The situation with FIFTY FIFTY has been honestly terrible to watch unfold as ATTRAKT/The Givers/SIAHN/Warner Music Korea duke it out in the court of public opinion and in literal court. …
Read More »Hyosung (ex-SECRET) continues to get hate from anti-feminists 2 years after saying dating violence is bad
If you’re a normal person, you likely either completely forgot about Hyosung’s “controversy” from 2021 or remember fondly that she spoke up about a social issue in Korea (and everywhere, …
Read More »Quick Reviews: YENA gets back to pop-rock on straightforward, serotonin-boosting “Hate Rodrigo”
The name of YENA‘s title track, “Hate Rodrigo“, generated a wave of criticism, which seems pretty clearly what it intended to do from the start. Of course, anybody with a …
Read More »Red Velvet’s Yeri addresses backlash she gets for existing, tells Cosmo Korea she wants to simply ‘live my life for me’
If you haven’t been following along with who the targets of ire from Korean netizens typically are, I wouldn’t blame you, but one that has minimal reasoning behind it is …
Read More »Kangnam (ex-M.I.B) talked about having a song stolen that ended up hitting #1, netizens seemingly find it
Most definitely know Kangnam for being a variety star more than for being a member of M.I.B back in the day, but while guesting on the Tanakase (I assume this …
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 »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 »2PM’s Taecyeon sees all (including hate tweets about his body), embraces the fridge life
2PM member Taecyeon humorously responded to an account sending hate tweets about his body, notably labeling him as being a “fridge”. He countered this simply, by leaning into the joke …
Read More »Lovelyz’s Jin faces backlash & forced to apologize after telling the truth about idols dating
Lovelyz are on hiatus after leaving their company, but member Jin is active on YouTube and what not. That recently got her in trouble with (deluded) fans, as she basically …
Read More »Song Hye Kyo responds to criticism that she ‘aged a lot’ in ‘The Glory’ by simply stating it’s because she’s older
A couple months ago, the “big” story about Song Hye Kyo was not her new drama The Glory, but rather comments that the 41-year-old actress started to look somewhat like …
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