SM Entertainment earned the ire of fans and netizens (again!) after the company revealed they would be delaying the release of Red Velvet's Irene and Seulgi's "Monster" music video. The music video was meant to be released at 6:00 p.m. KST on the 6th, and Irene and Seulgi even held a V Live to mark their debut and the release of their MV.
Fans have become increasingly concerned for the safety of NCT Dream's Chenle after a series of posts by a sasaeng fan made its rounds on Twitter. The account is newly made, and appears to have been made only with the purpose of being a sasaeng page.
According to Chris Lee, one of SM Entertainment's Board of Directors, a part of the agency's expansion plans is to cater to American and European audiences - an American version of Girls' Generation and a European version of NCT will be launched.
Recently, EXO's Chanyeol and Sehun (who make the EXO sub-unit, EXO-SC) did a live stream of them playing League of Legends. During the game, the user who ranked number one has the username "KimJongdaeWife." However, at the end of the game, players who ranked 2nd-10th were called, but the 1st placer's username was skipped.
SM Entertainment announced that a possible legal action must be taken against Red Velvet's Irene and Seulgi's malicious commenters. Keen-eyed ReVeluvs were recently enraged after spotting inappropriate and malicious messages through the Dear U. Bubble feature under the Lysn application.
Screenshots of Korean men harassing Red Velvet on Lysn Bubble have been making rounds on Korean and international sites. Bubble is a messaging application that SM Entertainment idols use to communicate with their fans.
On June 19, Friday, SM Entertainment released a statement of support to the "Black Lives Matter" movement on their social media pages. Their statement expressed sadness over the recent events in the United States that show the systemic devaluation of black lives.
Impostors who pretended to be SM Entertainment CEO obtained maximum sentences after falsifying documents and obtaining a deposit of several hundred million won (about $80,000 is one hundred million won), asserting that EXO would play at an event.
After Korean fans and netizens called for NCT's Taeyong's dismissal from the group through a lengthy statement, saying that he is unfit to be a member of the group and be an idol in general, another wave of K-netizens pointed out how Taeyong is always the member in the center, and they are not happy about it.
Ever wondered which among YG, SM, JYP, and Big Hit pay the biggest salaries on the average for their employees? According to the 2019 report by the Financial Supervisory Service, three aspects were reviewed to know how these giant agencies pay their employees. The three aspects are operating profit, sales revenue, and the average salary.
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 12, Friday, it was announced by TVXQ's Changmin himself that he will be marrying his non-celebrity girlfriend in September. After the announcement, SM Entertainment has released a statement confirming the news, as well as providing more information concerning the wedding.
SM Entertainment is currently on a hot seat after its Black producer, who claimed to have worked on NCT's "Boss" and "Go," alleged that she was underpaid and the label exhibited disrespect. It's now a trending topic online as Tiffany Red said something against SM Entertainment in line with her work for NCT Dream's "Go."