Following last year’s expansive and ambitious “INVU” (closer to two years, really), Taeyeon returns this time with a more pared down concept and sound on “To. X“. A track that’s …
Read More »B-Side Spotlight: September 2023 (Key, Loossemble, PURPLE KISS, BOYNEXTDOOR, FTISLAND, EL7Z UP, Kep1er, CRAVITY, more)
Hello again, playlist darlings. It always feels a little odd to be writing about tracks that came out during the last throes of summer warmth when the nights have drawn …
Read More »[Review] BABYMONSTER debut with an all-too-familiar sound on “BATTER UP”
For a group that carries a lot of hopes for YG Entertainment on its shoulders, it’s been a surprisingly tumultuous lead-up to debut for BABYMONSTER, including the exit of arguably …
Read More »Covered: STAYC (Spice Girls’ “Wannabe”) & Golden Girls (miss A’s “Good-bye Baby”)
Welcome to Covered, because I needed a place to post and talk about the song and dance covers I see but am too lazy to give each of them their …
Read More »PIXY’s Sua continues proud K-pop tradition by rocking struckthrough ‘eat my ass’ shirt
K-pop has a rich history of idols wearing amusingly explicit phrases on clothing because they’re in English, and PIXY member Sua is the latest hero/victim by rocking a shirt that …
Read More »Songs You May Have Missed: September 2023 (Kim Boa, Lee Jin Ah, W24, The Deep, Dust Funk, 9001, Slom, Mandong, more)
Hello, playlist darlings, it’s so good to see you again. Quite often when I’m putting these together, it can be a bit of a slog to get through every single …
Read More »Quick Reviews: Jungkook’s “3D” gets a makeover with the help of Justin Timberlake
When I heard about Justin Timberlake being on a remix of Jungkook‘s “3D”, I thought that was a bit on the nose since he was obviously the inspiration for the …
Read More »Yu Junwon (‘Fantasy Boys’) sued for ~$2+ million in damages, gets temporary injunction request rejected
Following news that presumptive FANTASY BOYS center Yu Junwon would not be debuting with the group that the show spawned due to a contract dispute with agency PocketDol Studios, the …
Read More »Weeekly, H1-KEY, and KISS OF LIFE perform 16-song medley for Dingo Music’s Rising Voice
While it’s not Killing Voice, Dingo Music is back with a Rising Voice packed chock full of quality thanks to the combination of Weeekly‘s Monday, Soojin, and Jihan, H1-KEY‘s Hwiseo …
Read More »Kris Wu’s appeal denied, will serve 13-year sentence for multiple rapes
Almost a year ago to the day, Kris Wu was sentenced to 13 years in prison for the rape of multiple women (as well as group licentiousness). He, of course, …
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