Like an unpowered space station adrift in deep space, Girls Planet 999 continues its solemn journey through the dark unknown. Episodes 3 and 4 finally get to the nutritional value of the show, giving us the first real glimpse of the trainees' skills and personalities. Those already familiar with the Produce series know how the beats go: picking parts -> bad practice -> good practice -> performance. These episodes do away with the overlong explanations and rule making that have dominated so far, making the show much more watchable in the process.
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If Girls Planet 999 is the story of Mnet uncomfortably trying to jam a “fair play” peg into a “scandal-infested” hole, then Street Woman Fighter is them thriving in their natural, tawdry habitat.
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In the aftermath of the resurgence of Brave Girls‘ “Rollin’“, Jaejae from the popular YouTube channel MMTG got a second wind in reuniting previous generation K-pop groups. She received a …
Read More »Miyawaki Sakura set to graduate from HKT48, according to interview in July issue of fashion mag ViVi
Following IZ*ONE’s disbandment, it was rumored that Miyawaki Sakura would be signing up with Big Hit Entertainment. There was a vague non-statement made about that report at the time, likely …
Read More »Elkie (ex-CLC) talks K-pop hardships, Cube’s lack of support, support for Hong Kong police
Former CLC member Elkie recently spoke out in an interview about her time in Korea and with the group, talking specifically about hardships with Cube Entertainment and in the industry. …
Read More »Han Sung Soo (Pledis founder) credited wife as writer on 8 IZ*ONE songs, reportedly for royalties
It didn’t take long for Pledis Entertainment founder Han Sung Soo to get into hot water after Big Hit Entertainment’s acquisition of Pledis was announced. Dispatch has reported that he …
Read More »IZ*ONE’s Miyawaki Sakura’s ideal love confession probably ascends her to queen of the gamers
IZ*ONE‘s Miyawaki Sakura recently gave some love confession advice on her radio show Saku No Ki, and things were sailing along smoothly. *Guy asking for advice on confessing*Sakura: Hmm…I think …
Read More »Ballad Roundup: Chungha, Suho & Younha, IZ*ONE, Dreamcatcher, Sejeong
“If we take away the fake votes, Gaeun places 5th…“ Sorry for the delay! Been slow on getting this out because time is now a flat circle and I don’t …
Read More »IZ*ONE will reportedly resume activities after companies of the members reach agreement
With X1 disbanding due to the inability of CJ E&M/Mnet to reach an agreement with the companies of the members, the attention then turned to IZ*ONE. The X1 news seemed …
Read More »IZ*ONE’s Ahn Yujin achieves every kid’s dream, gets approval from parents to ditch school
IZ*ONE member Ahn Yujin recently announced that she would be dropping out of School Of Performing Arts Seoul (SOPA) high school and will now be home-schooled instead. On October 25, …
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