Latest Kpop News: Top Trends and Breaking Stories of 2024

2024 has been a monumental year for kpop, with countless news stories shaking the world!

Today, we're going to summarize the latest kpopnews as well as the hottest kpop news 0f 2024

1. Conflict Between HYBE and Min Hee-jin

The conflict between HYBE and Min Hee-jin has been one of the hottest kpopnews in 2024.

The dispute continues to this day.

The issue became public on April 22, 2024, when HYBE announced that they had started an internal audit,

claiming the CEO Min Hee-jin and other ADOR executives were attempting to make ADOR independent from HYBE LABELS and seize management rights.

Min Hee-jin and the ADOR management team argued that they had only sent a letter to the headquarters to protest against the new girl group ILLIT from Belift Lab, anotehr HYBE LABELS subsidiary, for copying their own girl group NewJeans.

They claimed that the sudden retaliatory dismissal notice followed this protest.

Meanwhile,HYBE, the major shareholderm accused ADOR's management of attempting to seize management rights, leaking business secrets, and engaging in personnel favoritism.

2. BTS Jin's Military Service and Discharge

Here's joyful kpop news! The latest news is BTS Jin;s discharge!

Jin from BTS began his military service on December 13,2022.

In South Korea, all males are required to fulfill military duty for certain period, and Jin enlisted to fulfill this obligation.

As time passed, Jin completed his military service and was discharged on June 12, 2024.

During his service, he diligently carried out his duties and shared good news with his fans.

Additionally, on June 13, he held a hug event to express his gratitude to fans, though it sparked controversy when some fans attempted suprise kisses.

3. SM and EXO-CBX Conflict

EXO's Chen, Baekhyun, and Xiumin, known as EXO-CBX, who have been in conflict with SM Entertainment, filed a lawsuit against SM executives on charges of fraud.

In June 2023, EXO-CBX raised issues including opaque accounting practices and notified SM of their intention to terminate their exclusive contract, filing a complaint with the Fair Trade Commission.

In response, SM alleged tje involvement of 'third-party external forces' behind the members.

Eventually, EXO-CBX agreed to maintain their exclusive contract with SM but conduct individual activities through Baekhyun's company, I&B 100.

However, on June 10, EXO-CBX held a press conference stating that SM's demands were unfair, reigniting the conflict. They refused to complu with SM's demand for a 10% share of personal revenue, citing SM's failure to uphold their promise of guaranted 5.5% distribution rate for albums and music straming royalties.

Today, I looked into the major kpop news of 2024. I'll keep you updated with more news soon! 🎵