IVE choose to go with three title tracks for their I’VE MINE album, and the first two could generously be described as vibey at best. The assumption (or at least …
Read More »Quick Reviews: IVE aim to deliver the vibes with “Off The Record”
IVE‘s roll-out of I’VE MINE continues with their second title track after “Either Way”, and they pick up the pace a bit with “Off The Record“, but mostly continue to …
Read More »Quick Reviews: IVE start their march towards ‘I’VE MINE’ with the sleepy “Either Way”
IVE are returning with I’VE MINE on October 25, but they’re releasing three title tracks about a week apart, starting with “Either Way“, which is a synth-centered production with emphasis …
Read More »[Event] Let’s (finally) talk KCON LA 2023: The highs, the lows, the hygiene advice
Nearly a month after KCON 2023 LA, I’ve decided to finally put words to my feelings of the events that transpired. Let’s clear the air a bit. KCON has become …
Read More »B-Side Spotlight: April 2023 (IVE, NCT DoJaeJung, Apink, TAEYANG, WOODZ, Kep1er, DreamNote, more)
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 …
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