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EXO returns atop music chart with ‘Exist’

"Exist," boy band EXO's first new album in almost five years, with all eight members, is seeing noticeable results both in Korea and abroad. "Exist"...

Fans outrage over HYBE’s alleged invasive body search at event

HYBE came under fire for conducting what fans call inappropriate body searches on fans during an offline event for its rookie boy band &TEAM...

NewJeans’s ‘Super Shy’ tops streaming charts

NewJeans landed atop Korean streaming services with its prerelease single “Super Shy,” the girl group’s agency ADOR said Monday. “Super Shy,” NewJeans’ latest single containing...

Fifty Fifty CEO files additional charges against producer

The CEO of Fifty Fifty’s agency, Oscar Jun, filed additional reports against the girl group’s producer for allegedly forging and using forged private documents...

Fifty Fifty’s ‘Barbie Dreams’ music video canceled amid dispute

Girl group Fifty Fifty dropped "Barbie Dreams," a song for the soundtrack of the upcoming film "Barbie," on Friday. But the music video, which was...

‘Celebrity’ takes aims at social media’s ‘double-edged sword’

Seo A-ri used to be an unknown door-to-door salesperson at a cosmetics company. She then became an influencer on social media with over a...

Le Sserafim was highest grossing rookie artist in first half of 2023 in Japan, Oricon says

Girl group Le Sserafim was the highest-grossing rookie artist in the first half of 2023 in Japan, according to Japanese music statistics company Oricon...

Seventeen’s ‘FML’ sells 6.2 million copies, breaks record for K-pop

Boy band Seventeen sold 6.2 million copies of its 10th EP "FML," the highest ever in K-pop, according to the band's agency Pledis Entertainment. The...

Fifty Fifty cancels KCON LA performance amid disputes with agency

Girl group Fifty Fifty will not be appearing in KCON LA 2023 following the ongoing brawl among the members, the agency and the producer. "We...

Former footballer Lee Chun-soo catches drunken driver on foot

Former footballer and TV celebrity Lee Chun-soo caught a drunken driver who tried to flee the scene after hitting a taxi. Lee was returning home...