RESCENE’s Agency Issues Warning After Inappropriate Fan Gift + Group To No Longer Accept Gifts

RESCENE’s agency has announced that the group will no longer be accepting any fan gifts after Woni’s birthday.

Hello.
This is THE MUZE Entertainment.

We are making an additional announcement regarding fan support for the fans who love and cherish RESCENE.

Due to a recent incident in which an inappropriate gift was delivered to our artist, we have decided to completely suspend (decline delivery of) all [material] fan support, including birthday support, in the future. However, we deeply apologize and ask for fans’ understanding regarding the fact that we are urgently making this announcement so close to member Woni’s birthday.

Out of consideration for the sincere affection of the fans who have sent [Woni birthday support], we held another round of internal discussions to reconsider our stance, and we ultimately decided to proceed with Woni’s birthday support only up until May 31.

Additionally, we will be conducting rigorous internal inspection of all support items from now on, and we will make another announcement with concrete details at a later time. If any inappropriate items are discovered among fan support items in the future, please be advised that we may take measures such as strong legal action and restrictions on participation in future RESCENE activities (being placed on a blacklist).

We would like to thank the fans who are always cheering on RESCENE, and as these measures are being taken to protect the artist’s safety and rights, we ask for your generous understanding and cooperation.

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May Rookie Idol Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for rookie idol groups!

The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community awareness indexes of various rookie idol groups, using big data collected from April 1 to May 1.

KiiiKiii continued their reign at the top of the list this month with a brand reputation index of 1,154,671. High-ranking phrases in the group’s keyword analysis included “Gen Z vibe,” “404,” and “KiiiKiii FesTiiival,” while their highest-ranking related terms included “distinguish themselves,” “participate,” and “active.” KiiiKiii’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 92.17 percent positive reactions.

Meanwhile, TWS rose to second place with a brand reputation index of 930,321 for May.

Hearts2Hearts came in at a close third with a brand reputation index of 904,097, while CORTIS followed in fourth with a score of 877,463.

Finally, ILLIT rounded out the top five with a brand reputation index of 776,045, marking a 3.94 percent increase in their score since April.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

  1. KiiiKiii
  2. TWS
  3. Hearts2Hearts
  4. CORTIS
  5. ILLIT
  6. KickFlip
  7. ALPHA DRIVE ONE
  8. ARTMS
  9. BABYMONSTER
  10. KATSEYE
  11. RESCENE
  12. Geenius
  13. izna
  14. idntt
  15. ifeye
  16. UNIS
  17. MEOVV
  18. Baby DONT Cry
  19. AtHeart
  20. SPIA
  21. NOWZ (formerly known as NOWADAYS)
  22. NEXZ
  23. HORI7ON
  24. eite
  25. AHOF
  26. SAY MY NAME
  27. BE BOYS
  28. CLOSE YOUR EYES
  29. IDID
  30. A1

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Stray Kids’ “Walkin On Water” Becomes Their 19th Group MV To Reach 100 Million Views

Another music video has joined Stray Kids’ 100 million club!

The group’s music video for “Walkin On Water” surpassed 100 million views on May 19 at approximately 5 p.m. KST. This is about one year, five months, and six days since its release on December 13, 2024 at 2 p.m. KST.

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“Walkin On Water” is Stray Kids’ 19th full-group music video to hit 100 million views following “God’s Menu,” “MIROH,” “Back Door,” “My Pace,” “Thunderous,” “MANIAC,” “Hellevator,” “Christmas EveL,” “CASE 143,” “S-Class,” “LALALALA,” “CIRCUS,” “VENOM,” “Chk Chk Boom,” “MEGAVERSE,” “CHEESE,” “CEREMONY,” and “DO IT.“

Congratulations to Stray Kids!

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Watch the “Walkin On Water” music video again below:

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BABYMONSTER Becomes 3rd K-Pop Girl Group To Surpass 12 Million YouTube Subscribers

BABYMONSTER has reached an impressive new milestone on YouTube!

On May 18, YG Entertainment announced that at around 6:30 p.m. KST the night before, BABYMONSTER had surpassed 12 million subscribers on their official YouTube channel.

BABYMONSTER hit the 12 million mark approximately two years and two months after their official debut on April 1, 2024, making them the fastest K-pop girl group to reach the milestone relative to their debut date.

YG Entertainment commented, “In just the 13 days leading up to May 17, they gained 250,000 new subscribers, attracting an average of nearly 20,000 new subscribers each day. This latest comeback was a powerful catalyst for bringing in new fans.”

BABYMONSTER is only the third K-pop girl group ever to hit 12 million YouTube subscribers, following in the footsteps of BLACKPINK and TWICE.

Congratulations to BABYMONSTER!

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May Girl Group Member Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for individual girl group members!

The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, communication, and community awareness indexes of 730 girl group members, using big data collected from April 17 to May 17.

IVE’s Jang Won Young held onto her spot at the top of the list with a brand reputation index of 6,715,647 for May. High-ranking phrases in her keyword analysis included “BANG BANG,” “Lucky Vicky,” and “Wonyoung-esque mindset,” while her highest-ranking related terms included “sexy,” “advertise,” and “model.” Jang Won Young’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 91.53 percent positive reactions.

BLACKPINK’s Jennie maintained her position at second place with a brand reputation index of 4,745,164, while aespa’s Karina held steady at third place with a score of 4,487,074.

IVE’s An Yu Jin rose to fourth place with a brand reputation index of 3,359,321, marking a 1.58 percent increase in her score since April.

Finally, BLACKPINK’s Lisa rounded out the top five for May with a brand reputation index of 3,142,015.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

  1. IVE’s Jang Won Young
  2. BLACKPINK’s Jennie
  3. aespa’s Karina
  4. IVE’s An Yu Jin
  5. BLACKPINK’s Lisa
  6. aespa’s Winter
  7. ILLIT’s Wonhee
  8. BLACKPINK’s Jisoo
  9. BLACKPINK’s Rosé
  10. MAMAMOO’s Hwasa
  11. aespa’s Ningning
  12. KISS OF LIFE’s Natty
  13. Red Velvet’s Joy
  14. TWICE’s Jeongyeon
  15. IVE’s Rei
  16. LE SSERAFIM’s Kim Chaewon
  17. NMIXX’s Sullyoon
  18. IVE’s Liz
  19. Red Velvet’s Seulgi
  20. IVE’s Gaeul
  21. Red Velvet’s Irene
  22. TWICE’s Jihyo
  23. aespa’s Giselle
  24. IVE’s Leeseo
  25. Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon
  26. Red Velvet’s Wendy
  27. TWICE’s Dahyun
  28. TWICE’s Mina
  29. ITZY’s Yuna
  30. ILLIT’s Moka

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May Boy Group Member Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for individual boy group members!

The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, communication, and community awareness indexes of 755 boy group members, using big data collected from April 16 to May 16.

BTS’s Jimin topped this month’s list with a brand reputation index of 6,447,417. High-ranking phrases in his keyword analysis included “ARMY,” “world tour,” and “Mexico,” while his highest-ranking related terms included “flawless,” “get excited for,” and “surpass.” Jimin’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 92.97 percent positive reactions.

Wanna One’s Park Ji Hoon took second place with a brand reputation index of 5,510,360, while BTS’s Jungkook came in at a close third with a score of 5,494,822.

BTS’s Jin held onto his spot at fourth place with a brand reputation index of 3,782,172, and his bandmate V rounded out the top five for May with a score of 3,673,361.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

  1. BTS’s Jimin
  2. Wanna One’s Park Ji Hoon
  3. BTS’s Jungkook
  4. BTS’s Jin
  5. BTS’s V
  6. BIGBANG’s G-Dragon
  7. BTS’s RM
  8. TVXQ’s Yunho
  9. BTS’s j-hope
  10. BTS’ Suga
  11. Wanna One’s Kim Jae Hwan
  12. NU’EST and Wanna One’s Hwang Minhyun
  13. EXO’s Baekhyun
  14. CORTIS’s Keonho
  15. Super Junior’s Kim Heechul
  16. Wanna One’s Lai Kuanlin
  17. HIGHLIGHT’s Yoon Doojoon
  18. Wanna One’s Ong Seong Wu
  19. Wanna One’s Bae Jin Young
  20. Super Junior’s Choi Siwon
  21. WINNER’s Lee Seung Hoon
  22. SHINee’s Minho
  23. Super Junior’s Kyuhyun
  24. RIIZE’s Wonbin
  25. TWS’s Dohoon
  26. CORTIS’s Seonghyeon
  27. SHINee’s Key
  28. BIGBANG’s Daesung
  29. Wanna One’s Yoon Ji Sung
  30. EXO’s Kai

Watch Park Ji Hoon’s new drama “The Legend of Kitchen Soldier” on Viki below:

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And check out BTS’s docu-series “BREAK THE SILENCE” below:

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May Idol Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for all idol groups!

The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community awareness indexes of various idol groups, using big data collected from April 14 to May 14.

BTS held onto their spot at the top of the list this month with a brand reputation index of 10,608,366. High-ranking phrases in the group’s keyword analysis included “ARMY,” “Mexico concert,” and “ARIRANG,” while their highest-ranking related terms included “sing along,” “perform,” and “record.” BTS’s positivity-negativity analysis revealed a score of 95.53 percent positive reactions.

IVE also maintained their position at second place with a brand reputation index of 5,538,659 for May.

BLACKPINK rose to third place with a brand reputation index of 5,121,648, marking a 14.74 percent increase in their score since last month.

Meanwhile, SEVENTEEN took fourth place for May with a brand reputation index of 3,450,894.

Finally, CORTIS shot to fifth place with a brand reputation index of 2,951,892, marking a whopping 201.71 percent increase in their score since April.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

  1. BTS
  2. IVE
  3. BLACKPINK
  4. SEVENTEEN
  5. CORTIS
  6. TWICE
  7. LE SSERAFIM
  8. BIGBANG
  9. ENHYPEN
  10. ILLIT
  11. Stray Kids
  12. KiiiKiii
  13. aespa
  14. Wanna One
  15. Red Velvet
  16. KISS OF LIFE
  17. EXO
  18. Apink
  19. fromis_9
  20. SHINee
  21. INFINITE
  22. THE BOYZ
  23. TWS
  24. BTOB
  25. ATEEZ
  26. OH MY GIRL
  27. Girls’ Generation
  28. NMIXX
  29. H1-KEY
  30. i-dle

Watch BTS’s docu-series “BREAK THE SILENCE” with subtitles on Viki below:

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And check out SEVENTEEN’s variety show “NANA TOUR with SEVENTEEN” below:

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CORTIS Becomes Boy Group With 6th Highest 1st-Week Sales In Hanteo History

Less than a year into their career, CORTIS has achieved an impressive feat with their first-ever comeback!

Last week, CORTIS released their second EP “GREENGREEN” on May 4. By the end of the day, “GREENGREEN” had already sold over 1 million copies, smashing CORTIS’s previous first-week sales record of 436,367 (set by their debut EP “COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES”) within just its first day of sales alone.

Hanteo Chart has now reported that “GREENGREEN” went on to sell a total of 2,313,291 copies in the first week of its release (May 4 to 10), more than quintupling CORTIS’s previous record.

CORTIS is now the boy group with the sixth-highest first-week sales in Hanteo history, following SEVENTEEN, Stray Kids, BTS, NCT DREAM, and ENHYPEN.

Congratulations to CORTIS!

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May Girl Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for girl groups!

The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community indexes of various girl groups, using big data collected from April 10 to May 10.

IVE continued their reign at the top of the list this month with a brand reputation index of 4,663,701. High-ranking phrases in the group’s keyword analysis included “BANG BANG,” “ARCH-IVE,” and “world tour,” while their highest-ranking related terms included “prove,” “charming,” and “sold out.” IVE’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 93.41 percent positive reactions.

Meanwhile, BLACKPINK held onto their spot at second place with a brand reputation index of 3,944,164.

ILLIT shot to third place after seeing a whopping 286.80 percent increase in their brand reputation index since April, bringing their total score to 3,351,051 for the month.

LE SSERAFIM took fourth place with a brand reputation index of 2,922,334, marking a 28.54 percent rise in their score since last month.

Finally, TWICE came in at a close fifth with a brand reputation index of 2,718,410, marking a 31.20 percent increase in their score since April.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

  1. IVE
  2. BLACKPINK
  3. ILLIT
  4. LE SSERAFIM
  5. TWICE
  6. aespa
  7. Hearts2Hearts
  8. Red Velvet
  9. KiiiKiii
  10. KISS OF LIFE
  11. OH MY GIRL
  12. BABYMONSTER
  13. NMIXX
  14. Apink
  15. fromis_9
  16. i-dle
  17. WJSN
  18. MAMAMOO
  19. STAYC
  20. H1-KEY
  21. izna
  22. ITZY
  23. tripleS
  24. KATSEYE
  25. Kep1er
  26. FIFTY FIFTY
  27. Girls’ Generation
  28. Girl’s Day
  29. MEOVV
  30. VIVIZ

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HYBE Launches New Label ABD For Girl Group That Will Debut This Year

HYBE has established a brand-new label and is planning to debut a new girl group this year!

On May 8, HYBE announced that it was launching a new label called “ABD” specializing in the production of girl groups.

“ABD,” which stands for “A Bold Dream,” represents the “pursuit of a creative approach characterized by a flexible and lighthearted way of thinking that imagines ‘D,’ rather than ‘C,’ coming after ‘A’ and ‘B.’”

The label will be headed by CEO No Ji Won, who previously served as the Head of Artist Planning at PLEDIS Entertainment.

“ABD was established as part of HYBE’s multi-label strategy, which strengthens each label’s expertise and autonomy,” stated HYBE. “With an organization and creative team tailored for girl group production at its center, [ABD] will position itself as a label specializing in girl groups with unique and distinctive intellectual property (IP). Our goal is to expand into a new territory for K-pop by pursuing the inherent joy of music while also building upon a deep understanding of fans and artists.”

ABD will debut its first girl group in the second half of 2026. Han Sung Soo, who is known for producing groups like SEVENTEEN, After School, IZ*ONE, and TWS, will serve as the group’s executive producer and oversee their music, concept, and performances.

“The establishment of ABD is a strategic move to secure IP diversity and upgrade our K-pop production capabilities,” sad HYBE. “Through this new girl group, we will introduce new musical experiments and concepts, and we will bring a refreshing change to the global music market.”

Stay tuned for more information about ABD and its upcoming girl group!

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