Netizens everywhere are scrutinizing the moves of everybody associated with the HYBE/ADOR mess, leading to honestly rather insane conspiracy theories on the Korean side of things about groups like LE …
Read More »VICTON’s Do Hanse speaks on the economics of music shows & what he thinks idol success is, then responds to backlash
While I had thought the reality of Korean music shows was relatively common knowledge, as more time passes it becomes clear that VICTON‘s Do Hanse opened a lot of people’s …
Read More »Winter’s father references Bang Si Hyuk’s ‘crush aespa’ text to Min Hee Jin in messages of support to his daughter
In some kind of shitposting gift, the father of aespa‘s Winter has gained attention recently for referencing HYBE CEO Bang Si Hyuk‘s viral text message to ADOR CEO Min Hee …
Read More »‘LE SSERAFIM’s Sakura’s face and chest represents Dokdo’ about summarizes the state of netizen conspiracies
Some have been asking me (or angrily confronting me) about why I don’t take netizen-led conspiracy stuff seriously without like some kind of credible corroboration, this despite the fact that …
Read More »[Update] Actor Lee Seo Han apologizes for posting ‘joke’ sex video filmed at Bang Yedam’s studio, clarifies it wasn’t molka
In a bizarre event, actor Lee Seo Han recently posted a video to Instagram Stories that seemed to show a man and woman (both unidentified) engaged in a sexual act, …
Read More »ADOR’s detailed response to HYBE’s claims, NewJeans’ contract rights battle, and coming board meetings
While I thought the news on the HYBE/ADOR internal war front might slow down a bit as things got more into the legal side of things, that has not been …
Read More »Min Hee Jin & ADOR follow-up stuff, HYBE respond to BTS allegations, and there’s cult talk because … of course
Assuming nothing else major happens (a bold assumption) soon in the HYBE/ADOR war, we’ll be back to our regularly scheduled programming around here after this. However, it seemed worth cleaning …
Read More »ADOR CEO Min Hee Jin press conference reactions + HYBE releases detailed rebuttal
Following Min Hee Jin‘s emotional and explosive press conference, the HYBE/ADOR war got a little more evened out. While international netizens mostly seemed unimpressed, it actually turned things in her …
Read More »Singer Park Boram passes away at 30, agency forced to make legal threats to stop rampant speculation & defamation
Apologies for the absence, as I’ve been busy this past week, but this terrible story I read brought me back. Singer Park Boram passed away on April 12 at the …
Read More »Higashiyama Noriyuki’s interview with the BBC for their Johnny Kitagawa docu follow-up was a mess
Around a couple of weeks ago, the BBC previewed their follow-up documentary to their original that finally managed to topple at least the legacy of Johnny Kitagawa through shining a …
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