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The ongoing feud between former ADOR CEO Min Heejin and HYBE has now led to NewJeans planning to leave the company altogether.

Around 8 p.m. on July 14, France's national holiday, BTS's Jin participated in the Olympic torch relay.

The Kraze initially covered the first part of this issue, detailing the events up until May 2. This follow-up will cover the events following until May 31. 

While this story continues to unravel, here is a summary of these events so far. 

The loss of Moonbin has darkened the starry sky of ASTRO.

This November, the quartet made up of Woong, Donghyun, Woojin, and Daehwi will return stateside for the North American leg.

Rising K-pop boy group CRAVITY unveil a new song and music video “Cheese;”

As fans, let’s take this time to reflect and reminisce.

A week after the release of their mini-album ZERO : FEVER Part.3, ATEEZ are set to make their first appearance on the Billboard 200 Chart.

Check out the discussion of these predictions on our latest podcast episode here!

Welcome ENHYPEN! I-LAND has been the hit K-Pop survival show that just culminated on September 18 with BTS and TXT members present to welcome the new members.

On September 13, Bulletproof, an imprint of Revolutionaries Press, published its first title about BTS’s fandom, ARMY.

Conflict between fans and agencies is a tale as old as time, especially within the K-Pop world.

It’s no secret to many fans of K-Pop that the relationship between artist and agency can oftentimes be problematic.

BTS and ARMY have a lot to celebrate, as the group made history at two end-of-year award shows in just one week.

It may seem like a case of fans being unable to let go, but if you dig deeper, it becomes clear that this is much bigger than just a member leaving their group—this is about a toxic cycle in the K-Pop industry centered around the life-changing impact of rumors, companies refusing to protect their artists, and Korea’s tendency to dehumanize their idols. 

Here is a carefully curated list by The Kraze’s in-house, full-time Halloween expert of 10 K-Pop music videos (and some fun bonuses!) that are certified to give you the spooks and inspire some Halloween costumes!

Staff here at The Kraze have compiled their favorite releases in K-Pop that have helped them with their own mental struggles.

Earlier this week, the hashtag #EndHelloCounselor began circulating widely on Twitter, calling for the cancellation of the problematic show after yet another controversial episode.

Fans of girl group 9MUSES have taken to Twitter with the hashtag #9MusesDeservesBetter to voice their thoughts on the group’s pending fate.

Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, just sit back, relax, and enjoy some Christmas songs from the past and present.

LA area friends! 88RISING are debuting the first ever Head in the Clouds festival at the Los Angeles State Historic Park on September 22nd.

EXID released a special [Re:flower] project as a recollection of their past; revealing five different projects as a monthly series, the girls shared remastered versions of B-sides from their previous albums.

As 2018 begins and another year of content gets planned, members of The Kraze staff take a look back at content produced in 2017, picking some of their favorite articles of the year.

With so many outstanding releases to choose from this year, who will take home the awards in each category?

An integral part of SHINee’s songwriting, Jonghyun was also an accomplished solo artist and award-winning radio host.