A bunch of heavy hitters over the past week or so, and I’ve been seeing a bunch of rather ironic fandom arguments over whose songs are more mid than the …
Read More »Rundown: TRENDZ, Xdinary Heroes, EVERGLOW, Weki Meki, Cignature, Nicole, Sunmi, WOOAH, AKMU, BADVILLAIN, more
Been a while, and honestly there’s some enjoyable stuff in here this week. Maybe or maybe not a coincidence that it trends that way with summer releases getting underway in …
Read More »Min Hee Jin’s emotional press conference on the HYBE/ADOR conflict also includes NewJeans and a surprising amount of other groups
Alright, so as the next chapter in the HYBE/ADOR conflict, Min Hee Jin and her lawyers recently held a press conference to respond to HYBE’s claims about her and other …
Read More »Circumstances of NewJeans’ formation scrutinized amid HYBE/ADOR battle, focus turns to Min Hee Jin’s role in Source Music’s debt
As the meaningful blows in the HYBE/ADOR conflict simmered a bit yesterday as both sides likely prepare for a legal battle, Dispatch released an exclusive report on the formation of …
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 …
Read More »GFRIEND members share photos & videos from their reunion, providing hope for a different kind of reunion in 2024
GFRIEND member Sowon recently posted a picture of all six members having dinner together on her Instagram, and later SinB posted an Instagram Story where the members took pictures in …
Read More »Source Music get 17 trademark applications for GFRIEND rejected, opening up possibilities for the members
Just a couple months prior to the sudden disbandment of GFRIEND, Source Music applied for 17 trademarks on GFRIEND, presumably with the idea of being able to continue to control …
Read More »Ailee kills “O.O” cover, NMIXX’s Lily impresses, and AOMG put on a mini-concert on ‘K-909’
New music show K-909 made an impression on me last week and it has kept my interest in the follow-up episode. The combination of diverse musical guests, performances of a …
Read More »Rookie girl group CSR do a great ‘rock’ performance cover of “Rough” for 1TheK
The timing of this is incredible, as I had just noted in the Rundown that CSR reminded me of early GFRIEND — specifically mentioning “Rough” — but with almost childish …
Read More »Source Music trademark application for ‘GFRIEND’ rejected, members are free to use it as they like
In trademark battles that I didn’t know were going on news, the Korea Intellectual Property Protection Agency (KOIPA) reportedly rejected Source Music‘s application for a trademark on the name GFRIEND. …
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