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It’s actually been a quiet couple days but here are some updates of what has been happening in the world of kpop
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Toth6y Debut
Toth6y, Kpop’s first queer themed Kpop group, has made their debut with the song Wolf.
The collab group has 5 members but only three have participated in this song: Former Pink Fantasy’s Arang and TMC’s Seunghyuk and Wonsik.
The group was announced in April of this year and former Pink Fantasy members Miku and Momoka are also officially part of the group. The group’s theme is “Queer Liberation” and intends to make music with queer themes, and their official fandom color is rainbow.
The description for the song (via YouTube description) is:
The song centers on unleashing one’s instincts and identity through the symbol of a “wolf,” depicting the journey of embracing and expressing one’s true nature, free from societal norms and prejudices.
It conveys the sense of liberation and freedom that comes with accepting one’s instincts and identity as they intensify, encouraging listeners to break the boundaries of what society deems “normal” or “abnormal” and to express their true selves without fear.
The werewolf image metaphorically represents those who are seen as “different” in mainstream society, highlighting their journey of discovering their own strength and identity. The lyrics, “We are neither foxes nor dogs, we’re more sophisticated,” emphasize a pride in transcending conventional norms and social structures, celebrating diversity and unique value with confidence.
APT Plagarism Controversy
Rose and Bruno Mars’s song APT has been hitting some criticism in Japan recently.
Japanese fans have been claiming that APT is a little too similar to some part’s of Miku Sawai’s song “sorry i can’t be a good kid”. They claimed the song has similar chord progressions.
In a Korean news article I found, it explained that legally it can only be considered plagiarism if at least 8 measures are identical, and APT does not meet that criteria so legally it is not plagiarism.
(For context, the part they were claiming was plagiarized was the “don’t you want me like I want you baby don’t you need me like I need you now” part.)
The article also gave a list of songs with this same chord progression, further pushing that it’s not plagiarism:
- Uhm JungHwa’s: Three-way encounter
- Coldplay: Viva La Vida (Rose I’m still waiting on your full cover of this song)
- IVE: I want
- Ava Max: So Am I
- Lost Sky: Where We Started
- One Direction: Night Changes
Soyeon & Cube’s Future Unclear
Soyeon’s personal contract with Cube has officially ended today and as of current there has been no announcement on what her future plans has been.
For some clairification: The contract that has ended is for Soyeon’s solo work. Soyeon’s contract for (G)Idle has not ended.
According to news articles Soyeon and Cube are still thoroughly in discussions and are taking their time.
On November 3rd as (G)Idle’s recent tour ended, Soyeon did share with fans on instagram the following:
I feel relieved, but also sad that there are no concerts starting next week. I received a lot of inspiration from the Neverlands , the members, and each city during this tour, and I’m looking forward to the next tour. Next time, I’ll go see all the Neverlands that I couldn’t meet this time!!! I love you so much, see you again Neverlands!!
Regardless of what the future holds, It seems Soyeon wants us to know that she will always be together with (G)Idle!
Bambam Passes Torch For Bam House
For awhile BamBam has been hosting a youtube series where he invites various celebrities over to his house and has a casual interview with them. There has been many celebrity guests on the show and it is a hit!
Over this past year BamBam has been expressing how overworked he has been.
It was announced today that BamBam will be stepping down from his Bam House series to focus on his music and main career.
BamBam will be passing the show over to his fellow Thai kpop idol friend Natty of Kiss Of Life who will become the new host. The Show will also be called “Natty’s House” going forward.
We will be sad to see you go BamBam, and Congrats Natty on the new show opportunity!
TBZ Collab With Peder Elias
Norwegian singer Peder Elias will be going on an Asia tour from November 16th -24th
In a surprise instagram livestream, it was announced yesterday that for the opening show of the tour in Seoul The Boyz’s Kevin and Jacob will be joining him on stage for a special performance.
In 2022 Peder Elias won the Best Pop Artist award at the Genie Music Awards in Korea, and the International Success Of The Year award at the Norwegian music award show Spellemannprisen in Norway.
The concert will be held in Blue Square Mastercard Hall and tickets are 121,000 won (Around 87 USD)
Baskin Robins Controversy
Baskin Robin’s Korea is currently in a controversy over allegedly copying IVE’s Wonyoung
Baskin Robin’s released a new ice cream flavor called “Lucky Vicky Mochi”
Wonyoung’s English name is Vicky and she will refer to herself with that name often.
Additionally, “Lucky Vicky” is apparently a nickname fans have given Wonyoung. The nickname first arose after she was talking to some fans about how she went to go get a scone and she got a fresh warm one out of the oven claiming she was a “Very Lucky Vicky”.
Additionally, there is a trending mindset adopted from Wonyoung online (in the source article they call it a “Wonyoung way of thinking” but in the western fandom fans call this “Wonyoungism”). Apparently as part of this trend, “Lucky Vicky” became a trending word in this Wonyoung way of thinking/wonyoungism community and gets used/tagged for various things.
It was confirmed in the article that Baskin Robins did not talk to Wonyoung about naming this ice cream flavor after her. After the controversy Baskin Robin’s deleted all traces of the ice cream flavor online though you can still find it in person and at 3rd party places that sell Baskin Robin’s ice cream. There has also been no formal apology released yet.
Lapillus To Have Comeback
We have some positive news for any Lapillus fans out there!
After being on hiatus for over a year, having one of their most popular members on hiatus, and many MANY rumors of their company going under, Lapillus is set to have a comeback!
Lapillus is currently performing come concerts in Japan and they have said during their schedules that they are most likely going to have their comeback after their Japan schedules end. (Rough estimate: maybe early 2025?)
Additionally, Chanty has ended her hiatus and has returned to the group!
Welcome back Chanty! And congrats to the girls for their future comeback!
Happy Birthday Momo
Today we are wishing a very happy birthday to Momo from Twice!
We have all been blessed to have you with us in Twice these past 9 years and hope we can continue to be with you for many years to come!
Momo is currently promoting the song Identity with the Twice subunit MiSaMo
Happy Birthday Momo!
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Thank you to everyone so has read this far!
In celebration of Momo’s birthday, if you’ve read this far please comment what your favorite twice song is!
Tune in next time for another Kpop News Roundup~
