March Girl Group Member Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for individual girl group members! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, communication, and community awareness indexes of 730 girl group members, using big data collected from February 15 to March 15. IVE’s Jang Won Young topped … Read more

January Girl Group Member Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for individual girl group members! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, communication, and community awareness indexes of 730 girl group members, using big data collected from December 18, 2025 to January 18, 2026. IVE’s Jang Won … Read more

HYBE Labels & Gyeonggi Police apprehend 8 individuals who created and distributed deepfake footage using artists’ images

The Northern Gyeonggi Police has apprehended 8 individuals who created and distributed unlawful deepfake footage using images of HYBE Labels artists, media outlets reported on April 11 KST.  Furthermore, 6 of these individuals have been detained and will face charges for creating and distributing deepfake footage using Telegram chat rooms.  Previously, HYBE Labels established a partnership with … Read more

SEVENTEEN, Stray Kids, aespa, ILLIT, Rosé, BOYNEXTDOOR, ZEROBASEONE, And NEXZ Win At 2025 Japan Gold Disc Awards

A number of K-pop artists were honored at this year’s Japan Gold Disc Awards! This week, the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) officially announced the winners of the 39th Japan Gold Disc Awards. SEVENTEEN took home a total of four awards this year, including Best Asian Artist—which they won for the second year in … Read more