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South Korean authorities have handed down a prison sentence to a person convicted of creating and selling deepfake videos of aespa members Karina and Winter for profit, according to updates released June 18 by SM Entertainment and reported by major Korean outlets. The Daegu High Court’s Criminal Division 1 sentenced the defendant—identified only as “A”—to […]
BTS has once again pushed its latest hit “SWIM” back into the spotlight on U.S. charts, climbing to No. 41 on the Billboard Hot 100. The track returned to the top 50 for a second consecutive week in its 11th week on the ranking, according to Soompi. At the same time, BTS also remained a […]
Multiple K-pop acts dominated Billboard’s World Albums chart for the week ending June 14, with aespa’s new release “LEMONADE” debuting at No. 1. According to Billboard’s weekly rankings as summarized by Soompi, the chart also featured strong showings from CORTIS, LE SSERAFIM, BTS, ILLIT, Stray Kids, TXT, ENHYPEN, NewJeans, NMIXX, and ATEEZ—highlighting how both new […]
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