Weekly Hallyu Newsmakers: BTS’ Jin’s military discharge and hug event, EXO-CBX vs SM Ent, Squid Game Season 2 and 3 production updates

BTS’ Jin became once discharged from the military earlier this which after which he participated within the BTS FESTA 2024 to devour an most appealing time the 11th debut anniversary of the neighborhood. The eldest member also held a hug tournament wherein lucky fans got to embrace him. SM Leisure filed a lawsuit in opposition to EXO-CBX after the participants’ claims in opposition to unfair tune distribution rights. Here is the entirety that took express this week.

BTS’ Jin’s military discharge and hug tournament

BTS member Jin became once discharged from the military on June 12. BTS participants reunited for the occasion and came to receive him. Fans had relaxing as they got to evaluate about a compare of the final participants collectively again. The relaxation of the participants in conjunction with RM, SUGA, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook are at blow their own horns pleasant their crucial military provider.

Jin’s hug tournament took express on June 13 as a a part of BTS FESTA 2024. The tournament became once Jin’s belief as he desired to bring collectively one thing special for the fans to devour an most appealing time BTS’ 11th anniversary and his military discharge. 1000 lucky fans had been chosen to take half within the tournament and produce collectively the opportunity to hug Jin. Issues fleet took a flip as about a fans tried to kiss the idol without his consent. Jin might perhaps possibly be considered visibly in search of to aid away from the roar.

On June 14, Seoul’s Songpa Police Department confirmed that they’ve obtained a story for investigating two fans for sexual assault. They acknowledged that the case is below consideration on whether it requires a stout investigation.

EXO-CBX versus SM Leisure feud

On June 10, EXO’s Chen, Baeukhyun, and Xiumin’s agency, INB100, held a press conference. They claimed that SM Leisure didn’t meet the 5.5% tune story distribution payment agreed upon final 365 days. They added that SM Leisure unfairly demanded 10% of sales for EXO-CBX’s individual actions and did now not provide unique settlement recordsdata.

SM Leisure denied these claims and acknowledged that the participants are taking half within the popularity of the EXO name. On June 12, they filed a lawsuit in opposition to the EXO participants Chen, Baekhyun, and Xiumin.

On June 14, EXO-CBX launched a press free up addressing the ongoing feud with SM Leisure. The participants talked about that they proposed an settlement to pay a payment for SM Leisure’s tune, resources, and name as an replacement of 10 percent of their revenue, but the agency unnoticed their proposal and went ahead with the lawsuit.

They persevered and added that SM Leisure filed a lawsuit first they in most cases are going to cooperate by revealing the entirety, in conjunction with their negotiations from final 365 days. They added that the distribution of earnings has continuously been doubted and hence they will file a lawsuit in opposition to SM Leisure over the distribution of revenue and philosophize to the court docket that the agency’s arrangement is inaccurate.

Squid Sport Season 2 and 3 wrap up

On June 14, a South Korean media outlet reported that the filming of Squid Sport seasons 2 and 3 has been wrapped up. The studies added that the solid and crew went to devour an most appealing time the discontinue of filming in Gapyeong. The filming commenced in July 2023 and came to an discontinue in June 2024, spanning spherical 11 months in total.

Netflix has maintained that each seasons might perhaps perhaps well now not be launched therefore they in most cases are at blow their own horns focusing on the free up of season 2. Nonetheless, the studies talked about that the filming for Season 2 and Season 3 took express collectively and it became once admire shooting for a long story that will perhaps well well be launched in 2 parts.

In response to sources, Season 2 will reportedly consist of 6 episodes and Season 3 can even consist of 6 to 7 episodes. The sequence might perhaps possibly be launched in identical traces to The Glory and the time between the free up of the 2 seasons would now not be astronomical.