Hello, playlist darlings, I’m back once more with another B-side spotlight! I’m really trying my best to stay on top of these playlists this year, but of course the road …
Read More »Songs You May Have Missed: March 2026 (YUNA, JEON SOMI, KickFlip, JO KWON, ODD YOUTH, KANGMIN, M.O.N.T, more)
Hello, playlist darlings, it’s me, Ells, and I’m back again with some more songs you may have missed. I don’t know what it is about these playlists so far this …
Read More »Bullet Points: Kojiharu sells for ~$115MM, HYBE tries a fresh start for girl groups, a Park Bom letter, disbandments, random Kahi sightings, more
Perhaps the most important news of the year is that After School‘s Kahi was randomly (?) at USC recently and danced with students for some reason to “Diva” and “Bang“. …
Read More »B-Side Spotlight: March 2025 (JENNIE, YEJI, SEULGI, LE SSERAFIM, STAYC, XG, FANTASY BOYS, TEN, MARK, XIUMIN, JUST B, more)
Well, it’s that time again, playlist friends, where we talk about the albums (and minis) that came out last month and try to pick our favourite B-sides. Some months are …
Read More »[Review] YEJI’s addictive “Air” debut effectively establishes her soloist identity
With “Air“, ITZY member YEJI makes her solo debut, the first member of her group to do so. While she had established her persona and image within ITZY that made …
Read More »Yeji, Julie, and Giselle’s “Toxic” collab stage at 2024 MBC Gayo Daejejeon lives up to hype
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 »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 »[Event] ITZY brings their high-energy act to Los Angeles and impresses with a live band arrangement
With ITZY’s Lia taking a hiatus due to health concerns, the quintet had no choice but to embark on its second world tour, Born To Be, as a quartet. I …
Read More »Bullet Points: Arrest made in Lee Sun Gyun case, Song Ji Eun’s marriage, Krystal & Yves sign, NINE.i’s legal dispute, a deepfake fancall, quick disbandments, more
Lots of news for this edition because it was a bizarrely busy time in terms of company movement and disbandment. ====== NINE.i (except EDEN) are in a legal dispute with …
Read More »Rundown: AIMERS, Daesung, Yugyeom, A.C.E, ICHILLIN’, RESCENE, H1-KEY, NOMAD, more
It’s been weeks since the last Rundown and I apologize for that, but I was a bit busy and there was almost like a week off in that time anyway …
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