Disbanded K-Pop Groups of 2023: 5 Bands Split Up, 7 Contracts Set to Expire!

Kai is preparing for mandatory military enrollment.

Lizzo was the surprise performer inside the 2023 Met Gala!

It seems Jennie might be making her Met Gala debut, after all!

The class of 2023! Some of the world’s most distinguished people were honored at the Time100 Gala on Wednesday, April 26. 

ENHYPEN and ATEEZ, and girl group IVE will be performing at the upcoming concert. The KPOP LUX SBS Super Concert, will take place on July 22 at the Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano in Madrid.A post shared by KPOPLUX (@kpoplux_)According to the event’s official Ticketmaster page, KPOP LUX SBS Super Concert will have a capacity of 45,000 people and will feature “more than three hours of live music and shows”.

(G)I-DLE have announced their upcoming 2023 world tour, ‘I am FREE-TY’.Today (April 27), (G)I-DLE announced that they will be going on a world tour this year, following the release of their upcoming mini-album ‘I Feel’. That project will drop on May 15, alongside its title track ‘Queencard’.(G)I-DLE’s ‘I am FREE-TY’ world tour will kick off June 17 with a two-nigh concert in Seoul, South Korea.

Bustle Digital Group and the Writers Guild of America, East have reached a tentative agreement with management on a first union contract, the publisher announced Wednesday. BDG says it won guaranteed minimum salary increases, strong benefits, and fair severance and protection from layoffs in its two-year contract fight.

K-pop boyband SEVENTEEN’s new mini-album ‘FML’ has become the highest-selling K-pop album in its first week to date.Yesterday (April 24), SEVENTEEN returned with their tenth mini-album ‘FML’, led by title tracks ‘F*ck My Life’ and ‘Super’. In less than 24 hours since its release, the record has set a new record for highest first-week sales for a K-pop album.According to South Korea’s Hanteo Chart, per The Korea Times on Tuesday morning KST, ‘FML’ sold over 3.9million copies after it dropped the evening prior, making it the highest-ever number of albums sold by a K-pop act in the first week of release.The record was previously held by BTS with their 2020 album ‘Map of the Soul: 7’, which had achieved over 3.3million sales in its first week.

Nick Cave has paid tribute to The Pop Group‘s frontman Mark Stewart.The pop-punk pioneer’s passing was announced on April 21, with The Pop Group honouring the 62-year-old icon by saying: “Mark is in Communion with Love. As Sufis say; there is no such thing as death, no one is going to die, but since death is so valuable, it has been hidden in the safe of fears.”Following his passing, Bad Seeds frontman Cave took to his Red Hand Files newsletter to share the impact that Stewart and The Pop Group have had on his career when he first moved to the UK with his early band The Birthday Party.“When The Birthday Party moved from Australia to the UK in 1989, it was partly because of The Pop Group,” he shared.

George Yang Activision, Arcane Wonders, Genuine Entertainment, and Evolution have announced that they will be producing “Call of Duty: The Board Game,” a strategic tabletop roleplaying game inspired by the popular video game series “Call of Duty.” It is set to release into retail worldwide in 2024 and preorders will open on Kickstarter in Fall 2023. “We’re thrilled to be partnering with Activision to bring the ‘Call of Duty’ franchise to the tabletop,” says Arcane Wonders CEO and designer Bryan Pope. “As lifelong COD fans, we’ve worked hard to capture the scope, stakes, and sheer intensity of the video games in ways that COD fans and board gamers new and old will love. We’re looking forward to bringing the unforgettable fun and competitive frenzy of COD to game night for years to come.”

Mark Stewart, frontman of post-punk band The Pop Group, has died, aged 62. The news was shared by his record label Mute on Friday.In a statement, Mute boss Daniel Miller said: “I’ve known Mark as a friend and a fellow traveller for over 40 years, since he was the lead singer of The Pop Group.

The Pop Group frontman Mark Stewart has died at the age of 62.The band confirmed that he had died today in the early hours (April 21) on their official social media accounts. No cause of death has“Mark is in Communion with Love.

One of the best all-rounders in K-Pop, Moonbin was beloved by AROHAs everywhere. How Moonbin died became a trending topic across social media as K-Pop fans and K-Pop stars gave their condolences to the ASTRO member.

Singer Moon Bin of the K-Pop group Astro has died at 25. The musician was found dead in his Seoul, South Korea, home on Wednesday evening.  When efforts to communicate with the star were not returned, his manager reportedly found him at home.

A singer from South Korean boyband Astro was found dead at his Seoul home, according to his management agency.

The popular K-pop group ASTRO is mourning the loss of one of its members.

ASTRO singer and K-pop star Moon Bin has sadly been found dead at his home at the age of 25.The star, who became a member of the South Korean group in 2016, was believed to be found by his manager at his home in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Moonbin, who was named Moon Bin at birth, reportedly didn't show up to rehearsals, prompting his manager to head over to the property to find out what had happened.The band's label Fantagio shared in a translated statement: "First of all, we apologise for the sad and heartbreaking news. On April 19, ASTRO member Moon Bin suddenly left our Kyeol and became a star in the sky.

a statement in Korean posted to social media.The message, which was translated into English by the K-pop media company Koreaboo, said: “On April 19, Astro member Moonbin suddenly left us to become a star in the sky.”The statement continued, “Although we cannot compare our sorrow to the grief that the bereaved families are feeling, losing a beloved son and brother, the Astro members, fellow Fantagio artists, company executives and employees are mourning the deceased in great sadness and shock.”The Post reached out to Fantagio for further comment. An official cause of death has yet to be announced, but local officials told Yonhap News TV that he was found dead around 8:10 p.m.

Moonbin, a member of the South Korean boy band Astro, died by suicide today at his residence in the Gangnam district of Seoul. He was 25.

statement by the group's label read in Korean. «On April 19, ASTRO member Moon Bin suddenly left us and became a star in the sky. It is incomparable to the sorrow of the bereaved families who left their beloved sons and brothers, but all ASTRO members, Fantagio colleagues, and executives and employees are deeply mourning the deceased in such great sadness and shock.»The statement continued, «It is all the more heartbreaking to tell you the sudden news to the fans who supported Moon Bin and gave him generous love.