A bit lost in all the hoopla and arguing yesterday about BTS’s announcement that they’d effectively be boycotting the Grammy Awards was HYBE commenting to Korean media on the decision. …
Read More »[Update] NewJeans are back as 4 (in some capacity) for what could perhaps be the most messy comeback possible … or not
In what is something of a surprise, given … well, everything, the NewJeans return is actually happening despite (or perhaps because of) everything happening with HYBE, ADOR, Min Hee Jin, …
Read More »Lexie leaves another HYBE & Geffen production, and SAINT SATINE is down to 3 before they even debut
While I don’t often talk about the American groups from “K-pop”, I do enjoy observing trends, and news that Lexie was leaving HYBE and Geffen Records girl group SAINT SATINE …
Read More »The Mean Time’s KATSEYE parody “SLOP” went viral again, which made me consider a HYBE feedback loop
Speaking of old news going recently viral, KATSEYE were featured on an episode of The Mean Time podcast with musicians Jared Gaines and Patrick Gilchrist back in January of this …
Read More »Rundown: HYBE Girl Group Collab, aespa, NMIXX, CORTIS, MEOWV, FIFTY FIFTY, Krystal, YEEUN, EPEX, AHOF
Alright, I’m back again to catch up with all the releases, including a bunch of major ones. If the song you loved isn’t here … well, I might’ve loved it, …
Read More »Min Hee Jin’s criminal allegations against 10 HYBE executives all get rejected by prosecution, which is unsurprising
Hello and welcome back to the HYBE and Min Hee Jin (and NewJeans) legal mines, where today it was revealed that Min Hee Jin’s charges against HYBE were dismissed by …
Read More »HYBE’s new vision emphasizes ‘technology’ and a ‘lifestyle platform’, two things I definitely love companies pivoting towards
Quite a bit of mockery made its way around the Internet when people saw the “We Believe In Music” slogan on HYBE‘s building being removed, but that was a part …
Read More »4 songwriters sue NewJeans, ADOR, HYBE alleging “How Sweet” was plagiarized from their demo, ADOR & BANA issue denial
Four songwriters (Audrey Armacost, Aidan Rodriguez, Adam Gokcebay, Michael Campanelli) have sued NewJeans, ADOR, and HYBE, alleging that they plagiarized the song “How Sweet” from a demo they sent them …
Read More »Bullet Points: Kojiharu sells for ~$115MM, HYBE tries a fresh start for girl groups, a Park Bom letter, disbandments, random Kahi sightings, more
Perhaps the most important news of the year is that After School‘s Kahi was randomly (?) at USC recently and danced with students for some reason to “Diva” and “Bang“. …
Read More »Prosecutors deny arrest warrant request for HYBE’s Bang Si Hyuk
Just a few days ago, the police requested an arrest warrant for HYBE chairman Bang Si Hyuk on charges of fraudulent and unfair trading, coming after what felt like ages …
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