Block B's Park Kyung will be referred to the prosecution regarding his allegations of manipulation of the ranking by other artists. On June 17, the Seoul Seongdong Police Station confirmed that his case will be moved to the prosecution with a request of indictment without imprisonment for defamation for the dissemination of fake information. Late November, Park Kyung alleged other artists of pervasive sajaegi.
Former member of AOA, Mina, revealed screenshots of malicious DMs since leaving the group. It's not new for K-pop idols or any celebrity to receive hateful messages from antis, and Mina is one of those who are the receiving end of rude statements on her SNS. On June 16, she shared a screenshot of malicious messages on her Instagram account.
PENTAGON's Hongseok is being criticized for his allegedly insensitive comments towards ONF. In his recent V Live broadcast to communicate with fans, he made a string of comments that rubbed off ONF fans and netizens the wrong way.
Stone Music Entertainment just released IZ*ONE's latest MV for "Secret Story of the Swan." But even though the song garnered immediate prominence, the official music video also received criticisms for what netizens claim as a poor editing job. Internet users noticed one error that took place after Chaeyeon's dance break.
Jennie shared the real reason for her leg injury in the prologue of BLACKPINK's vlog, "24/365 with BLACKPINK." BLINKs expressed their concerns after seeing Jennie with crutches on the launching date of her eyewear collection Jentle Home. Finally, in one of the episodes of the quartet's vlog, the K-pop idol revealed the reason she got injured.
Billboard recently released their nomination predictions for the upcoming GRAMMYs. The magazine predicts that a SuperM nomination for "Best New Artist" is within reach. Billboard stated, "SuperM has a chance of becoming the first K-pop group to be nominated in this category..."
On June 15, for next year's "Album of The Year," "Record of The Year," "Song of The Year," and "Best New Artist," Billboard selected their "greatest predictions." However, ARMYs and non-fans find it surprising that BTS hasn't been mentioned, considering their achievements.
Reports stated that the "I-LAND" cast sustained injuries. A trainee and a staff member were reportedly hurt and wounded while filming on June 15.
The psycho stalker of TWICE's Nayeon is back at it again! In a recent alarming post, Nayeon's German stalker asks to be granted an opportunity to explain himself. He added that he will perhaps be back in July.
Some Korean fans of EXO are aiming to raise money in the hopes of putting out a newspaper advertisement to demand Chen's withdrawal from the group. Under the name EXO-L ACE Alliance, the members stated that "the most influential means is through newspaper advertisements."
TWICE previously faced some backlash about their singing abilities as people on social media were criticizing their latest encore performance. A voice can be heard murmuring up a few words, "They're very bad at signing," close to the end of their show. However, SBS stated that it was a huge misunderstanding.
On June 12, Friday, TVXQ's Changmin announced he is getting married to his non-showbiz girlfriend in September! The 32-year-old singer announced the news himself via a handwritten letter on Lysn. Changmin was introduced to his now-fiancée through a friend.
Netizens shared GIFs of Big Hit Entertainment artists and their synchronized dance skills. BTS has become a representative group in K-pop, with people noting how difficult their choreographies are. And upon their launch, TXT was dubbed as "monster rookies," with people highlighting how synchronized they are.