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ENHYPEN Shares Message For Fans Following Heeseung's Departure
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Park Jin Young Resigns From His Position As Inside Director At JYP Entertainment
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ENHYPEN Shares Message For Fans Following Heeseung's Departure
In the wake of Heeseung’s departure from the group, ENHYPEN has shared a message for their fans. On March 10, BELIFT LAB announced that Heeseung would be leaving the group and debuting as a solo artist. The agency also stated that ENHYPEN would be continuing their activities as a six-member group. Later that night, ENHYPEN posted the following message on the members’ X (formerly Twitter) account: I think ENGENE [ENHYPEN’s fandom] must have been very surprised after seeing today’s announcement.The first thing we worried about was what ENGENE would think.As ENHYPEN is a group that always exists for the sake of ENGENE, seeing ENGENE worry or struggle is more painful than anything else for us. The time we’ve spent together up until now is so precious to us that it’s impossible to put into words. That’s why we respect and support the choice made by Heeseung, who spent that time with us, along with his new start. In order to ease ENGENE’s worries even a little, and in order to make every day a happy one for ENGENE, we, ENHYPEN, will continue to grow even more in the future.In order to become an ENHYPEN that ENGENE, who always support us and cheer us on wherever they are, can always feel proud of, we will become stronger and never forget our gratitude at every moment.We are always thankful, and we love you, ENGENE.
March Variety Star Brand Reputation Rankings Announced
The Korean Business Research Institute has published this month’s brand reputation rankings for variety stars! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community awareness indexes of 50 popular entertainers, using big data collected from February 1 to March 1. Yoo Jae Suk held onto his spot at the top of the list this month with a brand reputation index of 6,019,349. High-ranking phrases in his keyword analysis included “How Do You Play?”, “Punghyanggo,” and “You Quiz,” while his highest-ranking related terms included “rise,” “strength,” and “surpass.” Yoo Jae Suk’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 94.07 percent positive reactions. Ji Suk Jin shot to second place after seeing a whopping 201.99 percent increase in his brand reputation index since February, bringing his total score for the month to 2,930,293. Park Myung Soo rose to third place with a brand reputation index of 2,707,601, marking an impressive 167.03 percent increase in his score since last month. Meanwhile, Jun Hyun Moo came in at a very close fourth with a brand reputation index of 2,707,312 for March. Finally, Kim Jong Kook rounded out the top five with a brand reputation index of 2,487,199, marking a 112.07 percent rise in his score since February. Yoo Jae Suk Ji Suk Jin Park Myung Soo Jun Hyun Moo Kim Jong Kook Shin Dong Yup HaHa Seo Jang Hoon Heo Kyung Hwan Kim Sook Jung Joon Ha Kim Jong Min Kang Ho Dong Kim Gura Kim Dong Hyun Lee Soo Ji Joo Woo Jae Ahn Jung Hwan Kim Joon Ho Jang Do Yeon Kim Young Chul Lee Kyung Kyu Super Junior’s Kim Heechul Tak Jae Hoon Lee Young Ja Song Ji Hyo Yang Se Chan Lee Soo Geun Lee Sang Min Hong Jin Kyung Top Photo Credit: Xportsnews
BLACKPINK's Jisoo To Receive Madame Figaro Rising Star Award At Canneseries 2026
BLACKPINK’s Jisoo will be taking home an award at this year’s Cannes International Series Festival! On March 10, Canneseries announced that Jisoo would be the winner of the 2026 Madame Figaro Rising Star Award, which is awarded each year to a promising personality who has become a major figure in the industry. The festival also announced that Jisoo would be attending its opening ceremony in Cannes on April 23 in order to receive her award. Canneseries artistic director Albin Lewi shared that Jisoo’s “artistic journey, her ability to conquer new creative territories, and her global aura” had made her the perfect fit for the award. Jisoo, who first debuted as an actress in the 2021 drama “Snowdrop,” most recently starred in the new Netflix series “Boyfriend on Demand.” Congratulations to Jisoo!
B.I Announces Military Enlistment Date
B.I will be enlisting in the military this month. On March 10, B.I’s agency 131LABEL announced that the artist will begin his mandatory military service as a public service worker on March 16. The agency also stated that no official events will be held on the day of his enlistment. Wishing B.I a safe and healthy service!
Park Jin Young Resigns From His Position As Inside Director At JYP Entertainment
Park Jin Young is stepping down from his position as an inside director at JYP Entertainment. On March 10, JYP Entertainment announced, “Park Jin Young will resign from his inside director post. At the shareholders’ meeting which will be held on March 26, he will not proceed with the process to be reappointed as an inside director.” After resigning from the position, Park Jin Young plans to focus on his creative work as an artist, nurturing junior artists, and taking on new external initiatives for the K-pop industry.
BLACKPINK’s Jennie’s Agency Announces Legal Action Against Malicious Posts
BLACKPINK’s Jennie’s agency has warned of strong legal action against malicious posts targeting the artist. On March 9, Jennie’s agency OA Entertainment released an official statement announcing that it is currently reviewing various legal measures and plans to take firm action against acts that infringe on Jennie’s reputation, rights, portrait rights, and other intellectual property rights. The agency also revealed that it has been closely monitoring online communities and social media platforms following the continued spread of false information, defamatory content, malicious slander, and baseless speculation about the artist.