K-POP

HYBE CEO Lee Jae-sang stated that the company’s disciplined approach to managing the NewJeans conflict is yielding positive results, while reaffirming confidence in its multilabel system and cautioning that BTS's comeback timeline remains undecided.

The controversial kids-only K-pop audition program “Under 15,” slated to premiere on MBN on March 31, canceled its airing amid accusations for sexualizing its...

BTS’s J-Hope collaborated with the Louvre Museum to promote his new digital single “Mona Lisa,” following the museum’s own outreach, resulting in a video featuring J-Hope singing in front of da Vinci’s iconic masterpiece.

All five members of NewJeans, now identifying as NJZ, filed an objection to a Seoul court’s decision upholding an injunction by their agency ADOR that restricts their independent activities amid a contract dispute.

Jimin of BTS set a new record for the longest-charting K-pop solo song on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, with his track Who (2024) surpassing Psy’s Gangnam Style by remaining on the chart for 32 weeks, currently at No. 41.

Korean R&B and ballad singer Choi Whee-sung, also known as Wheesung or Realslow, was found dead at 43 in his Gwangjin District apartment on Monday evening. Police investigates possibilities of drug oversdose or suicide.

Singer Choi Whee-sung, also known as Wheesung, was found dead at his home in eastern Seoul at the age of 43, with the cause of death yet to be confirmed.

The first hearing in the legal dispute between K-pop group NewJeans and its agency ADOR took place at the Seoul Central District Court on March 7, with all five members attending voluntarily, as ADOR seeks to block their independent activities while the validity of their contract termination—disputed over claims of unfair treatment and unilateral severance—remains in question.

The dispute between NewJeans members and agency ADOR escalated as the singers' parents accused the company of trying to block the group's activities, while ADOR denied the claim, stating its legal actions aimed to establish a cooperative framework.

Jennie from Blackpink is set to release her first full-length solo album, Ruby, on Friday, following the success of her prereleased track ExtraL (feat. Doechii), which debuted at No. 75 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking a personal career high.