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• South Korean Entertainment Powerhouse CJ E&M Acquires Hip-Hop Label AOMG

  The agency is currently run by Simon Dominic and Jay Park, who recently took to Twitter to put fans' minds at ease.

  01.06.16 | 11:34AM EST

• Corea Image Communication Institute Names Psy Biggest Star Of 2015 For Worldwide 'Daddy' Success

  The K-pop icon also received the award in 2013 with his worldwide viral hit "Gangnam Style."

  01.06.16 | 11:24AM EST

• BESTie's Dahye Injured Falling Down Stairs, Group Comeback Postponed

  The incident reportedly occured near the end of 2015. Song Dahye, member of four-member girl group BESTie, has been slightly injured after falling down stairs.

  01.06.16 | 11:07AM EST

• Rapper Swings Under Fire For Professional Activities During Medical Leave From Military

  When Swings was discharged from the military early due to mental health issues, he stated that he would not engage in any for-profit activities for 11 months.

  01.06.16 | 11:03AM EST

• Multiple K-Pop Idol Groups Set To Be Shaken Up In 2016 As Members Face Contract Expirations, Military Enlistment

  BEAST, KARA, 2NE1, and several other groups all are set to see changes thanks to contract expirations in 2015.

  01.06.16 | 10:52AM EST

• Goo Hara Rumored To Leave KARA And Sign With Keyeast Following Contract Expiration

  The future of KARA is yet unknown as three members mull over contract expiration. The future of K-pop act KARA is up in the air as the group faces disbandment.

  01.06.16 | 10:34AM EST

• JYP Entertainment's Lawsuit Over 2PM's 'My House' Music VIdeo Comes To An End

  JYP Entertainment has settled their claim against director Han Sa Min over his sudden withdrawal from the project.

  01.05.16 | 12:12PM EST

• Girl Groups Dominate Top 3 Albums Of 2015 According To Billboard

  Three K-pop girl groups came out on top of 2015. Who runs the world? Girls! At least according to Billboard. At the end of last year, Billboard's resident K-pop gurus Jeff Benjamin and Jessica Oak put together a list of the ten best K-pop albums of 2015.

  01.05.16 | 11:44AM EST

• SM Entertainment Wins Lawsuit Against Former EXO Member Tao For Return Of 'Temporary Payment'

  The company won one of its numerous lawsuits against the Chinese pop star. SM Entertainment has announced that it had won a lawsuit against EXO's former member Tao.

  01.05.16 | 11:41AM EST

• 2 Seventeen Members Criticized For Allegedly Using Racial Slurs During Separate Broadcasts

  Controversy has arisen around Seungcheol and Seungkwan after they were filmed using Korean words that sound like derogatory terms in English.

  01.04.16 | 1:09PM EST

• Big Bang's Seungri Out $1.6 Million In Alleged Real Estate Scam

  The K-pop idol filed a lawsuit against a female singer after reportedly being scammed out of 2 billion KRW.

  01.04.16 | 12:01PM EST

• 'Family Guy' Features K-Dramas, SISTAR And HyunA In Recent Episode

  The episode satirized Korean pop culture including music and television dramas. "Family Guy" was all about the Korean Wave during the first episode of 2016.

  01.04.16 | 10:04AM EST