Stray Kids’ Hyunjin (Twitter) K-pop boy band Stray Kids’ member Hyunjin has resumed after apologizing and taking a break for four months over accusations of bullying that happened while he was in middle school (equivalent to junior high school in the Philippines). Stray Kids released the single...
(Clockwise from top left) BTS, EXO, NCT, Highlight and Seventeen (Twitter / Big Hit Music / SM Entertainment) K-pop superstars BTS maintained their top ranking while EXO surged to second place followed by NCT, Highlight and Seventeen in the latest brand reputation rankings for K-pop boy bands for...
The K-pop boy band competition TV show “Kingdom: Legendary War” premiered on April 1 on Mnet after facing controversies including dispute over stage design budget and one of its hosts stepping down pending investigation for violating social distancing rules. “Kingdom” features K-pop boy...
Kim Woojin (10x Entertainment) Singer Kim Woojin, former member of K-pop boy band Stray Kids, shared his feelings regarding the sexual harassment accusation. Woojin debuted in Stray Kids in 2018 and left the group in October 2019. In September last year, he was accused of sexual harassment. On a...
Stray Kids including Hyunjin (3rd from right) as model of Clio (Photo courtesy of Clio) Korean cosmetics company Clio has deleted photos and other promotional materials related to its new brand model, K-pop boy band Stray Kids, following accusations of school violence against member Hyunjin....
Stray Kids’ Hyunjin (Twitter) Hyunjin, one of the most popular members of K-pop boy band Stray Kids, will stop his activities, go on hiatus and do self-reflection after he apologized over allegations he committed school violence while he was in middle school (equivalent to junior high school in...
(Clockwise from top left) (G)I-DLE’s Soojin, Seventeen’s Mingyu, Stray Kids’ Hyunjin, The Boyz’s Sunwoo, Park Hye-soo, Kim So-hye, Kim Dong-hee, Jo Byeong-kyu and Loona's Chuu (Twitter, Instagram) The Korean entertainment industry is currently under siege as several actors and K-pop stars...
Stray Kids’ Han Ji-sung (left) and GFRIEND’s Sowon (Instagram) Two K-pop stars were embroiled in controversies this week: K-pop boy band Stray Kids’ Han Ji-sung for lyrics he wrote in the past and K-pop girl group GFRIEND’s leader Sowon for uploading photos with a Nazi mannequin. Han...
Main Prize awardees (clockwise from top left) BTS, Stray Kids, TXT, NCT 127, IZ*ONE, Seventeen, Monsta X, Kang Daniel, NU’EST, Oh My Girl, TWICE and ATEEZ (Twitter) The 30th High1 Seoul Music Awards (SMA) ceremony was held on Jan. 31 to honor outstanding artists who released music from January...
iKON (Twitter) iKON, which won the “daesang” (grand prize) for the song “Love Scenario,” is in the final stages of negotiation to join “Kingdom,” a competition between K-pop boy bands. Korean media reported that iKON, if finally confirmed to appear on the show, will be competing against...
(Clockwise from top left) BTS’ V, BTS’ Jungkook, EXO’s Lay, NCT’s Taeyong, BTS’ Jimin, ASTRO’s Cha Eun-woo, ENHYPEN’s Ni-Ki, Seventeen’s Mingyu and Wonho. (Screenshots from TC Candler’s YouTube video) TC Candler’s The 100 Most Handsome Faces of 2020 includes 24 K-pop idols,...
(Clockwise from top left) BTS, Seventeen, NCT, BLACKPINK, NCT 127, IZ*ONE, TWICE, EXO’s Baekhyun, Stray Kids and TXT (Twitter, Instagram) Gaon Music Chart has released the rankings for the best-selling artists in Korea in 2020 based on the total sales of physical albums. Despite the...
