On February 14, KST, the Korean media outlet TenAsia published a report claiming that after rebranding themselves from NewJeans to NJZ, the members will likely sign with Beasts And Natives Alike (BANA). NewJeans | Newsis The report cited multiple industry insiders who claimed that though the group hasn’t formally signed with BANA yet, the agency is acting as […]
Korea Management Association Give Its Position Regarding NewJeans Contract Termination
With NewJeans declaring the termination of their exclusive contracts with ADOR, the Korea Management Association has revealed its position regarding the news. On December 3, the association released an official statement expressing their intent. The recent dispute between ADOR and NewJeans has negatively impacted pop culture and the art industry in various ways. The association […]
NewJeans Calls Out New ADOR Management And Demands Restoration Of Min Hee Jin’s System
On September 11, 2024, the girls of NewJeans shocked everyone by turning on a surprise livestream. The livestream was hosted on a brand new YouTube account unaffiliated to their existing company channel. The girls prefaced the livestream by reiterating that they were not asked to do this by Min Hee Jin. They claimed that they […]
NewJeans’ Fans Accuse HYBE Of Purposely Sabotaging The Girls Under The Guise Of “New Management”
On September 2, 2024, NewJeans fans were dismayed to discover that all the videos from Ban Heesoo‘s YouTube channel had been removed. The channel, which was part of the “Ditto” storyline, featured Ban Heesoo as a representation of the fandom. Following the change in management after CEO Min Hee Jin‘s departure, the videos were deleted. […]
NewJeans “Ditto” MV Director Renounces All Future Collaboration With ADOR Following Management Change
On September 2, 2024, fans realized that a YouTube channel that was instrumental to NewJeans‘ “Ditto” conceptual world had been tampered with. All of the videos on the channel named “Ban Heesoo” were deleted. Ban Heesoo was a character from the “Ditto” conceptual world meant to represent the girls’ fandom, Bunnies. The YouTube channel Ban […]
HYBE Releases Interim Results For Audit Against ADOR’s CEO And Management
HYBE has been engaged in a feud with ADOR CEO Min Hee Jin for the past few days. They launched an audit against her on April 22, 2024. On April 25, 2024, after her explosive press conference, HYBE released the interim results for the conference. They sent off the following to various media outlets with […]
2nd Gen K-Pop Idol’s Management Under Fire For Making Fun Of His Appearance In Official Post
INFINITE‘s leader Sunggyu (also known as Kim Sung Kyu) guested on Episode 133 of reality TV show Dolsing Fourmen (also known as Shoes Off Return to Single Four Men). Four DolSing (returning-single/divorced) men looking for happiness in life invite guests to their homes. — MyDramaList INFINITE’s Sunggyu Sunggyu’s official X (formerly Twitter) account shared a […]
Koreans “Feel Sorry” For Han So Hee’s Management Trying Their Best At Damage Control
Following actress Han So Hee‘s bursts of online rage leading up to the split with her now ex-boyfriend Ryu Jun Yeol, her management, 9ATO Entertainment, issued an official statement confirming the breakup. Actress Han So Hee | @xeesoxee/Instagram In the statement, the management acknowledged that the actress “made both herself and the public suffer” and apologized […]
Scenes Outside Girls’ Generation Taeyeon’s Concert Prove SM Entertainment’s Bad Management
Fans of Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon — and, seemingly, Taeyeon herself — have been embroiled in disagreements with SM Entertainment for the past week. SONEs from around the world have complained that the company consistently mismanages Taeyeon’s activities, and judging by recent events at her concert in Taiwan yesterday, the problems are clear. Taeyeon is currently […]
Netizens Raise Concerns Over NewJeans’ CEO Min Heejin’s Past Management Of Underaged Idols
Netizens are raising concerns over ADOR CEO Min Heejin‘s past management of underaged idols and over allegedly drawing inspiration from magazine spreads of a young Brooke Shields, who is known to have been abused and exploited as a child actress. Min Heejin | @min.hee.jin/Instagram ADOR, a company under HYBE, recently received criticism for debuting minors in […]