Article: "HYBE Min Hee-jin situation confirmed" Source: Pann I'll go back and organize the content to be more accurate.  + Min Hee-jin's position has also been added <HYBE position from articles> 1. HYBE has confirmed the circumstances in which ADOR personnel, led by Min Hee-jin, attempted to seize management rights to become independent 2. HYBE has confirmed the situation at ADOR, have gathered board members and demand to convene a general shareholders' meeting + began the audit 3. Letter sent to Min Hee-jin asking her to resign 4. Facts revealed during audit 4-1. New Jeans membe ..read more

Article: [Exclusive] “Won't touch us.. escape plan'”…HYBE, ADOR internal documents secured [Updated] Source: Segye Ilbo An insider has leaked internal logs and documents detailing CEO Min Hee-jin's coup. According to an industry official on the 22nd, HYBE is known to have discovered a document in ADOR's internal materials that appear to outline a plan to attempt separation of management rights. This document, confirmed by Segye Ilbo is titled '5. Purpose a) To ultimately, escape from HYBE b) HYBE won't touch us (full autonomy). C." The 'Won't touch us' means ADOR, which only has 20% stake, h ..read more

Article: “Min-Heejin’s coup or ILLIT plagiarism incident?" HYBE vs. Min Hee-jin, battle for the truth Source: SPOTV Infightings have emerged at HYBE with its subsidiary ADOR that houses New Jeans. On the 22nd, HYBE began an audit of ADOR executives including CEO Min Hee-jin and Vice President A. According to reports, HYBE found out that ADOR executives to include Min Hee-jin and A were attempting to seize management rights and therefore exercised their right to audit the executives. Personnel from the audit team visited ADOR’s management work area and seized company assets and began sec ..read more

Article: "Vocals are terrible..” criticisms pour out after Coachella performance…Le Sserafim Sakura "best stage" Source: Joongang Ilbo Le Sserafim is under fire in Korea for "terrible vocals" at Coachella. On the 15th, Sakura expressed her feelings about the harsh criticisms of her stage writing a long message in Japanese on Weverse. She began by asking, "What does it mean to stand on stage?" She seemed to be aware of the controversy over her abilities and stated, "Is it to show a perfect appearance, to please the audience or to complete the stage without a single mistake? Each person may hav ..read more

Article: "How about Baby Monster's 'SHEESH'?" Source: Pann [+142, -104] "Is it an easy listening song? trendy? we don't need that, we're YGㅋㅋ^^ ".. feels like they're saying thatㅋㅋ. I think its good that they went with hip hop with a sense of purpose.  [+113, -81] It's been a long time since I've listened to such a good song, and the kids are all freaking talented too. The house next door has decent songs but the skill level is a bit.. so it's unpleasant listening to their songs.  [+108, -70] I welcome this.. it's been a while since we've seen an idol with such a badass r ..read more

Article: "I think this is the reason why Blackpink is disbanding" Source: Pann Jennie treats Lisa like her maid and ignores Jisoo, that's why she didn't renew her contract. If you watch Blackpink videos from a long time ago, everyone seems to notice this of Jennie a lot.  [+89, -14] Since Blackpink has reached the top and they can't refute that anymore the only thing they can do now is celebrate their disbandmentㅠㅠ. Even more so, they haven't disbanded and are still above your favesㅎ. [+88, -15] Wow, looks like they really having nothing to say about Blackpink anymore. They've been ..read more

Article: "60 million won per episode" Celebrity 'drinking room' under controversy… Is there a reason why they can't quit? Source: Herald Economy Celebrity 'bar rooms' are becoming a source of controversy in Korea. 'Sulbang' a YouTube broadcast where famous celebrities and idols appear and chat while drinking all sorts of alcohol including beer, soju, wine, and makgeolli are causing controversy. In just 4 months, a YouTube channel 'Sweet Hyung' with broadcaster Shin Dong-yeop has surpassed 1 million subscribers surpassing mukbangs (eating shows).  Talk entertainment shows that naturally e ..read more

Article: All 4 Blackpink members leave YG... We decided to only do team activities together Source: Yonhap News Jennie, Lisa, Rosé, and Jisoo are all leaving their agency YG.  On the 29th, YG Entertainment announced, "We have agreed not to proceed with separate additional contracts for individual activities. We will do our best to support Blackpink activities. We will support members' individual activities with a warm heart." YG previously announced that they had signed exclusive contracts with all four members of the group. At the time, Yang Hyun Suk stated, "We are happy to continue ou ..read more

Article: Lee Sun-kyun dead, G-Dragon 'not guilty'... Police under fire for "excessive" investigations Source: Financial News Police are under fire in Korea after Lee Sun-kyun's sudden death on the 27th.  The actor (48) who had been investigated by police several times on suspicion of drug use was discovered dead in a parked car near Bukhansan mountain ending the two-month investigation. The drug crime investigation unit of the Incheon Police Agency, which continued the investigation, handed over to trial room female salon manager A who was accused of taking drugs with Lee Sun-kyun. Howev ..read more

Article: Lee Sun-kyun, in his will, "I can’t help it…this is the only way.." Source: E Daily The late Lee Sun-kyun's "suicide note" has been leaked to media.  In a note to his wife, the actor wrote, "I can't help it. This is the only way." He also said "I'm sorry" to the representative of his agency, citing the burden of CF and film penalties. It's estimated that Lee Sun-kyun's film appearance contracts and CF penalties after they were cancelled amounted to around 10 billion won. Lee Sun-kyun also said he was sorry to his family during his first police appearance last October stating, "I ..read more