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Momoland members will not renew their contracts with MLD Entertainment

None of the six members of girl group Momoland will renew their contracts their agency MLD Entertainment. "After long discussions, the company came to an agreement with all six members of Momoland to terminate their exclusive contracts ...

2023-01-27

'Proof,' BTS anthology album, on Billboard 200 for 39th week

“Proof” (2022) by BTS has maintain its presence on the Billboard 200 album chart for 32 consecutive weeks. The anthology album ranked No. 114 on the Billboard 200 chart for the week of Jan. 28, up six spots ...

2023-01-26

K-pop master takes inspiration from Korean monochrome painting master

RM, the leader of boy band BTS, starts the first track of his first solo album “Indigo” with the line: “He always said, be a human being foremost/play, feel it/experience the joy, anger, sorrow and pleasure/instead of trying ...

2023-01-26

Alex of boy band Drippin suspends activities

Alex of boy band Drippin will temporarily suspend his activities, according to his agency on Thursday. Woollim Entertainment said Alex had been in declining health, and that it held lengthy discussions with his parents ...

2023-01-26

Le Sserafim's debut Japanese EP 'Fearless' tops Oricon chart

Girl group Le Sserafim's debut Japanese EP “Fearless” ranked No.1 on Japan’s Oricon chart on Thursday. Over 132,000 units of the EP were sold in just one day after its release Wednesday. "Fearless" is now the highest-selling debut ...

2023-01-26

K-pop documentary series 'K-pop Generation' set for release on Tving tonight

New K-pop documentary series "K-pop Generation" will be released tonight on local streaming service Tving. The show delves into stories of the stars, producers and fans who make up the quickly expanding K-pop industry ...

2023-01-26

'Queendom Puzzle' K-pop competition show by Mnet is in the works

Cable channel Mnet will air a sequel to "Queendom" (2019), a music competition show for leading K-pop girl groups, within the first half of this year. Mnet confirmed with the Korea JoongAng Daily ...

2023-01-26

Onew of SHINee to hold first solo concerts in March

Onew of boy band SHINee will hold his first solo concert “Onew 1st Concert ‘O-New-Note’” in Korea on March 4 and 5, his agency SM Entertainment announced Thursday. The concerts will be held at the Olympic ...

2023-01-26

Ithaca Holdings founder Scooter Braun is new CEO of HYBE America

Scooter Braun, founder of Justin Bieber’s agency Ithaca Holdings, has become the sole CEO of HYBE America. According to a report by U.S. entertainment news outlet Variety on Wednesday, HYBE America’s former co-CEO Lenzo Yoon, or ...

2023-01-26

Fourth member of YG girl group BabyMonster, Asa, revealed

YG Entertainment introduced Asa, a 16-year-old Japanese trainee, as the fourth member of the agency's soon-to-debut girl group BabyMonster, on Wednesday. A video of Asa was uploaded on Thursday to BabyMonster's ...

2023-01-26

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