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 »BoA set to continue on in some capacity after establishing BApal Entertainment
After the announcement that BoA‘s 25 years with SM Entertainment had come to an end back in January, what she was going to do moving forward was a question, and …
Read More »Taemin leaves embattled BPM Entertainment, revealed to have paid staff himself after company couldn’t
It was recently announced that Taemin of SHINee parted ways with embattled company Big Planet Made Entertainment today. We would like to inform you that our exclusive contract with Taemin …
Read More »Kim Junsu performs again on M Countdown after 17 years away due to blacklisting
Former TVXQ member Kim Junsu returned recently to major music shows for the first time since 2009 on M Countdown. Perhaps appropriately — as musical theater provided him a stage …
Read More »Bullet Points: Fans get weird with Jay & Yunjin, CL & Lee Hi’s late registration, WM is a mess, Shotaro denies dating Giselle, AI, more
Amazing lead picture. How are LOONA always involved with this iconic/dystopian idol photos? Incredible. Anyway, in fans behaving weirdly/badly, there’s cringe “rizz content” with ENHYPEN‘s Jay and an unhinged fansite …
Read More »SM Entertainment is feeding their whole music catalog into AI, whose involvement will surely stop at an advisory role
In timing that’s a hell of a coincidence considering the last post, SM Entertainment CEO Jang Cheol Hyuk recently revealed … no, bragged about how for “SM 3.0” they fed …
Read More »BoA leaves SM Entertainment after 25 years, marking the end of an era at the company
In news that has felt like it was coming but not one that I could ever truly believe would happen, BoA and SM Entertainment have parted ways after 25 years. …
Read More »An oyster was somehow what crossed the line for IRENE & SEULGI’s BDSM GL comeback with ‘TILT’
Okay, so long story short, Red Velvet sub-unit IRENE & SEULGI are returning soon with TILT on May 26, and while there was never any doubt their concept was queer-coded, …
Read More »Taeyeon shares fan statement demanding compensation & accountability from SME after sudden concert cancellation, SME responds (sorta)
Over a week ago now, the Tokyo concert of SNSD‘s Taeyeon was abruptly cancelled two days before it was set to go on. The two-day set, called The TENSE, was …
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 …
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