
The Korean Business Research Institute finally revealed their brand reputation rankings of girl group members for July. To decide which group members will make it to the list, they examine trends, like consumer participation, community awareness, and news coverage.
BLACKPINK and BTS are setting the newest global fashion trend with the re-invention of the traditional Korean clothing, hanbok. With the touch of both the traditional and modern Korean attire, these two phenomenal groups contribute to popularizing this new synthesized style.

Though sasaengs consider themselves fans of celebrities, numerous people disagree. Sasaengs are people who are obsessed with a public figure, to the point where they breach said figure's privacy at a chance of being noticed. Numerous celebrities have experiences with these types of people.

Over the past few years, numerous artists have chosen to leave YG Entertainment despite it being one of the most popular and influential entertainment labels in the country. While many cite artistic differences on paper, fans and the artists themselves reveal it is truly because of the companies' poor management and scandals.

TWICE's Sana is known by fans for being full of aegyo and her adorable charms, but people seem to overlook the overwhelming love she feels for her members. Her members revealed that the TWICE member has one way of cheering up her members when they feel sad.

They say K-pop idols are ageless, which is proven by some of these male stars, who are the oldest active members in their groups but are still oozing with charisma.

On July 15, GFriend appeared on the MBC radio show "Kim Shin Young's Hope Song at Noon" to promote their new album "回: Song of the Sirens" along with their title track "Apple." As they have recently passed their 2000th day since their debut, each member was asked to send a message to their past selves.

Numerous idols in recent years have started up their own YouTube channels, whether it be to share song covers, dance choreographies, or just vlogs about their daily lives. With those channels and their videos, there comes in adsense, which means these idols can earn a profit from sharing these videos.

When K-pop celebrities go through big changes in their lives or come across a scandal, the common route of action is to retire from the industry and reflect on what has happened. But when these idols had tried to make a comeback, they were met with criticism and hate from Korean citizens.

[Trigger warning/Content Warning: Mentions of Bullying, Self-Harm, Suicide, and Sexual Assault] Shin Minah, a former member of the girl group ILUV, confessed that her members bullied her and left her traumatized after forcing her to watch their sex videos.

TMI News talked about the most shocking idol experiences they've encountered on their July 8 episode. Guess what? Some of your favorite idols and biases have made the list like 2NE1, VIXX, Super Junior, BTS, and Girls' Generation.

Although companies recruit talents at a young age, most of them debut during their teenage years or early twenties. However, the rules on how each talent debuts are not set on stone as some trainees debut before they even get out of middle school. Besides, talent doesn't come with age. The youngest are often the most talented.