Kim Jaejoong Names SM Entertainment Idols Who Are Continuing His Visual Legacy
Advertisements Kim Jaejoong was recently a guest on MC, actor, and restauranteur Hong Seok Cheon‘s talk show. During the episode, he opened up about his unique experience auditioning for SM Entertainment, the early days of his career, becoming the CEO of his own company, iNKODE, and the idols who continued his visual legacy at SM Entertainment. […]
Top 10 Most Searched 5th Gen Male Idols On Naver In 2023
Advertisements Popularity is one of the best measures of an idol’s impact and presence in an industry as competitive as K-Pop. Though there are different ways to measure an idol’s popularity, Naver, the most used South Korean search engine, has remained a reliable and accurate method. Fan calculations on Instiz have revealed the top 10 […]
“Alienoid” Actor Ji Gun Woo Passed Away In A Car Accident
Advertisements Alienoid actor Ji Gun Woo passed away due to a car accident last year. Ji Gun Woo’s profile picture. According to an exclusive report from Herald Pop, actor Ji Gun Woo passed away in a car accident back in August 2023. It was belatedly made known to the public recently, with a small tribute […]
Netizens Discover Evidence That Contestants Knew Lee Gwan Hee Before “Single’s Inferno 3”
Advertisements Netizens have discovered evidence that Single’s Inferno 3 contestants knew professional basketball player Lee Gwan Hee before meeting him on the show. Lee Gwan Hee | Netflix Lee Gwan Hee was the most popular among the male contestants this season, with three women choosing him in the finale. Viewers wondered what chokehold he had […]
How BTS’s Suga Defied Standards With His Solo Tour’s Backing Band
Advertisements BTS‘s Suga recently returned with a new Suchwita episode, and this time, he was joined by CNBLUE‘s leader, Jung Yonghwa. CNBLUE’s Jung Yonghwa (left) and BTS’s Suga (right) | @bts_bighit/Twitter CNBLUE debuted in Japan in 2009 and debuted in Korea in 2010, and found a few of their promotions overlapping with BTS when the […]
The Idol Who Shocked The Country When She Revealed She’s Secretly A Mother
Advertisements A Japanese idol made headlines after announcing that she was actually a mother. The duo Saishu Mirai Shoujo appeared on the talk show SUNDAY JAPON on August 20. Instead of discussing typical light-hearted topics, member Fujisaki Nagi dropped a bombshell revelation. Fujisaki Nagi (Left) Contrary to what fans believed, she did not follow the typical image of idols—single, […]
Netizens React To Shocking Dispatch Report Exposing Park Min Young’s Lies And The Nature Of Her Relationship With Ex-Boyfriend
Advertisements Netizens reacted to Dispatch‘s latest exposé on Park Min Young‘s controversial relationship with her ex-boyfriend. Park Min Young | Ize On January 15, Dispatch revealed that Park Min Young lied about receiving money from her ex-boyfriend Kang Jong Hyun. Kang Jong Hyun is currently facing charges that he embezzled ₩60.0 billion KRW (about $45.7 […]
Are Pre-Release Singles A Good Promotional Strategy In K-Pop?
Advertisements Dropping a pre-release single before the main album has become a common strategy for many companies in the K-Pop industry — especially among 4th generation artists. Music labels across the globe have used this tactic to build excitement for an artist’s album release. But is this approach as effective as many think in the […]
Are Non-Korean Idols Considered K-Pop? BTS Offers Their Opinion
Advertisements In recent years, there have been many debates about what constitutes K-Pop and what does not. On the one hand, there has been an increasing trend of Korean idol groups releasing English songs to cater to their global audiences while being accused of moving away from K-Pop. On the other, multi-national groups like BLACKSWAN have faced […]