he is absolutely aging like milk. You …
Read More »KMCA opposes amendment to protect minors in entertainment, which is a good time to talk about the KMCA
The KMCA (Korea Music Content Association) has issued a statement opposing an amendment proposed last September that called for a reduction in the maximum working hours for teenage entertainers (idols, …
Read More »DearU aims to find the limit of monetizing parasocial relationships by launching AI Pet Bubble, starting with cat of SHINee’s Taemin
SM Entertainment‘s fan platform DearU has announced an AI Pet Bubble service for Daeng, the cat of SHINee member Taemin. The platform promotes this sign of the apocalypse as a …
Read More »Sandara Park under fire for lying about age to date 14-year-old when she was 19, team deletes segment & blames “cultural differences”
Recently on social media, a clip of 2NE1 member Sandara Park went viral, with the member facing criticism for a story she relayed to member Minzy. In the story, a …
Read More »KAT-TUN will disband after over 2 decades together, Kamenashi Kazuya to leave STARTO
Legendary STARTO ENTERTAINMENT boy band KAT-TUN is disbanding on March 31 after a whopping ~25 years since being formed. Once a six-member outfit, departures from 2010-15 have reduced them to …
Read More »SMILE-UP sues Johnny Kitagawa sexual abuse victims who rejected compensation, SMILE-UP & STARTO now being sued in American courts
In mask-off news, SMILE-UP (formerly part of Johnny & Associates) have sued four victims of Johnny Kitagawa’s sexual abuse due to them not taking the proposed settlement from the company. …
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