Let’s make a girl group with every zodiac sign (day 3)

This megathread is about the ongoing dispute within HYBE and the management of sub-label ADOR. Substantial news developments may be posted to the subreddit (outside of the Megathreads). Moderators will only approve posts that focus on statements by relevant parties, official representatives, or legal authorities. Unofficial commentary, fandom activities, speculation, or blind items will not be acceptable. Articles or translations should ideally be presented as neutrally as possible. Titles or content that are obviously sensationalized or intended to persuade readers to one perspective will be removed. English-speaking news outlets that have relatively more neutral reporting include Soompi, Yonhap News, and Korea JoongAng Daily. THIS POST MAY BE LOCKED OR UNLOCKED AT VARYING TIMES based on what the moderators are able to manage during their shifts. Please be patient with us while we work to balance keeping up with the queue and our own lives. DISCLAIMER ABOUT SOURCES: We prefer to focus on official statements from companies or other vetted sources. There will be widespread speculation and rumor-heavy articles, but until presented in an official capacity we consider them unsubstantiated. As Mods, all we can do is compile and summarize, but we are not investigators or journalists. Summary of Previous Megathreads ONE and TWO and THREE contains HYBE's audit of ADOR and Min Hee Jin's 1st press conference. FOUR summarized all events up to April 30th, 2024. FIVE and SIX contains potential ADOR embezzlement, MHJ's injunction and hearing, and a letter from the parents of NewJeans. SEVEN and EIGHT and NINE contains MHJ's injunction granted May 30th and remaining ADOR CEO, HYBE replacing ADOR board members, BELIFT LAB's video regarding plagiarism and lawsuit against MHJ. TEN and ELEVEN and TWELVE contains ex-ADOR employee's sexual harassment case, band Shakatak's plagiarism claim, HYBE 2.0 and ADOR restructuring with new CEO Kim Joo Young, MV director drama, the NewJeans livestream, MHJ's 2nd injunction filing and public events/interviews. THIRTEEN and FOURTEEN and FIFTEEN contains an interview with NewJeans' parents, Hanni and CEO Kim Joo Young at the National Assembly, MHJ's reappointment as director, Kim Taeho at the National Assembly, HYBE's Weekly Industry Report leak, the court's dismissal of MHJ's 2nd Injunction, ADOR board's vote against making MHJ's CEO again, NewJeans' certified letter of ultimatum to ADOR, rejection of Hanni's workplace bullying claim by labor ministry, MHJ's resignation from ADOR, and NewJeans' contract termination press conference. SIXTEEN and SEVENTEEN and EIGHTEEN contains ADOR's 26-page response to NewJeans' certified letter, Dispatch's exposé on MHJ's alleged strategy to leave HYBE, ADOR seeking validity of NewJeans member contracts, KMCA/KOSPO statements concerning tampering, the creation of the 'jeanzforfree' Instagram account, visa concerns, Employee B's MHJ defamation mediation failing, Davolink Chairman details, first hearings for Belift Lab and Source Music vs MHJ damages cases, dismissal of former ADOR VP's workplace harassment case against HYBE/ADOR, ADOR's injunction to halt NewJeans ad deals, and NewJeans rebranding to NJZ. MEGATHREAD NINETEEN covered mid-February to early March. Contains: Reports around Hanni's visa concerns and political involvement of National Assembly member Park Ji Won, NJZ parents establishing and posting to their PR Instagram account, the conclusion of three related allegations of 'workplace harassment' with no charges against HYBE/ADOR or ADOR CEO Kim Jooyoung, the joint press conference of 5 major industry organizations regarding tampering and contractual integrity, and the provisional injunction hearing for ADOR's complaint to restrict NJZ's music activities along with new ad deals until contract validity is determined. MEGATHREAD TWENTY covered the rest of March. Contains: The provisional injunction hearing and results two weeks later granting the injunction in ADOR's favor, NewJeans' activities at ComplexCon, NewJeans' filed objection to the injunction ruling and hearing set for early April, progress for Employee B, and general media/articles around the injunction results. MEGATHREAD TWENTY ONE covered all of April. Contains: HYBE's annual shareholders' meeting, the 1st hearing for confirmation of ADOR's contract validity with NewJeans, the hearing for NewJeans' objection to the injunction ruling and subsequent rejection of their objection by the judge one week later, and the 2nd hearing regarding shareholder agreement termination validity between HYBE and MHJ was designated to run jointly along with the case around exercising put/call options. Articles / Timeline 250422 This day marks one year since HYBE launched their audit of Min Hee Jin and ADOR's management. Happy(?) 1st anniversary of the Megathreads! 250502 The 3rd hearing for Min Hee Jin vs. Belift Lab was set to take place but postponed to July 18th at Belift Lab's request. Each side is due to present their arguments/documents regarding plagiarism issues at the next meeting. (Source: Maeil Kyungjae) 250530 We learned that ADOR had filed for 'indirect enforcement' after their injunction was granted and NewJeans performed at ComplexCon back in March (Filed on April 4th according to the statement from NewJeans' representatives linked below). On the 30th, the 52nd Division of the Seoul Central District court further granted this request. The 'indirect enforcement' ruling means that each individual member of NewJeans will be fined 1 billion won (approx. $725,000) if they continue with entertainment activities independent of ADOR, which would be in violation of the injunction. This enforcement with potential fines does NOT apply to any of NewJeans' independent activities between the granting of the injunction and the granting of this 'indirect enforcement'. These fines will only apply to future activities going forward, or at least until rulings with NewJeans' appeal or the main contract validity case changes anything (next hearing on June 5th). (Source: Chosun Biz, MK Sports) The Korea Herald: Court orders NewJeans to pay Ador 1 billion won for each unauthorized activity Discussion Post Korea JoongAng Daily: Court orders NewJeans members to pay ADOR $725,600 for every independent entertainment activity A statement by NewJeans' representatives was made later in the day primarily acknowledging the indirect enforcement ruling, but reiterating that it is temporary and will no longer have an effect if NewJeans win their appeal of the injunction. (Source: Ilgan Sports) The 2nd hearing for Source Music's damages lawsuit against Min Hee Jin took place at the 12th Civil Affairs Division of the Seoul Western District Court. (Quick recap: 1st was January 10th, 2nd was previously scheduled for March 14th, postponed per Source Music's request). Legal representatives were present. Source Music had a 20-minute presentation prepared, but Min Hee Jin's representatives objected to the inclusion of KakaoTalk messages in the presentation. They claimed the messages were illegally obtained and requested the hearing to be closed/private. Source Music denied the messages were obtained illegally, claiming they were gained from company devices with consent. The court went with a temporary compromise to keep the hearing public, but not allow discussion/display of the messages until they were reviewed again. A special hearing to review the messages will take place June 27th. (Source: Sports Today) 250605 The Seoul Central District Court Division 41 held the second hearing for ADOR seeking confirmation of validity for their exclusive contract with NewJeans. Only legal representatives were in attendance. NewJeans' side primarily argued that ADOR had not met their obligations and that their evidence they were preparing to support NewJeans' activities, like finding a new producer, was inadequate. ADOR's side argued that NewJeans' reasons for allegedly terminating their contract continually changed, indicating they are arbitrary and being made up with retroactive hindsight. The issue of some evidence being collected illegally also came up again from NewJeans' side. Judge Jung Hoe-Il specifically inquired if both/either sides were willing to come to an agreement, encouraging them to do so. NewJeans' representatives strongly indicated this was unlikely as the trust in ADOR had completely collapsed. ADOR's representatives indicated they could see negotiating an agreement once the court comes to a final decision. The 3rd hearing was set for July 24th. (Sources: X Sport News, Maeil Kyungjae) 250612 The next hearing regarding the Shareholder Agreement termination and exercising put/call options lawsuits between HYBE and Min Hee Jin was held at the Seoul Central District Court's 31st Division. Arguments from each side mostly re-tread what we've already covered. HYBE's side argued they were justified in ending the shareholder agreement due to the threat Min Hee Jin posed to the company. Min Hee Hin's side argued the timing of the audit/termination did not align purely with that concern and that some KakaoTalk messages and emails were obtained illegally and not admissable as evidence. HYBE also indicated they had a witness to give testimony at the next meeting, which the court accepted. The next hearing with closing arguments, was set for September 11th for both lawsuits. (Sources: Maeil Kyungjae, TV Daily, Sports Today) 250617 Following up from April 16th when NewJeans appealed the court's decision to uphold the injunction and halt on their independent activities, the Seoul High Court reaffirmed the earlier decision. The court rejected NewJeans' appeal. They determined there was no significant change in the material/arguments presented for the appeal and the original decision to grant ADOR's injunction was justified. There was further clarification that the management conflict between HYBE and Min Hee Jin, and her no longer being NewJeans' producer, did not constitute a valid argument for the alleged collapse of trust between ADOR and NewJeans. The group's withdrawal from ADOR is considered arbitrary, that their artistic freedom or activity is not impeded since they are able to do so within their exclusive contract, and that any damages resulting from attempting independent activities are self-inflicted. (Sources: Yonhap News, NewsPim, News 1) The Korea Herald: K-pop High Court rejects NewJeans appeal, upholding ban on independent activities Post Soompi: Seoul High Court Denies NewJeans' Appeal Of Injunction Decision Looking Ahead: June 27: Special hearing for Source Music vs. MHJ to review KakaoTalk messages as evidence July 18: 3rd hearing for Belift Lab vs. MHJ (postponed from May 2nd) July 24: 3rd hearing for ADOR seeking confirmation of validity for their exclusive contract with NewJeans September 11: Next hearing regarding the Shareholder Agreement termination and exercising put/call options lawsuits between HYBE and Min Hee Jin Ongoing Legal Complaints/Investigations: HYBE's report to the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) regarding potential insider trading by ADOR management (Korea JoongAng) HYBE's complaint against Min Hee Jin for 'breach of trust' (Yonhap) Belift Lab's complaint against Min Hee Jin for defamation (Soompi) and additionally for business interference (The Korea Herald) SOURCE MUSIC's lawsuit against Min Hee Jin for damages in regards to the disruption of business/defamation of LE SSERAFIM (Korea JoongAng) and additionally regarding alleged false claims by MHJ for the launch strategy of N Team/NewJeans (Soompi) British band Shakatak's plagiarism claim against NewJeans' 'Bubble Gum' (Yonhap) Min Hee Jin and HYBE executives filed reports against each other back-to-back (Soompi and Korea JoongAng) Former ADOR Employee 'B' filed complaint against MHJ in relation to sexual harassment cover-up and workplace mistreatment. (JTBC) MV Director Shin Woo Seok filed a lawsuit against ADOR CEO Kim Joo Young and ADOR VP Lee Do Kyung for defamation. (Korea JoongAng) MHJ's lawsuits against Belift Lab's Kim Tae Ho for defamation (Yonhap), HYBE CCO Park Tae Hee and PR Director Cho for breach of duty (Yonhap), and HYBE executives and Dispatch reporters for defamation. (Soompi) (One or both of these might be re-statements of earlier suits.) ADOR's lawsuit to determine validity of their contracts with NewJeans (Soompi) Link back to MEGATHREADS 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 16 - 17 - 18 - 19 - 20 - 21 GROUND RULES IN COMMENTS If you have come to this subreddit to discuss anything, you are choosing to participate in a moderated space with rules of conduct enforced by human beings. All users are subject to the discretion of moderators to manage this space even if it's in ways you don't agree with. Do not Insult users, fans, or artists. 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Ew trump. I do not support any misogynistic, white nationalist, incel, hitler-like (esp. Musk), racists at all and neither does this sub and apparently neither does reddit as a site as a whole. He stands against everything Kpop stands for which is an art form from a formerly colonized people from a country that is rising up against colonialism and hatred. Anyone who comments anything negative to this, or tries to defend that orange guy will be banned permanently. Go somewhere else, we don't want your lower kind here. This is why American women everywhere are going 4b EDIT!!!: 4B 4B4B4B4B4B!! 4B IN THE SOUTH, 4B IN THE NORTH, 4B FROM TEXAS TO ALABAMA, FROM BYU TO COLOMBIA! 4B ALL FIFTY STATES! A CONVICTED PEDO AND FELON IS NOW PRESIDENT SO IF YOU'RE A WOMAN WITH ANY SELF RESPECT 4B, 4B, 4b (ESPCIALLY THE CONSERVATIVES!!!!) submitted by /u/Kpop_Love_Forever [link] [comments]

Hey folks! Over in r/kpop we just posted a new special Town Hall that is focused only on the Flairs we use to help organize our posts based on content categories. Link to r/kpop's 'All About Flairs' Town Hall We included announcements for new flairs here on r/kpoppers and also on r/kpophelp. The following is the section relevant for this subreddit. NEW FLAIRS! Connect - This flair will be used for anything where fans are trying to socially connect with each other. Announcing new K-Pop subreddits or Discords, looking for mutual fans on social media, wanting to meet up at a concert, seeking fans in a region to form a dance group, networking for a fan project, announcing a K-Pop night at a club, etc. Research - Academic surveys related to K-Pop or fandom topics. We'll keep an eye on these new flairs to see if they create any confusion or need adjustments. Let us know if you have any thoughts, concerns, or questions! submitted by /u/alleybetwixt [link] [comments]

With Ald1 about to debut and the end of B2P has now happened... I will actually say I am okay with the line up 5 out of my 8 picks made the debut lineup and I am pretty happy with it. That being said where is where my rant comes in. Some of you "vote" for "talent" but then you contradict yourself by voting against ACTUAL TALENT and yall justify it with "oh well they are too young or they are too old" or better yet yall have these weird parasocial relationship with "visuals" and vote for dozens.... which is it??? Also another part of this rant is the whole survival show concept in general I really think survival shows should start debuting 2-3 groups at once similar to the NCT brand. Since ppl keep saying "oh they are too young to debut a mature concept" fine then there needs to be a "young group" a "coming of age group" and a "mature group" so yall can stop voting actual talented people out because of that simple reason alone. Those people on that show are well aware of their own ages and are okay with it and they want to debut so you should as well. Mind you those "too young / too old to debut" trainees are more talented than some of the ppl yall vote for..... Another thing.... a lot of yall are lowkey borderline r@c!st and don't even know it... why in the world do yall think it's okay to say things like "they don't look ( insert ethnicity here ) enough" ... that's not okay to say and also shouldn't be a reason why you ARENT voting for someone... Also I will say... not actually looking into someone's talent based off of an EDITED show to make you vote a certain way needs to be studied... stop relying on edits and go watch the actual performances and clips of those invisible trainees yourself. Just because someone gets a lot of screen time doesn't make them good and yall justify this with "well they didn't get any screen time so I'm not voting for them" which is another contradiction because a lot of ppl who made it to the finals were some ppl who had little to no screen time they had yalls votes lol yall just pick and choose and contradict yourself constantly it's very frustrating. I've found so many talented ppl by just looking at their audition videos etc and if yall did the same it would actually HELP those ppl get visibility. Long story short alot of yall voting systems are ridiculous and need to be checked. Rant over. submitted by /u/No_Philosopher6682 [link] [comments]

Hey Kpoppers, I want to be completely honest with you from the start. I’m here to promote my best friend and artist, Slay. But more than promotion, I want to share our story—because it’s one that means everything to me. I’ve known Slay for almost 20 years. We grew up side by side. Ever since elementary school, I’ve seen his love for music. I watched him write, sing, perform, and slowly grow into the incredible artist he is today. From his very first small-stage performances to his first TV debut, I’ve been there in the crowd, clapping the loudest, always his #1 fan. Some of you might remember him, he actually debuted back in 2017 under the name LOANN, but at the time he didn’t get much attention. After that, he shifted his focus to producing, and he quickly became a respected K-pop producer under the name LAS with multiple charting hits. But even while producing, I always knew his real dream never changed: he wanted to be a singer, a performer, and a true K-pop star. And I’ve heard his voice—I know how powerful it is. I always encouraged him to take the leap into a solo career, because I truly believe that once people hear his voice, they’ll be captivated just like I was. Almost a year ago, we took a leap and started our own entertainment company together. It’s been a wild journey, and now we’ve reached the moment we’ve both dreamed of: Slay’s first official solo release is finally here. For me, this isn’t just a song drop. It’s watching my childhood best friend step into the spotlight he’s always deserved. It’s seeing a dream we both believed in for decades finally come true. I couldn’t be prouder, and I just wanted to share this moment with you all. If you’re reading this, I hope you’ll send Slay some love and good energy as he takes this huge step. He’s not just my best friend—he’s an artist with so much passion to give to the world. instagram: slay.las tiktok: slay9711 youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNo_bEtzick submitted by /u/Dismal-Trip1092 [link] [comments]

What do you think about Wendy's latest release now that you've had time to digest it? What are the standout tracks? How has your opinion changed since its release? What do you think about the sales numbers? How did the release stack up to your expectations? I thought it would be fun to have a two-week-later album discussion! However, I did not include information on the digital chart. I'm sorry, but I do not follow it closely enough to post. If you do, you're welcome to add it in the comments! Overview Artist Wendy Type 3rd Mini album Released Wednesday, September 10th, 2025 Album Discussion Thread Physical Sales Album Sales Total Hanteo 51,696 Source: https://www.hanteochart.com/albumdetail/900548640/real Album Credits & Streaming STREAM ON: Melon / Spotify / YouTube Music / Apple Music Wendy credits are bolded & italicized: Track Lyrics by Composed by Arranged by 1. Fireproof 윤 (153/Joombas) / 이수빈 (153/Joombas) / Tomy John-Emil Johansson / Emelie Eriksson / 153/Joombas / Tomy / Ohu John-Emil Johansson / Ohu 2. Sunkiss Tomy / Shinhee (Inhouse) / 서보의 (MUMW) Sophia Brenan / Mathias Wang / Hilda Stenmalm / Tomy / Ohu Mathias Wang / Ohu / Tomy 3. EXISTENTIAL CRISIS Ben Samama / Julianne Hope / Maris Ward / Tomy / Wendy Ben Samama / Julianne Hope / Maris Ward Julianne Hope 4. Hate² Wendy / Frankie Day (THE HUB) / Willemijn May / Tomy Wendy / AFTRSHOK (THE HUB) / NF / Frankie Day (THE HUB) / Willemijn May / Tomy AFTRSHOK (THE HUB) / NF 5. Chapter You Haris / Lua Haris / Lua / Bas Van Daalen Haris / Lua / Bas submitted by /u/purpletulip12 [link] [comments]

What do you think about Chaeyoung's latest release now that you've had time to digest it? What are the standout tracks? How has your opinion changed since its release? What do you think about the sales numbers? How did the release stack up to your expectations? I thought it would be fun to have a two-week-later album discussion! However, I did not include information on the digital chart. I'm sorry, but I do not follow it closely enough to post. If you do, you're welcome to add it in the comments! Overview Artist Chaeyoung (TWICE) Type 1st Full album Released Friday, September 12th, 2025 Album Discussion Thread Physical Sales Album Sales Total Hanteo 135,308 Source: https://www.hanteochart.com/albumdetail/900547822/real Album Credits & Streaming STREAM ON: Melon / Spotify / YouTube Music / Apple Music Chaeyoung credits are bolded & italicized: Track Lyrics by Composed by Arranged by 1. AVOCADO (feat. Gliiico) Chaeyoung, Gliico, Sokodomo Chaeyoung, Gliiico Chaeyoung, Gliiico 2. BAND-AID Chaeyoung, Gliiico, Sokodomo Chaeyoung, Gliiico Chaeyoung, Gliiico, Junu Park, Gilhyeon Son 3. SHOOT (Firecracker) Chaeyoung, Gliiico, Kona ROse Jackson, Kosumo Yamamoto, Sokodomo Chaeyoung, Gliiico, Jackson, Yamamoto Chaeyoung, Gliiico, Jackson, Yamamoto, Slom 4. GIRL Chaeyoung, Gliiico Chaeyoung, Gliiico Chaeyoung, Gliiico 5. RIBBONS (feat. SUMIN & Jibin) Chaeyoung, Sumin, Jibin Chaeyoung, Sumin, Jibin Sumin 6. DOWNPOUR (with Kai) Chaeyoung, Gliiico Chaeyoung, Gliiico Chaeyoung, Gliiico 7. BF Chaeyoung, Sokodomo Beautiful Disco Beautiful Disco, Park, Son 8. SHADOW PUPPETS Chaeyoung ChaeyoungPeejay, Peejay 9. My Guitar Chaeyoung Chaeyoung, Park, Valo Park, Valo 10. Lonely doll waltz - Chaeyoung Chaeyoung submitted by /u/purpletulip12 [link] [comments]

Asked if he’d want a U.S.-owned TikTok algorithm to suggest more content promoting his Make America Great Again movement, Trump said he’d make it “100% MAGA” Vance said the deal ensures that “American investors will actually control the algorithm” under the new executive order, american investor group that will own tik tok will be pro-maga supporters like murdoch (owner of fox news) and others who are pro-Israeli. so will you continue to support your favs if they continue to promote on tik tok? submitted by /u/Serious-Wish4868 [link] [comments]

mine is - blackpink (shut down) submitted by /u/wqsxxk [link] [comments]

I hope this is okay to post here 🙏 I recently got into Kpop and it’s basically all I listen to now. Unfortunately none of my irl friends are Kpop fans so I have no one to talk about the music with or go to concerts with. I really want people I can share memes/tik toks with, send song recs to and go to concerts with. Anyone have any suggestions on how to make friends with other Kpop fans? I’m a fan of both boy and girl groups and some of my biases are Hyunjin, Ni-Ki and Keeho (in case anyone is curious). Feel free to share any song recs and playlists. Thanks so much! submitted by /u/Hadesrex2 [link] [comments]

Correct me if im wrong. Oneus & Cravity are not considered as nugu groups. They did get some attention since they participated in survival shows few yrs ago. They got good songs & quite active but recently i didn't hear anything about them. The thing is why its hard for them to be recognized more by public? Does companies lack the efforts to promote them? Or is there any factors that contribute to this issue? submitted by /u/LazyProfile2945 [link] [comments]

The weather has been really gloomy these last few days. And I have realized that my playlist is way too upbeat for that 😭 Please suggest any songs that y'all like to listen to in gloomy weather. submitted by /u/atulsui39 [link] [comments]

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Since the month is over I wanted to do this. How it works: You can mention any song/ b-sides are allowed / ost are allowed/japanese releases are allowed/ if their isn't any mentions for solo artist because I know it might lack I'll just replace it with either the 2nd most mention song/an ost or a Japanese release. Example : gg song,bg song,solo artist song A Link to all September Songs If any confusion I'll answer 🕺 💃 submitted by /u/winniecore [link] [comments]

As the title says; if you had the unlimited funds to create your own Kpop company what would you name it and what would be the rules? Also what would be the schedule for your idols and trainees? submitted by /u/jdpm1991 [link] [comments]

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What’s our debut album called and what’s the title track? Winners of day 12: You're not the problem, We're the PRBLM! Annyeonghaseyo PRBLM imnida! Annyeonghaseyo, PRBLM imnida and we are making it everyone’s Problem Hello, We are PRBLM, We are so happy to see all the M1ST4K3S we have made here! submitted by /u/DaGayEnby [link] [comments]