With idol contract disputes taking up a lot of space in 2025’s biggest K-pop stories — and really, they’ve always been in dispute since I’ve been into K-pop — South …
Read More »[Review] Dreamcatcher’s Handong makes solo debut with ‘AtsnstA’ EP that provides pleasant surprises from start to finish
2025 gave us our first glimpse of the Dreamcatcher members debuting projects separate from the group, first with the sub-unit UAU and then with DAMI releasing her solo single “Chequered …
Read More »IVE’s Gaeul is a ‘Professional Thirst Trapper’
Getting right back to documenting idols wearing amusing shirts in English, we have IVE member Gaeul declaring her status as a “Professional Thirst Trapper” (here) in their ‘CHALLENGERS’ concept film …
Read More »Rundown: Mr.Children, STARGLOW, YOUNG POSSE, I-DLE, WHIB
There’s a bit of a gap in coverage here, and thus this ends up being a short one, but that’s because there was a run of pretty fine but somewhat …
Read More »OMEGA X & IPQ win damages against YouTuber for false tampering allegations, legal victories continue to pile up
All the way back in August of 2023, a YouTuber named In Ji Woong took the unenviable position of contrarian to OMEGA X’s abuse case against SPIRE Entertainment by claiming …
Read More »Bullet Points: Fans get weird with Jay & Yunjin, CL & Lee Hi’s late registration, WM is a mess, Shotaro denies dating Giselle, AI, more
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 »Wonyoung’s FOREVER:CHERRY logo created some kind of gooner Rorschach test
IVE‘s Wonyoung has been teasing some kind of project called FOREVER:CHERRY on Instagram, and recently it was reported that she now has the trademarks to “FOREVER:CHERRY”, “포에버:체리”, and a cherry-shaped …
Read More »Rundown: Apink, LATENCY, Mrs. GREEN APPLE, TARZZAN, LNGSHOT, ILLIT, NCT Wish, ENHYPEN, EXO, ONEUS
As I’m not gonna attempt to cover all significant releases anymore (for the aforementioned reasons), the Rundown figures to be different nowadays as well, and it’ll now mostly revolve around …
Read More »Nana files false accusation criminal complaint against armed robber, police reaffirm her self-defense
Earlier this month, the disturbing story of Nana and her mother fighting off an armed robber in a home invasion took a turn for the absurd when said robber sued …
Read More »Cha Eun Woo personally addresses reports of alleged 20 billion won tax evasion
Actor (and ASTRO member) Cha Eun Woo is currently embroiled in a tax evasion scandal. Late last week it was reported that he was investigated last year on suspicion of …
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