As reported during Kep1er’s contract renewal talks, members Yeseo and Mashiro will be heading back to their company 143 Entertainment to join group LIMELIGHT … except it’ll no longer be …
Read More »Guno, BUGVEL member & ex-YGE trainee, says K-p system ‘borders on inhumane’ and talks needing support from home
Guno — a Taiwanese former YG Entertainment trainee, former Produce X 101 contestant, and current member of J-pop group BUGVEL (come on with that name, man) — recently spoke to …
Read More »ATTRAKT CEO Jeon Hong Joon’s mismanagement of HOTSHOT comes back into focus in the midst of the FIFTY FIFTY mess
The situation with FIFTY FIFTY has been honestly terrible to watch unfold as ATTRAKT/The Givers/SIAHN/Warner Music Korea duke it out in the court of public opinion and in literal court. …
Read More »‘PD48’ alumni Chiba Erii named center for AKB48 single “Hisashiburi No Lip Gloss”
A bit of an update on Produce 48 alum Chiba Erii, who was recently named the center for AKB48‘s 60th single “Hisashiburi No Lip Gloss“. “Being able to stand in …
Read More »‘PD101’ manipulation case results in 2 producers sentenced to jail, fines for 6 others involved
The vote manipulation scandal that effectively brought down Mnet’s survival show empire has been going on for a while, but those most prominently involved have been now been handed sentences. …
Read More »Golden Child’s Jangjun proves Gutierez Takeru’s everlasting impact during ‘ISAC’
Gutierez Takeru captured my heart last September when all the contestants had their ending fairy fancams posted and he busted out a range of reactions that was the stuff of …
Read More »IZ*ONE will reportedly resume activities after companies of the members reach agreement
With X1 disbanding due to the inability of CJ E&M/Mnet to reach an agreement with the companies of the members, the attention then turned to IZ*ONE. The X1 news seemed …
Read More »X1 has decided to disband, according to the agencies of members + CJ E&M confirms
It was the fishy results from ‘Produce X 101‘ that kicked off the whole voting manipulation and fraud case against Mnet survival properties, though recently it did seem like the …
Read More »‘PD101’ manipulation case defendants admit to most of the charges in court
8 people have been charged with crimes in relation to ‘Produce 101‘ scandal, and during a pre-trial hearing today their lawyers said that their clients admit to most of the …
Read More »‘Produce 101 Japan’ reveals final group of 11 named JO1, which I definitely read wrong at first
While all I have covered of ‘Produce 101 Japan‘ so far is the comical solo fancams, I feel obligated to let you know that they have decided on a final …
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