Kakao Entertainment is gearing up to take on HYBE's Weverse with its own K-pop fan platform to connect them with their favorite artists.
Musical actor Jeong Sun-ah, 39, is on the superfan community Weverse, the first in her profession to join the platform largely dominated by K-pop stars and their fans.
HYBE's annual music festival Weverse Con is under fire for trying to widen its artist lineup to younger and older artists beyond the label's roster, with some of the audience demanding refunds.
Weverse Con 2024 showcased new and international acts, expanding beyond HYBE to feature solo and rookie performers alongside established groups.
Weverse Con Festival includes an array of K-pop acts from HYBE's subsidiary labels like Seventeen, Le Sserafim, Enhypen and Tomorrow X Together.
Girl group Le Sserafim will celebrate two years since its debut with a live online session and a sitcom as part of the second installment of "Fimily Party," the group's agency Source Music said Wednesday.
The lineup includes an array of K-pop acts from HYBE's subsidiary labels like; however, it notably did not include NewJeans, whose label ADOR is currently engaging in a public feud with its parent company. The group did perform at the 2023 festival.
K-pop group Le Sserafim will hold fan meet and greets in Seoul.
HYBE inked an expanded deal with Universal Music Group, granting the company exclusive distribution rights to its artists' music for 10 years.
The boy band teased the second season of its YouTube series "BoyNextDoor" ahead of its April comeback with the release of new music.
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