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Deep Cuts: Lovelyz, BTS, GFRIEND, (G)I-DLE
Deep Cuts is back in record time, baby! By next year I’ll only procrastinate until October instead of November, continuing the trend of improving by a month every year. —— …
Read More »Monsta X’s Shownu tops list of most popular male idols among gay Koreans on Twitter
A list of male idols that gay Koreans on Twitter are most interested in is making the rounds and I knew this was prime content for Asian Junkie readers. The …
Read More »BTS’s ‘Love Yourself: Tear’ receives Grammy nomination for Best Recording Package
BTS‘s album ‘Love Yourself: Tear‘ received a Grammy nomination in the Best Recording Package category, with their art director HuskyFox getting the nod. Granted, even if BTS’s album wins at the 2019 …
Read More »Big Hit’s new boy group to reportedly be 5-member group with average age of 17 and different concept from BTS
A few days ago Big Hit Entertainment confirmed plans for a new boy group set to debut next year, but didn’t give much the way of details. A recent report …
Read More »Steve Aoki & BTS’s “Waste It On Me” is a solid song & the MV comes with a bunch of Asian celebs
The music video for the Steve Aoki and BTS collab “Waste It On Me” was released earlier today, and while BTS themselves didn’t feature in it, they substituted in a …
Read More »Big Hit Entertainment releases apologetic statement regarding BTS’s recent controversies
BTS has been facing harsh criticism recently even in Western outlets, starting with the atomic bomb shirt (even if driven by nationalists) and recently having been denounced by the Simon …
Read More »[Update] Simon Wiesenthal Center denounces BTS, based at least partially on questionable info
As the ongoing mess with BTS is now spreading internationally through the media, problematic things from their past are cropping up. In what I can only characterize as a surprise …
Read More »‘Music Station’ cites atomic bomb shirt in postponing BTS, but issues with Japan & nationalism run deep
BTS were scheduled to perform “Fake Love” and “IDOL” on TV Asahi‘s ‘Music Station‘ on November 9, but recently this was cancelled. Big Hit Entertainment released a vague statement about …
Read More »Kris involved in fandom mess that escalates into UMGC defending him & Scooter Braun getting apologetic
There’s been quite the fandom mess going on recently, which only got more ridiculous thanks to involvement from people within the music industry. Basically, Kris recently released his ‘Antares‘ album …
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