The topic of anti-feminist backlash against idols has been highlighted in the run-up to the recent election in Korea due to it being a potentially significant issue among the younger …
Read More »This Is So Stupid: Kim Jong Un says K-pop is a “vicious cancer” corrupting North Korean youths
*Looks Around At The State Of K-Pop Stan Twitter* “Yeah, fair enough.” Kim Jong-un called it a “vicious cancer” corrupting young North Koreans’ “attire, hairstyles, speeches, behaviors.” His state media …
Read More »This Is So Stupid: Super Junior’s Siwon & Ronald Reagan, a love story
Months ago, I got a DM about a thread documenting stuff that included Siwon of Super Junior and his obsession with dead guy Ronald Reagan. At the time, I thought …
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 »Many Japanese artists (Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Tadanobu Asano, Shirota Yu) protest against government policy proposal
In what can only be described as surprising given that many celebrities in Japan don’t usually involve themselves in politics, a whole bunch of them have recently tweeted out their …
Read More »BTS get dragged into military exemption debate by opportunistic politicians/media
BTS and military service exemption are things that have been connected in the past, but I ignored it at the time because I didn’t take it seriously. I figured it …
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