ENHYPEN member Ni-ki, who is Japanese, has been under severe fire from Korean netizens recently after telling a fan he was jealous that they got March 1st Movement Day off. …
Read More »Examining IU’s “Love Wins All” MV following ableism criticisms
IU’s latest single “Love Wins All” is currently doing its expected thing and dominating the charts, carrying overwhelmingly positive reactions. The music video, co-starring BTS member V and directed by …
Read More »HYBE girl group I’LL-IT says fan-voted member Youngseo will not debut with group
I’LL-IT, the upcoming girl group from HYBE subsidiary BELIFT LAB, has revealed that member Youngseo will not be debuting with the group and they’ll instead be coming out as five. …
Read More »HYBE & MBC end a 4-year beef that started over BTS and that they never acknowledged existed
Seemingly out of nowhere, MBC and HYBE have agreed to end their four-year long beef that they never formally acknowledged but was an open industry secret. MBC’s Ahn Hyung Jung …
Read More »‘R U NEXT?’ announces the six members chosen for the HYBE/BELIFT LAB group named … I’LL-IT
Aside from the children competing on R U NEXT? and the shameless market research/bank collab, I didn’t pay much attention to the HYBE/BELIFT LAB show that aimed to create their …
Read More »Big Hit deny allegations made by composer of Fin.K.L’s “Time Of Mask” that Jungkook’s “Seven” plagiarized him
Normally when there’s plagiarism allegations, it’s some random YouTuber/anti/fandom war shit, so color me surprised that the latest high profile one was actually from the composer himself. Indeed Yang Joon …
Read More »Korean government try to use K-pop to save face after World Scout Jamboree (Fyre Festival 2.0) debacle
In case you didn’t know, the South Korean government is under heavy fire for letting the 2023 World Scout Jamobree descend into what is arguably a national embarrassment. The infamous …
Read More »[Update] Fair Trade Commission investigate SME/YGE/JYPE /HYBE over idol photocards, might crackdown on K-pop gacha
The Korean Fair Trade Commission has launched an investigation of a few entertainment companies over the last three days, and the matter involves sales of photocards. Specifically SM Entertainment, YG …
Read More »HYBE issues apology after fans say security sexually harassed them during body searches at &TEAM event
HYBE has issued a formal apology following multiple reports of security guards performing underwear searches and touching private parts during an &TEAM fansigning in Seoul. Fans at the event trended …
Read More »Korean Fair Trade Commission to investigate Kakao, HYBE, SME, YGE, JYPE over potential subcontracting law violations
An investigation into allegations of power abuse by the five biggest entertainment companies in Korea has been launched by the Korean Fair Trade Commission. According to Yonhap, investigators have been …
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