Amazing lead picture. How are LOONA always involved with this iconic/dystopian idol photos? Incredible. Anyway, in fans behaving weirdly/badly, there’s cringe “rizz content” with ENHYPEN‘s Jay and an unhinged fansite …
Read More »SM Entertainment is feeding their whole music catalog into AI, whose involvement will surely stop at an advisory role
In timing that’s a hell of a coincidence considering the last post, SM Entertainment CEO Jang Cheol Hyuk recently revealed … no, bragged about how for “SM 3.0” they fed …
Read More »BoA leaves SM Entertainment after 25 years, marking the end of an era at the company
In news that has felt like it was coming but not one that I could ever truly believe would happen, BoA and SM Entertainment have parted ways after 25 years. …
Read More »An oyster was somehow what crossed the line for IRENE & SEULGI’s BDSM GL comeback with ‘TILT’
Okay, so long story short, Red Velvet sub-unit IRENE & SEULGI are returning soon with TILT on May 26, and while there was never any doubt their concept was queer-coded, …
Read More »Taeyeon shares fan statement demanding compensation & accountability from SME after sudden concert cancellation, SME responds (sorta)
Over a week ago now, the Tokyo concert of SNSD‘s Taeyeon was abruptly cancelled two days before it was set to go on. The two-day set, called The TENSE, was …
Read More »Bullet Points: Wendy & Yeri leave SME, Sunny to A20 with Lee Soo Man, Busters & SECRET NUMBER decimated, DRIPPIN enlistment red flag, donations galore, more
STAYC‘s Sieun rocking this shirt makes it at least the third time an idol has worn it. Been a while since I’ve done this feature, but there’s been a surprising …
Read More »A hectic few days for EXO’s Xiumin/KBS/SME/ONE HUNDRED ends up with things essentially back at square one
Okay, so remember that thing with EXO’s Xiumin allegedly being blocked by KBS from appearing on Music Bank due to pressure from SM Entertainment? Well, that has since escalated and …
Read More »Agency of EXO’s Xiumin accuses KBS of blocking a ‘Music Bank’ appearance due to SME, which KBS denies
Because forks tend to be found in the kitchen, the agency (INB100) of EXO‘s Xiumin has accused KBS of effectively blacklisting him from Music Bank, inferring that it was basically …
Read More »Bullet Points: Hyeri tanks a pole, Park Bom hiatus, KeyEast gets sold, Lizzy returns, sajaegi sentences, more
It’s been over a month since the last one of these, but I didn’t forget this time! Honestly, there just wasn’t a ton going on for a while there. Also, …
Read More »Quick Reviews: SME’s Hearts2Hearts debuts with “The Chase” that’s not worth pursuing
Hearts2Hearts, SM Entertainment‘s new girl group presumably inspired by previous K-pop legends, have made their debut with “The Chase“. Leading up to their much-hyped beginning, a lot of the discourse …
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