LE SSERAFIM have recently made their return with “HOT“, which had an extensive teaser period that left me mostly confused on when it would be released. Still, it was effective …
Read More »Songs You May Have Missed: January 2025 (Kim Wan Sun, HUH YUNJIN, Whee In, JUST B, ALL(H)OURS, Dynamic Duo, An Shinae, VVUP, RichRich, more)
Hello playlist darlings, long time no see. I’d say it’s been ages since you’ve seen me, but it feels a bit redundant seeing as how it really has been. I …
Read More »On Kim Shin Young apologizing to PLAVE, K-pop fans, and virtual idols
The use of avatars for musicians has come back into the news recently after comedian/host Kim Shin Young and fans of PLAVE clashed over her characterization of them, resulting in …
Read More »Quick Reviews: LE SSERAFIM could’ve used a bit more “CRAZY”
Boy it’s been a hell of a year for LE SSERAFIM so far, huh? But despite all the noise I’ve been relatively skeptical it would hurt them that much because …
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 »Source Music reportedly sues ADOR CEO Min Hee Jin for defamation and 500 million won in damages
It has really been a rather blessed month-plus without major news on the HYBE/ADOR front, and I really thank them for that. However, today it’s another lawsuit to be added …
Read More »Court ruling on the Min Hee Jin/HYBE injunction lawsuit revealed, HYBE must pay legal costs
Following getting reports on the results of Min Hee Jin’s injunction lawsuit and subsequent details in reports, now the whole court ruling on the injunction has been revealed. ====== HYBE/ADOR …
Read More »‘Music Bank’ interaction between NewJeans & LE SSERAFIM’s Eunchae makes I-netizens very upset for some reason
Netizens everywhere are scrutinizing the moves of everybody associated with the HYBE/ADOR mess, leading to honestly rather insane conspiracy theories on the Korean side of things about groups like LE …
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 »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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