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 …
Read More »Police request arrest warrant for HYBE’s Bang Si Hyuk on charges of fraudulent & unfair trading
After being investigated for what seemed like forever over allegations of fraudulent and unfair trading, it’s been reported that police are now seeking an arrest warrant for HYBE chairman Bang …
Read More »HYBE, SME, JYPE, YGE unite for music festival aimed at surpassing Coachella, but actually sounds sorta like a reskinned KCON
South Korea’s Big 4 entertainment companies — HYBE, SM Entertainment, JYP Entertainment, YG Entertainment — have announced that they’re joining hands with the goal of creating a global music festival. …
Read More »BTS fans have to warn each other about their ‘It’s Not A Bomb’ merch, which is apparently a thing
In things I thought was a shitpost but turned out to actually be real, HYBE are selling green, military-looking bags for their ARMY Bomb lightsticks with “It’s Not A Bomb” …
Read More »South Korea’s National Pension Service had to address the Heeseung (ex-ENHYPEN) mess due to fans paralyzing their services … bleak
I was planning (or delusionally hoping) that the last post on Heeseung would indeed be the last on that particular aspect of the saga, but ENHYPEN fans apparently had other …
Read More »BELIFT confirms Heeseung will not return to ENHYPEN despite the ongoing mass psychosis
Another day, another borderline surreal update on now-former ENHYPEN member Heeseung. And while I promise I’ll write about something else soon, I’ve been busy with personal stuff and still have …
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