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Another ‘subunit’ news to add to the craze: After victoriously wrapping up the Asia leg of their ‘My Con’ tour, South Korean girl group MAMAMOO is back with a bang with their sub-unit MAMAMOO+’s first-ever comeback this year! On February 21, MAMAMOO+ confirmed their plans to return in March, seven months after their debut. Rainbow […]
To all Aespa fans out there, are you ready to get ‘salty and sweet?’ K-pop girl group Aespa is coming back on stage with a flavorful track! On February 16, the fourth-gen act Aespa released a short version of their upcoming song ‘Salty & Sweet’ along with a dance practice video. The single came out […]
The founding father? Suing his own brainchild? Sheesh. On February 7, 2023, it had been reported that Kakao had acquired 9.05% of SM Entertainment for 217.2 billion won ($172.8 million). This acquisition then makes Kakao the second largest shareholder of the famed multinational K-Pop entertainment agency, second only to Lee Soo-man, the company’s founder, with […]
We’re not ready for ̶a ̶l̶o̶v̶e̶ ̶l̶i̶k̶e̶ this. On February 14, 2023, Hyebin, Jane, Nayun, JooE, Ahin, and Nancy of MOMOLAND took to their Instagram accounts to post handwritten letters (both in Korean and English), inevitably announcing the news of their disbandment to their fans, the Merries. “First of all, we sincerely apologize to our […]
Following her stint in the JTBC survival program for girl group rappers, “Second World,”former AOA member and leader Shin Ji-min is slated to release her first solo album, “Boxes,” on February 22, 2023. Alo Malo Entertainment, Shin Ji-min’s agency, announced the news on February 8, 2023—14 days until the EP’s release. [📢] 신지민(SHINJIMIN) – The […]
On February 6, 2023, Newsen, a popular Korean entertainment title, pointed out that NCT’s Mark and OH MY GIRL’s Arin might be dating, on the account that the OMG member’s latest Instagram post was similar to the NCT member’s post from 2022. The similarity of the poses looked almost as if it were a lovestagram. […]
This one has people confused, including us! We even tagged this article both under “Japanese” and “Korean,” to be safe. XG, short for ‘Xtraordinary Girls’, is one of the girl groups that’s seemingly on everyone’s radar, especially after the recent release of their third single, “Shooting Star,” last January 25, 2023, the song that arguably […]
It’s official: all LOONA members are leaving BlockBerry Creative. Yup, all 11 remaining members have moved to terminate their contracts with their agency. (LOONA is still 12, regardless of what BBC says) On February 3, 2023, JTBC News reported that members HyunJin and ViVi have officially filed to nullify their exclusive contracts with BlockBerry Creative. […]
Orbits have just reached a whole new level of anger this year. The reason? Still BlockBerry Creative. On February 1, 2023, the Korea Entertainment Management Association confirmed that BlockBerry Creative had submitted a petition asking the South Korean court to suspend former LOONA member Chuu’s activities in the entertainment industry. The agency confirmed this and […]