I’ll admit that this is a few days overdue. It’s actually quite funny; I was out of town for the past four days and thus been sans internet (and therefore K-pop). So what do I find upon my return home but this:

Which raised some questions, which resulted in answers, which caused some pretty wildminded critical [...]

…This mostly pertains to your abuse of female fans. Yes, I’m talking to you, managers of Beast, 2pm, SHINee, DBSK and any other idol group whose managers think it’s acceptable to punch, slap or body-check fans. I shouldn’t have to talk you through why, exactly, it’s inappropriate to strike a woman in the way you’ve [...]

We’re late on purpose. Why? Because while every other KPOP site is losing sleep competing over who will upload the new SNSD MV first, our team was fast asleep waiting for you all to see the video, develop opinions, and stretch your fingers out to discuss it here. 
SNSD’s “Oh!” is the epitome of what the [...]

Okay. So Jaebum left in September last year. Sunmi left this month. And netizens are going at it again. Complaning. Whining. Boycotting.
 
JYPE is getting blamed once again by the angry angry leagues of fangirls all around the world. Yes, not just Korea, but around the world. And unless you’ve been deprived of sites like twitter, [...]

Note: This article is about constructive criticism. I am in no way trying to bash any of these artists.
You’re watching a music show on TV with a line-up that includes today’s number one artists singing the latest chart-topping hits. Halfway through a performance by your favourite idols, suddenly, you hear a strange noise. His/her voice [...]

And I’m not even saying that as a butthurt S♥NE. I’m not even a S♥NE. I am, however, sick of people bashing SNSD. It’s just not cool anymore.
It seems like SNSD antis were attempting to kill two birds with one stone through manipulating the latest chapter in SM-related drama: Hankyung’s request to terminate his contract. [...]

What defines talent? Is it physical and mental strength? Is it powerful emotions? Is it charm, energy, and beauty? All of the above? Well, apparently in South Korea, it can also be defined by a certain artist’s ability to perform in a way that is “uniquely black.” Many in Korea seem to [...]

For us non-Koreans (and maybe some Koreans alike):
In a country where you would have to buy airplane tickets to see your favourite idols in their ‘natural’ habitat (i.e. South Korea), you sometimes wonder how you knew of their awesome existence in the first place. You then think back on your earliest contact with K-pop and [...]

Well, not really. But what happens to those aging K-pop stars that were popular in the 90s and early 2000s? Where do the idols go when they turn 30?

With so many idol groups these days forgoeing the old five member formula and increasing their group numbers to six, nine and even thirteen, it seems inevitable that in a group of that magnitude, certain performers will stand out and some will be shunted to the side. Before I even first properly ventured into the world [...]