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K-pop girl group NewJeans recently covered Mariya Takeuchi’s iconic 1985 city pop single ‘Plastic Love’.Last night (June 26), NewJeans held the first of two shows of their 2024 ‘Bunnies Camp’ fan concert at the Tokyo Dome in Japan. During the show, each member of the K-pop girl group surprised the audience with solo performances.Notably, Hyein sang a cover of Mariya Takeuchi’s ‘Plastic Love’, which was first released in 1985 but has since seen a resurgence due to increased interest in city pop.

K-pop agency ADOR, which is home to girl group NewJeans, was recently spotted taking photos with fans in Tokyo.On June 26, several fans spotted the ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin out in Shibuya, Tokyo and began taking pictures with her. One fan later uploaded a clip of Min posing for photos with several fans while a small crowd gathered around her.The clip has since garnered over a million views on X (formerly Twitter), with many users commenting on Min’s growing popularity amid her ongoing feud with ADOR’s parent company HYBE and founder Bang Si-hyuk.

ADOR has announced “enhanced safety measures” for girl group NewJeans following death threats against the quintet.NewJeans are set to hold their first-ever concerts in Japan in the next two days (June 26 and 27) at the Tokyo Dome. Their agency ADOR has since announced that it is “preparing enhanced safety measures with the Japanese concert planning company” for the upcoming shows, per News1 via Soompi.The K-pop agency’s statement comes just a day after a now-deleted death threat against NewJeans was posted on the South Korean internet forum DC Inside on June 24.

NewJeans have dropped a music video for their new Japanese single, ‘Supernatural’.The video for ‘Supernatural’ plays out like an episode of a ’90s TV series, featuring opening credits and a teaser for an upcoming episode at the end. Additionally, member Hyein, who previously sustained a foot injury, is substituted with a masked dancer during most choreography scenes.“I don’t know what we’ve done / I don’t want to go back / I already know / Don’t know what we’ve been sold / I’ll find out / So it’s sure,” the girl group sing on ‘Supernatural’.

BTS have announced a collaboration with Despicable Me 4 on a new Minions-themed line of merchandise in support of the upcoming film.Illumination, the animation studio behind the film, has joined forces with the K-pop boyband on a line of BTS- and Minions-themed merchandise in support of the movie’s release, which is set to hit theatres on June 24.The merchandise to be released under this project will include T-shirts, hoodies, trainers and tote bags featuring Minions styled as the BTS members, per Korea JoongAng Daily. The BTS Minions created for the collaboration will be dressed in the outfits from the boyband’s music video for their hit 2021 single ‘Permission To Dance’.BTS Minion Funko Pop! figures will be made available for preorder from June 21 onwards exclusive on Entertainment Earth’s website.

Tomorrow X Together (TXT) have announced their first-ever virtual reality concert, dubbed ‘Hyperfocus’, which will be screened from next month onwards.The band’s forthcoming VR concert is set to take place across five different cities in the US over the following months. The ‘Hyperfocus’ concert promises to “deliver an unforgettable performance that allows fans to get up close and personal” with the boyband, per Billboard.“We have been thinking about how to get closer to our fans, and this VR concert is an opportunity for us to do so,” TXT said of the forthcoming VR concert in a press statement.

BTS singer Jimin has teased the upcoming release of his second solo studio album, titled ‘MUSE’.Today (June 18), BTS’ Jimin and his label Big Hit Music announced that the K-pop idol would be releasing his second solo studio album, ‘MUSE’, next month. It’ll come about a year-and-a-half after his debut record ‘FACE’, which was released in March 2023.In a statement, via fan community platform Weverse, Big Hit Music said that the BTS singer’s new album will “document his journey in search of the source of his inspiration” and showcase his “expanded musical spectrum”.The label said that ‘MUSE’ will feature seven songs, including the previously released ‘Closer Than This’.

Jin of K-pop boyband BTS recently surprised fans by performing an unreleased extended version of his solo song ‘Super Tuna’.Yesterday (June 13), a day after he was discharged from the military after two years, BTS’ Jin held a fanmeeting in Seoul, South Korea to commemorate the boyband’s 11th anniversary as part of their annual ‘Festa’ celebrations.During the event, the K-pop performed some of his solo tracks, including ‘The Astronaut’ and ‘Moon’ from BTS’ 2022 album ‘Proof’.

BTS have reunited to celebrate member Jin’s official discharge from mandatory military service earlier today (June 12).BTS singer Jin was discharged from active duty after completing his mandatory two years of military service this morning. His dismissal was attended by his bandmates – save for Suga – who are all currently still serving the South Korean military.Photos and videos published by South Korean press show the six BTS members celebrating Jin’s dismissal together with Jin holding a bouquet of flowers.

NewJeans.On June 5, ADOR said in a statement that has been “monitoring community sites to identify malicious and insulting comments as well as other defamatory acts toward NewJeans by spreading false information” and is in the process if “preparing for civil and criminal lawsuits, and other legal actions” against these commentors.“We want to make it clear that there will be no leniency or settlements in any case during this process,” the K-pop agency added, per Yonhap News Agency. “We will spare no effort in taking legal action against such postings on anonymous sites to protect the rights of the members of NewJeans,” it said.The announcement of legal action against “malicious comments” about NewJeans comes amid an increasingly heated feud between Min Hee-jin, the CEO of ADOR, and HYBE over the ownership of the K-pop agency.Last week, during a press conference, Min addressed her ongoing feud with HYBE, touching on the future of NewJeans, her alleged “betrayal” of the entertainment giant and more.

ENHYPEN, NMIXX, BIBI and more.On June 4, KCON announced 10 of the artists that will be performing at the M Countdown Stage and KCON Stage of its upcoming Los Angeles event, set to take place from July 26 to 28 at the Crypto.com Arena, LA Convention Center and Gilbert Lindsay Plaza.Both stages will feature boybands P1Harmony, TWS and ZEROBASEONE, as well as girl group NMIXX. The M Countdown Stage will also include appearances by NME The Cover stars ENHYPEN, as well as soloists BIBI, Zico and SHINee‘s Taemin.Meanwhile, the KCON Stage will see additional performances by boyband A.C.E and SISTAR singer Hyolyn.

BTS singer Jungkook has announced the upcoming release of a new single, called ‘Never Let Go’.On May 2, Big Hit Music announced that BTS’ Jungkook would be releasing a new song later this week. Titled ‘Never Let Go’, the label has described the track as a “heartfelt tribute” to the K-pop idol’s fans with the message to ” never let go of each other’s hands”.The label added that Jungkook’s ‘Never Let Go’ is also “a token of gratitude for the boundless love from ARMY all over the world”.

NewJeans have seemingly voiced their support for ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin amidst the ongoing power struggle between Min and HYBE.Yesterday (May 31), NewJeans performed on popular South Korean music chart show Music Bank. After winning first place following their performance of ‘How Sweet’, the K-pop girl group expressed their gratitude for their fans’ support during their comeback.Elsewhere during their acceptance speech, member Minji thanked ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin for her contributions to the group.

Tomorrow X Together (TXT) recently assisted a fan’s proposal after the band’s solo concert in Atlanta.TXT recently played a concert at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena on May 29, and held a “send-off” event for fans to interact with the band up close after the show. Later that night, Yeonjun took to fan community platform Weverse to share his experience with one fan, who had enlisted the K-pop idol’s help in order to propose to his partner.“A male fan suddenly gave me a piece of paper.

ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin has addressed her ongoing feud with HYBE in a press conference held in Seoul, South Korea today (May 31).Min Hee-jin’s press conference today, which takes place a month after the first of such in the saga between her and HYBE, lasted a little under two hours. During the event, the ADOR CEO touched on the future of K-pop girl group NewJeans, her alleged “betrayal” of HYBE and more.In her opening statement, per Korea JoongAng Daily, Min spoke about how the period since the last press conference has been “the toughest” of her life, while thanking those who have supported and helped her.

ADOR follow a shareholders meeting, amid a prolonged feud with HYBE.Today (May 31), the board of ADOR, which is a subsidiary of entertainment giant HYBE, held its scheduled extraordinary shareholders meeting, during which it was decided that Min Hee-jin would continue on as the CEO of the K-pop agency, per Yonhap News Agency and Korea JoongAng Daily.Notably, the shareholders meeting takes place just a day after a Seoul court ruled in favour of an injunction filed by Min that prevented HYBE from exercising its voting rights to dismiss her. HYBE owns 80 per cent of ADOR, with Min Hee-jin holding a 18 per cent stake.However, according to Yonhap‘s report, two of Min’s “close aides” on the board, only identified by the publication as Shin and Kim, were dismissed and replaced by three C-suite executives officials from HYBE.

ADOR for the time being, after a court ruled in favour of her injunction to prevent HYBE from exercising its voting rights at an upcoming shareholder meeting.According to reports by Yonhap News Agency and Korea JoongAng Daily, today (May 30) the Seoul Central District Court ruled in favour of an injunction filed by ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin to prevent HYBE from dismissing her as the head of the K-pop agency.“The reasons for Min Hee-jin’s dismissal or resignation claimed by HYBE have not been sufficiently substantiated,” the court stated, per MyDaily via Soompi. “While Min Hee-jin’s actions may be considered betrayal to HYBE, it is difficult to say that they constitute actions of breach of trust in regards to ADOR.”The new ruling means that HYBE, which owns 80 per cent of ADOR, will not be able to remove Min as the CEO of the K-pop agency at an upcoming shareholder meeting tomorrow (May 31).

HYBE and its subsidiary label ADOR has emerged as one of the most high profile feuds we’ve witnessed in K-pop in recent memory.ADOR, which houses popular K-pop girl group NewJeans, is helmed by former SM Entertainment creative director Min Hee-jin and was once poised to become one of HYBE’s most lucrative labels. However, it is now at the centre of an alleged power struggle over the treatment and management of NewJeans and future creative projects under ADOR.Founded in November 2021, Min Hee-jin launched the label after two years as HYBE’s Chief Brand Officer.

BTS member RM has released a music video for ‘Groin’, a cut from his new solo album, ‘Right Place, Wong Person’.The new music video for ‘Groin’ was filmed in London and helmed by Japanese director Pennacky, per The Korea Herald. Notably, Pennacky previously worked together with RM for the music video of ‘Sexy Nukim’ by Balming Tiger, which featured the K-pop idol.The clip follows BTS’ RM, dressed in a dark navy tracksuit, as he walks along the streets of the city on a cloudy day while performing his new song.

BTS has reimagined scenes from the hit Netflix series Bridgerton with orchestral covers of the K-pop boyband’s songs.Earlier this month, Netflix released part one of season three of Bridgerton, which is known for its orchestral covers of hit pop songs. This season was no different, with covers of songs by Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Nick Jonas and more.The second episode of season three notably included the first orchestral cover of a K-pop song, which was the Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping hit ‘Dynamite’ by BTS.One fan, who goes by the username @onceiwasbeloved on TikTok, has since reimaged several scenes from Bridgerton with orchestral covers of other popular BTS songs, including ‘Black Swan’ and ‘Pied Piper’.The clips for the two reimaginings have since spread quickly among fans of the series and the boyband, amassing over 300,000 and 1.3million views, respectively at time of writing.If only literally anyone on the production team actually LISTENED to bts #oiwb #bts #btsarmy #blackswan #BRIDGERTON ♬ Black Swan (Orchestral Version) – OMJamie Shall i go on? #oiwb #bridgerton #bts #btsarmy #piedpiper @Bridgerton ♬ original sound – MoMoMo The TikTok user also revisited the previous seasons of the Netflix drama, using orchestral covers of the BTS songs ‘Mikrokosmos’ and ‘Spring Day’ as background music for various dance scenes.I know the rhythm of the song doesn’t match the dance but bffr – it’s their song #bridgerton #bts #btsarmy #oiwb #mikrokosmos #oiwb ♬ original sound – MoMoMo I hurt my own feelings with this one #oiwb #bridgerton #bts #btsarmy #springday ♬ original sound – :)) In other BTS news, the boyband’s leader RM dropped his second solo album, ‘Right Place, Wrong Person’ last week.

NewJeans have released their new single, ‘How Sweet’ – listen to the track below.The ’80s-inspired ‘How Sweet’ is the second song from the girl group’s new double single album, which also features the previously released ‘Bubble Gum’. The song’s accompanying music video feature the girl group performing the song in the middle of the road after their car breaks down.In a statement, per The Korea Times, the quintet said that the record “is something we’ve diligently prepared together and poured a lot of care into”.