Low volume but high impact news since the last time around, as there’s fresh drama to catch up on, a bunch of agency moves, and both a high-profile marriage and …
Read More »Bullet Points: Jin & Meisa divorce, plus just so much fandom fuckery, company news, and awards stuff
Hello and welcome to 2024! Been a rough start to things so far, at least in Korea and Japan, with the year beginning with political stabbings and earthquakes. Yeesh. Anyway, …
Read More »YG Entertainment announces BLACKPINK will not sign individual contracts with company
Following the news that BLACKPINK had renewed their contracts with YG Entertainment for group activities, that obviously still left questions about where the members might end up individually. While we …
Read More »BLACKPINK’s Jennie and BTS’s V reportedly end relationship that was never officially confirmed
BLACKPINK‘s Jennie and BTS‘s V have ended their relationship that was never officially confirmed but everybody who was not delusional acknowledged, at least according to an exclusive report. According to …
Read More »Around The Web: ‘Squid Game’ reality, K-pop journalism, K-pop’s English evolution, Keena PR, more
With baseball season over, I can finally bring back features I’ve been meaning to use but haven’t, mainly because I’m lazy. I know you all are just itching to hear …
Read More »BLACKPINK members renew with YG Entertainment for ‘group activities’
After what seemed like centuries of speculation on whether BLACKPINK would be parting ways with YG Entertainment or not, it has been announced that the group will be renewing with …
Read More »[Review] BABYMONSTER debut with an all-too-familiar sound on “BATTER UP”
For a group that carries a lot of hopes for YG Entertainment on its shoulders, it’s been a surprisingly tumultuous lead-up to debut for BABYMONSTER, including the exit of arguably …
Read More »Quick Reviews: Jennie’s “You & Me” sees her head down a different path but is undermined by rogue squeaks
As BLACKPINK‘s contract saga drags on seemingly forever, Jennie has returned with what’s being deemed as a ‘special single’ in “You & Me“. It’s a song that’s been performed by …
Read More »Deep reflections on the consequences of BLACKPINK’s Lisa performing at the Crazy Horse cabaret
From the time news broke that BLACKPINK‘s Lisa would be performing shows at the Crazy Horse cabaret in Paris, almost everybody seems to have written their think pieces in the …
Read More »Rundown: RIIZE, JO YURI, VANNER, Eric Nam, BLACKPINK, NCT 2023, AKMU, DKB, more
Man, this was a busier week or so than I expected as there was a lot that fell into Rundown territory, though mostly for better than worse. There’s a handful …
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