While I’ve been a bit busy over the last couple weeks since the last roundup, there’s been a bunch of major updates on the bullying front. —— (G)I-DLE’s Soojin: After …
Read More »[Review] SEVENTEEN Hoshi’s sophisticated “Spider” sets up his solo future well
Given their vast array of members and talents, I’m surprised we haven’t seen many solo projects from SEVENTEEN. The group is approaching its sixth debut anniversary, which seems like the …
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 »[Update: Confirmed] Jungkook, Eunwoo, Jaehyun & Mingyu spent night out in Itaewon + concerns over ignored COVID-19 self-isolation recs
Following reports of Gyuri and then Mino being out partying at the time of social distancing, now four other idols are being criticized for doing similar, with BTS‘s Jungkook, ASTRO‘s …
Read More »Chinese K-pop idols express support for One-China policy, some also directly support HK police
(Via Ilgan Sports) Yesterday I wrote about Lay ending ties with Samsung over them offending China by not abiding by their One-China policy, and he also warned Calvin Klein about …
Read More »Rocket Punch do dance medley of INFINITE, SEVENTEEN, TWICE, IZ*ONE, SNSD, Lovelyz for ‘Idol Radio’
While their “Bim Bam Bum” debut left something to be desired, the girls of Rocket Punch themselves seems to be promising and they recently did a dance medley on ‘Idol …
Read More »[Review] SEVENTEEN at least bring energy & aggressiveness on “HIT”
Over the past year or so, I’ve found myself more disconnected with Seventeen’s music. Their once unique blend of old-school funk and killer song construction threatened to be overtaken by …
Read More »Man-tiddy professor BM of KARD examines SEVENTEEN’s Mingyu at ‘Dream Concert’
BM of KARD has long been known to be a man tiddy expert and admirer, even teaching his group members about his passion, so it’s not any surprise then that …
Read More »[Review] SEVENTEEN gives Japan a forgettable single with “Happy Ending”
Last year, my favorite SEVENTEEN song wasn’t a Korean title track at all. It was their first original Japanese single, “Call Call Call“, which harnessed the guitar-fueled dance pop sound …
Read More »N.Flying’s “Rooftop” surges on the charts + their excellent mashup medley of K-pop songs
N.Flying released “Rooftop” back on January 2, their first as a quartet, and at the time the song did not chart in the top 1000 of Melon‘s daily chart. However …
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