Asian Junkie Asian pop. Without discretion.
YENA has basically been a pandering machine for otaku and K-pop nostalgia for a while now as a soloist, and thank god for it. Somebody had to fucking do it. …
Read More »YENA’s 7-song WATERBOMB medley in D.va cosplay goes viral, as it should
Yeseo & Suhye (ex-MADEIN) injunction against 143 granted, CEO admits to paying underage idol (Gaeun) for ‘one-day relationship’
Following the recent good news of Gaeun getting an injunction against her contract with 143 Entertainment (her sexual harassment case here), it’s now being reported that the court has ruled …
Read More »Fan arrested after using golf club on YG Entertainment building entrance to test the structure’s integrity and safety
In a thoughtful and not-at-all deranged move, an alleged fan took to the entrance of the YG Entertainment building with a golf club in what I can only imagine was …
Read More »ENHYPEN fan’s tragic death on livestream puts a face to deeper fandom issues and behavior
A Japanese TikTok influencer, and notably an ENHYPEN fan, took her own life on a live broadcast recently. Police received a report at around 5:33 AM saying that a Japanese …
Read More »Gaeun (ex-MADEIN) granted contract injunction against 143, ex-CEO still spotted hanging around iKON
Just a few weeks ago, I provided a somewhat dour update on the case of former MADEIN member Gaeun in her sexual harassment claim against former 143 Entertainment CEO Lee …
Read More »ONE HUNDRED sues THE BOYZ and seizes property + revisiting Yong Junhyung and BLACK MADE
Following the judgment that former THE BOYZ member Ju Haknyeon was the victim of what was essentially a shakedown attempt by his former company ONE HUNDRED (catch up on their …
Read More »New ‘hate music’ bill leaves Korean culture & arts groups with justifiable censorship fears
One story of significance that I haven’t seen mentioned much in the K-pop circles is that there’s a proposed bill in South Korea right now that’s being sold to the …
Read More »Lee Mujin wins injunction & sues agency for $1.4MM, arrest warrant sought for ONE HUNDRED CEO Cha Ga Won
As a part of my mission to continue documenting the impressive implosion of ONE HUNDRED, their subsidiaries, and executives, there’s been big news on that front as they continue to …
Read More »HYBE clarify that BTS’s Grammy boycott is not a company-wide decision
A bit lost in all the hoopla and arguing yesterday about BTS’s announcement that they’d effectively be boycotting the Grammy Awards was HYBE commenting to Korean media on the decision. …
Read More »Harry Styles’ “WET” provides a perfect dance anthem for 2026 WATERBOMB (and memes)
I suppose it really shouldn’t come as a surprise that a former One Direction member has released summer pop music, but Harry Styles was indeed a shocker to be chosen …
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