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· Carl Samson
Reporter Accuses BTS of Cheating at the Billboard Music Awards, Gets Destroyed By K-Pop Fans
A Korean reporter sparked fury after questioning BTS’s eligibility for the Top Social Artist Award it won at this year’s Billboard Music Awards following allegations of illegal marketing practices by its agency. Journalist Jeon Won of Xports News wrote an article about a…
· Bryan Ke
Giant Billboard Crushes Parked Cars in Downtown Dongguan, China
A new viral video is making the rounds in Chinese social media showing how a massive billboard completely destroyed a parking lot full of cars in downtown Dongguan, Guangdong. Rusty screws holding the massive billboard, as well as intense, heavy wind due to the typhoon, are said…
· Khier Casino
BTS Member Goes Viral After Non K-Pop Fans See Him at Billboard Music Awards
BTS made history at Sunday night’s 2017 Billboard Music Awards after nabbing the Top Social Artist award, but one handsome band member caught the attention of thousands online. Jin took the Internet by storm and was trending on social media during the awards show for standing…
· Khier Casino
People Are Upset BTS Won a Billboard Music Award Because They Are Asian
South Korean boy band BTS became the first K-pop group to be nominated and win a Billboard award for the Top Social Artist, surpassing Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, and Shawn Mendes. Also known as Bangtan Boys, BTS made history during Sunday night’s 2017 Billboard…
· Ryan General
Asian Man’s Business Billboard Defaced with Racist ‘No More Asians’ Poster in Australia
An unknown racist assailant recently defaced a Chinese Australian’s billboard ads with a poster filled with hateful messages. According to SBS, a property investor, Yancheng Wang, found a black and white poster listing anti-Asian phrases posted on his advertisements at a…
· Ryan General
PPAP Sets World Record For the Shortest Song to Enter Billboard Hot 100
The catchy 45-second viral hit PPAP (Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen) has now made it to the Guinness World Record as the shortest song to ever appear on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Japanese singer/comedian DJ Daimaou Kosaka, who penned the infectious song under his comic persona…
· Ryan General
China Publicly Shames People Who Owe as Little as $300 on Huge Billboards
More and more Chinese businessmen have been struggling to pay back government loans due to the current economic slowdown. Now the government has taken some drastic steps in making borrowers pay up. So far, 20 individuals the government dubbed as “dishonest,” have had their…
· Editorial Staff
New X-Men: Apocalypse Movie Billboard Sparks Outrage
A billboard advertising the new film X-Men: Apocalypse is stirring outrage amongst people in Hollywood. The billboard features Apocalypse (Oscar Issac) choking Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence), with the caption that reads”Only The Strong Will Survive.”
· Riley Schatzle
Vandal Epically Trolls a McDonald’s Billboard with Emojis
A McDonald’s billboard in the UK that advertised the company’s Good Times ad campaign message was comically altered to transmit a new message that conveys harsh times. McDonald’s recently launched an ad campaign using a series of emojis to appeal to millennials. However, their…
· Riley Schatzle
Why One Proud Mother Rented a Billboard For Her Son After Graduating High School
A New Jersey mother used a billboard to show people that it is possible to raise a gentleman in one of the most dangerous cities in America.
· Heather Johnson Yu
BTS’ Latest Music Video Absolutely Destroys YouTube Record, Album Goes #1 in 73 Countries
BTS is back with their highly anticipated comeback mini album “Love Yourself: Her“, which dropped on September 18. The album includes nine tracks: ”Intro: Serendipity”, “DNA”, “Best of Me” (featuring The Chainsmokers), “Dimples”, ”Pied Piper”, ”Skit: Billboard Music Awards…
· Guy Aoki
Meet Will Jay, The Man Who Should Be The Next Asian American Pop Star
In mid-May, I received an email from a manager who had read about MANAA (Media Action Network for Asian Americans) speaking out against White actors taking roles originally written as Asian characters. Of his client’s video, he wrote, “I can confidently say right now there is no…
· Kyle Encina
Steve Aoki’s Niece is Redefining the Fashion Industry as a Curvy Asian Model
Plus-size Asian model Natalie Nootenboom doesn’t just want to be known as the niece of popular DJ Steve Aoki — she hopes to redefine the way people perceive beauty. The 16-year-old signed with model management Muse as they help her use modeling as a platform to dismantle beauty…
· Carl Samson
The Chainsmokers Just Laughed Over a Racist Joke About Eating Dogs in China
The Chainsmokers are currently under fire for tweeting a now-deleted video that shows them making a casually racist remark about China. The video, posted on the duo’s Twitter page, was a snippet of an interview that took place at Ultra China 2017 in Shanghai over the weekend.
· Ryan General
K-Pop Powerhouse BTS Just Set a Guinness World Record
To say that BTS in on a roll this year is an understatement. After winning multiple international awards, the ultra popular K-Pop supergroup recently received the honor of being featured in the 2018 edition of “The Guinness World Records”. The seven-member South Korean boy band,…
· Heather Johnson Yu
BTS Playing On American Radio is Peak Hallyu and We’re Honestly Here For This
BTS fans in Chicago and San Francisco were shocked to hear their beloved boy group grace their ears as they listened to the radio this week. According to Koreaboo, one of Chicago’s most popular radio stations, Hits 92 Chicago, played BTS’ “Cypher Pt.3” and “Fire” several times…
· Bryan Ke
BTS Beats Justin Bieber for Favorite International Artist at Kids’ Choice Awards Mexico
South Korean boy band BTS has won Nickelodeon Mexico’s Favorite International Artist or Group award, beating out big names like Justin Bieber and Harry Styles for the top spot. Nickelodeon Mexico made the announcement on its social media post on Saturday. BTS was nominated for…
· Ryan General
Teen Choice Awards Enrages K-pop Fans for Disrespecting BTS
K-pop supergroup BTS recently took home its first “Teen Choice” award, but fans felt the ceremony prepared for their idols was an underwhelming, anticlimactic letdown. BTS won the Choice International Artist award on August 13 local time at the Galen Center in Los Angeles,…
· Nia Tucker
Sorry Asians, My Blackness is Not Your Counterculture
I’m just going to start by saying solidarity across all POC is a ridiculous concept, especially as a Black person. The racial hierarchy does exist, and with a history of erased, unwritten and stolen culture, Black people are at the bottom. Anti-blackness is a global concept,…
· Khier Casino
Meet the First Openly Gay K-Pop Star Who’s About to Go Off With a Bang
While K-pop artists are looking to make it big in the west, the first openly gay K-pop singer is about to take South Korea’s music industry by storm. Marshall Bang, a singer from Orange County, California, describes his sound as “very much R&B based” with a mix of soul and…