Pledis Entertainment‘s new boy group TWS popped onto my radar at the start of the year with their pleasant and promising pre-release in “Oh Mymy”. Things seemed to be on …
Read More »Rundown: ITZY, Billlie, 2AM, Lee Chanhyuk, TWS, DXMON, Kim Jonghyeon
Rather than torturing myself by catching up on stuff I missed towards the end of 2023, especially the dreary holiday fare, I’m just gonna turn the page to 2024 and …
Read More »After School to continue as After School, re-signs with Pledis to continue After School’s exploding acting career
After School has re-signed with Pledis Entertainment for a fourth time to continue as After School, as she has done since 2009. 14 years now seems like an eternity given …
Read More »Jang Gyuri leaves Fromis 9 after contract expires, group to continue as Fromis 8
In what came as a surprise to at least me, it was announced that Fromis 9 member Jang Gyuri would be leaving the group and Pledis Entertainment after her contract …
Read More »[Update] JR, Aron, Ren leave Pledis while Baekho & Minhyun re-sign, NU’EST to disband
NU’EST has been around for about a decade now but really only took off a few years ago after Broduce 101 when JR, Baekho, Minhyun, and Ren participated on the …
Read More »Bullying Allegations Roundup: (G)I-DLE’s Soojin, A Pink’s Chorong, SEVENTEEN’s Mingyu, The Boyz’s Sunwoo, Shim Eun Woo
While I’ve been a bit busy over the last couple weeks since the last roundup, there’s been a bunch of major updates on the bullying front. —— (G)I-DLE’s Soojin: After …
Read More »Han Sung Soo (Pledis founder) credited wife as writer on 8 IZ*ONE songs, reportedly for royalties
It didn’t take long for Pledis Entertainment founder Han Sung Soo to get into hot water after Big Hit Entertainment’s acquisition of Pledis was announced. Dispatch has reported that he …
Read More »Big Hit acquires Pledis, which will remain independent
After a whole bunch of rumors about Big Hit Entertainment acquiring Pledis Entertainment, things have finally been confirmed as BHE announced they have become the largest shareholder in Pledis. On …
Read More »[Update: Confirmed] Jungkook, Eunwoo, Jaehyun & Mingyu spent night out in Itaewon + concerns over ignored COVID-19 self-isolation recs
Following reports of Gyuri and then Mino being out partying at the time of social distancing, now four other idols are being criticized for doing similar, with BTS‘s Jungkook, ASTRO‘s …
Read More »[Update] Pledis sues Kyulkyung for breach of contract, basically claiming she ghosted them
In an official statement, Pledis Entertainment revealed they are suing former PRISTIN and IOI member Kyulkyung for breach of contract, essentially claiming that she went AWOL on them. 1. Kyulkyung …
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