The breakout girl group went public with complaints against its parent company, Hybe, which has just released a new TV series and film about the control it exerts over stars.
Category: K-Pop
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Founder of Kakao, South Korean Tech Giant, Arrested Over K-Pop Deal
Kim Beom-Su, the billionaire behind Kakao, was taken into custody on Tuesday on allegations of stock manipulation during a bidding war over a major K-pop agency.
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The Controversy Over K-pop Band NewJeans
The firm Hybe has lost hundreds of millions of dollars in market value because of a feud with the creative force behind the band NewJeans.
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Taylor Swift Sells a Rainbow of Vinyl Albums. Fans Keep Buying Them.
Artists across pop genres are finding success with colored vinyl and different variants of their releases. For Swifties, the urge to collect them all is strong.
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NewJeans Asks U.S. Court for Help Finding YouTuber in Defamation Case
The request by NewJeans is the latest effort by the K-pop industry in its struggle to stem rumors on platforms based outside South Korea.
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Insooni Breaks Racial Barrier to Become Beloved Singer in South Korea
Born to a South Korean mother and a Black American soldier, she rose to a pioneering stardom in a country that has long discriminated against biracial children.
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Asian Celebrities Dominate the Front Rows at Fashion Week
K-pop and soccer stars, actresses and singers — the fashion week A-list increasingly hails from South Korea, Thailand and the Philippines.
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Twice’s ‘With You-th’ Tops the Billboard Chart
The act’s six-song EP “With You-th” debuts at No. 1, while Morgan Wallen celebrates a year of “One Thing at a Time” by hitting the No. 2 spot.
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Lee Hoyang, Prolific K-Pop Producer and Songwriter, Dies at 40
Professionally known as Shinsadong Tiger, he created the upbeat, catchy and danceable musical style that defined K-pop in the early 2010s.
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If It Isn’t Perfect, Is It Still K-pop?
Musical acts like Balming Tiger are challenging the idea that K-pop is nothing but polished, perfectly synchronized boy bands and girl groups.
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Oasis and Stone Roses Musicians Team Up, and 7 More New Songs
Hear tracks by A.G. Cook, Mary Timony, Bela Fleck and others.