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...
K-pop boy band Big Bang members Taeyang and Daesung have left YG Entertainment, which has been their agency for 16 years since debuting in 2006. YG Entertainment announced on Dec. 26 that Taeyang has left the agency and transferred to The Black Label, an associate company where YG holds a 30...
Convicted ex-idol Seungri, former member of K-pop boy band Big Bang, will be released from prison in February after serving his sentence for various crimes including prostitution brokerage. Seungri will be released from the Yeoju Prison, located in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, after serving his...
K-pop boy band Big Bang’s T.O.P, Steve Aoki and six others have been selected to join Japanese billionaire and crew leader Yusaku Maezama on the first civilian mission to the Moon next year. From one million applicants in 249 countries, eight crew members were selected under the dearMoon Project....
Big Bang’s Taeyang and BTS’ Jimin will be working together, according to Korean media. According to an exclusive report by Korean media outlet JTBC, Jimin will join as a featured artist in Taeyang’s solo album, which is scheduled to be released in January. Big Bang Taeyang (left) and BTS'...
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...
Convicted idol Seungri, former member of K-pop boy band Big Bang, was to be transferred to a civilian prison on June 9 along with his discharge from the military. Last May 26, South Korea’s Supreme Court upheld his prison sentence of one year and six months. Seungri (inset) will be serving the...
K-pop boy band Big Bang member T.O.P wrote a letter addressed to his fans and former agency as he starts to focus on his personal activities. T.O.P posted the letter on Instagram on April 5, the same day after Big Bang made their comeback with the release of the song “Still Life” (“Spring,...
K-pop idol group Big Bang released their comeback song “Still Life” (“Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter” in Korean) on April 5 and it topped music charts in different countries. “Still Life” signaled Big Bang’s return after four years since releasing the song “Flower Road’ in March...
K-pop boy band Big Bang revealed the title of their comeback song that will be released in April. On March 24, posts were uploaded on social media by YG Entertainment and Big Bang members about the song that will be released on April 5. Big Bang’s upcoming track is titled “Spring, Summer, Fall,...
The much-awaited comeback date of K-pop group Big Bang has been announced. Big Bang will be returning to the music scene in four years as a four-member group with the release of a new song. Big Bang and the (inset) comeback announcement poster (YG Entertainment) On March 20, YG Entertainment, the...
K-pop boy band Big Bang’s T.O.P has opened up about his life, drug controversy and suicide attempt, and plans for the future. In February, it was announced that Big Bang will be making their comeback in four years by releasing a song in the spring. This will be the first time that they will be...
