Kpopalypse roundup – new k-pop releases 17/8/2026

It’s time for Kpopalypse roundup! Let’s take a look at some new releases! Gunil from Xdinary Heroes got kicked from his group this week for calling his fans bitches… actually he didn’t call them “bitches”, he used some other word that’s way worse and supposedly super mega ultra offensive but has no accurate English translation, but as “bitches” is apparently the closest equivalent that’s what the news sites are using. As a connoisseur of all things super mega ultra offensive, I am now on a quest to find out what this mysterious word is so I can create the most accurate perfect translation of it and then use it constantly. KATSEYE – Hootie Frutti Since people think Waterbomb is just a “fun water festival” and there’s nothing sexual about it and those people think I’m a creep for pointing it out that gosh maybe it could in fact be ever-so-slightly sexual, I expect those people to remain calm and quiet about the visuals in this new Katseye song. “Yoonchae just turned 18 and look what they’re doing” – relax kids, it’s not a fucking gangbang. It’s just innocent dancing like in any western pop video and you just have a filthy mind. There’s just lots of water in the video because spraying...