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(G)I-DLE released their digital single ‘i’M THE TREND’ and a fun, summer-themed special clip last week. On July 5, the six-member performed the upbeat, infectious song co-composed by members Minnie and Yuqi at their first online concert ‘I-LAND: WHO AM I’ for the very first …
K-Pop queens Hwasa and Sunmi wrapped up the month of June with powerful comebacks. Last Monday, the former member of now-defunct girl group Wonder Girls dropped a K-Pop summer anthem ‘pporappippam’, 10 months after her hit ‘Lalalay’. Written and co-composed by Sunmi herself with the …
FNC Entertainment reportedly disclosed that AOA’s Jimin has decided to depart from the K-Pop group and the entertainment industry after former member Mina revealed allegations detailing her ex-bandmate of bullying her for a decade in a series of Instagram posts.
Her departure all started when Mina first took to Instagram to share various posts with lengthy captions on Friday, initially detailing that she’d been continuously bullied and tormented by a member of AOA.
Mina also shared that she didn’t want to leave the all-female K-Pop group and alleged that she tried taking her own life during her time promoting with the act.
“Because we were in the same car, she just [forced] me to take mood stabilizers and sleeping pills, and I fell asleep. I could feel that I was breaking down bit by bit even though I had a busy schedule. I even attempted suicide because of her,” she wrote according to news outlet Korea JoonAang daily.
In response to this, Jimin later reportedly wrote the word “novel” in Korean with a black screen on her Instagram story seemingly dismissing Mina’s bullying allegations but took it down.
It was after this that Mina called out the AOA leader and then posted a picture of self-inflicted scars on her left wrist asking Jimin to apologise and admit what she had done.
Mina later posted another caption accompanied by a black image, encouraging her fans to not stay silent if they are ever being bullied.
Following the allegations, she shared in an Instagram post that Jimin and the other AOA members and managers came to her home on Saturday to discuss.
Though she decided to accept former bandmate’s apology and not to speak on the matter moving forward, Mina went to expose her in a now-deleted post in response to Jimin’s personal apology on Instagram, leading the AOA member to reportedly step down for the group and the entertainment industry.
Mina made her K-Pop debut as a member of AOA in 2012 before deciding not to renew her contract with FNC Entertainment in 2018 to pursue a different path. She later signed with Woori Actors Entertainment to venture into a career in acting.
Her agency, Woori Actors Entertainment, released a statement on her well-being in light of the bullying controversy, reportedly stating she is resting and will keep an eye on her to regain her health.
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EXO’s Kai reportedly preparing for a solo debut. A representative from his agency SM Entertainment reportedly confirmed that its artist is preparing for his forthcoming solo debut, without disclosing any further details. This will make him the fifth member of the prominent boy group to …
Much to excitement of their fans, K-Pop rising rookie group Ateez is dropping new music July 29. KQ Entertainment’s act posted a teaser poster featuring a green background and members’ faces blurred out on their Twitter, confirming the comeback date and name of album, entitled …
Zico is set to heat up this summer with new music.
Last week, his agency KOZ Entertainment made the surprising announcement, revealing that the chart-topping hip-hop hitmaker’s upcoming EP ‘Random Box’ is slated for July 1 release.
This comes just six months after conquering the charts with fun and whimsical hit track ‘Any Song’ that soon turned into a viral dance challenge.
Much like all his discographies, the prolific artist is heavily involved in his refreshing six-track musical offering, which includes songstress BIBI and veteran singer Rain as featured artists.
Prior to the EP’s release, Zico, whose real name is Woo Ji-ho, is busy appearing as a mentor and judge alongside Rain and Big Hit Entertainment’s founder and chairman Bang Si Hyuk on Mnet’s competition show ‘I-Land’.
However, he will be facing some stiff competition against a high-profile line-up of comebacks this summer.
Red Velvet’s Irene and Seulgi are set to debut as a duo on July 6 with first mini-album ‘Monster’. Their labelmates and EXO’s subunit EXO-SC featuring Sehun and Chanyeol are also confirmed for a comeback on July 13.
K-Pop groups SF9 and GFriend are among names also slated to drop new music next month.
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Nine months after releasing ‘An Ode’, K-Pop group Seventeen made an anthemic, youthful return with seventh mini-album ‘Heng:garae’ accompanied by music video for lead track ‘Left & Right’ last Monday. While the band focused on the concept of fear in their previous album, the newest …
Lim Young-min has officially left AB6IX following DUI offence. On June 8, Brand New Music reportedly released a statement, confirming the news of his decision to depart the group after thorough discussions with the singer. “After careful talks with Lim Young-min, we have decided to …
TVXQ’s Changmin will tie the knot on September 15, SM Entertainment confirmed on Friday.
The veteran K-Pop singer announced the news of his upcoming marriage with his non-celebrity girlfriend in a handwritten letter to fans via his agency’s fan community Lysn.
He expressed his gratitude towards bandmate Yunho and his agency’s staff and thanked his devoted fans for their support.
Last year, Changmin — whose real name is Choi Chang-min — publicly announced that he was in a relationship for the first time throughout his 17-year career.
In respect to his fiancee and both families, details of their autumn wedding will not be disclosed publicly.
Following his wedding, SM Entertainment assured fans that Changmin will still continue his musical activities as an artist and member of TVXQ.
Changmin, also known as Max Changmin, rose to fame across Asia following his debut in 2003 as the youngest member of TVXQ, which was originally a quintet act but was regrouped into a duo in 2010. The other three members — Junsu, Yuchun and Jaejoong — left due to a contract dispute with the K-Pop conglomerate.
The multifaceted artist dropped his first solo EP, ‘Chocolate’ On April 6. Following its release, he performed on stage alongside Yunho in SM Entertainment’s latest ‘Beyond Live’ virtual online concert.
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Super Junior — K.R.Y. and WayV’s albums topped the UAE iTunes chart last week. Last Monday, the veteran K-Pop group’s subunit — composed of members Kyuhyun, Ryeowook and Yesung — dropped their first mini-album ‘When We Were Us’ and title track of the same name. …