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· Daniel Anderson
K-pop girl group Loona to kick off their first-ever world tour with performances in 9 US cities
K-pop girl group Loona announced today the first stops and dates for their first world tour. The BlockBerry Creative girl group, alongside concert promoters MyMusicTaste, will visit nine cities in the U.S. starting on August 2 in L.A. and ending on August 19 in New York City.…
· Jane Nam
11 of K-pop group Loona’s 12 members test positive for COVID-19
Three members of 12-member K-pop girl group Loona tested positive for COVID-19 based on PCR tests taken on Feb. 25. On March 1, Blockberry Creative released a statement confirming that another six members had tested positive, with only member HyunJin testing negative. The group…
· Ryan General
‘Drag Race’ queen Kim Chi has Orbits in a spin over her offer to help LOONA amid their agency’s woes
Korean American drag queen and television personality Kim Chi (Shin Sang-young) is apparently ready to lend a helping hand to K-pop girl group LOONA. Ding ding dong: LOONA fans, also known as Orbits, recently trumpeted the call to save the 12-member act on social media after…
· Ryan General
Stan LOONA to Save LOONA: Fans are asking billionaire Elon Musk to help the K-pop girl group
Fans of K-pop girl group LOONA are asking Elon Musk, estimated to be the world’s wealthiest man, to rescue their idols from their agency’s financial crisis. The gravity of the situation: South Korean entertainment agency BlockBerry Creative, which created and represents LOONA,…
· Daniel Anderson
WJSN crowned the winner of Mnet’s ‘Queendom’ Season 2 competition
K-pop girl group WJSN has taken first place in Season 2 of Mnet’s reality show singing competition “Queendom.” The show featured female idols and girl groups performing their hit tracks, covers of one another’s songs and new original comeback tracks to determine the best among…
· Daniel Anderson
K-pop girl group Dreamcatcher nab their first music show win since their 2017 debut
After waiting 1,924 days, K-pop girl group Dreamcatcher has finally won their first music show award since their debut in 2017. The supernatural rock and pop group won for their comeback track “Maison,” a song about fighting climate change. The song is off of their newest album…
· Bryan Ke
K-pop fans slam GOT the beat’s ‘Step Back’ lyrics as literal step back in women’s representation
K-pop supergroup GOT the Beat’s “Step Back” drew controversy online after social media users deemed the lyrics to be a literal step back in women’s representation. One Twitter user accused lyricist Ryan Jhun of portraying women as “jealous” and “self-absorbed” in the song. Girls…
· Sarah Yukiko
Elon Musk tweet of ancient Chinese poem ‘The Quatrain of Seven Steps’ stirs confusion
Tesla CEO and newly-minted world’s richest person Elon Musk sparked debate after posting an ancient Chinese quatrain on Twitter and Weibo. The reference: Musk shared the English word “Humankind” and the untranslated Chinese text of the Seven Steps Verse, a poem which is said to…
· Bianca Gray
Blackpink’s Lisa apologizes over cultural appropriation accusations in video call with fan
Blackpink member Lisa has been on a roll since her solo debut, but some fans are upset with what they deem as cultural appropriation on the K-pop star’s part. One fan felt it was so important that they took time out of a video call with Lisa to confront her on the issue. Not…
· Bryan Ke
Suspects Face Charges for Killing 6-Year-Old Boy in Road Rage Shooting in California
Authorities arrested two suspects connected to the fatal shooting of a 6-year-old boy during a road rage incident on the 55 Freeway in Orange, Calif., last month. Arrest: California Highway Patrol (CHP) arrested Marcus Anthony Eriz, 24, and Wynne Lee, 23, on Sunday at their home…
· Carl Samson
The Boba Tea Emoji is Finally Here
As “bobaddicts” all over Asia and the U.S. have gone to incorporate bubble tea in just about everything, the Unicode Consortium announced the inclusion of the popular drink in the latest set of 117 new emoji. The bubble tea emoji, part of Emoji 13.0, features a transparent cup,…
· Bryan Ke
K-Pop Idols Go Viral After Being Called ‘Korean Lesbian Billionaire’ Couple Worth $170 Billion
Many netizens fell hard for the now-viral tweet stating that a Korean lesbian billionaire couple Ha Soo Young and Kim Ji Woo had just tied the knot, becoming the world’s richest couple with a combined net worth of $170 billion. [BREAKING] Lesbian Korean Billionaires, Ha Soo…
· Bryan Ke
Japanese Artist Hands Down Has the Most Epic Balloon Art in the World
Meet Masayoshi Matsumoto, a Japanese artist who can twist and turn regular balloons into works of art that resemble wild animals. やっとクロームバルーン(メタリックなバルーン)の金色と銀色買ってみたけど、金属感やばい。他の色より凄い印象なんだけど、気のせいなんだろうか・・( ´･ᴗ･` ) pic.twitter.com/IwDvnhrlsq