News bites: July 5, 2023
Advertisements 1. If this was pre-brownface, I would have been overjoyed and over the moon. Now, I’m still happy to see him finally make the envied career-jump, but my excitement has certainly dulled a little. *Sigh* being a South Asian fan can be tough at times. 2. My love-hate relationship with the Hong sisters aside, […]
News bites: May 24, 2023
Advertisements News bites: May 24, 2023 by tccolb JTBC greeted us this week with more pretty posters of chaebol Junho (The Red Sleeve Cuff) and hotelier Yoon-ah (Big Mouth) in the upcoming rom-com King the Land. Launching on June 17, following Doctor Cha in the weekend slot, the posters’ tagline beckons us to check-in for […]
BTS’s Suga Proves His Power As A Soloist, Sets Multiple Historic Records With His Tour
Advertisements In June 2022, the BTS members shared that they will be taking a temporary break from releasing music as a group and focusing on promoting as solo artists for the time being. The news, followed by the announcement of their military enlistment, had fans anxious about what the future held. | @BTS_twt/Twitter But one by one, […]
SM Entertainment’s New CEO: Everything You Need To Know About Cheol Hyuk Jang
Advertisements This week, SM Entertainment finally announced its new CEO: Cheol Hyuk Jang. Who is he, and what could he do for the company? Here’s everything you need to know. 49 years old, Cheol Hyuk Jang has been building his career in business since his college days. He has both a bachelor’s degree and master’s […]
BTS’s Suga Once Forgot To Include His Signature Sound On A Song
Advertisements It’s common now to hear either a producer tag or a signature sound when listening to music. This is an element or short sound inserted usually at the beginning of a song for an artist to identify themselves. For example, Canadian record producer Murda Beatz‘s is “Murda on the beat, so it’s not nice”… [embedded content] […]
J.Y. Park Gets Brutally Honest With ITZY About What It Takes For A K-Pop Idol “To Survive,” And Netizens Can’t Help But Agree
Advertisements J.Y. Park, the founder of JYP Entertainment, got honest with ITZY about what he thinks makes an idol last, and netizens can’t help but agree with his assessment. J.Y. Park | @asiansoul_jyp/Instagram ITZY | @itzy.all.in.us/Instagram When ITZY was on the American leg of their CHECKMATE world tour in 2022, they were visited by their […]
The Actress Who Took Over 2022 K-Dramas: Seo Hye Won
Advertisements 2022 was a year filled with many great K-Dramas, and one actress appeared in several of them. Actress Seo Hye Won‘s first credit was in 2019 with MBC‘s Welcome 2 Life with her role as Ban Ji. Lee Jae-Sang (Rain) is a lawyer at JK Law Firm, which is one of the biggest law firms […]
South Korea Fires Around 100 Shots At North Korean Drones Violating Its Airspace
Advertisements On December 26, North Korea flew several drones across its borders with South Korea, which South Korean military officials described as “a clear act of provocation.” South Korean military official speaking at a briefing | Yonhap News A total of five “unmanned aerial vehicles” were detected. One of them reached the Northern part of […]
Lee Seon-kyun and Moon Chae-won are ready for Payback
Advertisements Lee Seon-kyun and Moon Chae-won are ready for Payback by stroopwafel Payback (formerly known as Law Money) has released a batch of new promo materials to pique our interest, including their first video teaser. Set to air on SBS, the revenge tale stars Lee Seon-kyun (Dr. Brain) and Moon Chae-won (Flower of Evil) as […]