Alright, catching up on the week in K-pop, there’s been a few songs that probably would get longer write-ups if I wasn’t lazy as hell, which is a good thing. …
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 »ATTRAKT CEO Jeon Hong Joon bizarrely gets credit for Koo Kwang Tae’s heroic actions in exposing the truth of S#arp’s bullying scandal
As the FIFTY FIFTY mess unfolds, it has oddly thrust ATTRAKT‘s CEO Jeon Hong Joon back into the spotlight. When all this broke out people didn’t seem to know a …
Read More »Top 100 Korean Songs Of 2021: Part 8
Asian Junkie’s Best Of 2021 Top 100 Korean Songs Of 2021: Honorable Mentions Top 100 Korean Songs Of 2021: Part 1 Top 100 Korean Songs Of 2021: Part 2 Top …
Read More »Yoon Mi Rae performs medley of hits for Dingo’s ‘After Hours’, impresses kids in karaoke segment for ODG
For me, Drunken Tiger and Yoon Mi Rae were my introduction to Korean hip-hop, at least in terms of recognizing it as legitimate and not just something idol groups threw …
Read More »[Event] MFBTY perform at UCI’s first Afro-Korean Hip-Hop Festival
University Of California Irvine held the first ever Afro Korean Hip-Hop Festival recently, with aims at fostering open dialogue and education addressing the emerging influence of hip-hop in Korea. The …
Read More »‘Music Core’ has special stages galore for 600th episode, featuring Yoon Mi Rae, NCT U, WINNER, more
‘Music Core‘ hit 600 episodes, and to celebrate they had a bunch of special stages. Always love these things just because it’s different if nothing else. —— NCT’s Mark & …
Read More »‘SMTM6’ hasn’t even started yet, and Tiger JK is already gloriously pooping on Mnet
When Tiger JK was announced as a producer for ‘Show Me The Money 6‘, I was rather surprised, mainly because of the sentiment towards rap reality show that he expressed …
Read More »SXSW 2017: MFBTY and friends steal the show at ‘K-Pop Night Out’
SXSW is most noted for bringing an eclectic showcase of music from not only around the world, but all across the genre spectrum. So when I heard that MFBTY would …
Read More »SXSW 2017’s ‘K-Pop Night Out’ to feature Red Velvet, Hyorin, Tiger JK, Yoon Mi Rae
The ‘K-Pop Night Out‘ showcase at SXSW once again promises to be one of the premier attractions in 2017, as this year’s lineup includes Red Velvet and Hyorin. Also performing …
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