Red Velvet member Irene has gone viral for performing at SMTOWN LIVE 2023 SMCU PALACE JAKARTA (these concert branding names are getting ridiculous), though maybe not for the best of …
Read More »Songs You May Have Missed: March 2023 (CODE KUNST, Wendy, MINO, Yerin Baek, Gaeko, ALICE’s Sohee, BUMKEY, JUNNY, more)
Hello my darlings! I’m so glad to be back. There were so many tracks that came out during March, and cutting down this playlist was a difficult one (as in, …
Read More »‘Queendom Puzzle’ Episode 2: Contestants get sweaty as the (frontloaded) Up-Down Battle concludes and the 7-vs-7 Team Battle begins
Hello and welcome back to your weekly Queendom Puzzle coverage, and we’re halfway through the introductory Up-Down Battle from last episode, only pausing for a quick dinner break before going …
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 »‘Romance Before Debut’ dating reality show aims to give trainees a chance, reveals cast, has a Red Velvet theme song
ABEMA, the streaming service that I indirectly watch sumo on, announced at the start 2023 that they would have a new reality dating show with the premise of aspiring idols …
Read More »B-Side Spotlight: November 2022 (BoA, KARA, Red Velvet, ITZY, B.I, Highlight, BIBI, CSR, AleXa)
November was, somehow, one of those months where it feels like every group possible decided to come back — I guess to get those winter sales in before it’s too …
Read More »B-Side Spotlight: October 2022 (LE SSERAFIM, Seulgi, Dreamcatcher, MAMAMOO, Acid Angel From Asia, Kep1er, WONHO)
I say this every month, but October had so many b-sides, and they were really difficult to choose between. Let’s go! ====== Seulgi (Red Velvet) (Feat. BE’O) – “Bad Boy, …
Read More »Rundown: Red Velvet, ITZY, The Boyz, Mill (OnlyOneOf), TEMPEST
It has been two weeks since the last Rundown, but I’m not going to make up for lost time by doing them all, but I will get a handful that …
Read More »PURPLE KISS cover “Psycho”, MeloMance & STAYC collab, Kihyun (Monsta X) performs a pair, and Younha’s dreams come true on ‘K-909’
Well, K-909 continues to be the only broadcast music show that holds my attention and there’s now enough clips to write it up. —— Let’s start off strong with one …
Read More »[Review] Seulgi makes impressive solo debut with the compelling “28 Reasons”
It’s been like 50 years now, but Red Velvet member Seulgi is finally getting a project to herself, and it’s been a surprising wait since she quite frankly always seemed …
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