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The latest Kpop news from the biggest artists and companies: BTS, Big Hit Entertainment, Red Velvet, SM Entertainment, Blackpink, YG Entertainment, TWICE, JYP Entertainment, GFriend, more.

YG Entertainment Extends Blackpink Deal — Shares Surge Nearly 26% Following the Announcement

Dylan Smith

December 6, 2023

Blackpink member Jisoo. Photo Credit: HeyDay Following reports of rocky contract-renewal negotiations with several members of Blackpink, YG Entertainment has officially signed the K-pop girl group to a new de... Read More...

BTS Military Service Update — Enlistment Plans Revealed for RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook

Ashley King

December 5, 2023

Photo Credit: Vogue Taiwan / CC by 3.0 Big Hit Music reveals official plans for the mandatory military enlistment of BTS members RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook, following the enlistment of bandmates Suga, Jin, an... Read More...

‘K-Pop Powerhouse’ Titan Content Officially Launches, Aims To ‘Push the Industry Forward Through Savvy Web3 Disruption’

Dylan Smith

November 28, 2023

l to r: Titan Content chief visual officer Guiom Lee, CEO Katie Kang, board chair Nikki Semin Han, and chief performance officer Lia Kim. Photo Credit: Titan Titan Content, a self-described “multinational K-p... Read More...

Live Nation Inks K-Pop Touring Deal with JYP Entertainment

Ashley King

November 14, 2023

Photo Credit: Live Nation JYP Entertainment has signed a multi-year global partnership with Live Nation to produce tours for all artists on JYP’s roster. That includes TWICE, Stray Kids, ITZY, Xdinary Heroes... Read More...

SM Entertainment Reports Over $200 Million in Q3 2023 Revenue As Album Sales Hit All-Time High

Dylan Smith

November 8, 2023

SM Entertainment act Red Velvet, which is set to drop a new album next Monday. Photo Credit: Star's Dusts K-pop agency SM Entertainment (KRX: 041510) has reported ₩266.3 billion (currently $203.3 million) in ... Read More...

Jungkook’s ‘Seven’ Is Now ‘The Fastest Song To Reach 1 Billion Streams in Spotify History’

Dylan Smith

October 31, 2023

Photo Credit: Dispatch / CC by 3.0 About 15 weeks after becoming available to fans, Jungkook’s “Seven” has cracked a whopping one billion Spotify streams – setting a record in the process. Spotify just rece... Read More...

K-pop idol Kyuhyun SM Entertainment plastic surgery

The Changing Face of K-pop: SM Entertainment Accused of Forcing Artists to Get Plastic Surgery

Ashley King

October 4, 2023

Photo Credit: Sry85 / CC by 3.0 K-pop idol Kyuhyun of the group Super Junior says SM Entertainment forced him to undergo plastic surgery — or get dropped. The damning revelation comes from Kyuhyun, a well-kn... Read More...

Complex Blackpink Renewal Renegotiation Spell Bad News for YG Entertainment

Ashley King

September 24, 2023

Photo Credit: Robbie Klinkenberg / CC by 4.0 YG Entertainment is struggling amid Blackpink’s contract renewal re-negotiations as three members have declined to renew their contracts in favor of pursuing solo ... Read More...

Hybe’s Big Hit Re-Signs All Seven BTS Members to ‘Exclusive Contracts,’ Eyes 2025 Reunion

Dylan Smith

September 20, 2023

A live performance from BTS, all seven members of which have signed expanded agreements with Hybe/Big Hit. Photo Credit: I DARE U JK Hybe has officially re-signed all seven members of the ultra-popular BTS to... Read More...

SM Entertainment Artists Arriving on Weverse on September 12

Ashley King

September 6, 2023

Photo Credit: SM Entertainment SM Entertainment artists will join HYBE's fan platform Weverse next week on September 12. Around 13 groups and solo artists will move from SM Entertainment's proprietary fan pl... Read More...

Look Out, Hybe — K-Pop Agency Attrakt Draws $7.5 Million Investment, Announces ‘New Girl Group Project’

Dylan Smith

September 5, 2023

Attrakt act Fifty Fifty, which arrived on the scene in 2022 and remains embroiled in a contractual dispute with the K-pop company. Photo Credit: 티비텐 Just days after Geffen and Hybe announced the (potential) m... Read More...

Hybe, Geffen Reveal Top-20 Contestants for LA-Based Girl Group, Tee Up Competition To Select ‘Final Members’

Dylan Smith

August 29, 2023

The 20 individuals who are vying for spots in the forthcoming LA-based girl group developed by Hybe and Geffen. Photo Credit: Hybe/Geffen Records Back in November of 2021, Hybe and Geffen partnered to create ... Read More...