Katherine’s K-Pop Recap: March 8 – 14, 2021

A summary of the news, current and upcoming comebacks, charts and music show wins, and more!

Rapid(ish) Reviews: August 2017, PRODUCE 101 EDITION (Pristin, Weki Meki, Samuel, and More)

August was the magic month for Produce 101 reunions. Wanna One arrived on the scene, almost half of I.O.I. returned in their new groups, and alumni from both seasons either released new music or made their debut.  Who would have thought that this show would help jump start the careers of so many young idols?  Let’s lookContinue reading “Rapid(ish) Reviews: August 2017, PRODUCE 101 EDITION (Pristin, Weki Meki, Samuel, and More)”

Group Profile Update – Wanna One added!

Hi again! I want to apologize to frequent visitors for the lack of activity on this blog – this summer’s been a busy one! I have a lot of different posts in the works, but I still have to edit most of them.  In the meantime, I’ve been working on building up my Group ProfileContinue reading “Group Profile Update – Wanna One added!”

Favorites of 2017: June

June is my favorite month!  To be fair, that’s really because I was born in June (Gemini all the way, baby). It’s probably because I’m biased, but it always seems like only good things happen this month. And June has given me some of my absolute favorite K-pop songs.  While I favored some of theContinue reading “Favorites of 2017: June”

Produce 101 Season 2 Episode 11 Recap: I Hope I Get It

(I’ve been waiting three months to use that A Chorus Line reference) I’ve finally made it to the end!  Well the show finished like a month ago…but besides me just being slow, I think I’ve needed this long to process the final results.  Season 1 was fun, but Season 2 took me on a roller-coaster ride ofContinue reading “Produce 101 Season 2 Episode 11 Recap: I Hope I Get It”

Produce 101 Season 2 Episode 10 Recap: Voters are Pretty Unpredictable

This season has had some very interesting and stressful eliminations.  I really don’t remember Season 1 being like this! It always seemed like the rankings were pretty logical every week, with the girls’ actions pretty much corresponding to their level of popularity.  I was still nervous for the finale, but it was pretty easy to guess whoContinue reading “Produce 101 Season 2 Episode 10 Recap: Voters are Pretty Unpredictable”

Produce 101 Season 2 Episode 9 Recap: All About the Concept

The trainees have come a long way!  A lot of them looked very green in the beginning, but now many could be idols ready to debut. All three evaluations are interesting, but I think that the concept evaluation is especially noteworthy because they’re no longer doing covers.  Because they have original material, they can reallyContinue reading “Produce 101 Season 2 Episode 9 Recap: All About the Concept”

Produce 101 Season 2 Episode 8 Recap: So Many Twists and Turns

I’ve been trying to avoid spoilers for the final episode before I can watch a subbed version, so suffice it to say this weekend was hard.  In an effort to curb my curiosity, I’m committing myself to finishing all my recaps. And for those of you who are catching up, there’s still plenty of dramaContinue reading “Produce 101 Season 2 Episode 8 Recap: So Many Twists and Turns”

Produce 101 Season 2 Episode 7 Recap: The One Where Everyone Wants to be Center

I’m not exaggerating: six out of seven groups we see tonight will discuss who is center to some degree.  And almost half of them will have much more than a talk. I certainly understand why everyone wants to be center, but I forgot how vicious it gets sometimes.  Drama aside, this episode has some reallyContinue reading “Produce 101 Season 2 Episode 7 Recap: The One Where Everyone Wants to be Center”

Produce 101 Season 2 Episode 6 Recap: Choose Carefully

The position evaluation is probably my favorite part of the competition.  It’s the point where many potential favorites start to shine. We start to have a sense of who these trainees are and who we want in the final group.  Up until now, I haven’t had my own version of the Top 11.  I hadContinue reading “Produce 101 Season 2 Episode 6 Recap: Choose Carefully”