Lee Sooman registers 'A20 Entertainment' trademark ... What about his 'non-compete' clause with HYBE?

by Journalist Jeon DahyunAccording to Korea Intellectual Property Rights Information Service, Blooming Grace (led by former CEO Lee Sooman) applied for the trademark 'A20 Entertainment' on May 3rd. Blooming Grace registered this trademark under various product classifications such as entertainment business, video gaming devices, advertising, real estate,...

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Prosecutors Charge a Former Entertainment Company CEO and 10 Others for 'Sajaegi'

by Journalist Lee JanghoFormer entertainment company CEO, A, and 10 others have been charged for Sajaegi, accused of repeatedly streaming 15 songs 1.72 M times on major music streaming sites by using bulk-purchased IP addresses. On the 21st, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office announced that from December 2018 to December 2019, CEO A and 10 others used over 500 virtual PCs, bulk-purchased...

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Comparison of 'Lovely Runner' to 'Someday or One Day'

Ever since the drama aired, there have been a lot of comments talking about its similarities to 'Someday or One Day'. If you search on Naver or Twitter, people who have watched both dramas mention how similar they are.SOOD: The female lead works at a record shop run by her uncleLR: The female lead works at a DVD rent run by her momSOOD: While working at the record shop, the female lead closes her...

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Is HYBE working on a 'reverse viral' campaign? ... ILLIT's official account follows an account that criticize New Jeans

 by Journalist Lee SunmyungAs the conflict between HYBE and Min Heejin intensifies, HYBE sparks criticism as they are suspected of doing a 'reverse viral' (the act of intentionally making negative publicity) campaign. The suspicions arose after ILLIT's official Twitter account, operated by BELIFT Lab, followed a Twitter account that had consistently...

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Mexico Jeans and New Jeans' Attention

This is the choreography of that Mexican 'Jeans' group. As you can see, it's nothing like Attention choreography. This is Attention. Even those (who accuse New Jeans of plagiarism) know that it's nothing alike, that's why they crop off the other two members on the side and put the clip on slow-motion before comparing it to Attentionㅋㅋㅋtheqoo-Seriously,...

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An international site mistranslated Min Heejin-related post that trended on Theqoo

 Min Heejin fires back with statement, "Was those who visited tenpro and other room salons also investigated?"(NB: Tenpro is a class of entertainment establishments in South Korea, often referred to as 'premium room salons'.)(NB: The 감사 here means inspect, not grateful or thank you)'Thank you' What a nonsenseㅠㅠㅠtheqoo-'Thank you'ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ-No, that's not what...

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