According to a recent report by The Korea Times, popular K-Dramas such as Good Partner and My Sweet Mobster are receiving criticism for their portrayal of one-night stands. One-night stand scene from “My Sweet Mobster” | JTBC In Good Partner, two characters spend the night together after drinking, while in My Sweet Mobster, a one-night stand results in an unplanned […]
KBS Under Massive Fire For Inappropriate Content On Korea’s Liberation Day
August 15 marks Korea’s National Liberation Day, commemorating the liberation of Korea from Japanese rule in 1945. This is an important historical event in Korea, and it is a subject they do not take lightly. However, there have been many cases in which celebrities and companies have been criticized for inappropriate actions on this day. […]
Blood Alcohol Content, Side Effects, And Korea’s Drunk Driving Laws Explained
Within the past year, several Korean celebrities–including a former female idol, a veteran male idol, an actress, and a male singer–have made headlines for driving under the influence (DUI). BTS‘s Suga is currently under investigation by Yongsan Police for a drunk driving incident involving an electric scooter. BTS’s Suga Suga’s DUI has sparked heated debates, […]
(G)I-DLE Deletes Content Amid “Sexualization” Controversy
Previously, (G)I-DLE faced backlash for their styling. On July 22, it was reported that (G)I-DLE faced criticism over using a red cross on their outfit as they promoted their recent comeback with “Klaxon.” According to the report, (G)I-DLE is facing allegations of sexualizing an outfit with a red cross on it during their July 19 […]
Ariana Grande’s Weverse Flooded With “Trolling” Content
Ariana Grande recently joined Weverse, opening her own community for fans where they can post fan letters, read her posts, watch her livestreams, and more. Netizens had mixed reactions to the news of such a big pop star joining the platform. Ariana Grande’s Weverse Announcement | Weverse Since then, various tweets have gained attention containing […]
Variety Show Accused Of “Shading” LE SSERAFIM’s Vocal Skills In New Content
Recently, netizens have accused a variety show of “shading” LE SSERAFIM‘s live vocals. LE SSERAFIM | Source Music As netizens have attacked LE SSERAFIM over their live vocals, often moving from constructive criticism to outright hate, past incidents have resurfaced. Recently, netizens recalled LE SSERAFIM’s appearance on the variety show KStar Next Door, hosted by […]
Former ENHYPEN Performance Director’s Tweet Sparks More Speculations About HYBE “Stealing” Content
Amid ADOR CEO Min Hee Jin‘s ongoing feud with HYBE, a former BELIFT LAB performance director—known for their work with ENHYPEN—also added to the fuel with an X (former Twitter) post of Min’s bombshell press conference. Choreographer and performance director DOOBU on “I-LAND.” | Mnet Choreographer and performance director DOOBU (also known as Park Dong Hyun), who appeared on the show I-LAND that […]
Content Creator Under Fire For Alleged Racism And Xenophobia Toward Popular Korean Group At 2024 Coachella
A content creator is going viral for the wrong reasons. The first weekend of 2024 Coachella (also known as Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival) was held April 12-14 in Indio, California, in the Coachella Valley in the Colorado Desert. ATEEZ made history as the first K-Pop boy group to perform at the famous music […]
Fans Call Out Pledis For Always Filming TWS With The Same Unit Pairs For Group Content
Recently, an online community post gained much attention for fans’ complaints regarding the original content formatting of rookie idol group TWS. The post gathered various comments from the group’s YouTube content, showing that fans agreed that more variety should be needed instead of showing the same member unit pairs. Fan comments on YouTube | Instiz […]
Koreans React To New Content From YouTuber Who Got Canceled For The “Stupidest Reason”
Back in 2020, when mukbang (or “eating show”) channels peaked across live broadcasting platforms, South Korean YouTuber Moon Bok Hee of Eat With Boki channel faced a significant amount of hate out of nowhere… YouTuber Boki (Moon Bok Hee) | @_luvmun/Instagram …over accusations of “spitting” instead of swallowing and “over-editing” the videos to make it seem like she’s finishing […]
Stray Kids Continues Their Chaos On Instagram With “Cinnamon Roll” Content
For the last couple of weeks, Stray Kids‘ official Instagram account has been unusually active. Since most of the members opened individual accounts, it has been relatively quiet for the past few months, which makes this sudden activity unexpected and, perhaps, a little suspicious (in a good way). And a lot of the posts have been […]
Study Makes Disturbing Discovery About The Prevalence Of Korean Actresses And Singers In Deepfake Content
In the modern age as AI becomes a more prevalent part of our society, the danger of deepfake media — described as “a video of a person in which their face or body has been digitally altered so that they appear to be someone else, typically used maliciously or to spread false information” — has become increasingly worrying. […]
Content Creator Goes Viral By Making Learning Korean Fun
Koreader is a popular online content creator (@koreader_ on social media), specializing on teaching Korean. His goal is to make learning Korean simple and easy. He has nearly 600K followers on Instagram and 765.5K followers on TikTok. Koreader’s videos are short and to the point as he holds up a white board to teach a […]
RIIZE Interact With Content Supposedly “Mocking” BLACKPINK’s Rosé, Sparking Debate
A recent interaction between RIIZE and a fan account sparked some online debate. RIIZE | SM Entertainment RIIZE are one of the groups most active on the social media platform TikTok, often leaving comments on videos that are about them or that they are tagged in. Anton is believed to be behind the comments, as […]
“Collab When?!” TWICE And LE SSERAFIM’s J-Line Members Film “Perfectly Matched” Content Together
On December 31, 2023, Japan hosted its 74th NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen, which was attended by some of J-Pop and K-Pop’s top stars. Joining some of J-Pop’s top stars, such as Perfume, Yoasobi, Misia, Atarashii Gakko!, and JYP Entertainment group NiziU, were popular K-Pop groups LE SSERAFIM, NewJeans, SEVENTEEN, Stray Kids, and TWICE‘s sub-unit, MISAMO. Members […]
Fans Demand Information On I’LL-IT’s Youngseo After She Is Left Out Of Debut Content Filming
Member Youngseo became a part of the debut lineup for HYBE‘s new girl group, I’LL-IT, after she won a final spot on the survival show R U NEXT?. She was one of the popular contestants from the get-go, given her vocal talent and kitty-like visuals. As the girls gear up for their debut, fans notice […]
Content Creator’s Video Goes Viral For Unveiling Korea’s Hottest Street Vendor
YouTube and Instagram content creator @dust__house posts videos of themselves purchasing items and retrieving them with an RC car. The content creator’s Pomeranian dog, “Dust.” | @dust__house/Instagram The driver shows what’s being ordered, the cash, and the drive to the vendor. A lot of the time, the vendors are surprised—though most go through with the […]
Content Creator Goes Viral For His Uncanny Resemblance To BTS’s RM
Content creator Robin Lim (@Robinlim3939 on TikTok) is going viral due to his resemblance to BTS‘s RM. BTS’s RM Recently, he went viral with 3.6M views on TikTok at the time of writing. In the video, he depicted how nerds, even in K-Dramas, are handsome AF. @robinlim39 Kdrama lead role be like: ♬ original sound […]