Former After School and Orange Caramel member Nana recently participated in the viral dance challenge video for Orange Caramel’s 2011 song, “Shanghai Romance“. She teamed up with Duksung Women’s University …
Read More »“Cherish my GLITT” is now a real idol quote #Blessed
Ever since ILLIT announced that their fandom name would be GLITT, I have simply been waiting for something that sounds like a pun. Today, I have been blessed by the …
Read More »An attempt to do a brief HYBE/ADOR/Min Hee Jin/NewJeans catchup post before 2025
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 »[Update] ADOR release rebuttal of NewJeans’ plagiarism allegations + Dispatch detail the formation of NewJeans again, ADOR dispute it, Source dispute ADOR
You know it’s lean times in the HYBE/ADOR mess when it’s about the stuff in this post, but hey, updates are updates, right? ====== Following the plagiarism allegations against NewJeans’ …
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 »Bullet Points: Lia returns to ITZY, ONF’s tour mess, Jennie vaped, a lot of disbandments, health issues, and pregnancies
Okay, so there’s actually quite a bit that has happened this time around, including a few news items I didn’t really want to dedicate much time to, multiple disbandments, and …
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’s second press conference features reconciliation with HYBE, the injunction ruling, future plans of NewJeans & ADOR, and more
Alright, so after the injunction ruling and the responses of both sides, the next step for the HYBE/ADOR conflict is a second Min Hee Jin press conference. The first turned …
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 …
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