Following KG‘s withdrawal from VCHA and lawsuit against JYP Entertainment over alleged abuse and mistreatment, JYPE has issued a response. In it, they broadly claim that her statement has false …
Read More »Fandom lightsticks extensively utilized in protests against Yoon Suk Yeol as K-pop songs blare and even idols step forward to show support
While I had hoped that following the failure of his coup attempt, President Yoon Suk Yeol would resign or get impeached (then imprisoned), of course things haven’t gone that smoothly. …
Read More »VCHA’s KG files lawsuit against JYPE for abuse & mistreatment, hopes K-pop industry makes changes
VCHA‘s KG has announced her departure from the group and has also revealed that she’ll be filing a lawsuit against JYP Entertainment for abuse and mistreatment. In an Instagram story, …
Read More »Cignature have disbanded and all the members have left C9 Entertainment
Okay, this actually happened a couple of days ago, and I was gonna begrudgingly cover it after my now-infamous Thanksgiving break, but then that whole literal coup attempt happened. Anyway, …
Read More »President Yoon Suk Yeol lifts martial law after getting BTFO by citizens & National Assembly, entertainment industry cautiously marches on
Asian Political Junkie here with the second and hopefully last update on the martial law/coup attempt situation in South Korea. As you may have already heard, the President has revoked …
Read More »South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declares martial law, entertainment industry cancelling festivals & events
So this isn’t necessarily entertainment industry related, but it actually is because it’s everything related, as South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has declared martial law. All these vague catch-all …
Read More »(G)I-DLE’s Soyeon reveals contract renewal with Cube Entertainment during 2024 Melon Music Award acceptance speech
After a string of girl group disbandments and/or drama during my “break”, it was nice to see things reversed this time around. During her acceptance speech for Record Of The …
Read More »Fromis 9 to leave Pledis Entertainment, will release fan song in late-December
In a less surprising company change/disbandment, and contributing to an amusingly (for me, personally) busy day, Pledis Entertainment revealed that Fromis 9 would be leaving the company after their contracts …
Read More »Loossemble members leave agency CTD E&M after just over a year since re-debut
Following the lawsuit victories of the LOONA members against Blockberry Creative, members Hyunjin, Yeojin, Vivi, Go Won, and Hyeju joined with CTD E&M to form Loossemble. The group debuted in …
Read More »143 Entertainment announce Gaeun’s departure from MADEIN, again deny sexual assault allegations
In what I certainly hope is coincidental timing and not done in an attempt to bury this, 143 Entertainment has announced that member Gaeun has now left the group MADEIN. …
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