NewJeans Loses Contract Dispute In Court Ruling

The Seoul Central District Court has ruled against K-pop girl group NewJeans, rejecting the members’ attempt to cut ties with their label, ADOR, and pursue independent activities. Court's injunction The court stated that if the group—now referring to themselves as NJZ—unilaterally terminated its exclusive contract and changed its name, HYBE’s subsidiary ADOR would suffer "significant…

March 21, 20250Comments

BySamar Khouri

Celebs

Live Updates: Kim Soo-Hyun’s Career In Crisis—The Full Breakdown

Actor Kim Soo-hyun has denied allegations that he dated the late actress Kim Sae-ron when she was underage. His agency, Gold Medalist, clarified that the two were in a relationship from the summer of 2019, after Kim Sae-ron turned 18, until fall 2020. The statement came earlier than expected due to the actor's "immense mental…

March 14, 20250Comments

BySamar Khouri

Celebs

Baekho To Part Ways With PLEDIS Entertainment After 13 Years

PLEDIS Entertainment has announced the official end of its exclusive contract with BAEKHO, which will conclude on March 14. Contract conclusion After thoughtful and honest discussions between the two parties regarding the future direction of BAEKHO's career, it has been mutually agreed that their partnership will come to a close. The HYBE label home to…

March 6, 20250Comments

BySamar Khouri

Music

G-Dragon Announces New Album In Nearly 12 Years & 2025 World Tour

G-Dragon has announced his upcoming album Übermensch, set to be released on February 25 through Galaxy Corporation in partnership with the independent record label EMPIRE. New album The album will include eight tracks, including pre-released titles 'POWER' and 'HOME SWEET HOME - (feat. TAEYANG & DAESUNG).' "Übermensch’ means 'Beyond-Man,' representing an individual who transcends themselves.…

February 10, 20250Comments

BySamar Khouri

Celebs

fromis_9 To Depart From PLEDIS Entertainment

All eight members of fromis_9 have decided to part ways with PLEDIS Entertainment. Departure details "We discussed at length and in depth with the members of fromis_9 regarding each member’s future and direction and have come to an amicable conclusion to end the exclusive artist contract," their agency said in a statement on Weverse.…

November 29, 20240Comments

BySamar Khouri

Celebs

Breaking: NewJeans To Terminate Contract With ADOR

Members of NewJeans have announced at their emergency press conference that they have decided to terminate their contracts with their agency ADOR. Contract termination The chart-topping girl group claims ADOR, an affiliate of behemoth HYBE, failed to protect them, accusing the company of "mistreatment" and the management firm’s breach of contract. “We faced mistreatment not…

November 28, 20240Comments

BySamar Khouri

Celebs

Breaking: RIIZE’s Seunghan Departs From Group

RIIZE’s Seunghan has decided to depart from the boy group. Departure Just two days after announcing the 21-year-old's return from a yearlong hiatus, Wizard Production—the SM Entertainment division in charge of RIIZE—has announced Seunghan’s official departure. https://twitter.com/RIIZE_official/status/1845475868464021890 Seunghan was suspended from group activities last November personal videos and photos from his trainee days were leaked…

October 13, 20240Comments

BySamar Khouri

Celebs

Breaking: NCT’s Taeil Exits Band Over Sex Crime Allegations

Taeil of NCT has left his group after being reported to the police for an unspecified sexual crime, his agency announced. The decision came after SM Entertainment was made aware of "the gravity of the case" and upon consultations with the 30-year-old, without elaborating further as it is an ongoing criminal case. "Our company…

August 28, 20240Comments

BySamar Khouri

Celebs

Cherry Bullet Disbands 5 Years After Debut

FNC Entertainment has confirmed that its girl group Cherry Bullet will officially disband, five years after debuting in 2019. Contract termination May, Haeyoon, Remi, Jiwon will end their contracts and seek individual activities while the remaining members Yuju, Bora and Chaerin will continue with the agency, FNC said on Weverse. “We thank the fans…

April 22, 20240Comments

BySamar Khouri

Celebs

Did Bae Suzy and Kim Woo-Bin Film In Dubai?

Last month actors Kim Woo-bin and Bae Suzy were reportedly spotted filming a scene for the romantic comedy series, titled 'Everything Shall Come True' in Dubai. The actor might have clarified reports posting on Instagram several images against the backdrop of Al Seef's traditional architecture, with the caption “Dubai 1”. [VID] SUZY and #KimWooBin…

March 10, 20240Comments

BySamar Khouri