The Korean Fair Trade Commission has launched an investigation of a few entertainment companies over the last three days, and the matter involves sales of photocards. Specifically SM Entertainment, YG …
Read More »Sohee of new SME boy group RIIZE already under fire for — grab your pearls — swearing and going to a hook-up spot
If you hadn’t heard yet, SM Entertainment has revealed their upcoming seven-member boy group, called RIIZE. Despite sounding like a League Of Legends champion or a new MMA promotion company, …
Read More »SME clarifies NCT’s contract status, saying they have members signed for at least 10 years
With the rumors surrounding BLACKPINK‘s contracts swirling around, questions about NCT‘s status (who debuted in 2016 as well) has apparently reached SM Entertainment, as the company addressed the issue. Ironically, …
Read More »SM Entertainment release statement, would basically like Taeyeon fans to stop sending protest trucks to their building
Towards the end of June, Taeyeon fans from Korea and China started sending protest trucks to the SM Entertainment building. The reason for it was basically mismanagement, especially regarding of …
Read More »Korean Fair Trade Commission to investigate Kakao, HYBE, SME, YGE, JYPE over potential subcontracting law violations
An investigation into allegations of power abuse by the five biggest entertainment companies in Korea has been launched by the Korean Fair Trade Commission. According to Yonhap, investigators have been …
Read More »SME denies report that EXO cancelled on Dingo’s ‘Killing Voice’ due to a member’s issues with his contract
As a part of their upcoming comeback, EXO had a schedule for Dingo‘s popular feature Killing Voice, but it was reportedly abruptly cancelled and the reason behind that has caused …
Read More »Kwangya now comes with Feds, as SME’s KWANGYA 119 goes live
I know it comes off like everything about KWANGYA 119 is a shitpost, but this is an actual thing that SM Entertainment has decided to go forward with, which includes …
Read More »EXO-CBX to stay with SM Entertainment after the two sides ‘resolved their differences’, joint statement released
After about a week of EXO-CBX and SM Entertainment trading barbs over their contract, things got quiet as EXO‘s comeback approached. During that time the two sides apparently hammered out …
Read More »SM Entertainment sends Jaejoong a wreath for his new company and he needs to scan that thing for wiretaps
Jaejoong (JYJ) has started his own company, called iNKODE, which is not a surprise since famous idols from previous generations regularly found companies. What was a surprise was the wreath …
Read More »SME’s claims their contracts are in line with KFTC, but EXO-CBX’s rebut this, explain the differences, and open up about negotiation process
Given that the lawyers of EXO-CBX and SM Entertainment seem intent on fighting this out in the media, the updates seem like they are going to keep coming, and there …
Read More »
Asian Junkie Asian pop. Without discretion.