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…
Paper-dols and how K-pop (and K-pop fans) normalise impossible body ideals
Recently, Dispatch released yet another borderline horrifying article titled “As light as a feather: 9 ‘paper doll’ idols”(part of its ongoing list series “Girl Story” which focus on idols and often, specifically, their diets like this one) about several female idols and their less than 45kg bodies.
One of…
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…
[UPDATE] Block B to play London in March as part of 5 date European tour
Block B are coming to London as part of 5-date European tour starting in late February 2017. The group’s UK date on the 5th March is the last day in the tour which kicks off in Amsterdam on 24th February before heading to Lisbon, Helsinki and Budapest.
The…
Do K-pop music show wins matter? Not at all, unless they matter to you.
Another week, another round of promotions; every K-Pop fan knows that every Thursday marks the beginning of the weekly music show circuit. Many fans see music shows as pure entertainment, and a chance to see their favourites perform. However, for some fans music shows are a lot more important…
Block B announce European tour stops including London
Block B have announced the locations for their European tour in October including a stop in London.
The group have been working with concert crowdfunding platform MyMusicTaste asking fans to vote for where they want to see the boys.
In a video, the members of Block B announced where they…
How many second chances does Kangin really deserve?
As we all know by now, Super Junior’s Kangin was involved in a DUI in Shinsadong, Gangnam earlier this week. No, it’s not 2009 again – Kangin really has repeated the offence which led to his premature military enlistment in 2009. According to the police report, Kangin’s blood…