After a very promising update on its progress four months ago, the Goo Hara Act looked to be right on track to be passed at the National Assembly this year. …
Read More »Goo Hara Act passes National Assembly’s legislation subcommittee, now just two votes away from becoming law
In the midst of the other complicated mess in the news, a bunch of people had been asking for clarification of a seemingly confusing update on the status of Goo …
Read More »Bullet Points: 24K blacklist past, Hwarang’s clubbing hiatus, S.Coups’ military exemption, TFN disband, VIXX stuff, Ben’s divorce, more
Holy shit, it’s been over a month since I last did this, but thankfully it’s been relatively slow compared to the very start of the year, unless I missed more …
Read More »Lee Sun Gyun and the failures of the police and media
Generally speaking, I loathe to follow-up on cases like the death of actor Lee Sun Gyun, if for no other reason than being terrified of contributing to a Werther effect*. …
Read More »Nam Tae Hyun speaks at the National Assembly to advocate for government assistance to drug rehab facilities
Former WINNER member Nam Tae Hyun is certainly trying his best to speak out about the dangers of drug addiction, previously giving an interview about the subject where he makes …
Read More »Korean politicians & associations call for revisions to the standard contract to protect K-pop companies from idols
As I’ve previously alluded to, the ongoing FIFTY FIFTY contract dispute and the now relitigation of the OMEGA X abuse case seem to be less and less about those two …
Read More »Korean government try to use K-pop to save face after World Scout Jamboree (Fyre Festival 2.0) debacle
In case you didn’t know, the South Korean government is under heavy fire for letting the 2023 World Scout Jamobree descend into what is arguably a national embarrassment. The infamous …
Read More »4 more Johnny Kitagawa victims come forward, famous producer fired for being critical of Johnny & Associates, victims work to change laws
Alright, so there have been things going on since the last update on the Johnny Kitagawa sexual abuse scandal, and they range from further victims coming forward to Johnny & …
Read More »Jill Biden wanting a BLACKPINK/Lady Gaga performance leads to Korea’s National Security Advisor resigning in shame
(Via @shootforbeepee) In news that I’m only getting to now because it took this long for my brain to fully process, South Korea’s National Security Advisor Kim Sung Han resigned …
Read More »HYBE launches ‘SM With HYBE’ campaign, cite comparisons of SME/Kakao deal to Eulsa Treaty for some reason
Following HYBE acquiring Lee Soo Man‘s shares in SM Entertainment, now the internal war is basically down to who minority shareholders will sell to/side with. Lee Sung Soo‘s side has …
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