NewJeans Ends Over-Year Contract Dispute and Announces Return to ADOR
The group NewJeans is concluding a dispute over its exclusive contract that lasted over a year and returning to its agency, ADOR.…
NewJeans Pushes Ahead with Independent Activities Against ADOR; Dispute Intensifies with Injunction Request
The contract dispute between K-pop group NewJeans and their agency ADOR is escalating. ADOR submitted an injunction request to the Seoul Central District Court, seeking to prohibit the group’s members from entering indep…
All Members of NewJeans Return to ADOR; One-Year Legal Battle “Dramatically Ends” – Biggest Story in K-Pop in 2025
The group NewJeans has concluded its more than one-year dispute over their exclusive contract with agency ADOR and announced that all members are returning to the label.…
ADOR Files Injunction to Stop NewJeans from Signing Independent Brand Deal; Legal Battle Intensifies
ADOR, a subsidiary of HYBE, submitted an injunction request to the court aiming to prevent NewJeans from entering into an independent brand contract.…
NewJeans Ends Yearlong Legal Battle…Withdrawal of Appeal Confirms Return to ADOR
The group NewJeans has fully resolved its more than one-year legal dispute over its exclusive contract with agency ADOR.…
NewGroups Dominate Global Charts; NewJeans Claims 2nd Consecutive No.1 for Female Artists, ENHYPEN Exceeds 5 Million Album Sales
K-pop rookie groups and their new songs are firmly taking over global music charts at the beginning of 2025. The idol group BOYNEXTDOOR secured first place on the K-Pop Radar Weeekly Fandom Chart released on the 10th.…
JENNIE Ranks First in 2025 K-Brand Index for Music Tracks, Demonstrating Overwhelming Popularity
JENNIE of BLACKPINK achieved the highest brand index in the 2025 K-POP music track category. The Asia Brand Research Institute, a big data evaluation organization, announced on the 10th that JENNIE’s “like JENNIE” was se…
SM Entertainment’s 30th Anniversary: Reexamining 30 Years of K-Pop History from H.O.T. to aespa
SM Entertainment is reevaluating the development history of the K-pop industry as it marks its 30th anniversary this year. The company, founded in 1995, is regarded as synonymous with the growth of K-pop itself.…