Just as there are millennials and Gen Zs, K-pop also has its generations that categorize different acts by the year they were “born.” And it's already onto the fifth generation — or is it?

Has K-pop already entered its fifth generation?

A dispute over a YouTube upload of the music video for the track “ETA” (2023) by girl group NewJeans is escalating, with the production company behind the clip seeking to block enforcement of a damages ruling.

Company behind NewJeans music videos seeks to block enforcement of 'ETA' damages ruling

Danielle, a former member of girl group NewJeans, has sparked speculation of a possible debut in China after opening an account on Xiaohongshu, a popular Chinese social media platform similar to Instagram.

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Former NewJeans member Danielle opens Chinese social media account

At the University of Southern California (USC) this spring, a new course will cover G-Dragon — not to celebrate the K-pop idol’s decades-long career, but to ask harder questions about the industry itself.

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University course explores what G-Dragon reveals about K-pop — and its limits

HYBE’s label ADOR, which manages girl group NewJeans, filed a 43.1 billion won ($29.8 million) civil lawsuit against former member Danielle alongside a member of her family and former ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin.

ADOR sues ex-NewJeans member Danielle, family member for $29 million

Danielle, now a former member of girl group NewJeans, was supposedly spotted volunteering on Monday, the same day ADOR, the group's agency, announced her removal from the group.

Danielle supposedly spotted volunteering on day of ADOR contract termination 

Girl group NewJeans' agency ADOR terminated its exclusive contract with member Danielle, and will also take legal measures against the singer's family, who "provoked the string of events regarding the legal dispute."

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NewJeans agency ADOR cuts off member Danielle, warns legal measures against her family's 'responsibility for the conflict'

While a Seoul court’s recent ruling in favor of ADOR prompted NewJeans members to return to their estranged agency, the decision also touched on an ongoing firestorm engulfing K-pop: the issue of copyrights and plagiarism.

A year after NewJeans-ILLIT clash, copyright conundrum still engulfs K-pop

The NewJeans member who went to Antarctica has been confirmed to be Hanni, according to a StarNews report on Monday.

NewJeans member who was in Antarctica confirmed to be Hanni

Source Music, a K-pop agency under HYBE managing girl group Le Sserafim, issued a warning that it will take legal action in response to “a sharp surge of malicious posts” on Friday.

Le Sserafim's agency warns it will take legal action against 'malicious posts'

All five members of the girl group NewJeans have chosen not to appeal a Seoul court’s upholding of their exclusive contracts with their agency, ADOR.

NewJeans members decide against appealing court's contract ruling

After a hunt for "the Antarctica member," fans of girl group NewJeans claim that it is member Danielle who is participating in an extreme marathon.

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NewJeans's Danielle believed to be in Antarctica for extreme marathon

NewJeans’ sudden decision to return to ADOR appears to have brought a dramatic — yet controversial — end to a high-profile saga that stretched on for nearly a year, sending shock waves through the industry.

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