'favOriTe': LOOΠΔ Make Their First Move
LOOΠΔtics across the LOOΠΔverse: the LOOΠΔlution begins now. Or, well, almost. If you've no clue what all this LOOΠ-y business means, catch up on the backstory behind one of the most exciting girl groups to come out of South Korea in a while. Nearly two years after the debut of HeeJin and the…
'Blue Moon': Gyeong Ree of 9MUSES Comes Through With a Great, Gay Ol' Solo Debut
Gyeong Ree - or Kyungri as it's also spelled in English, but not on iTunes! - is one-fifth of 9MUSES. In their current formation, anyway. (There are five members of Nine Muses. One is on hiatus pursuing her DJ dreams. There haven't been Nine Actual Muses in years. K-Pop!) Anyway. After patiently…
'Square Up' Is Proof: It's Time to Join the BLACKPINK Revolution
Look, they said it themselves: BLACKPINK is the revolution. It's been approximately 84 years, give or take, but the fabulous foursome known as BLACKPINK - that's Jennie, Rosé, Jisoo and Lisa - are not only in our area again, they've gone and razed our homes, set fire to our crops and let our…
'beauty&thebeat': LOOΠΔ's yyxy Team Up With Grimes, Yes Grimes, for Their Debut
LOOΠΔ, the most exciting South Korean girl group still yet to debut in their 12-member form, have formally introduced their third sub-unit to the world following LOOΠΔ 1/3 and LOOΠΔ ODD EYE CIRCLE: LOOΠΔ yyxy. To do the honors, they've slid into the DMs of none other than Elon Musk's favorite…
LOOΠΔ Announce God-Defying, Garden of Eden-Denying Third Sub-Unit: yyxy
The third sub-unit of LOOΠΔ - the most exciting South Korean girl group that still hasn't even debuted yet - has finally arrived...and they're already undoing everything we thought we knew about biology, and reconfiguring the very genetic makeup of humanity itself. Wig! The God-defying Yves, Chuu,…
'Bibidi Babidi Boo': Japanese Porn Stars Honey Popcorn Make Their Super Cute Pop Star Debut
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAOT6JscCVU Honey Popcorn, the girl group consisting of three Japanese adult video porn stars, have just made their K-pop star debut — and, oh honey. Honey. HONAYYYYYY! It's adorable! Sure, Yua Mikami, Miko Matsuda and Sakura Moko might have previously starred in…
'Mianhae': Sorry, But Heize Is Not Your Robot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mRicqcxQro Sometimes I feel bad about the amount of Korean music I write about lately, because it can be kind of alienating to readers who are not super enthused about the idea exploring music outside of their own language. But then I watch something like Heize's…
LOOΠΔ Is Coming: All Twelve Members Appear in a New Teaser
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBsqx76a8bI&t=0s LOOΠΔ is nearing its final form. South Korea's most exciting girl group set to debut sometime in 2018 - although Honey Popcorn is now giving them a run for their money - has finally unveiled every member of the group. Or, well, the eleven members we…
Oh Honey: Three Japanese Porn Stars Are Forming a K-Pop Group Called Honey Popcorn
Oh, honey: there's a new threesome in town - and they're already on the way becoming my new favorite girl group of 2018. Japanese adult video actress Yua Mikami, formerly known as Kito Momona of the Japanese idol group SKE48, announced on Monday (February 26) that she'll be making her Korean pop…
'Black Dress': CLC Snip & Strip Their Way to Greatness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF6Wds75rjg CLC just did what they did, and showed the girls what they should have did. Almost exactly one year after busting out their bats with the bratty, HyunA co-penned electro-trap slammer "Hobgoblin," and at least a comeback or two later, the seven member…
'One Shot, Two Shot': BoA Still Hits the Mark, Nearly Twenty Years Into Her Career
The cold, hard truth is that the music industry in South Korea isn't what it once was when BoA first debuted in 2000. Despite being hailed as the Queen of K-Pop™ for nearly two decades, the now 31-year-old superstar is vying for attention in a crowded arena that consists primarily of girl groups…
BoA's Releasing a Japanese Album About Society's Pressure on Women in Their Thirties
BoA, Queen of K-Pop™, is back in a big way in 2018. From her first-ever reality show in South Korea (Keyword #BoA) to an already promising-sounding single on the way later today (January 31) called "Nega Dola," to a long overdue full-length comeback, she's got more than enough planned for yet…