KCON LA gave lots of newer K-pop groups the chance to be in the spotlight. With groups like MOMOLAND, IMFACT, Fromis 9, and Golden Child, the festival brought a huge …
Read More »Raina is ‘jobless’ now so she decided to use her time to start a YouTube channel
Raina, member of the now defunct After School and Orange Caramel, has decided to open a YouTube channel. Basically she’ll use it to do music, greet fans because she has …
Read More »Meiqi & Xuanyi to split time between WJSN & Rocket Girls as Yuehua & Tencent settle contract dispute
After all the drama between Yuehua Entertainment (and Maverick Entertainment) and Tencent about the status of Meiqi and Xuanyi in WJSN and Rocket Girls (and Zining), it turns out that …
Read More »Happy Face Entertainment posts Asian Junkie event coverage to official Dreamcatcher Facebook page
Asian Junkie recently posted our coverage for the Dreamcatcher fanmeeting, and we’re thrilled at the reaction it got from everybody because the event truly deserved it. That said, one completely …
Read More »[Review] Minseo’s soundtrack-esque “Zero” truly soars behind orchestral instrumental
While I’m quite a bit late on Minseo and “Zero“, my excuse is that I have never heard of this person before. Fortunately, I did stumble upon this song while …
Read More »‘PD48’ Shiroma Miru allegedly unfollows Sulli due to comfort woman support, but contrary evidence emerges
A couple days ago I highlighted Sulli posting support for the comfort woman day and the ridiculously misguided backlash she got for it from Japanese netizens. So you can already …
Read More »Shitao Miu of ‘PD48’ accused of being a right-wing nut, but the evidence seems tenuous
‘Produce 48‘ contestant Shitao Miu has trended in Korea for her fancams before, but recently she’s been trending because it’s been alleged that her ugly past has been revealed as …
Read More »[Interview] James Lee talks candidly about ‘The Light’ EP, Royal Pirates, and his health at KCON LA
This year, KCON LA had quite a few panels that had fans excited to see their faves face to face. One of the most prominent being James Lee. The former …
Read More »Tencent is suing Yuehua & Maverick over withdrawing from Rocket Girls, get support from SNH48 staff
Following Yuehua Entertainment announcing that they were withdrawing Meiqi and Xuanyi of WJSN from ‘Produce 101 China‘ group Rocket Girls (and Maverick Entertainment withdrawing Zining as well), Tencent stated that …
Read More »[Event] Dreamcatcher’s first US fanmeeting, ‘Dream Of Us’, was an amazing experience
When fansite 7-Dreamers and company Happy Face Entertainment announced that Dreamcatcher would be conducting their own fan meeting outside of KCON LA, the collective screams of InSomnia could be heard …
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