Asian Junkie Asian pop. Without discretion.
Unfortunately, Park Yoochun returned on my timeline recently, but rather than torture you with any updates on that, I’m thrilled to report that he is absolutely aging like milk. You …
Read More »HEARTWARMING: Park Yoochun is aging like shit
KMCA opposes amendment to protect minors in entertainment, which is a good time to talk about the KMCA
The KMCA (Korea Music Content Association) has issued a statement opposing an amendment proposed last September that called for a reduction in the maximum working hours for teenage entertainers (idols, …
Read More »DearU aims to find the limit of monetizing parasocial relationships by launching AI Pet Bubble, starting with cat of SHINee’s Taemin
SM Entertainment‘s fan platform DearU has announced an AI Pet Bubble service for Daeng, the cat of SHINee member Taemin. The platform promotes this sign of the apocalypse as a …
Read More »Sandara Park under fire for lying about age to date 14-year-old when she was 19, team deletes segment & blames “cultural differences”
Recently on social media, a clip of 2NE1 member Sandara Park went viral, with the member facing criticism for a story she relayed to member Minzy. In the story, a …
Read More »KAT-TUN will disband after over 2 decades together, Kamenashi Kazuya to leave STARTO
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 …
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