Bungie, the gaming company that created sci-fi hits such as Halo, Destiny, and Marathon, has laid off 220 employees, roughly a 17% reduction to its workforce, the company announced Wednesday. This is Bungie’s second round of layoffs since it was taken over by Sony in 2022. Two former Bungie employees affected by Wednesday’s layoffs say […]
Middle-Aged Female “Fan” Caught Rubbing ENHYPEN’s Ni-ki Without Consent
Like everyone else, K-Pop idols have personal boundaries that should be respected at all times. Yet people sometimes treat them like animals in a petting zoo, giving no regard for their comfort or safety. Airports are notorious for this kind of behavior, with numerous examples of idols getting swarmed by people desperate to get close […]
SM Entertainment Caught Secretly Using Online Forums To Manipulate Netizens Against HYBE
SM Entertainment covertly hired a public relations firm to manipulate public opinion on online communities and forums during its management dispute with HYBE early last year, according to newly revealed information from TenAsia. This marks the first instance of an entertainment company being found to have orchestrated and paid for public opinion manipulation against a […]
RIIZE’s Wonbin Caught Up In Another Dating Rumor, This Time With aespa’s Giselle
Even though RIIZE‘s Wonbin has been in the K-Pop industry for less than a year, he’s had multiple dating “rumors” with very questionable “evidence”. Some have been with fellow SM Entertainment idols, such as aespa‘s NingNing, while others have been with non-labelmates such as LE SSERAFIM‘s Chaewon and NewJeans‘ Hyein. Wonbin (RIIZE) All of these “rumors” were started with some of […]
Aespa’s Winter And RIIZE’s Sungchan Caught Up In Ridiculous Dating Rumor
In the latest of the seemingly random and absurd dating rumors to come out of the K-Pop industry, aespa‘s Winter and RIIZE‘s Sungchan have been connected over what most would probably agree is extremely weak “evidence”. Winter (aespa) Sungchan (RIIZE) While the two idols are both under SM Entertainment and thus are more likely to know each other than those […]