PENTAGON's Hongseok has been medically discharged from the military due to worsening symptoms of panic disorder and depression.
Military discharge
His agency Cube Entertainment said in a statement that its artist has been battling panic attacks and depression, and agoraphobia before his mandatory military enlistment.
"He continued treatment and therapy during his military service,”…
MIRAE’s Lien will be taking a 2-week hiatus to receive treatment for vocal cord nodules.
Temporary hiatus
The K-Pop boy band's agency DSP Media released a statement, announcing his diagnosis and temporary hiatus.
"After a long discussion with the agency, [Lien] decided to receive treatment following the conclusion of [MIRAE’s] Japanese promotions and after…
Jin, a member of boy band BTS, took to the online community platform Weverse to share a photo short shaved hair, with the caption “It looks cuter than I thought," ahead of his 18-month military enlistment.
Jin's enlistment
The 30-year-old vocalist will begin his military service in one of the northernmost military bases in South…
K-Pop continued to take the world by storm in 2022, with BTS taking the lead in music and search engines. Here's how the seven-piece boy band performed on Google and Apple Music, as per their end-of-year lists.
Google
BTS' 'Dynamite' and 'Butter' were among the top song searches on Google in 2022, according to the…
NCT members Jungwoo, Jaehyun, and Johnny sustained injuries after a set collapsed while filming a PUMA commercial on Friday.
Members’ health status
SM Entertainment issued a statement on the incident and the members’ health status through the membership-based fan community KWANGYA CLUB, stating that the jungle gym structure that members Taeil, Johnny, Jungwoo, and Jaehyun had climbed collapsed.
Taeil…
T.O.P, a member of K-Pop boy band BIGBANG, is among the 10 crew members traveling to the moon next year on the 'dearMoon' mission led by Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa.
#dearMoon Project
American DJ Steve Aoki, Czech choreographer Yemi A.D, Indian actor Dev Joshi, Irish photographer Rhiannon Adam, American YouTuber Tim Dodd, British photographer Karim…
Member Jinni has left girl group NMIXX.
JYP Entertainment said the reason for her departure was due to personal reasons and her contract has been terminated.
NMIXX will therefore continue as a six-member group, consisting of BAE, Jiwoo, Lily, Sullyoon, and Kyujin. The band's agency asked for warm support from fans for the 18-year-old…
PLEDIS Entertainment has issued a statement, revealing what it called "severe cases of invasion of privacy" towards SEVENTEEN.
The concerning behavior has been occurring especially during its artist's recent 'BE THE SUN' world tour. It includes trying to break and enter the artists' hotel room, attempting to converse within the airport security zones, among others.…
HyunA and DAWN, one of the K-Pop industry’s most-loved couples, have broken up. HyunA announced the news with a short post on her Instagram, adding that “we’ve decided to stay good friends and colleagues. Thank you for always supporting us.” DAWN has not yet released a statement of his own about the split.…
Celebrity couple Son Ye-jin and Hyun Bin have welcomed their first baby.
Son's management agency MSteam Entertainment said she delivered a baby boy on Sunday and both of them are in good health.
After admitting they were dating in January 2021, the pair announced their engagement back in February and wed a month later.…