DXMON is the name of a pre-debut boy group from NV Entertainment, home to the ladies of woo!ah!. Their debut date is coming sometime in 2024, but they’re already making …
Read More »STARTO ENTERTAINMENT revealed as name of new talent agency for ex-Johnny & Associates entertainers
While I was busy with other Japan-related news, it was announced by what was formerly Johnny & Associates that the talent agency would be renaming itself STARTO ENTERTAINMENT. In a …
Read More »Ado announces dates & locations for first world tour, ‘Wish’, which you should go see
Despite being about three years behind on covering J-pop stuff, I wanted to post about Ado‘s upcoming world tour, since she’s one of my favorites and she’s deservedly surged to …
Read More »Deux’s Lee Hyun Do says he will use AI to bring back the late Kim Sung Jae for his next album
As the conversation around the use of AI in the arts continues to rage on, it seems relevant to bring up that Lee Hyun Do of the first-gen duo Deux …
Read More »[Review] Hanbyeol’s “Every Time” is refreshingly no-frills synthwave fun
Honestly, I had not heard of Hanbyeol prior to this release, but you might recognize her as the runner-up on 2020 survival show CAP-TEEN. She made her solo debut shortly …
Read More »Netizens put up an impressive 24-hour period of hating (featuring Lee Seo, Jaemin, Giselle, Hyunjae, Kyujin)
Idols getting hate from netizens is obviously nothing new, but the recent spate of controversies has been remarkable even to me. In the span of about 24 hours, five articles …
Read More »BLACKPINK’s Jennie and BTS’s V reportedly end relationship that was never officially confirmed
BLACKPINK‘s Jennie and BTS‘s V have ended their relationship that was never officially confirmed but everybody who was not delusional acknowledged, at least according to an exclusive report. According to …
Read More »Around The Web: ‘Squid Game’ reality, K-pop journalism, K-pop’s English evolution, Keena PR, more
With baseball season over, I can finally bring back features I’ve been meaning to use but haven’t, mainly because I’m lazy. I know you all are just itching to hear …
Read More »BLACKPINK members renew with YG Entertainment for ‘group activities’
After what seemed like centuries of speculation on whether BLACKPINK would be parting ways with YG Entertainment or not, it has been announced that the group will be renewing with …
Read More »Bullet Points: Award show winners (my favorite!), THE BOYZ/PIXY injuries, KNK/UP10TION signings, Johyun relationship
Probably not enough stuff to post normally, but I figured people might want to do the discourse thing on awards and how somebody winning or losing was a conspiracy or …
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