Lot of movement on the company front, lot of marriage/birth news, and a lot of quasi or full disbandments. But first, let’s start light. LIGHTSUM‘s Chowon, Hina, Juhyeon, and Yujeong …
Read More »Mark, seemingly a member of every NCT unit, shockingly leaves NCT & SM Entertainment with heartfelt letter
Well this has been a year for surprising departures so far, and the latest is NCT member Mark having left both the group and SM Entertainment, though on seemingly much …
Read More »Heeseung shocks everybody by leaving ENHYPEN to go solo, citing differences in ‘musical vision’
In what feels like perhaps the most out of left field member departure in a while, it was recently announced ENHYPEN member Heeseung would be leaving the group due to …
Read More »Bullet Points: Idol gets rhabdo scare, Youngeun leaves Kep1er, a twin births twins, what is “K-pop”, scalping/piracy laws, more
Hello and welcome to the norm for international K-pop “news” sites. "False but turn into an angle" truly explains so much about everything.— Asian Junkie (@asianjunkiecom) February 4, 2026 Bleak. …
Read More »ZEROBASEONE confirmed to continue as 5, YH Entertainment quartet will move on
In all the mess yesterday, I almost missed ZEROBASEONE news entirely, as it felt weirdly unceremoniously released. Anyway, the short of it is the group will continue on under WAKEONE …
Read More »COCORO exposes agency for forcing exit from ME:I by falsely diagnosing her with BPD and fabricating misconduct
You know, I told myself when I came back that I was gonna limit the amount of lengthy recaps on situations I’d engage in, and yet. Anyway, towards the end …
Read More »MADEIN’s agency reveals Yeseo & Suhye will suspend activities, ex-CEO’s sexual assault investigation is ongoing
Amidst the ongoing scandal involving former member Gaeun and the fan boycott that followed, 143 Entertainment has revealed in an official statement that Yeseo and Suhye have suspended their activities …
Read More »Bullet Points: Wendy & Yeri leave SME, Sunny to A20 with Lee Soo Man, Busters & SECRET NUMBER decimated, DRIPPIN enlistment red flag, donations galore, more
STAYC‘s Sieun rocking this shirt makes it at least the third time an idol has worn it. Been a while since I’ve done this feature, but there’s been a surprising …
Read More »Bullet Points: Hyeri tanks a pole, Park Bom hiatus, KeyEast gets sold, Lizzy returns, sajaegi sentences, more
It’s been over a month since the last one of these, but I didn’t forget this time! Honestly, there just wasn’t a ton going on for a while there. Also, …
Read More »5 members of Fromis 9 sign with ASND to continue group, negotiations with Pledis over name underway
Fromis 9 recently left Pledis Entertainment after the conclusion of their contracts, and their future had been up in the air. Rumors that at least some of them would continue …
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