As the FIFTY FIFTY mess unfolds, it has oddly thrust ATTRAKT‘s CEO Jeon Hong Joon back into the spotlight. When all this broke out people didn’t seem to know a …
Read More »Korean music critic talks K-pop companies maintaining absolute control over idols/media, having to self-publish for being industry critical
Music critic Hwang Sunyeop recently tried to get an opinion piece published by media outlets, but found them unwilling to publish criticism of the K-pop industry without revising his entire …
Read More »JTBC’s ‘Newsroom’ apologizes for misleading report on BTS & Big Hit
JTBC issued an apology for their report on BTS that had said the group were looking into taking legal action against their company Big Hit Entertainment following the report being …
Read More »Ministry Of Justice investigative team gives conclusions after reinvestigation into Jang Ja Yeon’s case
While I have covered Jang Ja Yeon’s case on the site before, I found it honestly impossible to update on both the ongoings of that case and also cover the …
Read More »[Update] Police confirm legitimacy of Seungri prostitution chat + hidden camera chat obtained through another celeb’s phone
Seungri’s alleged violation of the anti-prostitution laws has continued to be a major developing story, and it last left off when he was booked by police and his status was …
Read More »IU personally addresses real estate controversy, wants the receipts if people have them
Despite the real estate controversy appearing to be thoroughly squashed yesterday, IU went ahead and denied the rumors personally on her Instagram anyway. Obtaining unfairly given information to buy the …
Read More »Iron’s probation for assaults on ex is upheld on appeal + scolded for outing identity, which media (K & I) participated in
Late last month, the court had advised Iron to settle the appeal case with his ex after she requested a harsher sentence than probation for his conviction. If you don’t …
Read More »Article reporting on Kyla leaving Pristin & Pledis gets deleted, no clarification given
An article was released yesterday reporting that Kyla had left Pristin and had terminated her contract with Pledis Entertainment. However, as people were getting around to covering the story, the …
Read More »Jung Woo Sung shows courage in continuing to speak on refugee issue in Korea despite intense backlash
Actor Jung Woo Sung has come under intense fire in Korea recently for his position on Yemeni refugees seeking shelter from their war-torn country. Back on June 20, the actor …
Read More »Jiyoung clarifies that the witch hunt was indeed a witch hunt, is still close with Hara
Following an “issue” that was completely generated by the media and netizens, Jiyoung has denied that her posting a picture of popcorn was meant to indicate that she was taking …
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