Events That Happened in K-Pop in 2025

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The Top Ten

  1. KPop Demon Hunters Global Success + Grammy Nominations

  2. Kim Soo Hyun & Kim Sae Ron were dating when she was a minor, she committed suicide on his birthday, and he gets criticized for grooming her + several lawsuits

  3. APT Grammy nominations + Bruno Mars calls APT the greatest kpop phenomenon since Gangnam Style

  4. HYBE announces to kick Danielle out of NewJeans

  5. Taeil sentenced to prison for rape

  6. Katseye global success under HYBE + Grammy nominations

  7. G-Dragon criticized for bad live singing

  8. W Magazine + Celeb Scandal: criticized for bad cancer fundraiser

  9. BTS Jungkook & aespa Winter dating scandal

  10. KISS OF LIFE racism controversy

    11. The Newcomers
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    G-Dragon Performs at APEC 2025 for Lee Jae-myung, Xi Jinping and more world leaders

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    KATSEYE Daniela's dad saying he will take actions against Daniela's hate comments on Spanish Dark Humor Facebook Group "Humor KPOPSTING"

    13. The Contenders

  13. Red Velvet Wendy and Yeri leave SM Entertainment

  14. 2NE1 Sandara Park confesses dating a 14-year-old when she was 19

    Yikes!

  15. aespa Karina allegedly supporting the conservative PPP in South Korea

  16. Jungkook apologizes for wearing "MTGA" hat

    Jeon Jung-kook was born on September 1, 1997, in Busan, South Korea. Known professionally as Jung Kook, he is a singer and songwriter best known as the youngest member of BTS.

    His solo songs within BTS' discography include Begin, Euphoria, and My Time. He released his debut studio album, Golden... read more

  17. First K-Pop Group with North Korean member defectors debut (1VERSE)

  18. BTS Jimin & Song Da Eun dating scandal

  19. G-Dragon Comeback

    G-Dragon (real name Kwon Ji-yong (권지용), born August 18, 1988) is a South Korean singer, rapper, songwriter, and producer. He is a member of the K-pop boy group BIGBANG.

    G-Dragon initially debuted as a child hip-hop artist in 2001 participating in the album 2001 Daehanminguk Hip Hop Flex. He was... read more

  20. Older k-pop acts criticize SM Entertainment management

  21. T.O.P past drug charges apology again + has a successful actor comeback for Squid Game 2

    Choi Seung-hyun, better known by his stage name T.O.P, is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, and actor. He is a former member of the boy band BigBang and ended his exclusive contract with YG Entertainment in 2022. T.O.P has also appeared in several films and television dramas.

  22. GFriend Comeback

  23. AllDay Project Debut

  24. Seulgi Comeback

  25. SNSD Tiffany & Byun Yohan dating scandal

  26. EXO-CBX and NewJeans lost trials against SM and HYBE

  27. HYBE Bang Si-hyuk and executives Criminally charged for stock market fraud + TAG PR exposed

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