After rumours emerged, speculating that Sik-K surrendered himself to the police for drug abuse, his official representative issued a statement clarifying the situation. According to a report published by a media outlet on January 19th, a well-known rapper, who remained unnamed at the time, showed up at the Yongsan Police Station and confessed to using drugs. As police described him to be noticeably unstable, incoherent and stumbling over his words, that morning the rapper was held in a nearby station for his safety.  On April 29th, TenAsia released an exclusive report where they confir ..read more

H1GHR MUSIC welcomes LILBOI to the agency. On April 28, H1GHR MUSIC announced LILBOI as the newest artist to join the label. Leading up to the announcement, H1GHR released teaser videos showing Jay Park talking to the new signee on the phone, leaving many to speculate. To celebrate the new signing, LILBOI dropped the music video for his first single under the label, HIGH, which features now-labelmate pH-1. LILBOI joins H1GHR MUSIC after stepping down as co-CEO of Halftime Records in 2022. The 32-year-old rapper has been active since 2011, where he was one half of hip-hop duo Geeks alongs ..read more

After years of working with the company, Gray, Lee Hi, Woo Wonjae and GooseBumps are not renewing their contracts with AOMG. On March 28th, the official AOMG social media accounts released a statement informing that GRAY, Lee Hi, Woo Wonjae and GooseBumps are parting ways with the music label. In the announcement, the company expresses gratitude to fans for supporting the artist throughout the years and encouraging the future pursuits of Gray, Lee Hi, Woo Wonjae, and GooseBumps. “Hello, this is AOMG. We would like to inform you that the exclusive contracts with our artists Gray, Woo Wonjae, L ..read more

Rapper NO:EL goes public about producer Goosebumps punching him in the face at a party’s waiting room. On March 17th, NO:EL posted a series of Instagram stories claiming that Goosebumps attacked him and punched him in the face. He goes on to say that Goosebumps has not contacted him, expecting NO:EL not to talk about the situation. The rapper also mentions that the incident was filmed on CCTV cameras, threatening to see Goosebumps at a police station. NO:EL states: “Did you think I’m an idiot to get hit by you and shut up about it? I held it in because my life is on a different level from you ..read more

The exclusive contract between AOMG and singer-songwriter Meenoi is in talks of facing termination. The contract signed in November last year is expected to be terminated due to breach of trust between the artist and management. Prior to signing the contract, Meenoi and AOMG had a close relationship due to formally being signed under 8BallTown whose parent-company is her current agency. Here is a short breakdown of the current riff between the artist and the label. TIMELINE OF EVENTS Meenoi began a live stream during the night of February 5, where she appeared to be distressed, making several ..read more

Following his negative response to followers who criticised him for not boycotting Starbucks, and therefore supporting the genocide happening in Palestine, Rad Museum is now dealing with backlash. On February 10th, Rad Museum posted a story on Instagram where he is seen drinking Starbucks coffee. In light of the Palestine-Israel war, several companies are on a boycott list for supporting or profiting from the genocide that Palestine is currently experiencing, with Starbucks included on this list. Fans of Rad Museum attempted to educate the artist about the situation; however, his response to ..read more

After 5 years with the label, Dvwn’s contract with KOZ Entertainment has expired. KOZ Entertainment announced their contract termination with Dvwn on February 11th. The label shared the notice on their social media accounts, informing fans that, as of February 10th, the artist is no longer working with KOZ Entertainment. In the statement, they expressed their gratitude for the artist, wished him good luck and encouraged fans to continue supporting Dvwn: “We kindly ask all the fans to extend their unwavering love and support for Dvwn” Dvwn has been signed to the record label since 2019.  ..read more

Jessi is parting ways with More Vision after less than a year with the record label. More Vision released a statement on their social media accounts informing about Jessi’s departure. The artist and the record label mutually decided to conclude the exclusive management contract and as of January 31st, Jessi is no longer working under More Vision. In the statement, the music label expressed their support for Jessi’s future endeavours and thanked fans for the continuous interest in the artist. See the full notice here: Following the news, Jessi announced Jessi Not Playin, teasing a potentially ..read more

After dissing the former DPR member Scott (DPR REM) in his new album ‘Giggles’, Dabin files a legal complaint against him. On January 30th, CTYL, the company founded by Dabin, also known as DPR LIVE, issued a statement on its social media accounts, disclosing that Dabin has formally registered a complaint with the assistance of the law firm Kim & Chang. The former CEO Kim Scott Yunho, DPR REM, who the objections are aimed at, is receiving allegations like ‘unfair profit distribution’, ‘non-payment and withholding of statement data’, and non-payment of appearance fees and statement data fo ..read more

Dabin, also known as DPR LIVE disses former DPR member Scott, DPR REM, on his new album Giggles.  The much anticipated release of Giggles is marked as Dabin’s first album release under his new company CTYL, as well as being the first release since his temporary departure from label DPR and name change.  The 13 track album leaves plenty of room for curious fans as following its release fans took to social media to decipher what truly transpired within DPR, with it being revealed that Scott had scammed the crew. Let’s look at what actually occurred and what caused its members to p ..read more