Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. has sought passage of a bill that seeks to promote and ensure the welfare of field reporters, news writers, cameramen, photographers and other media and entertainment workers by giving them greater protection and institutionalized social security benefits. In...
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...
YG Entertainment denied a report that its prized group, BLACKPINK, will be transferring to another agency. On Dec. 30, Korean media outlet Korea Herald reported that BLACKPINK will transfer from YG Entertainment to The Black Label, an associate company where YG Entertainment has a 30.11 percent...
Korean actor-singer Lee Seung-gi fulfilled his promise to donate the money that his former agency, Hook Entertainment, owed him for albums and songs he released in the last 18 years. Lee Seung-gi sued and left Hook Entertainment after learning that the music he released in his career made money...
After the exodus of its talents, Korean agency YG Entertainment announced the launch of its new girl group, seven years after the debut of BLACKPINK. On Dec. 30 after it was announced that iKON and Korean actor Gang Dong-won have left the agency, YG Entertainment released a teaser photo of its new...
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...