While I mentioned I didn’t miss much on the music side during the break, oh boy did I apparently miss a bunch of news stuff that feels almost too late …
Read More »Rundown: NCT 127, STAYC, (G)I-DLE, Stray Kids, Jimin, ENHYPEN, IVE, Lee Chae Yeon
Been a while, huh? Sorry about that, but we’re back and unfortunately haven’t missed that much, which seems to be a 2024 theme. Mostly covered the big names here if …
Read More »Ryan Reynolds & Hugh Jackman get all wet at 2024 Waterbomb Seoul, also Wolverine is now a Stray Kids member
(Via @girlymetals) Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman were “surprise” guests at 2024 Waterbomb Festival Seoul as as part of their promotional tour for Deadpool & Wolverine, and they seemed to …
Read More »Rundown: IVE, Stray Kids, ZB1, Mark, D.O., The Wind, ASC2NT, more
Another week plus of releases, but thankfully it was at least a seemingly slow drip this time, so I didn’t miss a whole lot. ====== Doh Kyung Soo (EXO’s D.O.) …
Read More »Rundown: AIMERS, Daesung, Yugyeom, A.C.E, ICHILLIN’, RESCENE, H1-KEY, NOMAD, more
It’s been weeks since the last Rundown and I apologize for that, but I was a bit busy and there was almost like a week off in that time anyway …
Read More »Bullet Points: Jin & Meisa divorce, plus just so much fandom fuckery, company news, and awards stuff
Hello and welcome to 2024! Been a rough start to things so far, at least in Korea and Japan, with the year beginning with political stabbings and earthquakes. Yeesh. Anyway, …
Read More »Quick Reviews: Stray Kids at least bring the energy (and a meme?) on “LALALALA”
The nature of Stray Kids‘ music will always make them a bit hit and miss to neutral observers, especially when it comes to title tracks, which can range from bombastic …
Read More »B-Side Spotlight: June 2023 (SHINee, Stray Kids, ATEEZ, Fromis 9, Kang Daniel, Taeyong, I.M, TNX, more)
I don’t often describe the world of K-pop as being quiet, but June was definitely a relatively quiet one by normal standards. Sure, we had a couple of absolutely massive …
Read More »Fan war apparently results in a Stray Kids fan having the police called on them … very normal times
Gonna be honest and say I still have no idea if this is like a parody or not, but either way the result was too funny (and fucked up) not …
Read More »Quick Reviews: Stray Kids stumble into the MIXX Pop stash on dizzying “S-Class”
Stray Kids had an excellent 2021 by my watch, though their results since then have been decidedly more polarizing. If nothing else, “S-Class” will do nothing to change that, as …
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