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. …
Read More »NewJeans members announce they are now NJZ, ADOR responds + some older legal updates
Alright, so I guess the headline news of this HYBE/ADOR/Min Hee Jin/NewJeans update is that NewJeans is no longer NewJeans according to NewJeans, but is instead now New ‘Dirty Jerz’ …
Read More »[Review] LISA finds the perfect formula on “BORN AGAIN” with Doja Cat and RAYE
Slowly but surely LISA‘s solo releases have been creeping up on me musically, with her getting closer and closer to finding a right balance, as stuff like “NEW WOMAN” was …
Read More »Covered: IU, Jay Chang & Kriesha Chu, Sohyang, Henry & Zairo, CATCH THE YOUNG, Hanbyeol, Swan
Covered, because I needed a place to talk about the covers I enjoyed without having to make a whole post for each one. ====== Jay Chang (ONE PACT & B.D.U) …
Read More »Rundown: JENNIE, IVE, PLAVE, EUNHYUK, ALL(H)OURS, RESCENE
A lot of heavy hitters this week and some solid stuff, actually. Not many star singles, though, unfortunately. ====== JENNIE (BLACKPINK) – “ZEN” Her image can sell anything, and music video …
Read More »Apple TV+’s ‘KPOPPED’ stars PSY & Megan Thee Stallion in new song battle series
For better or worse, Apple TV+ has announced a new show called KPOPPED, which is billed as a song battle series starring by PSY and Megan Thee Stallion. In each …
Read More »The Tzuyu baby has arrived, is a love triangle with Namjoon & Daragon baby incoming?
It’s been six years now since I shipped a pair of babies (#Problematic) here on Asian Junkie, praying for the (un)holy matrimony of the baby named after RM and the …
Read More »[Event] PURPLE KISS takes crowd to a ‘Sweet Nightmare’ at the LA Palace Theatre
RBW‘s six-member girl group, PURPLE KISS, kicked off their 2025 HEADWAY Tour in Los Angeles at the Palace Theatre. The group previously performed in the same venue last year as …
Read More »Actress Barbie Hsu dies at age 48 after contracting pneumonia caused by the flu
In a tragic story that understandably came as a shock to many, it made the rounds yesterday that actress Barbie Hsu had died in Japan at age 48 due to …
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