Sorry about the layoff in covering anything music related, as I took some time off with the Olympics break and all that. Anyway, I thought I was gonna come back …
Read More »Rundown: LIGHTSUM, mimiirose, Jung Yong Hwa, FANTASY BOYS, Lee Hyori, Lim Young Woong, more
Man, I forgot how many releases there were gonna be. Should’ve been more on the ball with these but … well, I got other shit going on. Anyway, I thought …
Read More »‘Queendom Puzzle’ Episode 7: No surprises during 1st eliminations & new Top 7; Semi-Final teams and songs are decided
We are LIVE! And people are going to DIE be eliminated! But also, a live broadcasted episode means less content to cover, as we'll probably be spending 20% of the showtime waiting for Taeyeon to reveal the results only to cut to commercial break. I'm ok with this.
Read More »‘Queendom Puzzle’ Episode 2: Contestants get sweaty as the (frontloaded) Up-Down Battle concludes and the 7-vs-7 Team Battle begins
Hello and welcome back to your weekly Queendom Puzzle coverage, and we’re halfway through the introductory Up-Down Battle from last episode, only pausing for a quick dinner break before going …
Read More »All 26 contestants of ‘Queendom Puzzle’ revealed through 4 group M! Countdown performances of 2 original songs
The countdown to Queendom Puzzle continues, as the complete lineup has now been revealed through four special performances on M! Countdown across two weeks. The 26 contestants are as follows …
Read More »Cube announces LIGHTSUM will ‘reorganize’, members Huiyeon & Jian seemingly get booted from group
LIGHTSUM were formerly an eight-member group under Cube Entertainment, and I say formerly because they’re now down to six members following the announced departure of Huiyeon and Jian from the …
Read More »B-Side Spotlight: May 2022 (LE SSERAFIM, ASTRO, ONEUS, Yerin, GOT7, Kang Daniel, LIGHTSUM, SEVENTEEN, NCT Dream, more)
You know that one TikTok that’s like “millennial culture is listening to throwback jams to get through working a corporate job”? Well, that’s me except sometimes I switch from throwbacks …
Read More »Rundown: LIGHTSUM, Yerin, Kang Daniel, LUNARSOLAR, AB6IX, Keith Ape, others
Gotta say, aside from one song, this has a rough week or so. Also comes with a disbandment song and a song from a should-be-dead guy. ====== LUMINOUS – “Wish …
Read More »Ballad Roundup: Joanna Wang, Kim Bum Soo, Red Velvet’s Joy, Gummy, LIGHTSUM, Wonstein
I try not to write these when I’m feeling some type of way because ballads are emotional cheap-shots, and this is coming from someone who loves them dearly. But as …
Read More »Han Chowon, who was rigged out of IZ*ONE, to debut in CUBE’s upcoming girl group LIGHTSUM
Han Chowon finished an agonizing 13th on Produce 48, though we now know she actually finished 6th and was rigged out of IZ*ONE. Back in 2019, after the show, she …
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