Recent events in South Korea really drive home just how insignificant entertainment updates can be, and due to the ongoing mourning period, the appropriate dearth of updates out of the …
Read More »Wise Music Group claims NewJeans’ “Bubble Gum” infringes on Shakatak’s “Easier Said Than Done”, ADOR denies
In news that’s annoying but also funny as hell given the context, ADOR has released a statement denying plagiarism after Wise Music Group sent an official Letter Of Claim last …
Read More »BELIFT LAB drops 27-minute video addressing plagiarism claims against ILLIT, seem to drag the whole industry into the mess
It seemed like things were settling down on the HYBE/ADOR dispute front, at least to the point where I’d be able to catchup on everything else and recap the current …
Read More »Min Hee Jin accuses HYBE execs of entertaining at room salons & explains her texts, BELIFT file criminal complaint against her
While I took a (deserved) break from the HYBE/ADOR conflict, there thankfully wasn’t a ton of back-and-forth. However, what did happen was another public relations haymaker and a criminal complaint. …
Read More »Injunction battle sees claims of Min Hee Jin disrespecting NewJeans & mismanaging sexual harassment complaint, HYBE manipulating album sales & dealing with more plagiarism
So … just a day after I wrote how everybody is seemingly tired of updates on the HYBE/ADOR situation at the moment, of course it’s probably one of the biggest …
Read More »ADOR employee claims HYBE coerced her consent to audit + NewJeans’ parents’ letter revealed + HYBE responds
Despite my feeble wishes for everything to remain quiet until the results of the ADOR board meeting were released, a couple stories have emerged relating to the HYBE/ADOR conflict that …
Read More »Min Hee Jin’s emotional press conference on the HYBE/ADOR conflict also includes NewJeans and a surprising amount of other groups
Alright, so as the next chapter in the HYBE/ADOR conflict, Min Hee Jin and her lawyers recently held a press conference to respond to HYBE’s claims about her and other …
Read More »ADOR responds to HYBE, accuses BELIFT of copying NewJeans with ILLIT & HYBE of being blinded by pursuit of short-term profits
Following confirmed reports of HYBE auditing ADOR, along with a report that Min Hee Jin had been called on to resign, ADOR has now responded with their side of things …
Read More »Quick Reviews: ILLIT debut with familiar-sounding and easy-listening “Magnetic”
ILLIT, the much-anticipated five-member girl group formed by survival show R U Next? and under HYBE‘s Belift Lab, has now made their debut with “Magnetic” off their Super Real Me …
Read More »HYBE girl group I’LL-IT says fan-voted member Youngseo will not debut with group
I’LL-IT, the upcoming girl group from HYBE subsidiary BELIFT LAB, has revealed that member Youngseo will not be debuting with the group and they’ll instead be coming out as five. …
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