A month ago, charges of gang-related violence were brought against Seungri and Yoo In Suk, and recently in court the prosecutors provided CCTV evidence of the alleged assault, noting that …
Read More »DinDin under fire for expressing skepticism about older men who pursue young women
Rapper DinDin is currently under some fire for comments he made on his radio show SBS Power FM’s DinDin’s Music High after a listener called in asking for advice on …
Read More »Park Ji Hoon’s lawyer recounts a false bullying allegation against the idols that was done just for kicks
As bullying controversies have come back into prominence recently, a lawyer recently stepped forward to talk about false accusations of bullying against Park Ji Hoon of WANNA ONE fame. Lawyer …
Read More »[Review] TRI.BE debuts with familiar, tested sound on “Doom Doom Ta”
Over the past few months, some of K-pop’s most respected producers have creating groups of their own. Last November saw the debut of STAYC, under the guidance of duo Black …
Read More »3 ex-LOEN execs sentenced for stealing ~$17 million in royalties while operating Melon
Back in September of 2019, former LOEN Entertainment executives were indicted for allegedly stealing royalties while operating the music streaming site Melon. Recently they were found guilty of stealing royalties, …
Read More »BTOB’s Peniel puts spotlight on rise in racism & attacks on Asian-Americans
BTOB’s Peniel recently used his platform recently to bring attention to the increase in attacks on Asian-Americans in recent weeks. Though people have only started to speak out now, it …
Read More »Jessica’s ‘Bright’, the follow-up novel to ‘Shine’, is coming soon and my body is ready
Over a year ago, I made an ironic purchase of Jessica’s debut as an author with the young adult novel ‘Shine’, a vaguely auto-biographical read about life in K-pop. Well, …
Read More »Deep Reviews: NCT 127’s “Gimme Gimme” & The Bias List on rap in K-pop
TheBiasList takes heat every now and then for reviewing songs with a lot of rapping despite it not really up his alley. Sometimes I understand the gripe since it would …
Read More »Deep Reviews: Chungha’s “Bicycle” is dollar store Ariana Grande
Thematically, Chungha’s “Bicycle” is essentially K-pop’s answer to Ariana Grande’s “Side To Side”, and I wouldn’t be surprised if the former’s song was inspired by the spin class music video …
Read More »CL stars in American CF for Taco Bell, can now truly Live Mas
CL was recently revealed to be the first Korean female solo artist to star in an American TV commercial, which of course was for none other than Taco Bell. The …
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