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HYBE subsidiary TAG PR under fire in Hollywood, their involvement in Min Hee Jin conflict scrutinized – Asian Junkie

Okay, so I still have to do a HYBE/ADOR catchup post -- that I'm putting off because I missed too much news that it's now daunting -- but something potentially

Bullet Points: Beenzino stalked, Lee Sun Gyun blackmail sentences, BBGIRLS find new agency, Song Ji Eun & Jaekyung get married, donations & births galore, more – Asian Junkie

Oh boy, almost three months worth of random news updates. Hell of a time. ====== Beenzino filed a complaint against a woman in her 30s for repeatedly sta

Dreamcatcher’s “My Christmas Sweet Love” mogged by Carol Version of “Jazz Bar”, Siyeon expertly covers Mika Nakashima’s “Yuki No Hana” – Asian Junkie

Given that it was a Christmas song, I had actually forgotten Dreamcatcher released "My Christmas Sweet Love" physically as well, though that does sorta represen

Baby V.O.X reunite as 5 for first time in 14 years to perform “Get Up” & “Coincidence”, do collab stage with KISS OF LIFE with “Killer” – Asian Junkie

I'm gleefully overdosing on nostalgia of late, as Baby V.O.X are the latest first or second generation group to reunite, this one happening at the 2024 KBS Musi

FTISLAND’s Choi Minhwan defends against prostitution suspicion, claims he wanted to be alone & had no need for condoms due to vasectomy – Asian Junkie

FTISLAND member Choi Minhwan recently took to Weverse to address fans following Yulhee (ex-LABOUM) outing him for allegedly cheating on her during their marriag

IU, NewJeans, and dozens of other celebs seemingly reported to CIA for supporting protestors of Yoon Suk Yeol – Asian Junkie

In the aftermath of the coup attempt, there were massive protests calling for President Yoon Suk Yeol to be impeached, and more and more celebrities spoke up to

Rundown: WONHO, IRENE, ROSE, TWICE, TAEYEON, G-DRAGON, TWS, A.C.E, more – Asian Junkie

Honestly wasn't gonna bother to do a catchup for like the month I missed, but I had some stuff to say on releases and it gives you guy a chance to discuss it. A

TWICE’s Tzuyu revealed to have Master’s degree in Applied Psychology – Asian Junkie

Hey, here's some pleasant surprising news for once, as TWICE member Tzuyu has recently "admitted" to having a Master's degree in Applied Psychology. Rumours

K-pop sure is something sometimes – Asian Junkie

As I am enjoying disconnecting from K-pop a bit, I just wanted to bring you one of the dumbest things that popped into my feed. I dunno how to describe i

GFRIEND deliver a killer 15-song medley for ‘Killing Voice’ that showcases their amazing discography – Asian Junkie

Sometimes dreams do come true, as when GFRIEND announced their reunion, I was hoping that promotions included a Killing Voice appearance, as it would really be

JYPE says KG made ‘false’ claims that ‘harm’ VCHA in abuse lawsuit, KG responds – Asian Junkie

Following KG's withdrawal from VCHA and lawsuit against JYP Entertainment over alleged abuse and mistreatment, JYPE has issued a response. In it, they broadly c

Fandom lightsticks extensively utilized in protests against Yoon Suk Yeol as K-pop songs blare and even idols step forward to show support – Asian Junkie

While I had hoped that following the failure of his coup attempt, President Yoon Suk Yeol would resign or get impeached (then imprisoned), of course things have

VCHA’s KG files lawsuit against JYPE for abuse & mistreatment, hopes K-pop industry makes changes – Asian Junkie

VCHA's KG has announced her departure from the group and has also revealed that she'll be filing a lawsuit against JYP Entertainment for abuse and mistreatment.

Cignature have disbanded and all the members have left C9 Entertainment – Asian Junkie

Okay, this actually happened a couple of days ago, and I was gonna begrudgingly cover it after my now-infamous Thanksgiving break, but then that whole literal c

President Yoon Suk Yeol lifts martial law after getting BTFO by citizens & National Assembly, entertainment industry cautiously marches on – Asian Junkie

Asian Political Junkie here with the second and hopefully last update on the martial law/coup attempt situation in South Korea. As you may have already heard

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declares martial law, entertainment industry cancelling festivals & events – Asian Junkie

So this isn't necessarily entertainment industry related, but it actually is because it's everything related, as South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has declar

(G)I-DLE’s Soyeon reveals contract renewal with Cube Entertainment during 2024 Melon Music Award acceptance speech – Asian Junkie

After a string of girl group disbandments and/or drama during my "break", it was nice to see things reversed this time around. During her acceptance speech for

Fromis 9 to leave Pledis Entertainment, will release fan song in late-December – Asian Junkie

In a less surprising company change/disbandment, and contributing to an amusingly (for me, personally) busy day, Pledis Entertainment revealed that Fromis 9 wou

Loossemble members leave agency CTD E&M after just over a year since re-debut – Asian Junkie

Following the lawsuit victories of the LOONA members against Blockberry Creative, members Hyunjin, Yeojin, Vivi, Go Won, and Hyeju joined with CTD E&M to fo

143 Entertainment announce Gaeun’s departure from MADEIN, again deny sexual assault allegations – Asian Junkie

In what I certainly hope is coincidental timing and not done in an attempt to bury this, 143 Entertainment has announced that member Gaeun has now left the grou

NewJeans announce they’ve terminated their contracts with ADOR, who issue response – Asian Junkie

Ah, the naivete of the American-centric mind. Surely nobody will break news of like the Big 4 merging with Samsung, Hyundai, and SK to (formally) make idols

Jung Woo Sung confirms he’s the father of Moon Gabi’s child, also reportedly dating another woman who was unaware of the child – Asian Junkie

Actor Jung Woo Sung is in a shocking melodramatic mess at the moment. To start the saga, model Moon Gabi recently posted pictures of her child, which came as a

UFC Champion Alex Pereira makes shocking move to K-pop, joins tripleS as their newest member – Asian Junkie

In what I can only describe as the most stunning of moves, current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Alex Pereira is leaving MMA for a new career as a K-pop idol i

143 Entertainment responds to CEO sexual assault accusation from MADEIN’s account – Asian Junkie

Following the shocking news reported on JTBC's Scandal Supervisor of a rookie girl group member accusing her company's CEO of sexual assault, 143 Entertainment

Rookie girl group member accuses her agency’s CEO of sexual assault, agency responds – Asian Junkie

In a truly disturbing story, the latest episode of JTBC's Scandal Supervisor featured a member of a rookie girl group detailing the sexual assault and harassmen

BIGBANG reunite at 2024 MAMA, perform “HOME SWEET HOME”, “BANG BANG BANG” and “FANTASTIC BABY” – Asian Junkie

Back in September, BIGBANG reunited on the second day of Taeyang‘s THE LIGHT YEAR solo tour, which understandably made fans want them to reunite again in

Min Hee Jin resigns from ADOR and leaves HYBE, priming things for further mess – Asian Junkie

After failing in her legal challenge to be reinstated as the CEO of ADOR, the latest chapter in the HYBE/ADOR saga is that Min Hee Jin has now resigned from ADO

NewJeans’ Hanni’s workplace harassment petition dismissed as idols are not ‘workers’ but ‘exceptional entities’ – Asian Junkie

Just before Min Hee Jin announced her resignation from ADOR and that she would be leaving HYBE, it was revealed that NewJeans' Hanni's workplace harassment peti

TXT’s Soobin gets the surprise of his life from KARA’s Gyuri on debut episode of Faves’ Faves – Asian Junkie

Faves' Faves is a new show on YouTube by Pixid, where celebs talk about their favorite celebs, thus making the title appropriate. It's fronted by TXT member Soo

[Review] Yves earns her space on the strangely addicting “Viola” – Asian Junkie

While many loved Yves's much-anticipated solo debut, I felt it was more of an appetite whetter that showed promise and looked forward to where her musical journ

DPR IAN opens up about the abuse, trauma, and blackmail he suffered as an idol – Asian Junkie

DPR IAN recently went on Instagram Live to talk about a variety of things currently going on, but notably opened up about his traumatizing time as a K-pop idol.

Jessi cleared by police of involvement in fan assault controversy – Asian Junkie

Catching up on news, Jessi was recently cleared by police of involvement in a controversy where a fan of hers was assaulted by an alleged acquaintance (and past

Yulhee files for custody of her children and alimony from ex-husband Minhwan of FTISLAND – Asian Junkie

Continuing the old news catchup, former LABOUM member Yulhee has now filed for custody and alimony from her ex-husband FTISLAND member Minhwan. Previously, she

THE BOYZ’s Eric posts a pic in sweatpants that seemingly reveals his whole dick print – Asian Junkie

Days after seemingly gifting condoms to his fans, THE BOYZ member Eric has posted a new picture of himself in the gym to Bubble. Notably it's in sweatpants, and

Lovelyz provide a pleasant touch of nostalgia on 10th anniversary reunion track, “November” – Asian Junkie

Things looked bleak when Lovelyz went on hiatus/disbanded back in 2021, and as recently as early in 2024, Seo Ji Soo put the chances of a reunion at 5%. Fortuna

Rundown: NCT DREAM, BABYMONSTER, Jin, G-DRAGON, ATEEZ, ENHYPEN, Kep1er, STAYC, more – Asian Junkie

Hey everybody, remember K-pop, the music? Sorry about the layoff, but I was busy with pleasuring myself to the 2024 World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers.

THE BOYZ take legal action after multitude of sasaeng incidents, including assault of member & placing a tracker on vehicle – Asian Junkie

Prior to the announcement that THE BOYZ would all be leaving IST Entertainment, the company announced legal action over incidents involving invasions of privacy

SME want fans to stop complaining, announce ex-RIIZE member Seunghan’s solo debut early – Asian Junkie

THE BOYZ leave IST Entertainment, all 11 members sign with MC Mong’s ONE HUNDRED – Asian Junkie

In sudden (for me, at least) news, it's confirmed that all 11 members THE BOYZ will leave IST Entertainment and sign up with MC Mong's ONE HUNDRED. On Novem

Leaked debut plans for ILLIT & NewJeans restart plagiarism suspicions, BELIFT denies – Asian Junkie

As promised here's more of the ongoing mess that's happening, which involves further evidence that ILLIT plagiarized NewJeans, expanding on what Min Hee Jin sub