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?

ADOR said on Thursday that discussions over NewJeans member Minji’s future activities are progressing positively and celebrated the singer's birthday for the first time since the group became embroiled in a contract dispute in 2024.

ADOR says discussions on NewJeans member Minji's future are progressing 'positively'

ADOR has won a court order to provisionally seize real estate assets worth 7 billion won ($4.7 million) owned by the mother of former girl group NewJeans member Danielle and former ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin, now head of ooak records.

ADOR wins court order to provisionally seize real estate assets in suit against Danielle, former CEO

Members of girl group NewJeans are gearing up for their long-awaited comeback by working on new music in Copenhagen, reports said Monday.

NewJeans comeback rumors pick up steam as ADOR confirms 'preproduction' in Copenhagen

ADOR and former NewJeans member Danielle clashed in court on Thursday over whether the agency is deliberately dragging out a high-stakes damages lawsuit.

Girl group NewJeans ex-member Danielle's legal team accuses ADOR of dragging out high-stakes lawsuit

K-pop fans have been buzzing over a short video that appears to show former NewJeans member Danielle waving the Taegeukgi, Korea’s national flag, in Japan on March 1, Korea’s Independence Movement Day.

Former NewJeans member Danielle seen cheering at Tokyo Marathon

HYBE deposited 29.25 billion won ($20.5 million) with a Seoul court to secure a stay of enforcement after losing a 25.5 billion won civil case to former ADOR CEO Min Hee-Jin, now the founder of ooak records.

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HYBE deposits $20.5M with court to secure stay of enforcement after losing civil case to Min Hee-jin

Former ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin proposed that HYBE drop all ongoing lawsuits involving her and its girl group NewJeans in exchange for her forgoing the 25.6 billion won ($17.7 million) payment from the company.

Min Hee-jin holds 6-minute press conference, offers to forgo $17.7M payment if HYBE drops lawsuits

Ex-ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin’s newly established agency, ooak records, launched a series of branding videos on Thursday, ahead of an audition widely speculated to be linked to a new boy band project.

Ex-ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin's new agency ooak announces new boy band project  

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.

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.

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