When putting these lists together, it’s rare to have a month where there isn’t an absolute cavalcade of idol releases. April, however, seems to have been a quiet one — …
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 »‘Crime Scene Returns’ on TVING for a 4th season with a cast of 3 veterans along with IVE’s Yujin, SHINee’s Key, and Joo Hyun Young
Hello and a very good day to all of you lovely people out there, as by next year this site will become a Crime Scene stan account once again. That’s …
Read More »Bang Chan apologizes for his critical comments about the manners & etiquette of unnamed juniors
In international-fandoms-trying-to-butt-into-Korean-cultural-norms-and-getting-their-faves-hate news, Stray Kids member Bang Chan has issued an apology for recent comments he made on a livestream about some juniors not greeting him properly, as it led …
Read More »[Review] IVE deliver a triumphant anthem with “I AM”
IVE‘s pre-release “Kitsch” predictably went on to perform well on the charts, as does about everything they touch does right now, and while it wasn’t really my style it did …
Read More »Quick Reviews: IVE try something different with “Kitsch”
The good news is that “Kitsch” is just a pre-release track for IVE‘s first album I’ve IVE, so the single is yet to come. The bad news is that it …
Read More »Pann’s obsession with the weight of IVE’s Liz has finally broken my brain
I generally try to ignore Pann bullshit as it’s not even that relevant of a portal in Korea, and I almost resent that what they say gets taken seriously as …
Read More »2022 MBC Gayo Daejejeon has all-star 99-liners cover KARA’s “STEP”, CLASS:y does Koyote’s “Sad Dream” justice
Welcome to 2023, folks. Almost mercifully the year-end festivals are over, but at least we got a cover of KARA‘s “STEP” out of it. Speaking of that, it sure seems …
Read More »LE SSERAFIM use 2022 SBS Gayo Daejeon to showcase their arsenal of talents + a few other interesting covers
Much like award shows, I have minimal interest in year-end music show stages unless they are of the special variety, as K-pop is rather unique in that we usually have …
Read More »B-Side Spotlight: August 2022 (SNSD, IVE, TWICE, KEY, YENA, Billlie, ONF, Golden Child, Rocket Punch, more)
Hello again, it is I, your favourite playlist gremlin. No, you’re not imagining that the username is different. New name, same bitch, same playlists. Let’s go! ====== YENA – “WithOrWithOut” …
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