A reader recently asked me about updates to the sexual assault allegations against comedian/host Matsumoto Hitoshi, and while it had slipped my mind, there has indeed been a lot of …
Read More »People apparently care a lot more than me about this thing with THE BOYZ’s Sunwoo and AirPods
In moments that make me wonder if I’m going insane, THE BOYZ member Sunwoo is currently embroiled in what is apparently a major scandal after video of him went viral …
Read More »From20 apologizes for appropriation, hosts roundtable to listen & learn from the mistake
Perhaps this got lost in the shuffle a bit given the array of racism/appropriation controversies against Black people that have plagued K-pop recently (and forever, really), but soloist From20 (ex-BIGSTAR‘s …
Read More »Rundown: ENHYPEN, ARTMS, KAI, MARK, BEOMGYU, OH MY GIRL, JUST B, TNX, Izna, NiziU
There were a couple songs that stood out in the past two weeks, but considering the volume of stuff I had to go through, not a lot. ====== TNX – …
Read More »Bullet Points: Wendy & Yeri leave SME, Sunny to A20 with Lee Soo Man, Busters & SECRET NUMBER decimated, DRIPPIN enlistment red flag, donations galore, more
STAYC‘s Sieun rocking this shirt makes it at least the third time an idol has worn it. Been a while since I’ve done this feature, but there’s been a surprising …
Read More »MOMOLAND & FIESTAR have both signed with new companies to resume group activities
Back in 2023, MOMOLAND disbanded and the six remaining members appeared to go their separate ways. I had not heard much noise of them continuing activities as a group in …
Read More »Lee Seung Gi wins lawsuit, Hook Entertainment ordered to pay 581 million won + Lee Seung Gi Act put to public
It’s been a while in the Lee Seung Gi fraud case kicked off (2022!), but the wheels of justice turn slowly and all that. Anyway, the positive update is he …
Read More »Panel concludes Nakai Masahiro did sexually assault employee, finds Fuji TV has a culture of sexual harassment
A third-party investigation into Fuji TV and how it handled the sexual assault scandal of former SMAP member Nakai Masahiro has concluded that Nakai did indeed sexually assault a female …
Read More »Yujeong (ex-LABOUM) reveals NH Media used CCTV to monitor the inside of their dorm and stuff
Long-time fans of K-pop are intimately familiar with the conditions that idols typically live under for at least their first contract, and nothing really surprises us for the most part, …
Read More »Kim Soo Hyun admits late-night pic with Kim Sae Ron at 17 is legit, still denies relationship + GOLDMEDALIST responds to questions about Sulli & ‘Real’
Following Kim Soo Hyun’s teary press conference where he again denied grooming and mistreating Kim Sae Ron, further evidence emerged of Kim Soo Hyun and Kim Sae Ron’s relationship while …
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