Alright, so after the injunction ruling and the responses of both sides, the next step for the HYBE/ADOR conflict is a second Min Hee Jin press conference. The first turned …
Read More »Min Hee Jin accuses HYBE execs of entertaining at room salons & explains her texts, BELIFT file criminal complaint against her
While I took a (deserved) break from the HYBE/ADOR conflict, there thankfully wasn’t a ton of back-and-forth. However, what did happen was another public relations haymaker and a criminal complaint. …
Read More »V Live is done at the end of 2022, leaving some content likely gone forever & making fandom archiving more important than ever
A few days ago V Live announced it would be ending services at the end of the year, which doesn’t come as a surprise since shuttering the service was always …
Read More »Real-time Korean charts will freeze from 1-7 AM, so services can pretend they care about sajaegi
The six charts that count for Gaon (Melon, Naver, Bugs, Genie, Soribada, Mnet) have announced changes to the real-time charts designed to combat sajaegi. https://twitter.com/OH_mes/status/1016113154483458050 https://twitter.com/OH_mes/status/1016145238002421761 It's pretty safe to …
Read More »‘Produce 48’ company audition & solo fancam videos + contestant popularity & ratings
While I sure as shit am not going to compile and post all the videos for the company auditions and solo fancams from ‘Produce 48‘, thankfully other people did, and …
Read More »Naver to limit comments/likes on news articles after manipulation scandal emerges
Naver, Korea’s most popular Internet portal, announced recently that it would impose limits on the amount of comments and likes that one account can leave. Naver will only allow up …
Read More »MBA drop diss song against US customs over Don Malik visa row, cite Asian Junkie
I’m not sure how to even begin this. Um, so you know that Don Malik visa issue where he got his SXSW 2017 performance cancelled and alleged he and his …
Read More »YG Entertainment is never getting criticized on Naver again
Naver will become the second-largest shareholder in YG Entertainment after investing ~$44 million for a 10% stake in the company. Naver will also launch a private equity fund with YGE …
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