FIFTY FIFTY to continue with “three new members”, says Attrakt

EXO’s Baekhyun, and NewJeans recently performed at this year’s League of Legends World Championship.Heartsteel – formed by EXO’s Baekhyun, Taiwanese-American rapper ØZI, Nigerian singer Tobi Lou and American musician Cal Scruby – and K-pop girl group NewJeans opened the annual League of Legends World Championship at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul yesterday (November 19)Heartsteel, in their first-ever live performance, took the stage first to perform their debut single ‘Paranoia’. “Every time you pop off / They hopin’ that you fall hard / They prayin’ for the death of a rockstar / Everybody hatin’ ever since you got more / They prayin’ for the death of a rockstar,” they sang, joined by their virtual counterparts on stage.NewJeans followed with a fiery performance of their song ‘Gods’, which is the official anthem for this year’s championships.

I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here has given a first-look at the first three celebrity arrivals in camp as they're left stranded in the Australian outback. The hit ITV reality show returns to screens on Sunday (November 19) with Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly back as hosts.

BLACKPINK will be hosting their first-ever virtual concert called ‘BLACKPINK: A VR Encore’ in partnership with Meta and production company The Diamond Bros.The concert was announced by Billboard today (November 15), and is confirmed to be a recreation of the group’s special finale show for their ‘Born Pink’ world tour in Seoul’s Gocheok Sky Dome. Fans can expect performances of the band’s roster of hits including ‘Pink Venom’, ‘How You Like That’ and ‘Kill This Love’, as well as solo music performed by each individual member.Emmy Award-winning production company The Diamond Bros.

K-pop label YG Entertainment has provided an update on contract renewal negotiations with BLACKPINK, saying that they are still ongoing.The entertainment company made a brief statement to South Korean media, including Sports Chosun, yesterday (November 14) saying that it is “still negotiating with the artists regarding their exclusive contracts”, as translated by Koreaboo. No other details regarding the current status of the discussions were divulged, but YG Entertainment shared in the same statement that an announcement of the negotiations’ outcome “will be revealed through the document regarding major management issues related to investments.” An exact date for this report’s publication has yet to be announced.Negotiations surrounding the status of BLACKPINK’s expiring contracts with YG Entertainment have been underway since July, and their contracts were said to have expired in August.

The King celebrated his 75th birthday a day early after he was presented with a three-tiered cake at a party staged in his honour.

The Simpsons co-creator James L. Brooks has confirmed that Homer Simpson will continue to strangle Bart on the show.Earlier this month, the animated sitcom appeared to confirm it had retired the long-running joke, which saw Homer frequently strangle his son.The reveal was made in season 35 episode McMansion & Wife, in which Homer tells wife Marge that he’s changed his ways when visiting a new neighbour.However, Brooks has suggested to People that the gag will continue to run after all, saying: “Don’t think for a second we’re changing anything.”The producer then shared an illustration of Bart holding a smartphone as Homer strangles him, accompanied by the headline: “Simpsons: No more strangling.” Homer yells to his son: “Why you little clickbaiting-!!”Brooks added: “Nothing’s getting tamed.

The Beatles have made music history again with their new single Now and Then.

In his 27th installment of Deadline Strike Talk, Billy Ray leans into the need for labor and studios to realize they must be partners willing to compromise, for this business to get past the strikes and rebound in the coming years. To illustrate the need to be changeable, Ray harkens back to his own 2003 directorial debut, Shattered Glass. He catches up with three vital collaborators who made invaluable contributions to the celebrated film — Mandy Walker, Jeff Ford, and Adam Merims — to discuss what has happened to our business since.

Badland Hunters.Netflix has announced that it has greenlit production on its the upcoming film. Badland Hunters. The movie will be led by Eternals star Ma Dong-seok along with Lee Hee-jun, Lee Jun-young and Roh Jeong-eui.The film, which has been in talks since at least 2022, is reportedly set in the universe of disaster-thriller Concrete Utopia starring Lee Byung-hun, Park Seo-joon and Park Bo-young, which was released earlier this year.According to Netflix, Ma stars in the post-apocalyptic film as Nam-san, a wasteland hunter in a decimated Seoul after a devastating earthquake.

Rylan Clark ended his This Morning stint with a three-word message to viewers before they were left begging 'please'. The presenter returned to the show for the first time since a brief week-long stint last summer.

Joe Swash has told fans that he 'never learns' as Stacey Solomon divided fans with her latest move. The Loose Women star took to social media and claimed her husband 'knew what she was like' when he married her as with Halloween now out of the way, she decided to get in the festive spirit.

FIFTY FIFTY‘s viral hit song ‘Cupid’ has reportedly sued the K-pop girl group’s agency, Attrakt.Ahn Sung-il, who co-wrote and -produced FIFTY FIFTY’s ‘Cupid’ under his pen name SIAHN, has reportedly sued Oscar Chun, the CEO of Attrakt, for defamation, according to Korea JoongAng Daily.Yoon & Yang, the law firm representing Ahn, claimed in a statement to Korea JoongAng Daily that Chun has “continuously made defamatory allegations without evidence against Ahn Sung-il […] through various media outlets since the dispute”.Korea JoongAng Daily also reports that Ahn might “file additional complaints against Chun for false accusation and obstruction of business”, citing representatives of the producer.Chun has yet to respond publicly to the lawsuit at time of writing. NME has reached out for comment.Notably, Ahn and Chun have been involved in a highly publicised dispute over the girl group and the copyright of their hit song ‘Cupid’ since June 2023.At the time, Attrakt had filed a criminal complaint against Ahn, claiming that the producer had “delayed the handover of its data [to Attrakt], deleted the company mail account and other data regarding the project”, among other allegations.Meanwhile, Attrakt recently terminated the contracts of FIFTY FIFTY members Aran, Sio and Saena, claiming that the trio had “show[n] o sign of remorse for violating their contract”.

Castaway Diva. The song was released yesterday (October 31) on music streaming platforms, alongside its accompanying music video.

EXCLUSIVE: Picture Tree International (PTI) has boarded sales on German Iranian director Alireza Golafshan’s comedy Everything’s Fifty Fifty about a divorced couple who embark on a family vacation, ahead of the AFM.

FIFTY FIFTY will be “reorganised” following legal troubles, says the act’s agency Attrakt.Earlier this year, the four members of the girl group – Keena, Saena, Sio and Aran – filed a lawsuit to suspend their exclusive contracts with K-pop agency Attrakt.The Seoul Central District Court rejectrf the girl group’s injunction request in August 2023, with all four members later appealing the decision. However, Keena withdrew her appeal earlier this month and returned to the Attrakt.Soon after, the K-pop agency announced that it terminated its exclusive contracts with the remaining three members, alleging that the trio had “show[n] o sign of remorse for violating their contract”.In the wake of that decision (October 29), Attrakt has announced that Keena would be attending the 2023 Billboard Music Awards this November to represent FIFTY FIFTY.

Dua Lipa has continued to tease new music with a new video on her social media accounts.The artist shared a video of her with a key in her mouth as what seemed to be a snippet of a new song played in the background. The video was captioned “I’m not here for long”, perhaps in reference to the fact the last teaser she shared on Friday (October 27) was deleted not long after being posted.

It's one of the busiest days of the week at Bury Market with people coming from far and wide to visit the town's 'jewel in the crown'. But this morning (October 27), customers were confused when they arrived to find the shutters of the market hall were still closed.

Weeks after a New Yorker article alleged fabrications in his comedy standup, Hasan Minhaj is speaking out. In a 20-minute video posted on his Instagram account Thursday, Minhaj rejects allegations in the article, saying “it was so needlessly misleading.” You can watch the video below.

FIFTY FIFTY‘s label Attrakt has terminated the contracts of group members Aran, Sio and Saena.K-pop agency Attrakt announced today (October 23) that it has decided to terminate its exclusive contracts with three of the K-pop act’s members: Aran, Sio and Saena. It comes amid a legal battle between the label and the K-pop idols over their contracts.In its statement, Attrakt said that it had informed the three K-pop idols on October 19 that their contracts with the label would be ending as the trio had “show[n] o sign of remorse for violating their contract”, per The Kpop Herald.According to South Korean news outlet Dispatch, Attrakt also accused the trio of having “slandered and defamed the agency, and to this day continue to distort facts and make false claims, repeating arguments that have been rejected by the court, without any remedy for the breach of contract”.FIFTY FIFTY shot to worldwide fame earlier this year due to the viral success of their single ‘Cupid’.

The New York Times acknowledged that it “relied too heavily” on Hamas’ claims about the source of a blast at al-Ahli Hospital last week in Gaza, as the Times and other mainstream outlets came under intense criticism for initial reports on the explosion.