As controversial as it is, body weight is still a significant metric of beauty in South Korea, and the standards apply even more strictly to idols. While usually a noticeable weight gain is never a positive for an idol’s career, for SHINee’s Taemin, the reaction is unexpected. Taemin A recent post on Instiz compared Taemin’s […]
aespa Winter’s Comment About Her Work Ethic Draws Ridicule From Netizens
aespa‘s Winter will be gracing the October cover of Cosmopolitan Korea. While her visuals remain uncontested, a snippet of her interview with the magazine has drawn significant attention online. Winter In the sneak peek from the interview, Winter talks about the glaring differences between her as the idol Winter and the normal human being, Kim […]
BLACKPINK Lisa’s Makeup Transformation By Kylie Jenner’s Makeup Artist Draws Mixed Opinions
BLACKPINK‘s Lisa recently got a whole new look! BLACKPINK’s Lisa | @lalalalisa_m/Instagram | @lalalalisa_m/Instagram Makeup artist Ariel, known for doing various celebrities’ makeup including Kylie Jenner, glammed Lisa for the VMAs. However, netizens have mixed reactions to the look. | @makeupbyariel/Instagram The first look consisted of a bold winged eyeliner look. She also had a […]
President Yoon Suk Yeol’s Response To “New Nth Room” Draws Massive Backlash
A set of horrifying digital sex crime exposés coming out of South Korea, being dubbed as the “New Nth Room.” has left the world shaken. According to various sources, including victims, a set of Telegram rooms with a total of more than 212,000 participants have been exposed, and in some of them, in order to […]
“Disgusting” Viral Post About aespa Winter’s Alleged Surgery Scar Draws Massive Criticism
A recent post on the popular Korean forum Pann, discussing aespa‘s Winter and her alleged surgery scar, has sparked widespread backlash and even been labelled as “disgusting” by some. | @imwinter/Instagram The original poster (OP) claimed that Winter’s scar from an underarm pneumothorax surgery was visible during performances and questioned why it wasn’t concealed. The […]
Third-Generation Male Idol Accidentally “Draws” Attention To His Relationship Status
Netizens are joking that DAY6‘s Sungjin “accidentally” drew attention to his relationship status during a recent video. DAY6’s Sungjin | @sungddenly/Instagram On Sungjin’s recent YouTube video, he visited a BMW car store. [Video could not be displayed] After having a look at the cars, Sungjin got a look at the one he would be test […]
Aespa Draws Attention For “Faking Their Views” On Recent Fancams
The K-Pop industry can be a highly competitive industry not only between different groups, but even between members of the same group. There will always be some idols that, for some reason or another, will be more or less popular than their own groupmates, and that can lead to fanwars within the group’s own fandom. […]
A Photo Of All The Leaders At HYBE Labels Draws Negative Attention
The ongoing feud between HYBE Labels and ADOR CEO Min Hee Jin has brought to light a lot of problems within the company, which has made many fans’ opinions of HYBE become poor. While it seems many K-Pop fans think that both parties in the feud are at fault to some degree, there are still a lot of […]
Aespa Karina’s Fan Pop-Up Event Draws Attention For Looking “Better Than” SM Entertainment’s Official One
For aespa Karina‘s birthday on April 11, a well-known fansite known as Just prepared an elaborate and aesthetic pop-up event that has been going somewhat viral on social media! The event had been advertised for the last couple of weeks, teasing what appeared to be a fun, alien-themed pop-up show complete with plenty of cute goodies featuring […]
SHINee’s Taemin Draws Mixed Reactions For Promoting An AI “Cover” Of Himself Singing Taeyeon’s “All About You”
The topic of AI is a touchy one, especially when it comes to artistry such as the K-Pop industry. It has become increasingly common for fans to make AI versions of K-Pop songs so that they sound like they’re sung by different artists, which some people enjoy and others despise. It’s a huge discussion to […]
ZEROBASEONE Ricky’s “Scary” Makeup Draws Mixed Reactions
While ZEROBASEONE‘s Ricky is admired for his musical and performance talents as he should be, something that also drew many people to him even during his time on Boys Planet were his striking visuals. He’s undeniably a very handsome guy, and it’s easy to see why he had so many people swooning for him so early on! Ricky […]
RIIZE Wonbin Fansite Draws Confusion For Photoshopping The K-Pop Idol’s Head On Another’s Body
Since AI has become so prominent in pretty much every field imaginable, especially the entertainment industry, an obviously edited or unrealistic picture of a K-Pop idol might be assumed to be the product of such practices. However, a recent uncanny photo of RIIZE‘s Wonbin that was used by an actual fansite of the idol turned out […]