Produce 101 (2016-10-12) E21 " Very Very Very " is out! It's a synth pop/DnB song using repetitive lyrics à la Carly Rae Jepson's " Really Like You ". Unexpected Mina rap ( 1:42 ) and Sohye solo ( 2:29 ) though!<ul class="bbc">[*] Music Video [*] Comeback Stage [*] I.O...

I.O.I is returning as a full group on October 17. The teaser for the title track " Very Very Very " was released today, and as apparent from the voiceover, it's produced by JYP. Rhymer and B1A4's Jin Young also created songs for the album. Signed copies are available for preorder at Mwave ...

Notable K-Pop in September 2016 Music ( playlist )<ul class="bbc">[*] ANDA - Like Family Soul/funk combined with Anda's unique vocals.[*] APink - Only one APink continues with their more mature concept with this midtempo R&B/dance hybrid.[*] Crayon Pop - Doo Doom Chit A super saxy ret...

Unpretty Rapstar Vol. 3 (2016-09-30) E10 (raw: Mnet or OnDemandKorea ; subbed ( BBX Subs ): Full (openload)) Spoilers ahead. This continues straight from the previous episode into Giant Pink's performance.<ul class="bbc">[*]Round 2: Ash-B vs Giant Pink<ul class="bbc">[*] Ash-B -...

Unpretty Rapstar Vol. 3 (2016-09-23) E09 (raw: Mnet or OnDemandKorea ; subbed ( BBX Subs ): Full (Facebook) or Full (openload)) Spoilers ahead. The episode continues with the quarterfinal rounds. Results and votes:<ul class="bbc">[*]Round 3: Yuk Ji Dam vs Giant Pink<ul class="bbc&quo...

Unpretty Rapstar Vol. 3 (2016-09-16) E08 (raw: Mnet or OnDemandKorea ; subbed ( BBX Subs ): Full (Facebook) or Full (openload)) Spoilers ahead. The episode starts with the losers of the 2v2 diss battles from the previous episode: Grace, Ash-B, Euna Kim, and Yuk Ji Dam. From a panel of 18 rappers (G...

Unpretty Rapstar Vol. 3 (2016-09-09) E07 (raw: Mnet or OnDemandKorea ; subbed ( BBX Subs ): Part 1 , Part 2 (Facebook) or Part 1 , Part 2 (openload)) Subs are far too behind at this point, especially since the season ended last Friday. I'll be watching the raws and posting results. Spoilers ahead. ...

Su Yeon (Heo Saem on PD101), Park Hae Young , Kim Mi So , Hwang In Sun  (she's actually credited as "Auntie Hwang" in the video description), Hwang A Young , Pyun Kang Yoon , Ham Ye Ji , and Yoon Seo Hyung .   ---   Also check out the  Chung Ha x Yoo Jung x ZEROBACK performance  (<a class...

Unpretty Rapstar Vol. 3 (2016-09-02) E06 (raw: Mnet or OnDemandKorea ; subbed ( BBX Subs ): Part 1 , Part 2 (Facebook) or Part 1 , Part 2 (openload)) Spoilers ahead. The episode begins with the Grace vs Janey elimination deathmatch from the previous episode.<ul class="bbc">[*] Grace, Jane...

Music K's Kim Juna debuted today with "Summer Dream", a nice soft rock song clearly meant to showcase her vocal talent.

PLEDIS Girlz had their final weekly concert yesterday (2016-09-10). This is the same group of seven girls that PLEDIS sent to Produce 101 , which includes both Na Young and Pinky. Three extra members were revealed later (Sung Yeon, Ye Won, and Kyla). It was broadcast live, but the VOD is available o...

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Ap2000" data-cid="200095" data-time="1473233281">Another rapper made a "diss track" about this show: http://antikpopfangirl.blogspot.co.at/2016/08/tymee-disses-unpretty-rapstar-3.html </blockquote> It's ...

Weekly Idol (2016-08-31) E266 (subbed ( Team Ideal Subs ): Full (YouTube) or Full (Google Drive)) I.O.I was on Weekly Idol last week, a variety show that promotes K-pop groups hosted by Defconn, Heechul (Super Junior), and Hani (EXID). The main segments of this episode are "Random Play Dance&q...

Unpretty Rapstar Vol. 3 (2016-08-28) E05 (raw: Mnet or OnDemandKorea ; subbed ( BBX Subs ): Part 1 , Part 2 (Facebook) or Part 1 , Part 2 (openload)) Spoilers ahead. The episode begins with the elimination candidate deathmatch from the 1v1 diss battle. <ul class="bbc">[*] Kool Kid (Born H...

Heize and C Jamm (SMTM5 runner up) were on episode 170 (2016-08-26) of I Live Alone , a reality show that follows Korean entertainers who are single. Some Heize trivia from the episode: Heize has an obsession with the  Frozen character Olaf . "I've always given the same answer when anyone asked...

Notable K-Pop in August 2016 Music ( playlist )<ul class="bbc">[*] BAMBINO - Moonlight Shower BAMBINO may be better known for their... dancing (NSFW: ex. 1 and ex. 2 ), but this is a surprisingly decent summer dance track that has both fancy footwork and samples from capsule's "Starr...

Unpretty Rapstar Vol. 3 (2016-08-19) E04 (raw: Mnet or OnDemandKorea ; subbed ( BBX Subs ): Part 1 , Part 2 (Facebook) or Part 1 , Part 2 (openload)) Spoilers ahead. 1v1 diss battle. A random contestant chooses from volunteers who she wishes to face. Miryo is last and got to choose from the teams a...

Amazon picked up THE iDOLM@STER.KR for its first Korean original series. This is a live-action drama based on the Japanese game of the same name. It is set for a worldwide release early 2017. The auditions for the cast have been ongoing for the past several months and was finalized yesterday with t...

Unpretty Rapstar Vol. 3 Rapper Addition Match (2016-08-09) (raw: Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 , Part 4 (YouTube); subbed ( BBX Subs ): Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 , Part 4 (Facebook) or Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 , Part 4 (openload)) Spoilers ahead. This audition match is an exclusive online episode that go...

Acappella group Pentatonix did a Perfume medley.

Tymee - Cinderella. The video is a little awkward, but we do get to hear her signature rapid fire at 2:04.

Unpretty Rapstar Vol. 3 (2016-08-12) E03 (raw: Mnet or OnDemandKorea ; subbed ( BBX Subs ): Part 1 , Part 2 (Facebook) or Part 1 , Part 2 (openload)) Spoilers ahead. 1v1 permanent elimation battle. Each rapper chooses her opponent to face off in a live online broadcast. Viewers vote on the better r...

LAN Cable Friend I.O.I (2016-08-05) E05 (subbed ( Team Ideal Subs ): Full (Google Drive) or Full (MediaFire)) " Produce 101 E19". Finale. Spoilers ahead. The episode begins with a morning wake up call from Robyul , who has Jieqiong go around waking up members while recording a V Live broa...

SM Station tracks typically only get revealed a few days in advance, but technically being a promotional song for Pantene, <a class="bbc_url" href="http://weibo.com/panteneofficial" title="External link">they leaked it</a> a couple of weeks early. It's a pretty good dee...

CL officially debuted in the US today with the single "<a class="bbc_url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mr29X77OA5g" title="External link">Lifted</a>", which <a class="bbc_url" href="http://www.yg-life.com/archives/79172?lang=en" ti...

So Mi, Chung Ha, Yoo Jung, and DIA's Huihyeon will be releasing <a class="bbc_url" href="http://entertain.naver.com/music/now/read?oid=108&aid=0002548517" title="External link">a collaboration track</a> at the "end of August". This will either not be promo...

Good to see SPICA still alive; they did a short 360 VR "cupcapella" of Daft Punk's "Get Lucky" and "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger". Harmonious as ever. They plan to release a new digital single on August 25. Edit 2016-08-23: SPICA has been on a roll this week. Here's...

I.B.I released a rather uninspired single " MOLAE MOLAE ". Previously appearing together on the second episode of LAN Cable Friend I.O.I , I.B.I includes eliminated Produce 101 members Han Hye Ri (Star Empire), Kim So Hee (Music Works), Yoon Chae Kyung (DSP), Lee Su Hyun (independent), and...

I.O.I won their first music show award on SBS MTV  The Show today (2016-08-16) for "Whatta Man (Good man)" (9012 points), beating out Nine Muses A's "Lip 2 Lip" (6212) and OH MY GIRL's "Listen to my word (A-ing)" (6046).   They might be able to win MBC Show Champion to...

Cosmic Girls' "<a class="bbc_url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5m2KBDBueAM" title="External link">Secret</a>" was released today, the first song introducing Yeun Jung as the thirteenth member of the group. It seems she is center position in chunks of ...