IZ*ONE postpones album release amid scandal
K-pop girl group IZ*ONE postpones the release of their new album due to vote-rigging allegations
Kpop
K-pop, YG Family, SM Entertainment, JYP, Big Hit
Factual errors, Burning Sun, “squeaky-clean image”
Mentioning “music” in condescension quotes, assuming all fans are teenage girls, male idols wearing makeup, “screaming fans”
Suicides, plastic surgery, trainees, training system, “The Dark Side of Kpop”
Dehumaninzing idols as factory products
Acting like Kpop is only bubble-pop-and-dance tracks, Gangnam Style even when not doing a profile on PSY oppa
Labeling Kpop as a genre, saying the South Korean government started K-pop
Marveling at popularity overseas even though Kpop has been popular for around two decades now
G-Dragon Completes Military Duty, Resumes Entertainment Work
G-Dragon, leader of popular Kpop group Big Bang, fulfills his 18-month-obligation to serve in the military
EXO’s Luhan Files Lawsuit to Sever Ties with SM Ent
Sina’s entertainment desk broke the exclusive news story that EVERYONE has been waiting to hear. EXO’s Luhan has filed a lawsuit to void his contract with SM Entertainment, making him the second member and also the second Chinese member to want to formalize his escape from S.M. Looked up the case ourselves. The suit was […]
Epik High’s 99 album
Epik High’s eagerly anticipated comeback album 99 will be released digitally on October 19th and physically on October 23rd.
2NE1’s “NEW EVOLUTION” Global Tour
This summer, 2NE1 will embark on their first-ever Global Tour titled “NEW EVOLUTION”. The tour will kick off at Seoul’s Olympic Stadium on July 28 and 29 and will hit 10 cities in 7 countries in Asia, the Americas, and Europe.
2NE1 Tour Stop in Los Angeles 2012
The girls will be in Los Angeles on August 24th (Friday) at Nokia Theater LA Live.
Bigbang and 2NE1 official Twitter accounts
YG Entertainment launches first official 2NE1 & BIGBANG Twitter accounts!
Big Bang in Los Angeles 2012
Big Bang in Los Angeles 2012. Yes, we have the date! Go Kpop!!!
Jay Park Autograph Session Koreatown LA 2012
Meet-and-Greet autograph session with JAY PARK on the northeast corner of Wilshire & Western on May 26th (Saturday) at 4PM. The fans started lining up for the event before noon. An unauthorized photo shows him wearing red and a cap. (Reportedly, his entourage had its own exclusive photographer and fans were not allowed to take […]
JAY PARK Meet-and-Greet
Meet-and-Greet autograph session with JAY PARK on the northeast corner of Wilshire & Western on May 26th (Saturday) at 4PM. The event is expected to last one hour or less, with fans starting to line up before noon. Park Jaebeom (박재범) is a Korean-American recording artist, dancer, rapper, music producer, b-boy, songwriter, composer and actor. […]
Kim TaeWoo at Koreatown Plaza
The lead singer of the Kpop group G.o.d. who’s gone solo KIM TAEWOO will be at Koreatown Plaza on October 14th (Friday), 5:00 to 6:00 pm. He’ll be signing autographs for fans right in front of the music store! Kim Tae-Woo (김태우) was the lead singer of the Kpop boy band g.o.d, a group that […]