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allkpop are still as bad as ever

Allkpop have published (barely anonymised) sensitive photographs of the alleged female victim of a violent crime. Just another day of responsible reporting from everyone’s favourite K-pop news website…

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Beyond Hallyu

20 Aug, 2018

Radiolab took on allkpop vs. Ailee and Korean paparazzi culture but I’m not sure how to feel

One of the most listened to, renowned, and dynamic podcasts around right now just made an episode about K-pop.

In my real job, (and part of the reason Beyond Hallyu has been a little neglected lately) I am a radio journalist and, in my spare time, I am also…

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Lizzie">Lizzie

20 Aug, 2018

That Caitlyn Jenner story: Just another reason to keep ignoring allkpop

NOTE: As this article refers to a website Beyond Hallyu has long boycotted, no links to the article mentioned will be included.

Oh allkpop when will you learn? People have witnessed you numerous times go to extraordinary lengths to publish ‘fact-filled’ articles’ that often completely skip out any, and…

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Sasha">Sasha

06 Mar, 2015

7 reasons why allkpop’s Caitlyn Jenner article is offensive and unnecessary

NOTE: As this article refers to a website Beyond Hallyu has long boycotted, no links to the article mentioned will be included.

Caitlyn Jenner’s recently unveiled gender transition has been widely hailed as a great opportunity to improve the dialogue in society surrounding transgender issues. While as a very…

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Lizzie">Lizzie

06 Mar, 2015

BH Discuss: Ailee, our allkpop boycott and responsible blogging

Yesterday, allkpop posted an article online which featured several nude photos of popular K-pop singer Ailee. The article claimed the photos were originally leaked by an anonymous website but as it linked to no sources and after several revelations were made, it appeared to us, at that time, that…

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Beyond Hallyu

11 Nov, 2013

Koreaboo, Kim Hyun-joong’s ex and how bad translation seriously misleads K-pop fans

As part of their ongoing legal battle, Kim Hyun-joong’s ex-girlfriend is set to stand trial in March accused of manipulating evidence and defaming Kim Hyun-joong. Yesterday, before she was actually charged, Korean news outlet OSEN published an “exclusive” leaked report detailing the prosecutor’s evidence and…

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Lizzie">Lizzie

20 Aug, 2018

What are K-pop fans like? According to this survey they’re actually pretty cool.

You may remember a few months ago, we posted a survey from Master’s student Maur-Anne Griffonnet-Barge asking K-pop fans various questions about their preferences and beliefs and asked you to consider filling it out. We also said we’d be posting some of the results of…

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Lizzie">Lizzie

01 Sep, 2016

14 Korean celebrities made the 100 Most Beautiful list but here’s why it doesn’t matter

Once again, the TC Candler annual list of the world’s most beautiful faces has been released. Once again, it features several Korean celebrities. Once again, it is pointless.

If you happen to be curious about who made the rankings, here they are in descending order:

#99 Goo Hara (KARA…

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Lizzie">Lizzie

20 Aug, 2018

Who Were You Again? 5 K-pop Groups You May Not Remember

Over the years there have been hundreds of groups that have debuted; from male idol groups hoping to be the next SHINee and Big Bang to female groups filled to the brim with imitations of all your favourite (and sometimes most annoying) idols! However unfortunately for majority of these groups…

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Sasha">Sasha

20 Aug, 2018

BH Discuss: The trouble with Trouble Maker?

Every so often a K-pop video comes along that gets everyone talking. Yesterday Trouble Maker made themselves the latest addition to this list with the release of their new single “Now”.

With heaving drinking, smoking, sex scenes and implied interracial sexual relations, this video was clearly designed to push…

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Beyond Hallyu

20 Aug, 2018

Guest says:
Bye.
Campanelle says:
Goodbye.
Guest says:
She admitted to lying. That's why she was convicted of attempted fraud. Most of your comment has nothing to do with what I said. Facts are she lied and gave an interview knowing she was lying. That IS defamation so why was she cleared? Secondly, the edited pregnancy picture couldn't be verified if it was unedited or not, but it was mentioned it was suspicious. (An expert had said it looked she had taken the picture but the prosecutor was also able to replicate the same thing doing a screen shot using the exact same phone model.) As for the edited texts, 1) when submitting evidence you shouldn't be editing your evidence period. There's no justifiable reason to be spellchecking the texts. There's no reason for editing anything. She submits what she has end of story. As to thr irrelevant parts of your comment, why the hell would a criminal court suddenly take away custody in a country that's terrible at protecting children? There's literally a charity dedicated to kids whose parents get sent to prison and the kids end up forgotten and fending for themselves and unable to ask for help due to stigma.
Campanelle says:
I do not know if she admitted to lying or if because she had no proof it was considered a lie. And I do not know if she made a mistake on the forms with the dates. For me the pregnancy test pictures are all test results with one faint line and one dark line that are identical to women who have chemical pregnancies. It is not coincidence. The editing was found not to have altered the texts in her favor, so since it created no change of substance it was dismissed by the judge. If you write a post here, you can go back at a later date to edit it. I have done it many times, because I spot various mistakes typos, misspellings, missing words, comma faults. I correct them, which does not in any substantive way change the meaning of what I wrote. That is key in this. Did the editing change the texts to benefit her? The judge decided they did not. No mention is made in court that this woman has a history of illegal activity or shaking men down either. I read lots of comments that she was going down for evil ways. Yet, no history was presented. Finally, I read lots of comments about her being a “terrible mother” with no proof. I expected that to come out in the case as well. But it did not. In fact, it seems that the court thinks she is doing a great job and wants to help her stay with her child. Otherwise the court would have seized this as an opportunity to put her away.
Guest says:
I know this is a year old, but Lizzy is talking out of her ass about the court system in Korea and they don't really have a self defense law. You cause an injury, you're responsible for it.
Guest says:
Why is "lie" in quotations? She literally admitted to making false claims about a forced abortion after no medical reports about the pregnancy could be found and then there was a medical report where she put her period date BEFORE her supposed abortion. She was cleared of defamation charges despite being found guilty of fraud and the judge even admitted she edited the texts. The judge didn't think it made a difference. That is being lenient and it is likely due to her single mom status as Korea doesn't like to put them in jail.