Okay, so I still have to do a HYBE/ADOR catchup post — that I’m putting off because I missed too much news that it’s now daunting — but something potentially …
Read More »Ex-ADOR employee allegedly shares details of sexual harassment case and negative experience with Min Hee Jin
Over a week ago, ADOR and Min Hee Jin hit back at Dispatch over them supposedly distorting her text messages, especially with regards to the sexual harassment/power harassment allegation by …
Read More »MLD Entertainment reportedly can’t pay employees, leading to concern for remaining groups as well
In news that seems bad for the groups still with the company, MLD Entertainment is reportedly suffering from financial problems, the extent of which has led to the company not …
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 »Fromis 9’s Chaeyoung speaks out about their hiatus, wondering why only they’re on HYBE’s backburner
Amid all the turmoil surrounding HYBE at the moment, Fromis9 member Chaeyoung spoke out about the group’s own lengthy hiatus during a live broadcast on Weverse. During the live broadcast, …
Read More »4 staff injured in THE BLACK LABEL photoshoot after falling 20 feet in abandoned building
Today in K-pop working conditions that would make OSHA combust, four staff members of THE BLACK LABEL have reportedly been injured on site of a photoshoot after falling 20 feet. …
Read More »Guno, BUGVEL member & ex-YGE trainee, says K-p system ‘borders on inhumane’ and talks needing support from home
Guno — a Taiwanese former YG Entertainment trainee, former Produce X 101 contestant, and current member of J-pop group BUGVEL (come on with that name, man) — recently spoke to …
Read More »INFINITE’s Sungjong terminates contract with his agency over lack of payment, loss of trust, more
INFINITE member Sungjong has terminated his contract with SPK Entertainment, the company he joined back in August of 2022. In a statement to the press, he says the agency failed …
Read More »Bullet Points: Jin & Meisa divorce, plus just so much fandom fuckery, company news, and awards stuff
Hello and welcome to 2024! Been a rough start to things so far, at least in Korea and Japan, with the year beginning with political stabbings and earthquakes. Yeesh. Anyway, …
Read More »Fly To The Sky’s Brian reveals he only got paid for the first time after leaving SM Entertainment
Fly To The Sky member Brian Joo seems to be making a bit of a comeback in the entertainment world these days*, and he recently appeared on an episode of …
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