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MAKING SENSE OF NEW JEANS BEING THE HIGHEST PAID SEOUL TOURISM AMBASSADOR
SOURCE: https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/408/0000241526Itwas revealed that among the Seoul Metropolitan Government's public relations ambassadors, the idol group New Jeans received the highest payment of 240 million won.According to data on ambassador compensation from the Seoul Metropolitan Government over the past five years (2020-2024), requested by Rep. Kim Hye-young (People Power Party, Gwangjin 4) of the Culture, Sports, and Touris...
FOCUS: V LAYOVER WAS BILLBOARD'S 2ND BEST KPOP ALBUM FOR 203
Incorporating V’s ingrained love of jazz music (he played saxophone in his childhood), Layoveris a considerable departure from any BTS album, presenting the star in a realm all his own. An old soul, V’s first solo record unfolds as a lo-fi soul, jazz, and R&B journey where singles like “Love Me Again” and “Slow Dancing” bring a blend of romantic melancholy, with the commitment to V’s musical vision evident in decisions like an uncon...
Jimin's Who Spends Its 111th Day Inside USA Spotify Daily Chart
Jimin's Who climbed 6 steps, finishing the day at 1,248,632.
SONG RECOMMENDATION OF THE WEEK: WE WILL BE OK
ARASH BUANAHe is from Indonesia. He sings in English. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnFWIvyuNgaACJkNyFlPv9g
SUGA|AGUST D First Asian Solo HipHop Act To Have 2 Albums Clock In 1B Spotify Streams
First Asian solo HipHip act to clock in 2 albums with 1 billion Spotify Streams each The moment Suga won 2017 Melon Music Award for Best Producer for If I Get Drunk Today.
JIN'S I'LL BE THERE BILLBOARD CHART PERFORMANCE WEEK OF 2024 NOV 9
#1 Billboard World Digital Song Sales #3 Billboard Digital Song Sales Chart #10 Billboard Global Excl. United States #25 Billboard Global 200
Min Heejin & New Jeans Getting Recruited
source: https://dealsite.co.kr/articles/129239/075033Several KOSDAQ-listed companies are reportedly seeking to recruit former ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin and the artist group New Jeans, drawing significant market attention. With HYBE effectively rejecting an ultimatum related to its artists, the possibility of Min and New Jeans transferring to a new company is gaining traction. However, some experts caution that these companies may be overlooking potent...
DEVELOPING: Min Heejin Involved In Stock Manipulation
Yesterday, news came out that Min Heejin made a verbal contract with an investor. She quickly denied it. News leaked that MHJ was involved in DavoLink stock price manipulation.ABOUT DAVOLINK:Davolink is a South Korean company established in June 2000, known for specializing in the development, manufacturing, and provision of networking equipment, particularly focusing on wireless LAN solutions. Here are some key points about Davolink:Product Focu...
RM's RPWP Accolades & Awards
THIS LIST IS A WORK IN PROGRESS. If you have anything to add, please let me know in the Community BTS sectionCannes Lions International Festival of Creativity Vimeo picked LOST! - best short film 'LOST!' wins Craft: Cinematography (Music Video) at 2024 Berlin Commercial AwardsUK MVA two awards: Best Alternative Music Video International — LOST!Best Production Design in a Video — LOST!CICLOPE Festival finalist Autumn International Shor...
FOCUS: J-HOPE Biggest Crowd For Any Kpop Performance
source: https://www.billboard.com/photos/j-hope-lollapalooza-2022-photos-1235120788/https://www.bandwagon.asia/articles/heres-what-happened-at-bts-j-hope-historic-set-at-lollapalooza-hobipalooza-jack-in-the-box-chicken-noodle-soup-becky-g-setlist-bighit-weverse-july-2022Billboard stated there were more than 100k people in Jhope's Lollapalooza performance but I remember Big Hit stating it was more than 105K and bandwagon wrote it as such. The ...
CHAT AND COLLECTIONS
CHATIn the interest of making the CHAT more organized. I will consolidate some. These will be the new Chat Groups. 1- BTS2- ASIAN MUSIC3- ASIAN MOVIES, TV SHOWS & THEATER4- ASIAN CULTURE, LAWS, TRADITIONS AND OTHERS5- THE BUSINESS SIDE OF ENTERTAINMENT, MONEY/WEALTH/PROFESSIONAL TIPS 6- BOOK CLUB This includes discussion on any book, graphic novel, not just the ones I give away. 7- GENERAL OFF TOPIC AND TOWN HALLThis is the catch all. If you don&...
FOCUS: JIN "HAPPY" Support
HAPPY RELEASE DATE: NOVEMBER 15 11/15 12A ET | 1P KSTFor those wanting to support Happy with premium streams but are unable to get a premium account OR if you want to get a 2nd premium account, check out https://x.com/JinFundsGuidelines for streaming:1- Do not loop2- Create several playlists with varied total play length, ie one is 30 minutes, another 3 hours and other 7 hours. 3- Do not create a pattern. Put different number of songs between Run...
FOCUS: RM Asian Native With The Most Billboard Hot 100 Entries
1 Butter2 My Universe3 Mic Drop4 Boy With Luv5 Fake Love6 DNA7 Idol8 Life Goes On9 Make It Right10 On11 Yet To Come12 Run BTS13 Take Two14 My Time15 Black Swan16 Fly To My Room17 Blue & Grey18 Telepahty19 Dis-Ease20 Stay21 Like Crazy22 Wild Flower23 Neva PlayNicki Minaj has 23 as well.If we talk Asian in general, the one with the most entries as a songwriter is Savan Kotecha, Indian descent but born and raised in the US. He has gazillions of hits...
FOCUS: JIMIN First Act To Debut A Non-English Song On Top Of Billboard Hot 100
Jimin was the first and remains the only solo act in history to debut a non-english song on top of Billboard Hot 100. Also, no other act has debuted a non-english song on top of Billboard Hot 100 since he did.
FOCUS: JUNGKOOK First Asian Native Act To Clock 3 Songs With 1B Spotify Streams
Jungkook Songs with 1 Billion streams:SevenLeft and Right (as a featured artist)Standing Next To YouThe discussion on "FIRST ASIAN" label, I assume, will evolve as more and more Western artists claim their Asian heritage. More and more haters will also use that to invalidate BTS' records and members as solo acts. I am still processing it. On the one hand, I don't want to invalidate artists who are claiming their heritage. I also d...
[Exclusive] ADOR Board of Directors Rejects ‘Min Hee-jin’s Appointment’
source: https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/117/0003884135TheADOR board of directors has rejected the motion to reinstate former CEO Min Hee-jin to her position. Efforts to reinstate Min Hee-jin as ADOR’s CEO have officially fallen through.On the afternoon of the 30th, during a board meeting held at HYBE headquarters, the ADOR board voted against Min Hee-jin’s reappointment as CEO. This decision aligns with the court ruling from the previou...
MIN HEEJIN INSISTS SHAREHOLDER'S AGREEMENT IS STILL VALID
SOURCE: https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/117/0003883946?cid=1073788The court has dismissed the injunction filed by former ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin, and her team has responded to the ruling.On the 29th, the 50th Civil Agreement Division of the Seoul Central District Court (presided over by Chief Judge Kim Sang-hoon) dismissed Min’s application for an injunction to secure her reappointment as ADOR’s CEO against HYBE. This dismissal indicates t...
Min Hee-jin, "BTS V contacted me after the first press conference... I was touched" ('School of Music')
Former ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin recently spoke openly about the conflict between HYBE and ADOR during her first press conference, discussing her experiences on critic Kim Young-dae’s YouTube channel, Kim Young-dae’s School of Music, on the 29th.In the interview, Kim Young-dae asked Min if she felt that the public’s image of her had changed since the press conference, to which she replied, “I hadn’t considered it, but perhaps it’s true.”...
COURT REJECTS MIN HEEJIN'S INJUNCTION TO BE REAPPOINTED AS CEO
source:https://m.entertain.naver.com/now/article/076/0004210757The court has denied the request for an injunction to reinstate former Adore CEO Min Hee-jin, who was removed following controversy over her alleged attempt to seize management control.On the 29th, the Seoul Central District Court’s 50th Civil Agreement Division, presided by Chief Judge Kim Sang-hoon, dismissed Min's injunction request against HYBE. A dismissal in this context m...
KPOP ACTS WITH THE LONGEST STINT INSIDE BILLBOARD HOT 100
BTS and Jungkook have 4 entries a piecePsy has 2This assumes that Who will stay inside Billboard Hot 100 on its 14th week. The full. list will be released Tuesday. I am pretty sure it will.
PATREON ONLY Creating Individual Chat Channel In Patreon For BTS, Moderators, Live Streams, Others
OCTOBER 27 PACIFIC 2:30PMTOPICS: 1- Thought process on why I thought of creating individual chat channels for each BTS members 2- Thinking of the future of BTS3- Moderators 4- Live stream formats 5- Update on novel 6- Answering question 7- Others
OPENING A CHAT FOR EACH BTS MEMBER
Thinking of opening a chat/community for each member here. Please give me your unfiltered opinion.
SOME OF THE CONTENT OF HYBE'S INTERNAL RESEARCH
SOURCE: https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/144/0000996787?cid=1073787Areport intended for HYBE executives, found to contain multiple defamatory remarks about idols affiliated with other entertainment agencies, also included strategies for managing and responding to online communities. The Weekly Music Industry Report,authored by Editor A of Weverse Magazine (a subsidiary of HYBE under Weverse Company), contains an analysis of idol-related issu...
Hybe retracts statement after National Assembly audit controversy
source: https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20241025050524After being embroiled in controversy related to internal documents disclosed during a National Assembly audit, Hybe faced additional criticism for issuing a statement before the audit was officially closed.During Thursday’s comprehensive audit of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee, Democratic Party lawmaker Rep. Min Hyung-bae revealed an internal Hybe report titled "Weekly...
Critics slam this year's parliamentary audit as 'worst ever' By Jung Min-kyung
source: https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20241024050643This year's National Assembly audit was slammed by critics on Thursday as the worst to date, with civic groups denouncing both sides of the political sphere for failing to carry out a proper audit.A monitoring group consisting of 270 different local civic groups here graded this year’s National Assembly audit a near-failing score of D-minus.The National Assembly Audit NGO Monitor...
HYBE INTERCEPTS THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY'S AGENDA
source: https://sports.khan.co.kr/article/202410242224003WhileKim Tae-ho, HYBE’s Chief Content Officer and CEO of Belief Lab, was being questions about the HYBE's internal research document that contains controversial and triggering online comments from netizens, HYBE publishes a statement."This is HYBE’s official statement. On October 24, the company documents used for monitoring at the audit by the Ministry of Sports, Culture, and T...
MHJ Law Firm Posted A Statement That Seemingly Contradicted MHJ's Claim
This is getting strange. this was sent to me on X.I am still trying to verify the source so take this with a grain of salt.
"If Min Heejin Wants To Win, She Needs To Clarify 4 Things"
Source: https://news.mtn.co.kr/news-detail/2024101818464418941Onthe 27th of last month, former ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin, speaking at a card company event, addressed her dispute with HYBE in an agitated tone, saying, "F*ck, we have to win." She expressed her determination to fight back, declaring, "I will win in the end. The reason I can guarantee this is because I am innocent."Although Min asserts her innocence even in public forums, ...
FREE COPY OF "ALMOND", RM & SUGA'S READING LIST
Had to think long and hard wether or not to give you guys a free copy of this but i gave it four people who just really wanted to read this and didn't have the funds (and there is no library in their country). I thought I shouldn't make the lack of money a reason to not get people into reading. I did buy several copies to donate to some libraries to make up for it but might as well give you a copy too.
