18 September
BTS is reportedly performing at this year's 'Jingle Ball'.
On September 18, 'Ilgan Sports' reported that BTS will join the lineup for the 2019 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball tour in North America. According to entertainment insiders, iHeartRadio has requested BTS to join this year's lineup since last summer, allowing the group to plan their schedule in advance accordingly.
If the 'Jingle Ball' tour follows last year's program, BTS's stage will most likely take place in Los Angeles, mid-November. It has also been confirmed that 'iHeartRadio' will announce their official schedule and lineup this fall.
In other news, MONSTA X was the first K-Pop group to perform for 'Jingle Ball' last year.
Seventeen Triples Their own Album Selling Rate in a Day with 'An Ode' Compared to their Last Release
Seventeen's new album is selling at an extremely fast rate.
On September 16, Seventeen released their 3rd album 'An Ode', their first full-length album since 2017. Accumulated one day after its release, the total sales of the album amounted up to over 160,000 copies sold, making it #1 on the real-time daily album chart on Hanteo. This current rate triples that of the sales for their 6th mini 'You Made My Dawn', their last physical album release in January.
In related news, Seventeen will make their official live comeback stage on 'M! Countdown' this coming Thursday, September 19.
Winner's Kim Jin Woo Revealed To Have Donated Money For Typhoon Lingling Disaster Relief
WINNER's Kim Jin Woo has donated relief money in light of the recent natural disaster.
On September 18, it has been revealed that 'Hope Bridge Association of National Disaster Relief' had received monetary donation of 10,000,000 KRW (about 10,000 USD) from Kim Jin Woo. In order to help those affected by Typhoon Lingling, the idol singer from WINNER had made a silent donation on the 11th without press coverage.
Personnel from the Association has expressed, "while not much awareness has spread across the nation due to the Chuseok holidays, we hope that public figures such as Kim Jin Woo continue to shed light on such occurrences through their good deeds." According to 'The National Emergency Management Agency', Typhoon Lingling has brought upon 28 deaths and about 14,000 accounts of damage in crops.
CLC Enters Billboard's 'Social 50' Chart For The 1st Time Since Debut
CLC has entered Billboard's 'Social 50' with "Devil"!
On September 17, this Cube Entertainment girl group landed on Billboard's 'Social 50' chart for the first time since debut in 2015. The chart, which ranks fifty of the most influential artists according to their online traffic on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Wikipedia, placed CLC at Rank #47.
Since the release of their latest single "Devil", CLC has garnered about 148,000 reactions on Twitter. According to Billboard, CLC should "look forward to future success" on Billboard with these results, as their previous songs have also entered the World Album Charts and World Digital Sales Charts.
Congratulations to CLC!
Ateez Signals Comeback With A Mysterious Teaser Image
ATEEZ is officially gearing up for their comeback.
On September 18, ATEEZ dropped a mysterious teaser image on their social media accounts. In the teaser, a key whole glows in the dark without any sign of a human being. Along with the photo, the caption simply reads, "NOW READY FOR NEXT JOURNEY".
As reported, they will be returning next month with their first full-length album.
TWICE Members Glow In Individual & Group Teasers For 'Feel Special'
TWICE has revealed new teaser images for 'Feel Special'!
In these new images, each TWICE member glows under the spotlight and the group poses together as a gang. With a blue theme, these images starkly contrast the ones with a sparkly golden theme.
TWICE's 8th mini album will be released on September 23!
19 September
DSP Media Releases Update On Legal Action Against Malicious Commenters
DSP Media has released an update on legal action against malicious commenters.On September 18, DSP Media stated, "Recently we've recognized the severity of the situation as we come across crude insults about our label artists and groundless cases of defamation of a member. They occur online and on social media in particular where people can post anonymously. After this, we've been collecting data for a few months, and we've appointed a legal representative. We're preparing a legal response."
The label then warned once again, "We'll be taking strong legal action against malicious defamation and posts with groundless false information about our artists as well as the act of spreading this information starting on September 18, 2019 at 5PM when this notice is released."
DSP Media is home to April, KARD, Youngji, Oh Jong Hyuk, Lee Hyun Joo, and X1's Son Dong Pyo.
Bullying Controversy Surrounding NCT's Taeyong Surfaces As Former Classmate And SM Trainee Speak Out
NCT's Taeyong is being accused of being a bully in the past. On September 18, a media source has reported that he was one of the bullies during his middle school days, featuring interview with Taeyong's former classmate who identified him as one of his close friends.
In the interview, he said "He chimed in when we were bullying one of the classmates. He was nice to pretty and cool kids but not really towards the others outside of that circle. I don't have anything personally against him but I do want him to feel sorry and reflect upon his past wrongdoings. I'm deeply regretting what I have done in the past."
Former 'Produce X 101' Trainee Lee Won Jun Stirs Controversy By Sitting In A Priority Seat For Pregnant Women
Lee Won Jun, a former trainee from Mnet's 'Produce X 101' stirs controversy online with a picture of him sitting in a priority seat for pregnant women in the subway. On September 16, anonymous netizen tweeted his picture on Twitter with a sarcastic caption "Won Jun, congratulations on your pregnancy!!!!"
With more than 31,000 retweets, netizens are debating over the issue. Some are saying it was unnecessary of him to sit in the priority seat as there were other empty seats in the car whilst others say it's not a must to leave the seat empty.
Twice Members Make Jaws Drop With Silhouette Dance MV Teaser
TWICE is here to snatch your wigs and everything you have along with it.
The popular girl group has taken an elegant and sophisticated concept to another level even without showing their faces in the first MV teaser. The teaser shows the girls' silhouettes as they give a sneak peek to their choreography for their upcoming release "Feel Special".
Actor Kim Min Joon To Marry G-Dragon's Sister Kwon Da Mi This October
Actor Kim Min Joon is marrying G-Dragon's sister Kwon Da Mi on October 11. The couple has publicly announced their relationship three months ago.
According to the interview, Kim Min Joon has met G-Dragon while he was out for his vacation from the military. He added he feels bad that he couldn't set the date after G-Dragon's discharge. The couple has first met through a mutual friend and both parents encouraged them to get married before the year ends.
Congratulations to soon to be married couple!