Former iKON member and current soloist B.I left the group back in 2019 due to a drug controversy that is amazingly still going as Yang Hyun Suk looks to wriggle …
Read More »Former boy group member sentenced to only probation despite years of sexual assault of a fellow member
Back in April of this year, it was revealed that a former member of a boy group had been charged with sexually assaulting (and raping) a fellow member while in …
Read More »Quick Reviews: (BTS) V’s “Slow Dancing” has an interesting instrumental conclusion at least
Well, can’t say “Slow Dancing” soundscape was unexpected, as BTS member V had prepped us for this with “Love Me Again” and “Rainy Days”. Like those, it’s basically lo-fi and …
Read More »Johnny & Associates accepts report on founder’s sexual abuse as fact, President Julie Fujishima resigns & Higashiyama Noriyuki takes over
Following a report by a third-party investigation into sexual abuse claims against Johnny & Associates founder Johnny Kitagawa that found the accusations factual, current President of the company Julie Fujishima …
Read More »Quick Reviews: Kim Sejeong’s “Top Or Cliff” is basically an action movie audition
While the groups of I.O.I members may have been cursed, Kim Sejeong herself certainly hasn’t, as her acting career has made her a star. However, while she’s less established as …
Read More »Quick Reviews: P Nation puts Hwasa into her Meghan Trainor era with “I Love My Body”
“I Love My Body” marks the start of (MAMAMOO) Hwasa‘s P Nation era, which also appears to be the start of her Meghan Trainor era (specifically “All About That Bass“), …
Read More »‘Dear Jinri’, the late Sulli’s last project, will premier at Busan International Film Festival + trailer released
After much speculation, the late Sulli‘s final project will make its premier as Dear Jinri at the 28th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), according to the festival’s chief programmer Noh …
Read More »[Review] PURPLE KISS go against type and deliver a (very) late and breezy summer anthem with “7HEAVEN”
Since their debut in 2020, PURPLE KISS have slowly built up one of my favorite girl group discographies, rarely misfiring while being led by standouts singles like “Zombie” and their …
Read More »[Review] RIIZE make a promising debut with “Get A Guitar” that could’ve been even more
SM Entertainment teased RIIZE with the pre-release of “Memories”, and while the scattershot approach didn’t have me onboard yet, it did effectively tease a more melodic potential compared to the …
Read More »Daisy (ex-MOMOLAND) reveals it’s the idols who pay for legal action taken against malicious commenters
Well, you learn something new everyday about how things work. For example, for over a decade now I just assumed that legal action on behalf of an idol or group …
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