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What I’ll say about the latest batch of high-profile post-Olympics releases is that it’s probably not the best sign if I had to look most of them up to make …
Read More »Rundown: LISA, Taemin, NMIXX, DRIPPIN, SF9, ARrC
Waterbomb Seoul 2024 concludes with Nayeon (plus Julie) and Taemin, also whatever Sunmi I could scrounge up
Hello and welcome to the third and final day of 2024 Waterbomb Festival Seoul recaps, which I was forced to do by my audience and definitely wasn’t done because I …
Read More »B-Side Spotlight: October 2023 (SEVENTEEN, TXT, Taemin, NCT 127, ONF, Wheein, EVOLution, PIXY, KINGDOM, more)
Hello there, playlist darlings. Without rambling on too much this month, cutting down tracks for this one was really quite a lengthy process. It seems like every company was trying …
Read More »Rundown: Park Bom, MCND, aespa, Billlie, Dino, NARSHA, ONE PACT, more
Heading into December now, which is usually a pretty bleak month, and it has a Rundown to match for the most part. ====== Park Bom (Feat. DAWN) – “I” Generic? …
Read More »Backlash against Taemin’s ‘Guilty’ photos seem misguided and reactionary
SHINee‘s Taemin has returned recently with the album Guilty, and fans are releasing unboxing videos for the album now. That has also found Taemin under fire a bit, as the …
Read More »[Review] Taemin turns up the drama to 11 with his “Guilty” return
Almost 2.5 years ago, SHINee member Taemin dropped “Advice” and then went to complete his military service. In his absence, there’s been a lot of admirable attempts to fill in …
Read More »Key, Taemin, and SHINee’s production team issue apologies for colorist remarks towards Minho, which is something at least
Okay wow, while I was busy getting excited about shitposts and Chuseok, apparently I missed a whole controversy with SHINee members Key and Taemin coming under fire for colorist remarks …
Read More »[Event] Let’s (finally) talk KCON LA 2023: The highs, the lows, the hygiene advice
Nearly a month after KCON 2023 LA, I’ve decided to finally put words to my feelings of the events that transpired. Let’s clear the air a bit. KCON has become …
Read More »‘Queendom Puzzle’ Episode 1: Queendom’s side quest has already found its heroes and villains
Queendom Puzzle is here, and I’ve returned to hopefully make amends for my (lack of) Boys Planet coverage (season review: zzzzz) and also maybe watch something somewhat interesting. Mnet‘s spin-off …
Read More »Top 100 Korean Songs Of 2021: Part 9
Asian Junkie’s Best Of 2021 Top 100 Korean Songs Of 2021: Honorable Mentions Top 100 Korean Songs Of 2021: Part 1 Top 100 Korean Songs Of 2021: Part 2 Top …
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