The battle for who is going to take control of K-pop agency SM Entertainment, which manages acts like EXO, NCT, Aespa and Red Velvet, continued with a new salvo. On Feb. 20, SM Entertainment uploaded a video titled “The reason why SM is against HYBE's hostile takeover” with Chief Financial...
Here’s an innovative 6-year program for Grade 10 graduates ALL IN SIX The Six-Year Integrated University Program (6YP) of University of Asia & the Pacific combines Senior High, Bachelor’s, and Master's degrees in just six years Maria Alexandria Patricia Decena, at 22, has a master’s...
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...
The so-called "Eddie Garcia Bill" has been unanimously approved on third and final reading in the House of Representatives. The late Eddie Garcia (Wikipedia) The measure, embodied in House Bill (HB) No. 1270, seeks to protect workers and/or independent contractors in the film, television, and radio...
Members of K-pop girl group Momoland have left their agency. MLD Entertainment, the group’s agency, announced on Jan. 27 that all six members of Momoland have decided to leave after their contracts expired. Momoland performing at the Ripples for Hope event in Manila last November (Jonathan Hicap)...
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...
