TWICE‘s Mina was photographed at a recent event wearing a Mount Fuji hat that had the Rising Sun Flag printed on the side of it. On the surface that seems …
Read More »YG shamelessly lied & manipulated, thus making a mess of 2NE1’s disbandment
YG Entertainment announced earlier today that 2NE1 would be disbanding. That wasn’t all that surprising, but given some time to reflect on the timeline of events, it does make YG‘s …
Read More »AOA’s Jimin drops n-word covering Nelly’s “Get Like Me”, apologizes for being dumb
AOA‘s Jimin dropped the n-word while covering a Nicki Minaj verse in Nelly‘s “Get Like Me” and then promptly apologized for being a dumbass, basically. I think there’s a case …
Read More »T-ara have taken their final form and it is glorious
T-ara are coming back soon with “TIAMO,” a song I’m probably going to hate cause they’re already warning us that it’s going to be a soft and heartfelt ballad and …
Read More »Kim Hyun Joong puzzlingly cleared of charges brought by ex, is still terrible
Kim Hyun Joong was acquitted of all charges brought by his ex-girlfriend and mother of his child by ROK Army prosecution, which comes about a month after Seoul Central District …
Read More »Explaining common song structures in K-pop
One of the big requests that is emerging is that people really want me to write a post about song structures in K-pop. So, here it is! Pop music is …
Read More »K-pop ballads are bad because they’re supposed to be
It’s well known that I don’t like K-pop ballads, but why? What is it about ballads that makes them suck so much? Are there any good ballads? If so, what …
Read More »ShuuKaRen do what they can in “UNIVERSE” debut, but results are a mixed bag
E-Girls members (and sisters) Karen Fujii and Shuuka Fujii recently formed the unit ShuuKaRen and dropped the music video for their debut single, “UNIVERSE“, but the result was a mixed …
Read More »Actor Takahata Yuta has rape charges dismissed despite his confession to the crime
In what is basically a horrifying result for public safety, actor Takahata Yuta is having sexual assault charges against him dismissed even though he confessed to authorities that he sexually …
Read More »No, Tiffany didn’t ignore fans and maliciously post up the Rising Sun Flag
So as expected, Tiffany‘s flag controversy is not calming down and it probably won’t anytime soon either. Also as expected, people are using this situation to be extra about it …
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