Actually a rather nice week in terms of songs that range from listenable to good even if they haven’t quite hooked me yet. ====== ENHYPEN – “ParadoXXX Invasion” I can’t …
Read More »NewJeans, “Hurt”, and the Min Hee Jin discourse
I was going to include the latest NewJeans release “Hurt” in the Rundown, as I found it to be their least compelling release thus far. Though I did note that …
Read More »Jang Gyuri leaves Fromis 9 after contract expires, group to continue as Fromis 8
In what came as a surprise to at least me, it was announced that Fromis 9 member Jang Gyuri would be leaving the group and Pledis Entertainment after her contract …
Read More »‘Idol Star Athletics Championships’ amazingly already a mess, under fire for violating human rights
Gonna be honest with you, when I read about this story I started laughing uncontrollably. Yeah sure, it’s not funny, but counterpoint … it is. Like there is absolutely nobody …
Read More »Nobody knows what’s going on with LOONA’s Chuu
The saga of LOONA member Chuu has continued to drag on without any definitive clarification, the latest news being that she will not be participating in promotional activities for LOONA’s …
Read More »Weeekly remake Brown Eyed Girls’ “Love”, while Fromis 9 take on IU & FIESTAR’s “Sea Of Moonlight”
There seem to be ongoing remake projects right now, so perhaps we’ll see more stuff like this going forward, but there have been a pair of notable remakes lately. Weeekly …
Read More »[Review] PURPLE KISS return to form in dark & delightful “Nerdy”
After lavishing praise on PURPLE KISS for their 2021 debut for securing their place as my favorite rookies of the year, they started 2022 by kicking me the nuts by …
Read More »Source Music trademark application for ‘GFRIEND’ rejected, members are free to use it as they like
In trademark battles that I didn’t know were going on news, the Korea Intellectual Property Protection Agency (KOIPA) reportedly rejected Source Music‘s application for a trademark on the name GFRIEND. …
Read More »BIBI has a breakdown on stream, which her and her company then downplay in statements
A situation involving singer BIBI recently received a lot of attention when she broke down on an Instagram Live stream, speaking on the difficulties she was suffering from and how …
Read More »NewJeans utilize nostalgia in more ways than one with interactive MV for “Hype Boy”
Following their surprise debut yesterday with “Attention”, NewJeans have followed up with another unique offering in an interactive music video for the song “Hype Boy“. Obviously one should just follow …
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