Earlier today, XG announced that their two letters will now stand for “Xtraordinary Genes” instead of “Xtraordinary Girls”, stating the change represents a new era for growth from the members. …
Read More »XG’s Cocona comes out as transmasculine nonbinary, receiving support from many peers
While I realize this is late by now, I did want to cover XG member Cocona coming out as transmasculine nonbinary and revealing they underwent top surgery earlier this year. …
Read More »B-Side Spotlight: March 2025 (JENNIE, YEJI, SEULGI, LE SSERAFIM, STAYC, XG, FANTASY BOYS, TEN, MARK, XIUMIN, JUST B, more)
Well, it’s that time again, playlist friends, where we talk about the albums (and minis) that came out last month and try to pick our favourite B-sides. Some months are …
Read More »Rundown: JENNIE, IVE, PLAVE, EUNHYUK, ALL(H)OURS, RESCENE
A lot of heavy hitters this week and some solid stuff, actually. Not many star singles, though, unfortunately. ====== JENNIE (BLACKPINK) – “ZEN” Her image can sell anything, and music video …
Read More »Rundown: H1-KEY, Kwon Eunbi, Chuu, TWS, LISA, Jimin, Kim Jaejoong, more
A bunch of heavy hitters over the past week or so, and I’ve been seeing a bunch of rather ironic fandom arguments over whose songs are more mid than the …
Read More »[Event] 2023 Head In The Clouds Festival with Rina Sawayama, DPR, Jackson Wang, XG, YOASOBI, Tiger JK & Yoon Mirae, more
After a far-too-long time away, event coverage is back at Asian Junkie, starting from 2023 Head in the Clouds Festival in Los Angeles, which went off with a bang with …
Read More »Rundown: NewJeans, TREASURE, Soyou, MAMAMOO+, XG, ILY:1, SATURDAY, NINE.i SHOWNU X HYUNGWON, Xikers, more
Due to me missing out on a lot of releases due to being busy with my actual job and the MLB trade deadline, there’s much more decent stuff thrown in …
Read More »Jackson Wang & Ciara performed XG’s “Left Right” at Coachella 2023, release collab track “Slow”
Jackson Wang‘s set at Coachella 2023 certainly delivered a surprise when he brought out Ciara for collab stages, but there was another one in store when the both of them …
Read More »Rundown: GOT The Beat, YENA, XG, Cignature, ONEWE, BSS (SEVENTEEN)
I got a bit caught up in all the news updates between the LOONA mess and SM Entertainment imploding, but I’m not sure I’ve missed that much in the last …
Read More »Rundown: Perfume, FANTASTICS, Momoiro Clover Z, SKE48, XG, Koda Kumi, FEMM, more
Holy fuck, I had this J-pop version of the Rundown planned for months, but I got busy and I’m also lazy so guess what always got put off? Anyway, here’s …
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