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KPOPALYPSE is on ask.fm because you’re a pussy
KPOPALYPSE is now on ask.fm! Want to ask me a question? Don’t want to ask under your real name because you’re too chickenshit to be held publicly accountable for it, or you’re worried that I might...
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Your bias gets INFINITE amounts of pussy
It’s no secret that as k-pop’s stock has risen globally, there are more young people in Korea than ever before striving to become idols, and that it’s a ridiculously competitive industry where...
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What comes After School? Your education.
This blog was inspired partly by a fascinating comment that came through my ask.fm account last week: I admit that I just typed in the first reply that came into my head at the time, but later on, this...
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Con, Troll
I just got back from seeing 4Minute in Sydney and I’m fuckin’ tired. I’ll write a blog about that shit tomorrow. In the meantime I thought you’d enjoy my entry into the k-rap scene. I thought I’d...
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4Minute in Sydney 1 September 2013: live review
True confessions time: I’ve never been to a k-pop concert before… and it’s not for a lack of trying. I had tickets to Super Show 67.3 and that was cancelled at the last minute because the guy who...
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Fuckin’ mergers – how do THEY work?
A few people have asked me over the last few weeks if I had any thoughts about the SM/Woollim merger. If you’re one of those three people, this post is for you. If not, I’ll try and make it...
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KPOPALYPSE LIVE STREAM #2
By popular demand, I’m streaming again this weekend! As per last time, I’m going to stream twice, 12 hours apart. This is for accommodate people in different timezones, because we’re not all...
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This little Piggy Doll didn’t go to market
We all know about the Piggy Dolls comeback, yeah? If not, you can read up about it here. Quick recap for those who haven’t been following this: three girls were in a group called Piggy Dolls that...
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Her “talents” are huge – why “MR removed” videos are all bullshit
For a while now, a horrible cancer has been infecting the world of k-pop – the obsession with “talent”. I put “talent” in inverted commas because when people talk about “talent” in k-pop in either a...
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Busker Busker shows that music is not sport. In other news, water is wet.
God I hate Busker Busker. Average bland music that could excite or offend absolutely nobody, it’s easy to see why a conservative country like Korea loves them so much. They’re like the Korean...
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Why the Fapgod has a seat in heaven reserved for IU
Imagine being IU for a moment. I know that might be tricky, but don’t worry – I’ll help. I don’t mean imagine being IU right at this moment in her career, but imagine being her back in the twilight...
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Dani is a perfect 10
I live in Australia, but I’m not a “patriot” (ewww gross) or a “proud Australian” (bleuuurgh), because anyone who is a “proud Australian” actually isn’t culturally Australian whatsoever – they’re a...
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KPOPALYPSE LIVESTREAM #3
KPOPALYPSE IS GOING TO STREAM ALL OVER YOU Yes, it’s the return of the KPOPALYPSE LIVESTREAM! Q: What is this livestream thing? You’re not really going to squirt me with a hose, are you? A:...
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Plagiarism – a primer for k-pop fans and netizen dummies
This blog was inspired by the latest controversy surrounding that dastardly devil-may-care trouble-magnet IU. I’m sure getting some blog value out of IU lately. If I ever meet her I’ll have to offer...
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Equally angsty Koreaboo i-netizen – the meme
I get misunderstood a lot when I talk about Korean netizens. People always misinterpret what I say as if I’m picking on the poor Korean Internet users and putting netizens from other countries on...
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A word from the desk of Kpopalypse
Just a quick intermission style blog to tell you lovely folks who read my blog about a few things: Some of you might have noticed that an edited version of my blog about plagiarism and IU was reposted...
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Sasaeng control – Project Luhan
Today’s blog is inspired by this question I received on ask.fm: It’s a good question, deserving of a detailed response, so I thought it would be interesting to answer it in blog form. Korea doesn’t...
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I’ll show you… why I don’t like Allkpop.
Anybody who is anybody that follows k-pop will know that the website Allkpop has been the most popular news and information site for a while now. They also seem to be the most hated. Of course,...
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Lightsticks and Sones won’t break my bones: the truth about k-pop black oceans.
This blog post was inspired by one of those rare intelligent ask.fm moments: As someone who has actually performed on live stages of varying sizes hundreds of times, I’m uniquely qualified to address...
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