&TEAM Releases Music Video For Mark On Me
On September 8th at 6 PM KST, &TEAM has released the music video for Mark On Me, the title track from their second Korean mini album of the same name. Rather than the heavy, percussive production that has framed the group’s nine-member…
Read More
KATSEYE Releases Music Video For Hootie Frutti
On August 14th at Midnight (Local Time), KATSEYE has released the music video for their title track Hootie Frutti from their newest third ep WILD. Hootie Frutti combines Brazilian funk-style percussion, lush pop sounds, and heavy drums. KATSEYE enhanced…
Read More
TUIDE Releases Pre-Debut Music Video For GRLS
On August 7, HYBE subsidiary label ABD released the first pre-debut music video for its rookie girl group. The GRLS MV reveals the energetic vibe of the group and introduces the seven members ahead of their official debut with TUNE & PLAY. TUIDE is a…
Read More
HYBE Clarifies Use Of Red Lighting For BTS’s “ARIRANG” Comeback Event
HYBE has addressed concerns surrounding the “red lighting” set to illuminate major landmarks across Seoul in celebration of BTS’s upcoming comeback. The lighting display is part of a large-scale project tied to BTS’s comeback performance, scheduled to…
Read More
Danielle’s messages with fans to be removed from NewJeans’ Phoning platform amid contract dispute
On March 3, NewJeans’ agency ADOR posted an announcement on fan community platform Weverse regarding updates to Phoning, the exclusive communication platform for NewJeans and their official fandom, Bunnies. According to the notice, Phoning will…
Read More
Min Hee Jin offers to give up 25.5 billion won in ecchange of HYBE ending all disputes related to NewJeans
Former Ador CEO Min Hee Jin (currently OOAK Records) proposed to HYBE to end all legal disputes related to NewJeans in exchange for giving up a put option worth 25.5 billion won, approximately 15 million euro. Today, the 25th, CEO Min Hee Jin held a…
Read More
KATSEYE’s Manon To Take Temporary Hiatus From Group Activities
KATSEYE’s Manon to temporarily halt all group activities to focus on her health. On February 20 local time, HYBE x Geffen announced that Manon would be “taking a temporary hiatus from group activities to focus on her health and wellbeing.” HYBE x…
Read More
BTS’s V Responds To Messages With Min Hee Jin Being Used As Court Evidence
BTS member V has spoken out regarding his KakaoTalk messages being submitted as evidence in the legal dispute between HYBE and former ADOR CEO Min Hee Jin. On the morning of February 12, the Seoul Central District Court ruled in favor of Min Hee Jin in…
Read More
ZEROBASEONE RESTURING as 5, MIN HEE JIN WINS HYBE lawsuit & More! | Glitter Pen News Weekly Recap
Join Matthew Patrick Sharkey. a Kpop Journalist and Editor of Glitter Pen News, for a Weekly Recap of the latest Kpop and Global Group News from the newest releases to contract renewals to group debuts. In this week’s episode, we delve into…
Read More
BTS to Make a Comeback on March 20th + Large-Scale World Tour
BTS has confirmed their comeback on March 20th. On the 1st, Big Hit Music announced BTS’s comeback on March 20th. It has been about 3 years and 9 months since the release of the anthology album ‘Proof’ in June 2022. The comeback date…
Read More
Hybe Chairman Bang Si Hyuk’s home and office raided by police
The Financial Supervisory Service’s Capital Market Special Judicial Police has launched a mandatory investigation into Chairman Bang Si-hyuk Bang Si-Hyukis accused of defrauding investors and reaping illicit profits during the Hybe IPO process. The…
Read More
TXT’s 3rd Japanese Album “Starkissed” Receives Double Platinum Certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan
According to the Recording Industry Association of Japan on December 10th, Tomorrow x Together’s third full-length Japanese album ‘”Starkissed”surpassed 500,000 cumulative shipments as of November, receiving a gold disc certification of…
Read More
US court approves identity disclosure regarding SEVENTEEN malicious commenter lawsuit
A U.S. federal court accepted the request by all 13 members of the group Seventeen and their agency HYBE to obtain the identities of those who spread malicious posts. With this decision, X (formerly Twitter) and Google will hand over the personal…
Read More
HYBE Chairman Bang Si Hyuk questioned five times by police over alleged stock manipulation scheme
Amid the ongoing investigation into alleged pre-IPO stock fraud by Bang Si-hyuk, the founder and chair of K-pop powerhouse Hybe, police have summoned him for questioning five times, according to reports on Tuesday. The Seoul Metropolitan Policy…
Read More
Min Hee-jin Respects NewJeans’ Decision to Return to Agency
Former ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin expressed her support for the NewJeans members who announced their intention to return to their agency the previous day. In a statement released on the 13th, Min stated: “The members’ decision to return together…
Read More
All five members of NewJeans are returning to Ador
On November 12th, Minji, Hanni, and Danielle have announced through an official statement, “After careful discussion, we have decided to return to Ador” The three members stated: One member is currently in Antarctica, which delayed the…
Read More
Katseye Nominated For Two Grammys
As revealed by The Recording Academy today, November 8th. Global Girl Group Katseye has received its very first Grammy nominations. The first category Katseye is nominated in is Best New Artist, as described by the Recording Academy: “This category…
Read More
LE SSERAFIM earns highest entry on Billboard’s ‘Hot 100’
According to the Billboard chart dated November 4, “SPAGHETTI (feat. j-hope of BTS)” debuted at No. 50, marking the fearless quintet’s third appearance on the chart following “EASY” (No. 99) and “CRAZY” (No. 76). In addition, the track entered the…
Read MoreHYBE Chairman Bang Si-hyuk questioned over IPO fraud allegations
Police questioned HYBE Chairman Bang Si-hyuk for a third time on Wednesday over suspicions of violating the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act. The financial crime unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said that it was…
Read More