NewJeans has rejected a proposed settlement with ADOR, citing broken trust, as the legal dispute over the group’s exclusive contract continues to escalate.
Netflix’s Lost in Starlight marks its first Korean animated original, spotlighting director Han Ji-won and signaling a shift for Korea’s animation industry toward more mature storytelling and global platforms.
K-pop’s biggest names—BTS, Blackpink, Twice, and aespa—are returning in the second half of 2025, setting the stage for a global resurgence of the genre.
A Seoul court ruled that NewJeans members must pay $725,600 to ADOR for each unauthorized activity, escalating the contract dispute between the K-pop group and its agency.
Netflix is reviewing claims of a hostile work environment on the set of When Life Gives You Tangerines after multiple anonymous complaints surfaced online.
