Actress Hashimoto Kanna only became of legal drinking age in Japan about six months ago, but according to a recent reveal, she’s struggling quite a bit with alcohol. In her …
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Calvin Klein stole Lay‘s clothes (after they apparently kissed and made up) and he’s looking like it’s a 90s teen comedy movie prank trope and now the joke’s over and …
Read More »‘SKY Castle’ getting an American remake, which seems like an odd choice
In rather distasteful news, it was revealed recently that the hit Korean drama ‘SKY Castle’, supposedly for NBC. On September 5 at the Asia Drama Conference, the mega-hit drama’s writer …
Read More »[Review] Produce 101 Japan’s “It’s Coming” builds to a fittingly obvious climax
There was a time when I would have been excited by the prospect of a Japanese Produce 101 spin-off, but the series has reached the point of over saturation. I’m …
Read More »Ex-Bonus Baby member Kongyoo talks about reasons for leaving the idol life, such as a corporate version of jail visitation
Former Bonus Baby member Kongyoo ostensibly left the group to focus on her studies about a year ago, but in an interview with The Korea Times, she detailed why she …
Read More »[Review] Dreamcatcher (barely) managed to make a mesh of trop house & rock work on “Breaking Out”
The primary reason I fell in love with Dreamcatcher was that their music meshed extremely well with my preferences. Sure, things escalated from there but it always comes back to …
Read More »Ex-Fantagio employee & one other sentenced in fraud case that impacted at least Weki Meki & Hello Venus
The courts recently sentenced one former Fantagio employee to prison alongside his accomplice on charges that revolved around fraud executed through pocketing fees on endorsement deals done for the agency’s …
Read More »[Event] 88rising’s Head In The Clouds Festival continues explosive growth with DPR Live, iKON, Rich Brian, Joji, more
On the edge of Chinatown, about three hours into the lineup, hundreds of sweaty concert-goers continued to pour into the Los Angeles State Historic Park to catch 88rising‘s second annual …
Read More »Mnet’s ‘Queendom’ begins with debuts performances & rankings, (G)I-DLE starts strong as Lovelyz lags behind
Mnet‘s new show consisting of established girl groups debuted recently and Queendom seemed to deliver at least some interesting moments at least. MAMAMOO, Park Bom, Oh My Girl, (G)I-DLE, Lovelyz, …
Read More »SME is now planning their own cryptocurrency, just what everybody wanted!
SM Entertainment has refused to meet the demands of their shareholders (primarily not wanting to stop funneling money to Lee Soo Man‘s company in private) recently and has continued to …
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