About two weeks ago, BTS member RM shared on Instagram that he was listening to Frank Ocean‘s song “Bad Religion“, a track off one of the best-received albums since its …
Read More »Quick Reviews: BTS’s V offers another lo-fi release with “Rainy Days”, this one with more mixed results
Following the release of “Love Me Again”, I got the feeling that the general soundscape of V‘s upcoming Layover album probably wasn’t gonna be up my alley. However, I think …
Read More »Korean government try to use K-pop to save face after World Scout Jamboree (Fyre Festival 2.0) debacle
In case you didn’t know, the South Korean government is under heavy fire for letting the 2023 World Scout Jamobree descend into what is arguably a national embarrassment. The infamous …
Read More »Quick Reviews: “Love Me Again” is for fans of BTS’s V’s voice
BTS member V has dropped a pre-release single for his solo debut album Layover, including a music video (I assume the first of many) for “Love Me Again“, and it …
Read More »Police claim screams from ‘foreigner’ BTS fans led to hysteria and panic on subway that caused 7 minor injuries
If you haven’t been keeping up with the national news in South Korea, there’s been a spate of attacks and threats being made recently, which understandably has a lot of …
Read More »‘Queendom Puzzle’ Episode 5: Extreme corn tea product placement can’t save boring, filler-like 1st half of All-Rounder Battle
Yeah this one wasn't a very interesting one. Predictable results, unpolished stage performances, no character development and no memes, this episode felt like one great-but-not-legendary performance and a whole lot of wasted time. I couldn't believe two hours had passed at the end of it all.
Read More »[Review] Jungkook (BTS) hits Craig David gold with smooth and playfully sexual summer anthem “Seven”
As BTS have started to roll out their solo material as members enlist, we’ve begun to get a feel for what each of their sounds might be as individuals apart …
Read More »Rundown: +(KR)ystal Eyes, SEVENTEEN, Feverse, ‘FAST X’/BTS’s Jimin, EPEX, Mijoo, Kang Hyeyeon, Xdinary Heroes
This is only like two or three weeks late, okay? I’m not lazy about everything, you are! Or something. Anyway, a lot of stuff that I haven’t covered already, but …
Read More »Video ‘allegedly’ shows BTS’s V & BLACKPINK’s Jennie holding hands on a night out in Paris
About a year ago, YG Entertainment gave a notable lack of comment on dating rumors involving BLACKPINK‘s Jennie and BTS‘s V, and since then it’s really been pretty amusing to …
Read More »PSICK SHOW deliver laughs with guests SEVENTEEN’s Vernon & Joshua and LE SSERAFIM’s Yunjin & Sakura
PSICK SHOW has been popular on YouTube for a while now, as their subscriber count will attest (2 million plus), but I’ve realized only those who follow me on Twitter …
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