Produce 48: The Magic of the Crossover

Ah, the crossover. Often strangely thrilling and fascinating, crossovers happen when two different worlds meet for the first time, creating a synergy t…

Heart Signal 2: A Surprisingly Compelling Watch

Heart Signal 2 is a contradiction of a show. It is a show that describes itself as the most interesting, suspenseful dating show. Yet, it lacks the key…

Busted! : A Globalised K-variety

Internet television network and streaming service Netflix has slowly been making its way into the Korean entertainment industry, but it recently made a…

Blackface Is Still Racist and Wrong. Yes, Even In Korea

Another incident of blackface happened on SNL Korea; this time A Pink’s Bomi played the role of Michol from the 1983 cartoon, Dooly the Dinosaur. The …

Where Are They Now: Show Me The Money Edition

The newest season of  Show Me The Money, SMTM6, is here, but before we get too deep into the drama that's bound to ensue, why don't we take a look back…

Produce 101: An Unforgiving Prison of Criticism and Doubt

The trainees of the second season of Produce 101 simply fail to pull themselves out of the media spotlight. Shuffling quickly from one controversy to a…

Scandal Rocks Produce 101 (Again) with Ha Min-ho

It seems like Produce 101 season 2 just can’t catch a break. Before the season officially aired it was hit with controversy after controversy. After it…

How Nu’est Ended up on Produce 101

In this second season of Produce 101, the male version, trainees sent by their companies are vying to be the top 11 that will debut as a group and prom…

Can New Members Turn Running Man Around?

Running Man, the infamous staple of Korean Variety, has hit hard times recently with increasingly low ratings. Of course to an extent this is natural; …

Can Amazon Survive the K-pop Reality Show Market?

According to an exclusive from The Hollywood Reporter, Amazon is in talks with Mnet to produce a K-pop competition reality show entitled K-pop: The Sea…