j-hope will be taking a step out of the spotlight temporarily.
The BTS member has initiated the enlistment process for mandatory military service, BIGHIT MUSIC confirmed.
Mandatory military service
His agency did not provide further details on when its rapper, singer-songwriter and producer will join the military. "We will inform you of further updates…
Brave Girls, known for the viral hit of its old single 'Rollin,' has decided to disband after seven years.
'Goodbye'
The four members — Minyoung, Yujeong, Eunji, and Yuna — did not renew their exclusive contracts after discussions for a long period, Brave Entertainment said in a statement.
A symbol of late-blooming success,…
Members of K-pop girl group MOMOLAND announced that they have decided to go their separate ways.
Part ways
Hyebin, Yeonwoo, Jane, Nayoon, JooE, Ahin, and Nancy posted identical handwritten letters in both Korean and English on their respective Instagram accounts about the disbandment, saying that they decided to support each other toward a new beginning…
Song Joong-ki has announced that he has married British actress Katy Louise Saunders and they are expecting their first child.
Wedding plans, fatherhood
The South Korean actor shared the surprising news in a letter to his fan club, revealing the couple wed today.
"I have pledged to spend the rest of my life with…
All six members of MOMOLAND have decided to part ways with agency MLD Entertainment after their contract expiration.
Contract expiration
The Korean agency thanked the girl group for its time at the company and asked fans to support Hyebin, Yeonwoo, Jane, Nayoon, JooE, Ahin, and Nancy on their new journey.
It is unclear if…
OMEGA X revealed that it has won the lawsuit against its former agency, SPIRE Entertainment, for contract termination.
The group in a statement on Instagram thanked fans and says it will repay them with better music and more.
Legal dispute
Omega X members and their legal representatives held a press conference at the Seoul…
BLACKPINK will hit the stage as headliners at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival this April, becoming the first K-Pop band to do so.
Headliners
It is BLACKPINK's second appearance at the US music and art festival. Members Jennie, Lisa, Jisoo, and Rosé last performed in 2019.
The quartet will be joining Bad Bunny…
IU and BTS’ Jung Kook have made it on Rolling Stone’s list of 'The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.'
IU, Jung Kook's rankings
Among the 200 singers, IU landed at number 135 and Jungkook at number 191, making them the only K-Pop singers to be ranked on the list.
The American magazine were…
Singer-actress IU and actor Lee Jong Suk are in a romantic relationship, their agencies confirmed in separate statements.
HighZium Studio, the agency of Lee, said the pair progressed from close co-workers to becoming a couple.
IU’s agency EDAM Entertainment asked people "to look on their relationship with warm eyes."
Their dating confirmation came…
YG Entertainment has announced that all six members — Jay, Song, Bobby, DK, Ju-ne, and Chan — of the boy band iKON have mutually agreed to end their exclusive seven-year contracts with the agency.
iKON's contract termination
"Apart from the end of the contract, all six members will act as a group: iKON," the…