Not like a ton of news outside of the gigantic mess I committed myself to covering, but enough significant stuff that people probably want to discuss. ====== Ryu Jun Yeol …
Read More »Bullet Points: Relationship/pregnancy news galore (including STAYC’s mother), AOMG exodus, EDAM & anti-scalping, high profile injuries, more
Before getting back to covering the music releases hopefully tomorrow, holy shit did I miss a lot of news while that HYBE/ADOR clusterfuck was peaking. ===== Rapper AQUINAS came out …
Read More »[Review] IU delivers an expansive, magical encouragement to be metaphorically greedy on “Shopper”
IU‘s first two singles for her The Winning return were a hit and then a miss, though neither song were in genres that resided in my personal wheelhouse. “Shopper” changes …
Read More »Quick Reviews: IU urges one to be a spore on the somewhat empty “Holssi”
After the epic that was “Love Wins All”, IU continues to release singles leading up to her The Winning mini, with “Holssi” being the next up. The contrast between this …
Read More »Examining IU’s “Love Wins All” MV following ableism criticisms
IU’s latest single “Love Wins All” is currently doing its expected thing and dominating the charts, carrying overwhelmingly positive reactions. The music video, co-starring BTS member V and directed by …
Read More »[Review] IU manages to deliver both a standout ballad and short film with “Love Wins All”
IU announcing her return for the first time in over two years alone would’ve been enough to be an event, but doing so by revealing that the music video for …
Read More »Backlash against Taemin’s ‘Guilty’ photos seem misguided and reactionary
SHINee‘s Taemin has returned recently with the album Guilty, and fans are releasing unboxing videos for the album now. That has also found Taemin under fire a bit, as the …
Read More »‘Queendom Puzzle’ Episode 1: Queendom’s side quest has already found its heroes and villains
Queendom Puzzle is here, and I’ve returned to hopefully make amends for my (lack of) Boys Planet coverage (season review: zzzzz) and also maybe watch something somewhat interesting. Mnet‘s spin-off …
Read More »IU is a first-class North Korean spy for Kim Jong Un, according to flyer
I fucking knew it. I knew there had to be something to that IU, dammit. That evil woman has fooled me on April Fools’ Day for the last time! An …
Read More »Rundown: Agust D, Apink, Mark, Ryu Sujeong, Kim Woo Seok, MAMAMOO+, Xikers, ‘Boys Planet’
Actually glad to say there was more stuff this time around that was nice and a borderline review decision than not. ====== MAMAMOO+ – “GGBB” A harmless song with a …
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