TREATED

If you haven't heard, Hangeng won his year-long lawsuit against SM entertainment because they are ungrateful jerks, to say the least. When artists becomes recognized internationally and money starts pouring in for the company, the company should at least take care of them. What kind of company doesn't let a singer go home for two years, doesn't let him rest when he's being overworked, or speeds up I.V. dripping to the point that it probably could have killed the poor guy? He ended up with chronic throat and stomach problems. Thank God Hangeng left. Doesn't he look so much happier and cuter here? Of course I wish he could go back to SuJu, but I'd much rather see him alive. I wonder how many other SM artists want to sue their company.

Usher and cpop sensations

It pays to live in China. Even though you might lose pretty much your entire childhood to the pressures of school, it's still worth it to live in China just to see Usher AND Jay Chou AND Wang Leehom AND Will Pan AND Han Geng on the same stage. I'm not sure if they're all going to be there but fans are showing their support for their Asian idols on Usher's site. Usher is making his debut in China on July 11 at Beijing's Wukesong Arena. I really need to find a way to get there and get tickets in 9 days. Argh.
Speaking of Wang Leehom, what the heck happened to him? I guess he's more into the film industry now, with Da Bing Xiao Jiang costarring Jackie Chan last year and Lian Ai Tong Gao this year (self-directed). And if Baidu is right, then he hasn't had a concert since February and his next one is in September. Plus, his last album was two years ago. Maybe he's busy working on a new album. Please, please have a new album out soon. I hope he didn't decide to move back to New York and disappear from the world of Asian media.