Asian Junkie Asian pop. Without discretion.
When one thinks for a bit, it’s rather absurd that a group of TWICE‘s popularity hasn’t had a real solo debut in the almost seven years they’ve been active. Presumably …
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Quick Reviews: aespa’s “Life’s Too Short” and Charlie Puth & Jungkook (BTS) collab “Left And Right” are similar in a way
A pair of songs by marquee artists were just released, with aespa dropping their English pre-release track “Life’s Too Short” ahead of their comeback and the BTS‘s Jungkook and Charlie …
Read More »Avex founder Max Matsuura comes under fire for misogynistic rant targeting ~20 female celebs, offers a non-apology
Avex founder Max Matsuura has come under fire recently for a livestream he did that was basically just him ranting about women and trashing famous female celebrities. In response to …
Read More »Blockberry Creative release bizarre statement on status of LOONA’s Chuu, saying there’s no official position & threaten legal action
A couple days ago it was reported that LOONA member Chuu would be leaving Blockberry Creative and signing with BY4M Studio for her activities. Chuu herself even seemed to comment …
Read More »Rapper Osshun Gum sentenced to 3 years probation for child molestation
Back at the end of April, it was revealed that Osshun Gum was the rapper who was accused of child molestation. At the time he reportedly admitted to the crime …
Read More »Rundown: Youngjae, Kep1er, KARD, The Boyz, Lapillus, DAWN, more
There’s actually a couple interesting and listenable releases in here and also a bunch of shit. ===== PIXY – “Villain” A lot like aespa‘s “Next Level” and LE SSERAFIM‘s “FEARLESS” …
Read More »LOONA’s Chuu reportedly set to leave Blockberry Creative & sign with BY4M Studio
LOONA member Chuu is reportedly set to leave Blockberry Creative and sign with BY4M Studios, who will manage her activities going forward. [ENG] E-Daily News: "LOONA Chuu, moving homes… Transfer …
Read More »Quick Reviews: AVOKID’s “Over You” really brings out the brash Avril energy
As a pop-punk revolution (close enough) washes over Korean music in earnest, there’s appropriately been a lot of female artists doing Avril Lavigne adjacent tracks, but AVOKID‘s “Over You” might …
Read More »Mea culpas on Kwon Eun Bi’s “GLITCH” & ASTRO’s “Candy Sugar Pop”, which are great, actually
Every year there’s honestly quite a bit of songs that either grow on me or that I sour on compared to my original impression. This isn’t exactly uncommon or anything, …
Read More »Ryuichi Sakamoto dismisses plagiarism concerns, doesn’t care if Yoo Hee Yeol made a soundalike of his song
Acclaimed composer, producer, singer (and everything) Ryuichi Sakamoto has unexpectedly been in headlines in Korea recently after Yoo Hee Yeol released a statement of apology to him for unconsciously using …
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