K Pop

Another singer dies: The imperfect world surrounding the ‘perfect idols’ of K-pop

Twenty-nine-year-old trot singer Haesoo died on 12 May, reportedly by suicide. This is the second death of a young K-pop star to hit the South Korean entertainment industry in less than a month. What is going on?

K-pop idol Haesoo found dead at 29 in her hotel room, police recovered suicide note

Haesoo was a trot singer, a genre extremely popular in South Korea. She made her debut in 2019 and was growing her fan base following the release of her single album, 'My Life I Will'.

Fact Check: Did ‘Canadian actor Saint Von Colucci’ who ‘died’ after 12 plastic surgeries even exist?

The story of the death of Canadian actor Saint Von Colucci, who had 12 plastic surgeries to look like BTS star Jimin, went legit viral. Turns out it is fake news, a hoax. The supposed actor appears to be AI-generated

Kim Kardashian lookalike dies after plastic surgery: How dangerous is going under the knife?

Christina Ashten Gourkani, aka Ashten G, a Kim Kardashian lookalike, died of cardiac arrest in a hospital while she was recovering from plastic surgery. Experts say all cosmetic procedures are risky, but how often do they lead to deaths?

Are Justin Bieber and BTS’ Jungkook collaborating? A viral picture of the two sparks rumours

Jungkook, who recently visited Los Angeles, was featured in multiple pictures shared by Justin Bieber’s manager Scott Samuel “Scooter” Braun on Instagram.

YG Entertainment to take legal action over drug abuse allegations against Blackpink’s vocalist Rose

After Riccardo Tisci, the former Chief Creative Officer of Burberry, shared photos of Rose online, rumours about her using drugs quickly circulated on social media.

BTS absence hurting global K-pop growth: HYBE chairman

Bang Si-hyuk, chairman of HYBE and the mastermind behind BTS, said figures including global ratings and album sales now showed declining demand for K-pop.

'He had lost appetite, is better now': BTS's Jimin on meeting Jin during military service

I felt good because he ate better than I thought. He’s gotten stronger. His face is the same as before, but his body has gotten stronger. I thought he adjusted well. I thought he was cool,” Jimin added.

K-Pop star J-Hope of the BTS starts process to enlist in Army

An official at the band's management, BigHit Music, said on Sunday that a second member, the 29-year-old j-hope, whose real name is Jung Ho-Seok, applied to end postponement of his own enlistment

BLACKPINK's Jisoo turns 27; here's all you need to know about the K-Pop sensation

Jisso featured in several advertisements including one with actor Lee Min Ho prior to her 2016 debut in BLACKPINK.