The girl group also becomes the first to get two million pre-orders with their second album 'Born Pink'
Aug 29
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C-pop and K-pop idol Kris Wu was arrested on suspicion of rape after an alleged ex Du Meizhu claimed he took advantage of her and other minors
Aug 24
According to Hanteo Chart, K-pop group IVE got a million-seller album 9 months after debuting
Sep 3
'Big Mouth' is a noir K-drama where lawyer Changho's life is saved when he is mistaken as powerful conman Big Mouse while being wrongfully imprisoned
Sunye got much hate from the general public as they thought she abandoned her girl group for a man
Sep 2
While Gurumiharibo stopped, more photos have been leaked that are allegedly of Jennie and BTS' V who are currently embroiled in a dating rumor
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South Korea's Defense Minister had said they would hold a poll to decide if BTS should get military exemption
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Busan was previously slammed for unsafe logistics as they announced a free BTS concert with 100k audience
Blinks and ARMY protest against the invasion of privacy on K-pop Twitter together to get a response from the idols' labels YG and HYBE
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With only 3 K-dramas under her belt, Yoo Joo-eun had shared that while she loved acting, being an actress wasn't easy
Sep 1
BTS has shared that they'd enlist for their mandatory military service when the time came but the Defense Ministry is considering special exemption
The NCT and WayV member has been in China since 2021 and has not been able to participate in any group schedules
Aug 31
BTS' V aka Kim Taehyung was awarded by Goyang City for his contribution to the welfare of his city
With JYPE saying Itzy crossed a million sales, TWICE fans are unhappy as the girls had a million pre-orders and crossed 950k sales on the first day
Female idols are often fat-shamed if they don't fit the usual skinny body size as seen in the case of NMIXX's Jiwoo and TWICE's Jeongyeon
Aug 30
Previously, production had shared Jung So-min who plays Mu-deok/Naksu would be replaced by Go Yoon-jung
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Fans slam KQ for not restocking lightsticks, Ateez's album with million pre-orders and no promotions for second world tour of 2022
Fans are upset at Ticketmaster for allowing scalpers to buy and resell tickets at a much higher price for BTS, Stray Kids and NCT 127's US concerts
2022 Brand of the Year awards coincided with MTV VMAs 2022 and led to Blackpink and Seventeen winning awards at two different events on the same night
K-pop fans are now more worried if Jennie's iCloud was hacked and the invasion of the two idols' privacy
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Seventeen becomes the first K-pop group to win 'Push Performance' award at MTV VMAs 2022
Aug 28
Blackpink also became the first K-pop girl group to perform at the MTV VMAs 2022
Jack Harlow was nominated for 'Song of the Summer' along with BTS' Jungkook, Beyonce, Nicki Minaj, Doja Cat, Drake, Harry Styles, Lizzo and more
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K-pop's year-end award shows kick off with The Fact Music Awards 2022 that has invited the likes of TXT, Stray Kids, IVE, Itzy and more
Aug 27
Key breaks the illusion that many company stans had of artists considering their K-pop label as 'family'
The label says that native English speakers had worked on the 'Cookie' lyrics with wholesome intentions
Chanyeol becomes the third EXO member to complete his mandatory military service in 2022
NewJeans is the latest 'monster rookie' girl group having twice won against Girls' Generation and also replacing Blackpink at No 1 on the MelOn chart
Aug 26
South Club's Nam Taehyun and Min-jae herself clarified earlier that they simply had a fight that got out of hand
With Go Yoon-jung taking over Jung So-min's character in season 2, fans hope So-min can return as another character thanks to the soul-shifting arc
NCT 127's 2nd world tour has been planned since mid-2021 but only 5 countries' dates have been announced one by one
TWICE makes their first comeback after contract renewal with the 'Talk That Talk' era
Aug 25
Jo Kwon is a K-pop idol who is part of the popular second-gen boy group 2AM and debuted in 2008
The TWICE members did not discuss with each other if they would be renewing their contracts or not with JYPE
Mark held a listening party in LA for his solo debut album 'The Other Side' and had guests like GOT7's Jackson, JYP Thailand's staff and Eric
A Twitter user has released two pictures which they claim are of BTS' V and Blackpink's Jennie dating
Blackpink was also the first K-pop girl group to get a million pre-orders and sales for their first album 'The Album'
Despite debuting in 2015, 'Between 1&2' is TWICE's first album to cross 1 million pre-orders
Girls' Generation aka SNSD return after five years on their 15th anniversary for a reunion comeback
‘Extraordinary Attorney Woo’ had an explosive run but many K-drama viewers are against season 2
GOT7's Jay B recently released his digital single 'Rocking Chair' under his new label
Aug 23
Previously, there were two photos circulating that allegedly showed BTS' V and Blackpink's Jennie in Jeju Island
K-pop fans celebrate as V Magazine calls Blackpink's Lisa as 'Music's Mona Lisa'
Fans were happy that idols of opposite genders were finally interacting by collaborating for dance trends on TikTok and Instagram
Coupang denies apologising for editing 'Anna' without director's approval, both parties to take legal action against each other
TO1 Chan has often come under fire for wearing a durag even after fans told him why he shouldn't
Aug 22
Some fans think it is a smear campaign and the rumors of Jake smoking and picking up girls are fake
Fans claim JYPE's new group NMIXX has the strongest vocal line among 4th-gen groups but their debut did not allow them to showcase their potential
The K-pop boy group makes a comeback after a year to drop their fifth mini-album following the success of their first US tour
A lot of Korean K-pop fans had petitioned to get Chen kicked out of EXO for being married and having two children
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