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Ends HYBE Non-Compete Agreement, Launches A20 Entertainment's Debut Group Lee Soo-man, who founded SM Entertainment in 1995 and is regarded as the "K-pop patriarch" for pioneering Korean pop music, is returning to the domestic entertainment industry. His movements toward a domestic comeback...

EXO unit ChenBaekXi (Baekhyun, Xiumin, Chen) and SM Entertainment have failed to settle, pushing their dispute into a full-scale legal battle. On October 2, the Seoul Eastern District Court held the second mediation session for the contract enforcement and settlement payment lawsuits filed by...

Five major entertainment companies in South Korea, including K-pop giants SM Entertainment and HYBE, have reached an agreement with the market’s Fair Trade Commission over alleged subcontracting violations. The resolution marks the first time a consent resolution system was applied to the...

Karina of the girl group aespa has come under fire for breaking the "no color, no gesture" rule — a strict but unspoken guideline on K-pop idols during election season. The singer uploaded a picture of herself on Instagram wearing a black jacket with red patterns and the number 2 written on...

Lee Soo-man, former executive producer of SM Entertainment, has begun preparing to launch a new idol group. As a result of the Maeil Business Star Today report on the 10th, it was confirmed that Lee Soo-man is currently selecting idol trainees and recruiting producers on a national level...

Korea’s antitrust regulator has approved Kakao’s acquisition of a 39.86 percent stake in K-pop agency SM Entertainment, contingent upon the implementation of corrective measures. The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) said on Thursday that it has imposed two forms of corrective measures to address...

As many of you have seen, despite Zimzalabim being deemed as a "weird" song, it does, in fact, have an overall concept. Though the concept may not be very specific, the "vibe" of Zimzalabim was intended to be a combination of every era, which became quite clear after the first comeback poster...

Park Yuri from Produce X said that he was supposed to debut in NCT but didn't make the cut. So why do you think he didn't make it? I mean, everyone thought that every male trainees in SM would one way or another end up in NCT but this guy didn't and now he's a model under SM. I can't see him...