While the group EXO's member Chen delivered a surprise marriage news, a request for his retirement emerged on January 15, sparking controversy.
The famous Korean cosmetic brand Nature Republic will no longer renew their contract with EXO after eight fruitful years. The company has chosen EXO to be their official endorser in 2013. It has been reported that as of today, January 16, all EXO posters in every Nature republic's store is gradually being taken down.
The Korean idol group GOT7 is celebrating their 6th anniversary in the industry. The group has chosen to do a photoshoot that recreates their debut pictorial from 6 years ago. On the 16th of January, GOT7 has shared a photo from the shoot as a teaser for their upcoming fan meeting called "Once Upon A Time: The Winter That We Loved."
On the 15th of January, Starbucks Korea has officially released a statement about their collaboration with the famous Korean idol group BTS. The Starbuck campaign will be called "Be The Brightest Star" and it will carry not only exclusive merchandise like tumblers but also menu items.
Singer-songwriter Paul Kim and Chungha, who is a top solo female artist, will release the music video for their collaboration song "Loveship" on the 21st. Prior to this, Paul Kim was asked by his fans to reveal what's behind the black and white photos of him and Chungha wearing high school uniforms through his SNS.
The former girl group member Jiae has revealed that she loves both men and women on her Instagram account on January 11. A day after, she posted another photo with the caption "Love is Love."
SM Entertainment has announced earlier that EXO member Chen is getting married and that his soon-to-be bride is pregnant. With regard to the issue, Chen has personally written a letter to his fans.
On January 13, SM Entertainment made an announcement regarding EXO member Chen. An official from SM Entertainment stated, “Chen has met someone precious and was in a relationship for some time now.
FNC Entertainment has officially announced on Cherry Bullet's fan cafe on the 13th of January that the group is having problems on returning to Korea due to the Taal Volcano eruption in Manila. The group flew to the Philippines to attend "The 24th Asian Television Awards" which was held last January 11 and 12.
On January 10, Red Velvet's wins for the fourth time in Music Bank with "Psycho." IU's "Blueming" also competed for the first place but Red Velvet's "Psycho" won with 6,649 votes. IU's song garnered 4,747 votes.
In Dr. Phil's next episode, he invited Oli from London. Oli, for those of you who are not familiar with him, is an obsessed fan of Jimin. He has gone under the knife several times in order to look like the BTS idol.
Beyoncé has recently released a video for Adidas and Ivy Park's collaboration collection. Ivy Park is the singer's own clothing line. Together with Beyoncé, the video also features former 2NE1 member CL.
On January 8, JYPE stated: "Hi, this is from JYP Entertainment. Today, we have already pressed charges at the Seoul Gangnam Police against TWICE's Nayeon's stalker. The charges made were under the Criminal Act Article #314."