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South Korean actress Song Hye-kyo has ended her long-standing relationship with talent agency UAA, marking the conclusion of a partnership that lasted roughly 14 years. Multiple Korean outlets report that her exclusive contract with UAA has reached its end and that Song is preparing a shift toward independent representation by establishing a one-person agency. After […]
South Korean broadcaster JTBC has denied reports that filming for multiple variety programs has been paused amid its parent group’s financial restructuring. The denial comes shortly after JTBC was named in a wider corporate rehabilitation process following reported loan repayment difficulties. According to a report published June 23 by Soompi, a JTBC source clarified that […]
Netflix reality series Single’s Inferno 4 breakout star Lee Si An has won a legal battle against her former agency, Leaders Entertainment, after a Seoul court ruled that an agency contract extension agreement was invalid. The decision, issued by the Seoul Central District Court on June 22, dismissed the agency’s claims for damages and penalties […]
South Korean police have applied for an arrest warrant for Cha Ga-won, CEO of the entertainment agency ONE HUNDRED, according to a report carried by Yonhap on Wednesday. The request was filed under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes, and prosecutors are currently reviewing whether to issue the warrant. The case […]
South Korea’s broadcaster MBC has aired an investigative segment alleging that the voice of late actress Kim Sae Ron was used—reportedly through AI manipulation—in multiple forged recordings that attempted to support conflicting claims about her past relationship with actor Kim Soo Hyun. The claims surfaced in connection with actions taken by a YouTube creator whose […]
SEOUL — ADOR, the former agency at the center of NewJeans-related disputes, told a South Korean court this week that Danielle—who is no longer with the label—can “freely pursue” her entertainment career, arguing that a lawsuit filed by ADOR is not preventing her from working. The statements were made during the second hearing of a […]