Areum, formerly of T-ARA, has received a prison sentence over charges of child abuse.
YG Entertainment has closed down its actor management to focus entirely on music.
Three out of eight fromis_9 members are said to be seeking new opportunities elsewhere.
The singer has kept up her annual birthday tradition, going above and beyond.
Sojang, the infamous YouTuber who attacked K-pop idols with malicious content, is revealed to have been backed by HYBE following an audit.
While K-pop girl groups like aespa and NMIXX were heavily criticized by HYBE, the only female act praised by the label recently gained attention online for the wrong reasons.
Taeyeon gave a glimpse of her upcoming sixth mini album "Letter to Myself."
K-pop fans recalled the time when BTS RM was silent as haters targeted female idols like NewJeans.