A lot of stuff in the recent days that at least I actually enjoyed to varying degrees. ====== Stray Kids – “MANIAC” It’s refreshing in the sense that I actually …
Read More »Pocket Girls’ iconic & prescient 2017 song “Oppa Is Trash” goes viral like it deserves
Pocket Girls debuted back in 2015 with their trademark sexy image, but it has taken until 2022 for them to truly get attention, and it’s thanks to 2017 song “Oppa …
Read More »Dayul (ex-Baby Boo) talks about being sexually harassed & assaulted by event officials, and CEO telling them to bear it
Baby Boo was a group that debuted in 2015 and went through a bunch of member changes, one of them being Dabin (now Dayul) leaving in August of 2018. Around …
Read More »Rundown: (G)I-DLE, NU’EST, Solar (MAMAMOO), Junsu, Kang Seung Yoon (WINNER), Lee Hi, Kihyun (Monsta X) + bunch of others
Wow, the attack of all these notable releases was unexpected, and some of them were quite solid. ====== (G)I-DLE – “TOMBOY” As I caught up on what I missed while …
Read More »[Review] Brave Girls provide straightforward nu-disco fun on “Thank You”
Following the revival of “Rollin’” and their careers along with it, Brave Girls delivered an impressive follow-up mini in ‘Summer Queen‘, and the repackage that included “After We Ride” was …
Read More »Miyawaki Sakura & Kim Chaewon sign with Source Music/HYBE Labels, probably set for upcoming girl group
Going back to March of last year, there were reports that former HKT48 and IZ*ONE member Miyawaki Sakura would be heading to HYBE Labels (then Big Hit Entertainment), and that …
Read More »Rundown: Jay Park & IU, Sunmi, Weeekly, Kwon Eunbi, Park Bom, Woong & Daehwi (AB6IX), TAN + more
A lot of the solid to good stuff in this came from rather unexpected sources, honestly. And one expected source. ====== Riiver – “MOVE” Much better on the first listen …
Read More »HA:TFELT faces backlash from anti-feminists/right-wingers for being a feminist
The topic of anti-feminist backlash against idols has been highlighted in the run-up to the recent election in Korea due to it being a potentially significant issue among the younger …
Read More »SM Remastering Project does S.E.S’s “I’m Your Girl”
Remembering when the peak of K-pop forum humor was hearing this as “we like sex, y’all, yes yes, y’all”. Good times, honestly. The melody is timeless, though a lot of …
Read More »Around The Web: A reviews update, ‘The Wonder Girls’ movie lookback, fan translators, anti-feminist backlash against idols + other stuff
Like I’ve been saying, every feature that I’ve added or revived this year has been with the goal of covering as much ground as possible while doing as little work …
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