Carmen Chin

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A Seoul court has ruled in favour of ADOR to uphold its injunction against NewJeans (aka NJZ) and the group’s ability to carry out independent activities. The injunction was first granted last month, two days before the quintet were meant to headline ComplexCon in Hong Kong under their rebanded group new, NJZ. The quintet previously described the first ruling as a “shock”, with leader Minji saying she was “stunned” upon receiving the news.

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Disney+ has announced the upcoming premiere of a new crime thriller K-drama series titled Nine Puzzles, set to star Itaewon Class’ Kim Da-mi and Big Bet’s Son Seok-koo. Nine Puzzles will follow Yoon E-na, a high school student who discovers the body of her murdered uncle, and laying next to him is a single puzzle piece. She quickly becomes a prime suspect after she’s unable to answer any of the authorities’ questions, including how she got to the crime scene.

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K-pop singer BoA has shared her uncertainty about continuing on as musician since she was embroiled in controversy earlier this month. On April 15, BoA shared a post on fan community platform Weverse where she opened up about having “gone through a difficult time not only professionally but also personally”. The post came shortly after she was faced with backlash for controversial remarks she made during a livestream while inebriated.

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KATSEYE have dropped cryptic teasers, which appear to be hinting at new music from the girl group. On April 15, KATSEYE released a teaser image featuring a glitched out version of their logo. It’s captioned “loading…”, and was released alongside a link to their website. Meanwhile, the website itself features a teaser clip that’s a montage of their best moments from the past year since they made their debut.

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PENTAGON vocalist Jinho has parted ways with CUBE Entertainment after nine years with the company. CUBE Entertainment issued a statement on April 15 announcing that Pentagon’s Jinho would be leaving the company as the idol’s contract with the label had expired. “Following careful and thorough discussions with our artist, Jinho, his exclusive contract with CUBE Entertainment has come to an end as of April 14, 2025,” it shared, as translated by Soompi.