Truthfully, I wasn’t the most optimistic about Ruby when the rollout for JENNIE‘s album started with “Mantra“, which seemed like she was just going to rehash elements of her BLACKPINK …
Read More »[Event] BABYMONSTER deliver a “DREAM” performance for ‘Hello Monsters’ tour stop at the KIA Forum in Los Angeles
(Photo: YG Entertainment) YG Entertainment‘s seven-member K-pop girl group, BABYMONSTER, unveiled an unforgettable night to MONSTIEZ at the KIA Forum during the Los Angeles stop of their Hello Monsters World …
Read More »LISA, Doja Cat, RAYE do a James Bond musical tribute at the 2025 Oscars, which was a choice
For reasons that are above my understanding, LISA, Doja Cat, and RAYE were all invited to perform at the 2025 Oscars, but not for anything related to their song “BORN …
Read More »Rundown: JENNIE, CHUNG HA, JISOO, ONE PACT, LUN8, EVNNE, LUN8, I:MOND
I guess it’s not that K-pop has been necessarily bad in 2025, it’s just that there’s been a lot of fringy, solid, and/or interesting but flawed stuff more than immediate …
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 »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 …
Read More »Bullet Points: Yulhee responds, Starship deepfake apology, THEBLACKLABEL stalker, Xiaoting returns to Kep1er, a slew of donations & a silly controversy over one, more
Yulhee sorta responds to her ex-husband, more stalking news somehow, Kep1er is now one step closer to being whole again, and thankfully a ton of donations. ====== Woman in her …
Read More »Rundown: VANNER, LISA, The Wind, NCT Wish, KISS OF LIFE, Key, more
I’m actually not late this time, there just hasn’t been a lot of songs to put in this feature. A couple solid tracks and a lot of meh. ====== Key …
Read More »Bullet Points: Lia returns to ITZY, ONF’s tour mess, Jennie vaped, a lot of disbandments, health issues, and pregnancies
Okay, so there’s actually quite a bit that has happened this time around, including a few news items I didn’t really want to dedicate much time to, multiple disbandments, and …
Read More »Quick Reviews: BABYMONSTER provide some hope with “FOREVER”
After a rough start to their careers as effectively a quasi-2NE1/BLACKPINK cover group, BABYMONSTER do still maintain a similar quality on “FOREVER“, but begin to lean more into the vocal …
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Asian Junkie Asian pop. Without discretion.