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On March 15, HYBE’s chairman Bang Si-Hyuk attended the forum hosted by Kwanghun Club and talked about several topics including the company’s acquisition of SM Entertainment, BTS’ comeback and enlistment, and the future of K-pop. One hot topic in the discussion is the details about the future plans for BTS. Upon the band’s hiatus, Bang […]
K-Pop merch collectors now have to be more vigilant in safeguarding their valuables. A.K.A., their prized possessions–the photocards of their ults. Just a night after the episode of Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho about the K-Pop collector who amassed approximately Php2.7M in K-pop merch (money she didn’t have, by the way), a twitter user reported their […]
Back in May 2021, it can be remembered that YG Entertainment announced that they were preparing to debut a new girl group, to follow after BLACKPINK, which debuted in 2016. A year later, fans got a sneak peek at the much awaited group, BABYMONSTER, through the official teaser released by the entertainment company. There was […]
Idols are human beings, too. Why can’t people, specifically sasaeng fans, realize this? On March 6, 2023, SM Entertainment released a statement concerning their artists’ privacy being invaded by sasaeng fans. Specifically, they detailed an incident last November 2022, involving NCT’s Haechan. Their statement is as reads: “Hello. This is SM Entertainment. We are giving […]
In this house (which we call POP!), we do not condone irresponsible buying habits. In the recent Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho episode, the award-winning journalist featured a girl who had stolen around P2.7 million pesos from her family in order to fund her K-Pop merchandise collection. This shameless behavior went on for around 5 years, […]
Apparently, voicing out concerns about minors debuting as K-Pop idols isn’t a good thing. HyunA, one of K-Pop’s most prolific and iconic female soloists, recently reached her 16th year working in the K-Pop industry. Apart from it already being such a momentous moment for her (or any K-pop idol, for that matter), the “Red” singer […]
ASTRO’s Rocky has officially left both the group and the agency according to Fantagio. Fantagio announced on February 28 that Rocky would be departing ASTRO upon the expiration of his contract with the agency. The agency also announced that the rest of the members will be continuing activities as a five member group, though they […]
So, this is a first! The K-Pop industry has been testing things out within the metaverse, with more and more K-Pop groups using it for their unique concepts. For example, Aespa with their avatar selves, BLACKPINK’s collaboration with PUBG Mobile for their first-ever virtual concert, the debut of numerous AI idols such as in the […]
DIVEs, get ready as girl group IVE is now gearing up for a comeback! In reports made on February 17 by multiple media outlets, IVE is confirmed to make a comeback in April to release their first-ever full-length album. This will mark the girl group’s first music release in about 8 months since the launch […]