SM Entertainment has announced that all eight members of EXO will continue group activities under SME, but confirm EXO-CBX have their own company for individual activities (plus D.O. with Company …
Read More »EXO-CBX to stay with SM Entertainment after the two sides ‘resolved their differences’, joint statement released
After about a week of EXO-CBX and SM Entertainment trading barbs over their contract, things got quiet as EXO‘s comeback approached. During that time the two sides apparently hammered out …
Read More »SME’s claims their contracts are in line with KFTC, but EXO-CBX’s rebut this, explain the differences, and open up about negotiation process
Given that the lawyers of EXO-CBX and SM Entertainment seem intent on fighting this out in the media, the updates seem like they are going to keep coming, and there …
Read More »EXO-CBX’s reps request the Korea FTC to examine all SM Entertainment contracts + SME relents & says they’ll provide payment records
After the initial expected back-and-forth between the opposing sides of EXO-CBX and SM Entertainment over the validity of their contract, the reps of EXO-CBX are now expanding the issue into …
Read More »EXO-CBX’s reps respond to SME’s statement, going into detail about their contract issues + MC Mong denies being involved in the dispute
The lawyers of EXO-CBX (Chen, Baekhyun, Xiumin) have issued a response to SM Entertainment’s clarification of the trio’s initial claims for termination of their contract. —— The statement starts by …
Read More »SM Entertainment wants you to know there is no war in Ba Sing Se, actually
Hey, remember yesterday? EXO members Chen, Baekhyun, and Xiumin requested contract termination from SM Entertainment, then SME went on a deranged rant before offering an actual rebuttal, and also accused …
Read More »EXO’s Chen, Baekhyun, Xiumin file for contract termination, SME responds by claiming external forces are tempting their artists
EXO members Chen, Baekhyun, and Xiumin have filed for contract termination with SM Entertainment, saying through a legal rep that they tried to settle the money owed to them multiple …
Read More »[Review] EXO-CBX’s fantastically stupid “Horololo” is actually rather refreshing
Out of more than 120 song reviews this year, only eleven singles have earned a nine or higher from my ratings system — and five of those were Japanese releases. …
Read More »[Review] EXO-CBX find success with familiar but buoyant “Blooming Day”
The sub-unit of EXO-CBX is one of the most exciting EXO-related developments of the past few years. The group as a whole has often drawn from funk influences, but EXO-CBX …
Read More »TWICE, BTS, SHINee, Big Bang lead the way for K-pop on Oricon’s 2017 year-end lists
In what should come as a surprise to nobody at this point, TWICE and BTS led the way for K-pop on Oricon‘s recently revealed 2017 year-end lists. But the previous …
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