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· Daniel Anderson
Expelled LOONA member Chuu signs with new agency
Chuu, a former member of K-pop girl group LOONA, has signed an exclusive contract with newly formed entertainment agency ATRP. She is the first artist to sign with ATRP, which was founded by former executive director of WM Entertainment Kim Jin-mi.
· Daniel Anderson
Ex-LOONA member Chuu responds to BlockBerry motion to bar her from Korean entertainment activities
Blockberry Creative, the agency behind K-pop girl group LOONA, has filed a petition to the Korean Entertainment Management Association (KEMA) and the Korea Entertainment Producers Association to suspend former member Chuu from participating in entertainment activities in South…
· Daniel Anderson
Chuu issues first statement since LOONA expulsion
Former LOONA member Chuu has released her first statement since her termination from the group last week. The idol took to her personal Instagram to post a story, writing: “As I have not received any contact regarding this series of situations or know anything about them, I’m…
· Daniel Anderson
LOONA’s Chuu expelled from group over ‘violent language and misuse of power’
Management agency Blockberry Creative announced LOONA member Chuu’s removal from the group on Friday, alleging “violent language and misuse of power” to staff as core reasons. Blockberry Creative made the announcement on LOONA’s fan cafe, adding that “the members have not…
· Michelle De Pacina
What you need to know about race and ethnicity category changes on federal forms
The U.S. government is updating its categorization of race and ethnicity for the first time in 27 years to more accurately reflect the population. Key points:
· Daniel Anderson
LOONA’s Odd Eye Circle returns after 5 years with comeback album, new MV
K-pop subunit Odd Eye Circle, once a part of the girl group LOONA, has made a comeback with their new mini-album “Version Up.” About the release: “Version Up” includes a total of six tracks and is led by the title track “Air Force One.” Group member Kim Lip worked in…
· Daniel Anderson
All LOONA members now free from longtime agency Blockberry Creative
The remaining members of K-pop girl group LOONA have emerged victorious in their legal battle against their longtime agency Blockberry Creative. The lawsuit: The Seoul High Court’s civil affairs department ruled in favor of LOONA members Haseul, Yeojin, Yves, Olivia Hye and Go…
· Daniel Anderson
LOONA’s Heejin, Kim Lip, Jinsoul, Choerry get a reset with music project ARTMS
K-pop agency Modhaus has announced a new music project dubbed “ARTMS” with former LOONA members Heejin, Kim Lip, Jinsoul and Choerry. The K-pop stars recently signed exclusive contracts with Modhaus. The agency is spearheaded by Jaden Jeong, former creative director for LOONA.
· Daniel Anderson
4 ex-LOONA members sign with agency founded by group’s former creative director
Former LOONA members Heejin, Kim Lip, Jinsoul and Choerry have signed exclusive contracts with Modhaus, a South Korean entertainment agency founded and led by Jaden Jeong, LOONA’s former creative director. The news was announced in a statement by Modhaus on their official…
· Daniel Anderson
Four LOONA members win lawsuit to terminate contracts with agency BlockBerry Creative
Before you read: LOONA’s Chuu expelled from group over ‘violent language and misuse of power’ LOONA members file injunctions to cancel contracts with label BlockBerry Creative BlockBerry Creative, the agency that represents the 11-member K-pop girl group LOONA, has seen four of…
· Daniel Anderson
LOONA members file injunctions to cancel contracts with label BlockBerry Creative
Nine members of K-pop girl group LOONA — HeeJin, HaSeul, YeoJin, Kim Lip, JinSoul, Choerry, Yves, Go Won and Olivia Hye — have reportedly filed injunctions to terminate their contracts with label BlockBerry Creative. The news comes days after member Chuu was expelled from the…
· Daniel Anderson
BLACKPINK’s newest fan is Lisa from ‘The Simpsons’
The Nov. 13 episode of “The Simpsons” shows Lisa Simpson revealing that her second favorite music genre is K-pop. Homer is shown driving his daughter and Duffman — Duff Beer’s spokesperson and mascot — around as he tries to guess Lisa’s second-favorite genre of music after jazz.…
· Daniel Anderson
K-pop Weekly: Jin’s ‘The Astronaut’ arrives, soloists stand out and BTS, BLACKPINK land noms as award show season in full swing
Soloists dominated this week, with new music released from the likes of BTS’ Jin, BIBI, Jo Yu-ri, Monsta X’s Ki-hyun and more. With that came a flurry of nominations for K-pop acts from People’s Choice, MAMA and Billboard. Music Releases Oct. 23 Soloist BIBI gave fans a double…
· Daniel Anderson
LOONA fans voice concern over health of several members missing tour performances
Fans of K-pop girl group LOONA are calling out label BlockBerry Creative and tour promoters MyMusicTaste after several members dropped out of performances during their world tour. LOONA’s tour in North America consisted of 14 shows across 13 cities in less than a month,…
· Daniel Anderson
WJSN crowned the winner of Mnet’s ‘Queendom’ Season 2 competition
K-pop girl group WJSN has taken first place in Season 2 of Mnet’s reality show singing competition “Queendom.” The show featured female idols and girl groups performing their hit tracks, covers of one another’s songs and new original comeback tracks to determine the best among…
· Daniel Anderson
K-pop girl group Loona to kick off their first-ever world tour with performances in 9 US cities
K-pop girl group Loona announced today the first stops and dates for their first world tour. The BlockBerry Creative girl group, alongside concert promoters MyMusicTaste, will visit nine cities in the U.S. starting on August 2 in L.A. and ending on August 19 in New York City.…
· Jane Nam
11 of K-pop group Loona’s 12 members test positive for COVID-19
Three members of 12-member K-pop girl group Loona tested positive for COVID-19 based on PCR tests taken on Feb. 25. On March 1, Blockberry Creative released a statement confirming that another six members had tested positive, with only member HyunJin testing negative. The group…
· Ryan General
‘Drag Race’ queen Kim Chi has Orbits in a spin over her offer to help LOONA amid their agency’s woes
Korean American drag queen and television personality Kim Chi (Shin Sang-young) is apparently ready to lend a helping hand to K-pop girl group LOONA. Ding ding dong: LOONA fans, also known as Orbits, recently trumpeted the call to save the 12-member act on social media after…
· Bryan Ke
K-Pop Stars Make Unexpected Cameos in Marvel’s ‘Runaways’ Comic
The eleventh issue of Marvel’s “Runaways,” which was first published in July 2018, apparently contains a very surprising cameo that even eagle-eyed fans only noticed recently. As it turns out, Red Velvet’s Irene and BTS’ V, whose real name is Kim Tae-hyung, apparently made an…
· Ryan General
Vancouver is Getting a Cat Cafe Inspired By ‘Totoro’
A cafe inspired by Hayao Miyazaki’s classic anime film “My Neighbor Totoro” is set to enchant customers in Vancouver, Canada. Called the “Catoro Cafe,” the Totoro-themed cat cafe will reportedly be similar to the “Temari No Ouchi Cat Cafe” in Japan when it opens sometime this…