Korean actor Gang Dong-won, 41, who starred in the movie “Broker” with Song Kang-ho and IU, has joined other talents in leaving agency YG Entertainment. “YG Entertainment and actor Gang Dong-won decided to end their management work after discussion,” YG Entertainment announced on Dec. 30....
K-pop group BLACKPINK will be joining the exodus of artists from YG Entertainment, according to a report. In the last few days, Big Bang’s Taeyang and Daesung, and K-pop boy band iKON have left YG Entertainment, the Korean company under which they debuted. (From top) BLACKPINK, iKON and Big Bang...
Members of K-pop group iKON have left YG Entertainment after their seven-year exclusive contracts ended. “We would like to announce that after a long and careful discussion with iKON (JAY, BOBBY, SONG, JU-NE, DK, CHAN), we all have mutually agreed to end the exclusive management contract in...
Endless gatherings and parties with colleagues, friends, and family mark this season. What makes these times special are the sumptuous food and excuses to drink.. Misbehaving can, sadly, result from too many raising of glasses and saying ‘Cheers!’ Like ordinary folks, showbiz personalities...
But first a word on responsibility Speak out the word “Sugal” or gambling in this country and you would see heads turn and eyebrows furrow, showing disapproval. But then again, one may ask, is there such a thing responsible gambling? While the moralist would have great disdain for what is...
CONCERTS ARE BACK Salo-Salo Fest at Enchanted Kingdom Who would’ve thought, on that regular day in mid-March 2020, when we were told to take a two-week break from our work and our schools, that the world and life we knew would drastically change? Covid has changed the way we approach life. Many...
Korean actor and singer Lee Seung-gi will be donating a whopping 5 billion won ($3.8 million), the money that his agency owed him for 18 years. Lee Seung-gi and his agency, Hook Entertainment, which manages actress Park Min-young and other stars, are in dispute over money from the singer’s music...
On Dec. 9, Korean agency JYP Entertainment announced that Jinni, 18, a member of NMIXX, terminated her contract and left her group for personal reasons. This came just nearly 10 months after NMIXX made their debut on Feb. 22 this year with the album “Ad Mare.” NMIXX at the 2022 MAMA Awards...
Blacklist players with Tier One and Acer executives Predator Gaming is partnering with Southeast Asian gaming and esports entertainment leader Tier One Entertainment and esports organization Blacklist International as they finally expand to Dota 2. With some of the best Filipino talents on its...
Amid the exodus of its talents, YG Entertainment unveiled its new girl group: Baby Monster. Executive Producer Yang Hyun-suk, who was recently acquitted of blackmailing an informant, led in introducing Baby Monster, YG Entertainment’s new girl group in seven years after debuting BLACKPINK in...
Hook Entertainment, the Korean agency which manages Korean stars like Park Min-young, Oscar winner Youn Yuh-jung and Choi Gyu-ri, has been embroiled in another controversy. Last Nov. 10, the police raided the headquarters of Hook Entertainment in Gangnam, Seoul and conducted a search and seizure....
Korean agency SM Entertainment was left red-faced after it failed to include the photo of a member in K-pop boy band NCT 127’s latest album. NCT 127 came back with their new studio album “2 Baddies” on Sept. 16. However, fans became angry when the photo of NCT 127 member Doyoung was missing...
