Live(ish), for performances that are ostensibly live (not much truly is anymore) and other tangentially-related stuff. It’ll mostly be ones that I enjoyed, but I’ll probably include the rare ones …
Read More »Bullet Points: Idol gets rhabdo scare, Youngeun leaves Kep1er, a twin births twins, what is “K-pop”, scalping/piracy laws, more
Hello and welcome to the norm for international K-pop “news” sites. "False but turn into an angle" truly explains so much about everything.— Asian Junkie (@asianjunkiecom) February 4, 2026 Bleak. …
Read More »Rundown: Kohjiya, Sik-K, IVE, BLACKPINK, EVERGLOW
Lunar New Year really delayed notable releases for quite a while, but we’re back … for better or worse. ====== Kohjiya (Feat. MIKADO, G-k.i.d, Tete) – “Ma Boyz” Honestly, I …
Read More »BoA set to continue on in some capacity after establishing BApal Entertainment
After the announcement that BoA‘s 25 years with SM Entertainment had come to an end back in January, what she was going to do moving forward was a question, and …
Read More »WJSN smush a 16-song medley into 23 minutes for their ‘Killing Voice’ tour de force
I was about as excited for a Killing Voice as I ever was when Dingo Music announced WJSN‘s, and thankfully they didn’t disappoint. The eight members fit 16 songs into …
Read More »[Update] Park Bom revisits 2014 Adderall controversy, claims she was framed to cover up for Sandara Park’s drug abuse
2NE1 member Park Bom recently took to Instagram to revisit her Adderall controversy from 2014, which controversially didn’t result in charges after investigation. In the letter, she wrote that the …
Read More »Playlisting: Blue Smile, Ako, LUMINOUS DAY, XG, HONEST BOYZ, Hyun.O
While there wasn’t a ton of volume, thought these releases made for a solid end of the month for January at least. The whole Spotify playlist is embedded at the …
Read More »Playlisting: Lady Owl, Olive, Xiihu, Yama, KiiiKiii, East Of Eden, Ayumu Imazu
Playlisting, because I needed to complicate things for myself, apparently. I dunno. I wouldn’t say the stuff here is necessarily worse than things in the Highlights feature — and indeed, …
Read More »XG producer Simon Jakops accused of abusive workplace behavior, shady income distribution & crediting, more
XG producer Simon Jakops unfortunately made news recently with his drug arrest for alleged possession of cocaine and weed. Since then, much more disturbing allegations have been made in Shukan …
Read More »NouerA raffles off one-on-one taxi ride dates to take fans home, which is somewhat unsettling
NouerA, the group formed as a result of the perhaps all-too-aptly-named survival show Make Mate 1, recently held their first anniversary fanmeeting. At the event, they held a ‘Going Home …
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