For a while now, WJSN fans have been speculating on the future of the group, and recently their 7th anniversary came and went rather unceremoniously from the company standpoint. However, …
Read More »Queendom 2 Episode 10 (And Beyond): On YouTube & TikTok, content & commentary, past & future
Each group comes out to greet the substantial and frothing masses gathered in the studio. For some reason, Mnet chooses to use the first bars of BLACKPINK's "How You Like That" as walk-up music.
Read More »Queendom 2 Episode 8: Queens celebrate “end” of COVID, fans, reunions, and various sponsored products as FANtastic Queendom Round begins
Episode 8 basically revels in Korea's pandemic "victory", in quotes only because they're still at around 25k new cases a day, though I'm all ears for discussions on the balance between safety and allowing people to live their lives.
Read More »Queendom 2 Episode 7: Good stages, great faces as the Dance Units perform and Position Unit Battle comes to a close
In this episode, we finish the first half of the third round, with some surprising results. After some light reminiscing about how great Meat Party was and how wonderful it …
Read More »Queendom 2 Episode 4: Hyolyn laps the competition as Cover Battle round comes to a close, let the placing arguments begin
I don't think it's really that much of a spoiler to reveal that God Emperor Hyolyn has, yet again, taken the top slot in this round's rankings. In Episode 4, she continues the trend of making her doubters look foolish, easily out-concepting and out-performing her hoobae cast-mates.
Read More »Queendom 2 Episode 3: A triumph, a let down, and a ?!?!?! during the first 3 cover battle stages
Whether it's AOA's last stand with "Egotistic", Oh My Girl's format-defining rendition of "Destiny" or even the controversial "Sixth Sense" cover by Lovelyz, the Cover Battle round typically produces a healthy portion of each season's most memorable moments. Will Queendom 2 succeed in the same way?
Read More »[Interview] Sobae talks about her music, collabs, being independent … and her balls
Singer Kristin Kim, also known as Sobae, recently released “Elevate“, her fourth single this year. She started a mini web series on YouTube titled ‘Sobae’s Balls‘ last month, asking her …
Read More »This Is So Stupid: WJSN’s EXY & Sonamoo’s Nahyun publicly scissor during ‘ISAC’
The ‘Idol Star Athletics Championships‘ went down recently, but rarely do people care about the actual events, as it’s really for the idol interactions. You know, interactions like best friends …
Read More »WJSN fall on the wrong side of the J-pop line with “I Wish”, but it still looks great
WJSN have returned to us with “I Wish“, which continues to cement their sound as something familiar with J-pop anime themes. “I Wish” doesn’t even feel like an actual comeback …
Read More »Cosmic Girls finally drop a poverty “Catch Me” MV, but at least the concept is better
Cosmic Girls have debuted with double title tracks, and “Catch Me” is thankfully the fierce flip side of the aegyo mess that was “Mo Mo Mo“. That’s not to say …
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