Under 15 is an upcoming audition program to find a vocal-centric girl group for worldwide promotion, and it’s being put together by PD Seo Hye Jin, who is behind Mr. …
Read More »BELIFT LAB drops 27-minute video addressing plagiarism claims against ILLIT, seem to drag the whole industry into the mess
It seemed like things were settling down on the HYBE/ADOR dispute front, at least to the point where I’d be able to catchup on everything else and recap the current …
Read More »A contract battle resumes as EXO-CBX claim SME broke promises & aren’t paying them, while SME responds with tampering accusations
I thought the EXO-CBX contract saga with SM Entertainment had reached its conclusion almost a year ago — despite related news continuing to stumble in — yet it will now …
Read More »NewJeans & aespa collab’d at SME & HYBE, Karina gave Minji a spy task to perform, and people are heated
When the Bang Si Hyuk messages about crushing aespa were dramatically revealed, it mostly just made obvious to every reasonable person what goes on in K-pop: competition. So reasonable people …
Read More »SNSD’s Hyoyeon says the words “Jessica Jung” during a livestream, which is enough for a headline
This is really nothing, but is also kinda everything, as SNSD member Hyoyeon gave a cheeky shoutout to former member Jessica Jung during a livestream. It’s not someone’s username. Someone …
Read More »Weki Meki to disband after release of goodbye single “CoinciDestiny”
In news where I hate that my pessimism was validated, Weki Meki will be returning and ending their hiatus of 900+ days … only to disband after the single. On …
Read More »T-ara to reunite for 15th anniversary events in China, let’s gooooo!
There’s a lot of mess in K-pop nowadays, with news stories that seem to demand that they be covered. Unfortunately, all of them pale in comparison to T-ara‘s 15th anniversary …
Read More »MCST reveals K-pop standard contract revisions focused on preventing tampering, limiting contract length
Man, K-pop has been wild lately, but while most have understandably been busy with the HYBE/ADOR mess and the NCT sex scandal thing, an important bit of news about K-pop …
Read More »HYBE applies to restrict access to trial records from Min Hee Jin injunction + a brief rant on bias
In a bit of minor news for the HYBE/ADOR conflict, it was reported that HYBE applied for a restriction on trial records access for their injunction case with Min Hee …
Read More »SME denies sex scandal rumors involving NCT’s Haechan & Johnny (and others), women allegedly involved brag on social media
Alrighty, because many seem to be confused by what’s going on and have asked for it, here’s what’s transpired in the alleged sex scandal involving NCT members Haechan and Johnny …
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