“Sexual Violence, Forced Weight Loss And Plastic Surgery” — How Seoul Plans To Protect Young K-Pop Trainees

A new ordinance will facilitate psychological testing and counseling for trainees. In a move to safeguard the wellbeing of young idol trainees, the Seoul Metropolitan Government has established a groundbreaking legal framework. This initiative addresses the longstanding issue of physical and mental health risks faced by teenagers in the highly competitive entertainment industry. The Council has successfully...

Better Watch Out— IVE’s Jang Wonyoung Has A Message To The Haters

Protect this baby at all costs! Recently, an online community board gained attention for IVE Jang Wonyoung‘s rather “strong” message to the haters!   What did you say? Say it again! Do you think you can say it again now? (Punching motion) — IVE’s Jang Wonyoung However, she had a totally different message for the people that supported and loved her!   I...

Are (G)I-DLE’s “Wife” Lyrics Controversial?— K-Netizens Respond

They don’t understand why they went with this type of concept. Most recently, K-pop girl group (G)I-DLE pre-released the single “Wife” and raised expectations for the new album. With this being the first comeback in eight months, aside from Soyeon, other members including Minnie and Yuqi have also participated in writing and composing the lyrics.   However, the lyrics have received criticism from K-Netizens. [Intro: Soyeon] He-he-he Hello [Chorus:...

The K-Pop Market Is Expanding With The Introduction Of A Multiple-Production System

Same-label artists can make a comeback without competition. Recently, same-label artists have been making comebacks around the same time frame, usually from one of the “Big 4” agencies. These changes are happening due to the introduction of a multi-production system and expanding the K-Pop market. With these comebacks happening around the same time, the artists have found...

Fans Demand HYBE Fire Alleged Problematic Director Amid Concerns For The Members’ Well-Being

“What’s wrong with him?” Fans demanded that HYBE fire a director that they alleged was needlessly putting TXT members in danger. On January 22, a post titled “Another Truck Was Sent To HYBE” went viral. In the post, the author uploaded several photos of a truck that was sent to HYBE in protest. BIGHIT is the label that hasn’t gotten its...

Man arrested for allegedly trying to break into Taylor Swift’s New York apartment

A man has been arrested for allegedly trying to break into Taylor Swift's New York City apartment. Police received a call about a "disorderly person" on the singer's street in the Tribeca area, with onlookers confirming the alleged stalker had been trying to get into the 34-year-old star's home. A NYPD spokesperson told the New York Post...

Reese Witherspoon defends eating snow from outside her home

Reese Witherspoon has defended eating snow from outside her home. The Oscar-winning actress recently filmed a TikTok video of herself making a "Chococinno", which involved mixing snow, cold brew coffee, chocolate and salted caramel syrups. Following online criticism of her design, Reese explained in another video: "There's so many people on here saying snow is dirty so...

Kieran Culkin keen to focus on fatherhood following end of Succession

Kieran Culkin is keen to focus on fatherhood following the end of Succession. The 41-year-old actor enjoyed huge success playing Roman Roy in the hit HBO drama series, but Kieran is now keen to focus on his family life. Kieran - who has Wilder Wolf, two, and Kinsey Sioux, four, with his wife Jazz Charton - told...

‘That’s just lazy’: Green Day don’t like people finding music using TikTok

Green Day don't like people using TikTok to discover new music. The American Dream Is Killing Me rockers — which include Billie Joe Armstrong, Tre Cool and Mike Dirnt — find it "lazy" when social media users rely on their previously-visited topics to be introduced to new artists because they think it means they are missing out on a...

Alec Baldwin charged with manslaughter in fatal Rust shooting

Alec Baldwin has been indicted by a grand jury in connection with the death of Halyna Hutchins. The cinematographer was fatally shot on the set of Rust in October 2021, aged 42, and the actor has now been indicted by a grand jury in Santa Fe, New Mexico, thereby reviving the case against him. Baldwin, 65, would facing...