INFINITE member Sungjong has terminated his contract with SPK Entertainment, the company he joined back in August of 2022. In a statement to the press, he says the agency failed …
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Following a 6.5-year hiatus for SISTAR19 after both the unit and the group disbanded, they have reunited and blessed us with a comeback. The single is an obvious reference to …
Read More »NewJeans’ Minji made to apologize over wondering out loud what ‘kalguksu’ was
While I usually try my best to ignore and/or dismiss scandals that seem dumb as hell to me, sometimes even I’m surprised by how far things will go. Recently Minji …
Read More »Convicted gang rapist Choi Jong Hoon joins Fanicon, begins returning to activities
You know, while I was disappointed at the light sentence of Choi Jong Hoon after he was convicted of gang rape and other crimes, I naively assumed that at least …
Read More »[Review] YENA wants to help you have a “Good Morning”
Despite what others may have told you, the biggest problem with YENA‘s “Hate Rodrigo” comeback was that the song wasn’t great, even if it did effectively serve as a continuation …
Read More »[Review] NMIXX wanna “DASH” and certainly do so, even with the changeup in tow
After JYP Entertainment seemingly ditched trying to make MIXX-Pop work a year into the experiment, things appeared to be settling in nicely for NMIXX in 2023. Releases like “Love Me …
Read More »Quick Reviews: SHINee’s Minho makes a warm and inviting solo return with the simple “Stay For A Night”
SHINee‘s Minho made a solo return recently with “Stay For A Night“, and while I didn’t start out expecting much, I was won over by his smooth and comforting vocals …
Read More »Bong Joon Ho leads cultural artist collective in calling for investigation of police & media following Lee Sun Gyun’s death
The death of Lee Sun Gyun in the midst of his drug investigation has justifiably led to considerable criticism of government policy, police tactics, and media coverage, with the roles …
Read More »Bruno Mars covers AKB48’s “Heavy Rotation” at his Tokyo concert
Hello and welcome to things-you-never-thought-you’d-see-and-never-knew-you-needed-but-here-it-is-anyway-in-the-year-of-our-lord-2024 news, because Bruno Mars covered AKB48‘s “Heavy Rotation” at his concert in Japan today. AKBを歌うブルーノマーズさん #BrunoMars pic.twitter.com/7xDQbE1xtL— ままま (@Gkjimin_Lov) January 11, 2024 AKBは再来週じゃなかったっけ#ブルーノマーズ #AKB48 pic.twitter.com/VqHFXt4qLn— ゴンブリッチ …
Read More »Rundown: OnlyOneOf, SF9, B1A4, Ryu Sujeong, 8TURN, ICHILLIN’, WAKER, more
Sup. Actually, a lot of stuff in this week’s Rundown that I liked quite a bit. ====== ICHILLIN’ – “BITE ME” With its impactful production, it was a song I …
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