With the broadcasting of the 2024 MBC Gayo Daejejeon delayed due to tragedy and political turmoil, we’re only now getting a look at the performances and special stages from December …
Read More »Sojang sentenced in criminal case for defaming IVE’s Wonyoung & others + updates on her many other legal troubles, from BTS to Kang Daniel
The rather expansive set of lawsuits against cyberwrecker Sojang that was started by IVE‘s Wonyoung and Starship Entertainment has led to Sojang being handed a suspended prison sentence of two …
Read More »As Naevis is set to debut & SME plots on putting her IP everywhere, companies dream about not needing human idols
Naevis, the SM Entertainment creation as a part of aespa‘s Kwangya lore, is set to make its debut on September 10 with the single “Done“. It’s something of a long …
Read More »aespa’s Karina ditches K-pop to pursue yodeling career
Not everybody gets to leave the game at the top and on their own terms, but aespa member Karina is seemingly going down that path, using a one-minute live broadcast …
Read More »HYBE called out by artist for allegedly plagiarizing their artwork for virtual girl group SYNDI8
Supertone, an AI tech company owned by HYBE, recently launched virtual girl group SYNDI8. Subsequently, they found themselves under fire because one of the group’s members uses the same characters, …
Read More »NewJeans & aespa collab’d at SME & HYBE, Karina gave Minji a spy task to perform, and people are heated
When the Bang Si Hyuk messages about crushing aespa were dramatically revealed, it mostly just made obvious to every reasonable person what goes on in K-pop: competition. So reasonable people …
Read More »Quick Reviews: aespa’s “Armageddon” feels more like getting hit with a pebble
Armageddon, aespa‘s first album, has already been a success in a way. Their single “Supernova” has been dominating the charts and they almost literally can’t make enough of the especially …
Read More »aespa respond to questions about Bang Si Hyuk wanting them ‘crushed’ and ‘competition’ with NewJeans at ‘Armageddon’ presser
One of the more meme’d exchanges from all the texts revealed in the HYBE/ADOR conflict was that of Bang Si Hyuk asking Min Hee Jin if she can “crush” aespa. …
Read More »Injunction battle sees claims of Min Hee Jin disrespecting NewJeans & mismanaging sexual harassment complaint, HYBE manipulating album sales & dealing with more plagiarism
So … just a day after I wrote how everybody is seemingly tired of updates on the HYBE/ADOR situation at the moment, of course it’s probably one of the biggest …
Read More »[Review] aespa’s “Supernova” is aespa in all the glorious ways aespa should be aespa
aespa are releasing their first full album in Armageddon on May 27, but before that, they’ve released one of their singles in “Supernova“. More than anything, it’s immediately recognizable as …
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