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Nam Donghyun, who previously participated on "PRODUCE X 101" and ranked 60th, will be making his solo debut on July 26 under the stage name BOYHOOD. He made headlines when it was revealed he was former WINNER member Nam Taehyun's younger brother.
[Trigger Warning/Content Warning: Bullying] APRIL's Naeun admits struggling psychologically but now insists on pursuing comeback. Amid the controversy over school bullying, the idol dismissed rumors and said it was groundless and expressed that she will proceed with her scheduled comeback schedule.
BLACKPINK has clinched the crown as the most subscribed music artist! According to YG Entertainment on Monday, BLACKPINK's subscribers on their official YouTube channel surpassed 42.3 million; hence, exceeding other female pop stars, such as Ariana Grande.
TIME magazine revealed the collector's edition magazine cover that features BTS in full color. While many are happy for BTS for bagging another TIME magazine cover, many ended up disappointed because of the alleged poor quality of the cover, slamming TIME for making the group look bad.
Superstar global boy group BTS officially have five Guinness World Records under their belt! Guinness World Records announced on its website on July 22, that BTS's live concert "BANG BANG CON: The Live" broke the record of "Live Streaming Concert With The Most Views."
On July 23rd, AKMU Chanhyuk shared several photos with his new hairstyle. His hair was down and longer than it usually is, so netizens reacted to it. A lot of fans were stunned by Chanhyuk's long locks, but what caught everyone's attention was IU's comment.
Album sales are just one of the identifying factors of an idol group or idol's popularity. It's also the basis of several music charts. Because compared to YouTube views, an album sale means that fans like the music enough to pay for it.
On July 23, Gaon Chart, one of Korea's most prominent music charts, said that BLACKPINK and EXO-SC topped all of its weekly music charts from July 12 to 18.
On the 22nd of July, APRIL member Lee Naeun trended online for an alleged bullying scandal. A K-netizen, who claimed to have gone in the same elementary school with the idol singer, said that Naeun bullied her for a long time.
[Trigger Warning/Content Warning: Bullying, Abuse, and Self-Harm] Another controversial K-pop abuse case stirred the internet when Shin Minah from the group ILUV claimed that she was bullied and forced to watch sex videos by her co-members. After she posted about the issue, the agency denied such allegations.
Foreigners in K-Pop is common nowadays, and a majority of foreign K-Pop idols hail from China. Curious about which Chinese idols are killing the game right now and are still actively promoting? Check them out here!
In a past live stream, KARD's BM once spoke out about being held at gunpoint while visiting his friends and family in the United States. He recounted that while he was out with his friend one night, they decided to go to a fast food place to get some snacks. While on the way, they got stopped by the cops.