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?

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.

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.

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