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Remember that ‘JYJ Bill’ that had no realistic chance of getting passed? The one where even if it did get passed would be essentially unenforceable given the realities of how …
Read More »‘JYJ Bill’ fails to pass screening, nobody is surprised
The ‘Big 3’ K-pop companies really don’t want to comply with new government regulations
SM Entertainment, YG Entertainment, and JYP Entertainment are required to register as agencies with the government by July 28 or risk becoming illegitimate, which seems like a significant deal. So …
Read More »[Interview] Ex-SME trainee Neil Hannigan on auditions, contracts, and trainee life
Hello, lovely readers! KPOPALYPSE is back once again with an interview to entertain you all! This time, we have an ex-trainee at SM Entertainment, named Neil Hannigan. Neil Hannigan came …
Read More »Tao sets up his own workshop in China, probably leaves EXO, didn’t bother to tell SME
Tao has setup his own one-man workshop in China, which basically confirms his withdrawal from EXO, and if SM Entertainment is to believed, they just found out themselves. It has …
Read More »EXO’s desperate manager tweets “Love Me Right” MV to about a trillion Western celebs
An EXO manager has been busy on Twitter recently, basically being the most thirsty self-promoter in the history of the universe, spamming the “Love Me Right” music video to any …
Read More »Luhan & Kris accept mediation while SME rejects it, so the lawsuit pointlessly drags on
After compulsory mediation was announced by the court a while back, it seemed like maybe stuff would be getting somewhere, but SM Entertainment shut that down when they rejected mediation …
Read More »[Update] f(x)’s Victoria reportedly requests contract termination; SME denies, sets up studio
f(x)‘s Victoria is rumored to have requested termination of her contract with SM Entertainment after a request of hers to have a personal studio like Lay was rejected. In the …
Read More »SME makes statement on Tao’s status in EXO, cements him as group’s Schrodinger’s cat
Tao is the Schrodinger’s cat of EXO, as he is neither in the group or out of the group, according to the latest statement from SM Entertainment. In the statement, …
Read More »Shinhwa finally win the rights to their own name after 17 years, outlast companies
After 17 years, Shinhwa have gained the rights to their group’s name. Shinhwa was a trademarked name that was owned by SM Entertainment, and the trouble started in 2003 after …
Read More »SNSD’s Tiffany no longer getting the anaKHUNda from Dickkhun
Tiffany and Nichkhun have officially broken up after over a year of dating, according to their respective companies. Though that’s the official length of their relationship, given the long-standing rumors …
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