HYBE, the parent Korean entertainment company of K-pop stars BTS, Seventeen, ENHYPEN and Tomorrow X Together, will become the largest shareholder of SM Entertainment, which manages EXO, NCT and Aespa. In a financial disclosure filed on Feb. 10, HYBE announced that it has entered into a stock...
2022 emerged as the year that people started returning to their normal lives after the Covid-19 pandemic. This included those in the entertainment industry, which was crippled by the pandemic as restrictions were imposed. In the Philippines, this year saw the resumption of in-person events such as...
Jin, a member of K-pop boy band BTS, took first place in the brand reputation rankings for individual members of K-pop boy bands for November. The Korea Corporate Research Institute released the brand reputation index based on the analysis of 108.23 million brand big data covering 703 members of...
More K-pop acts are coming to the Philippines to hold concerts and shows. Super Junior K-pop boy band Super Junior will be holding their “Super Show 9: Road in Manila” at the SM Mall of Asia Arena on Dec. 17 and 18, according to Pulp Live World. They were originally scheduled to hold it on Aug....
Chinese pop star Lay Zhang is celebrating his 10th anniversary this year as an artist. He debuted in K-pop boy band EXO in 2012 and branched out to a solo career. Last month, he released his new five-track album “West,” fronted by “Veil,” released in English and Mandarin. Lay Zhang Lay...
K-pop boy band EXO member Chanyeol has completed his mandatory military service after 18 months. Chanyeol, 29, was discharged from the Korean army on Sept. 28. He enlisted in the military on March 29 last year and served in the army’s 9th Infantry Division. EXO's Chanyeol (Twitter) He is the...
K-pop boy band EXO’s Xiumin will be releasing his first solo album 10 years after his debut. SM Entertainment announced that Xiumin, 32, will be dropping his first solo album at the end of September. EXO's Xiumin (Instagram) Xiumin will be the seventh member of EXO to release a solo album after...
Embattled Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu, 31, former member of K-pop boy band EXO, has been put on trial for rape and leading a crowd to engage in promiscuous activities in Beijing, China. The Beijing Chaoyang People's Court announced on June 10 that “defendant Wu Yifan’s rape, gathering for...
Korea’s Hanteo Chart has released the rankings of the best-selling albums for the month of April. K-pop girl group Ive, NCT Dream, Monsta X, EXO’s Suho and SHINee’s Onew grabbed the first five places on Hanteo’s monthly album chart for April. (Clockwise from top left) Ive, EXO’s Suho, NCT...
A female YouTuber has apologized to EXO’s Chanyeol after she mentioned on a TV show that a K-pop idol gave her the finger on a road and Korean netizens speculated that she was referring to him. It started when motorcycle enthusiast Jang Shi-nae became a guest on the show “Grandmas Are...
Singer and actor Kang Minhyuk, member of Korean pop rock band CNBLUE, has tested positive for Covid-19. “This morning, CNBLUE Kang Minhyuk’s result of Covid-19 PCR test was positive,” said FNC Entertainment, the band’s agency. CNBLUE's Kang Minhyuk (Twitter) “Kang Min-hyuk has completed...
Chen, 29, a member of K-pop boy band EXO, has completed his military service in South Korea. The K-pop idol was discharged from the military on April 25, or 18 months after enlisting on Oct. 26, 2020. EXO's Chen (SM Entertainment) He started as an active duty soldier but his status was later...
