Ahyeon Returns to BABYMONSTER, NewJeans Minji Receives Apology, Sorn Addresses CEO Accusations

[@KPOPJunkee]

NEW RELEASES PLAYLIST & TIMECODES - PLEASE RESPOND TO THIS PINNED COMMENT WITH ANY UPDATES OR CORRECTIONS: open.spotify.com/playlist/2chY7Co7Vkk8bCocjlUTxD?si=19f092a47a9d4f10 00:00 NEWJEANS MINJI RECEIVES APOLOGY FROM MBC FOR INAPPROPRIATE POST 00:59 CLC SORN ADDRESSES CEO ALLEGATIONS 02:10 (G)I-DLE POSTPONE COMEBACK SCHEDULES DUE TO MINNIE & YUQI HEALTH - GOT7 BAMBAM CANCELS U.S. TOUR DUE TO INJURY - THE WIND CHANWON WILL NOT JOIN COMEBACK DUE TO HEALTH - BLITZERS GO_U LEAVES GROUP DUE TO HEALTH 02:54 POSITIVE THINGS TO CELEBRATE IN KPOP: - YG ANNOUNCES AHYEON'S RETURN TO BABYMONSTER - COMEBACKS AND RELEASES INCLUDING (G)I-DLE, THUNDER & MIMI, TWS, VCHA, SUPER JUNIOR L.S.S., COSMIC GIRLS' SEOLA, IU & V, AND MORE - SEVENTEEN WOOZI KEEPS PROMISE TO ASTRO MOONBIN WITH SPECIAL SONG - I.O.I MEMBERS REUNITED DURING THE HOLIDAYS - TOPP DOGG KIM DONG SUN AND ACTRESS JUNG DA YA ANNOUNCE MARRIAGE - NEWJEANS CHOSEN AS GROUP OF THE YEAR AT 2024 BILLBOARD WOMEN IN MUSIC + BILLBOARD 200 RECORD

[@FrostyPlayzYT]

fyi there’s a space in between 00:59 for the sorn situation, so the chapter doesn’t show up!! thank you as always for the video, you’re seriously the only channel i trust to share factual information :)

[@staycaratatinynctzen3011]

Idk if you've already talked about this but nine.is winnie also left his group due to health issues but he's staying in the company

[@KPOPJunkee]

@@FrostyPlayzYT Ah thank you so much for pointing that out!

[@KPOPJunkee]

@@staycaratatinynctzen3011 Yes, that will be included in the next video!

[@amandarivera25]

Hanni’s mom hyping her up was adorable

[@ItzmeAfraid_11]

​@vixxexo6855 OK but thats...

[@evelyngam]

My heart still hurts when thinking about Bin, but I'm so happy Woozi celebrated Binnie's birthday by releasing a song.

[@exp-io853]

thats true everytime i think about him...i cant believe its nearly a year it felt like a few months ago...i cant believe it was his bday too

[@yobananaboy7843]

fr reading Woozi's message to him about the song had me tearing up, it all still feels so recent 💔

[@us3r-iyohxn33]

MINJI SERIOUSLY DIDNT DESERVE THE HATE!!!!

[@don_s]

People hate on idols ( or any celeb for that matter ) for the dumbest reasons possible. Seriously, they need to get their mental health checked.

[@shangogirl]

@@vixxexo6855so because of food, you are saying she deserves hate?

[@NoopyP]

Woozi's song is so moving 😭 It hasn't quite been a year yet but it feels like so long since we've seen our angel and I'm just so thankful we have this song to celebrate his legacy

[@justinehercthehuman]

The Sorn topic is so confusing to me. Hopefully the truth comes out so that the person who was hurt gets compensated. I'm at least glad Sorn is fine.

[@syedrahman3251]

All of weinsteins victims used to say they were fine for thirty years. Until of course a poc model went undercover with italian carabinieri to unveil the deceit.

[@fcoderiiz]

Yeah. I didn't understand a thing either

[@fern9277]

HANNI’S MOM IS SO CUTE

[@aeong_bread]

the sorn company situation is worrying to say the least, like i really hope the proper authorities are looking into the situation because if someone is aggressive and violent with his talents and employees this needs to be handled properly. there are many stories of kpop trainees and artists being abused and manipulated by companies and ceos so if this is the case, i hope to god it's resolved, scary stuff. sorn might actually be okay as well as other artists under the company, but companies also control their artist's social medias, and statements are always so vague to control and subdue controversies, so i am just waiting for more into to see what's up. i am definitely alarmed by the accusations and i hope we get to hear more.

[@LauraO4]

Everyone is asuming its WILD where sorn is but it might be another company. Because sabrina never said witch company it was

[@hannielazyforever]

@@LauraO4she was in wild for a long time with sorn were in multiple videos then

[@LauraO4]

@@hannielazyforever im aware but she might have been in another company before that. And as we al know its dangerous to asume things before knowing cause it can cause people to loose their jobs

[@samuelevolve184]

Wow, knowing so well that Woozi was refusing to release "what kind of future" when he first showed it to public on Bumzu's concert (I think) because the song was so special for him. Now seeing him release it special for Binnie ❤

[@reielric6246]

Minji needs an apology from A to Z. Those who rudely misunderstood her not knowing about food of all things, those making jokes, look at the person you're doing this to... She's a person. Not a character. I hope this health stuff disappears quickly and easily for everyone. I know it's the worst. Congratulations to everyone for getting well-earned achievements. It's not easy when people wanna tear you down or keep at lesser because you're not the favorite and they don't want you to be. IU 👏 that song and MV are stunning.

[@jasmineuelese730]

i just wanted to say youre the only kpop news worthy channel i listen too because you give actual facts and updates unlike other channels on youtube comparing idols visuals,body,dance,singing like whos better and giving their so called opinions which you know the difference between constructive critism and being a troll/hater. keep doing what you doing kpop junkee!!! focusing on whats important instead of click baits and clouts like other kpop channels.

[@KPOPJunkee]

I appreciate that very very much! 😭😭🙏

[@jasmineuelese730]

YOURE SO WELCOME i feel like you, myself and the people who follow you genuinely care for the idols and looking out for their best interest at heart because we are genuine kpop fans unlike others out there.appreciate the work you put into your videos always :) ps.also you dont spread lies/rumors which is another great thing about your channel and you never talk negative about any idol,you a real one.@@KPOPJunkee

[@ajschlosser17]

I’m glad (G)-IDLE came back with their new album. Super lady was great!!! However I do hope they can get proper rest because they’ve been doing a lot since May. They had queencard in May, heat/I want that in October, and now super lady. I’m hoping they can get some proper rest and that cube is not gonna torture them since it’s their last year before their contract ends

[@black_canary7398]

Another positive news: *ATEEZ, Le Sserafim and The Rose are performing at Coachella.* ATEEZ is the first bg to perform there!

[@KPOPJunkee]

Yes! It was mentioned in a previous video and we'll talk about it more when it gets closer!

[@daeyyoung]

When it comes to a member of a group being on hiatus for a while(6-12 month), its not really shocking when they leave

[@aternialaffsalot]

Minji had no reason to apologise.

[@saskilla1945]

haters got way too much time on their hands, leave Minji alone.

[@antesdedormir8732]

Seriously people hating on an idol for over a year because of noodles 🤣🤣🤣🤣 how bored can you be? , maybe they don’t have serious stuff to fight for in life so they take this things to another level.

[@ako8357]

Paused to read Woozi's whole message, we're all crying now. Binnie will always be loved and missed by so many!

[@TheCutestChris18]

I cried when I saw Ahyeon was coming back! She is my bias I can't wait for their upcoming song Stuck in the Middle and their mini album when Ahyeon returns!

[@nstflorin5564]

Same. I love Ahyeon❤

[@bewitchedia]

i have unfortunately expected go_u would be leaving for a while now but i’m sad to see it happen

[@erxnga]

isn't IU's new song solely IU? i don't think it's a collab with V, he was just staring in the MV i believe. the acting from both was so good, though!

[@--Canon--]

Yeah, I caught that too. Thought it was only IU’s song.

[@KPOPJunkee]

Yes, I thought I'd mention V since everyone is also buzzing about his MV appearance! Don't worry, since it's a pre-release, I'll definitely be mentioning IU again for her official comeback!

[@--Canon--]

@@KPOPJunkee Thanks! Keep up the good work!

[@erxnga]

@@KPOPJunkee ohh i see! that makes complete sense

[@unvcornx]

That Hanni clip in the end made my day so bad, I love it, thank you Hanni!!!!! 🫶🏻 But also on a side note, if I hadn't taken a re-watch to that clip, I totally would've missed you saying it's Hanni bc I thought that was Hannah Bang due to the outift choice and the hairstyle wow 😭😭😂

[@kitkatlove89]

If I remember correctly Sorn had talked about Sabrina before and stated that she was the problematic one and twisted a whole story about Sorn and how everyone turned their backs on Sorn. Sorn made a whole song about it and everything

[@travis3810]

The not a friend song? I think that was just a song. I remember her posting screenshots of messages and stuff but it was all promotional stuff for the song release

[@jayceyallen7745]

I don't recall her ever specifying who the song was about

[@zomgakittyz]

source?

[@mine8194]

Source? Stop saying stuff out of your ass. Ive been following sorn since forever and what even is this☠️

[@dayjimong]

It is not sorn...there isother talent girls under wild ent.

[@Kat-b4r]

I was so happy when I first heard of AHYEON'S return . Can't wait for her return in April . This is literally such a great start of 2024 🎉

[@karekare1261]

Love you, love it, and love how you tell the news! Great work always, KpopJunkee ❤❤❤

[@staydontstray]

Minji's receiving hate... bc of a noodle dish??? 😭😭

[@DreamyCheshire-up9rf]

30/1/24 ( Tuesday ) 11.40 pm. In the case of Sabrina ( influencer ) vs Leonard ( CEO of WILD ), let the law of Singapore decide who is right. After all, WILD is based in Singapore. As for CLC Sorn, it seemed that she was caught in the crossfire. It reminded me of her song, Not My Friend.

[@LissyWah]

I think it’s pretty cool that Super Junior have been together over 18 years and they’re still like hey let’s have some fun and make another Sub-unit! 😂

[@flipevent]

Ahyeon coming back is low-key the best news the industry has had in a while. She is an INCREDIBLY HIGH POTENTIAL G5 rookie.

[@rosefulmadness]

hannis mom is hilarious

[@EmelyPhan]

Her mother's commentary

[@beefydandyman6313]

I'm over here still trying to figure out whats going on with Dabin/DPR Live and Dream Perfect Regime

[@ninaahmad1352]

Sabrina ❤

[@shan-shan2506]

AHYEONNNNNNN .. so happy 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@americano_stain]

The fans who attacked Minji OVER NOODLES should apologize, not some random reporter who made a pun

[@goldenhourss]

fr what is wrong with people.. first wonyoung for eating a strawberry now minji for not knowing a dish.. kpop stans are crazy

[@heartforall5853]

I really hope Sorn is allright!

[@gwenmloveskpopandmore]

Thank u so much for all the news Junkee ur the best 🥺❤️

[@bag_of_cheeto_puffs]

2:41 i'm not even surprised. he's been out for about 9 months, we've seen it coming.

[@Armyblink4life554]

Is anyone else confused with the Sorn situation?

[@uzairyusof2047]

Yeah I'm also confused about that situation.

[@DreamyCheshire-up9rf]

I'm surprised about influencer Sabrina "WILD" accusation of CEO Leonard. If its untrue, she might face defamation charge from him. Hard to believe Sabrina, Leonard and CLC Sorn were friends a few years back, at least on screen. It reminded me of the song, Not My Friend.

[@uzairyusof2047]

Oh noo... this is not good😟

[@계란z]

you missed talking about Nmixx’s consecutive wins

[@KPOPJunkee]

Usually for music show wins, I want to keep it fair for all artist so I usually just mention first ever career wins. There may be some exceptions though. Hope that makes sense!

[@KPOPJunkee]

Also! I will be mentioning their Billboard 200 accomplishment in the next video!

[@thatbabiechoiceot5469]

Blitzers and The Wind both losing members :(( it's hard for me to stan new groups these days with so many leaving before the group even solidifies it's image and stuff

[@Staymom]

Thank you for the news! I appreciate you.

[@arcie3716]

So she was just getting hate over noodles???

[@DetektivConan1000]

I need I.O.I comeback 😭

[@mojojojo6312]

Not me watching sorn's vlogs and thinking that guy is her brother :|

[@izzywoods794]

IOI😭😭😭😭😭❤️

[@saebiurisaebi]

Sabrina didnt mention any name though.

[@u_adore_me_but_I_adore_twice]

I love ahyeon and hanni is saur funny !!!

[@Shtrojera]

It hurts my heart that blitzers is continuing as 6 😭

[@princessdollgf]

That MBC journalist wordplay would make my language arts teacher shed a tear of joy ngl. It’s wrong still.

[@amyam3710]

Who's watching AFCON here😊?

[@klicclak]

Weird video and demographic to bring that up in the comments. But I am lol

[@amyam3710]

@@klicclak I'm senegalese and we just got eliminated 😭😭

[@klicclak]

@@amyam3710 I saw 😭 I was rooting for Senegal. I’m American but I like a lot of the Senegalese players

[@eshbena]

I'd be more excited about the new group, if maybe Pledis hadn't forced a disbandment on Nu'Est. Yes, I'm still mad and I am not getting over it anytime soon.

[@moonlight_orange]

u can be excited about tws as they didn't do anything wrong, while shitting on pledis

[@ed_boogie]

I just wanted to add 4 wins for NMIXX 😊

[@beastghostt]

Seeing NewJeans members getting into stupid controversies just makes me ill. They're babies, they shouldn't be in the spotlight like this in the first place. I've effectively been boycotting them since their debut, not because of anything the girls have done, but because I think turning children into idols is immoral and irresponsible. And of course, between the pettiness of netizens and the decrepit, exploitative nature of the industry, it feels like I'm hearing about "controversies" involving them all the time.

[@crashh-course]

shouldn't be allowed to do things this way, idols are getting younger and younger :( ive heard so much from young artists/actors/idols, not just korean. it's a dangerous practice to put children in the spotlight.

[@katiedavis7601]

@@crashh-coursea 12 year old is about to debut from Universe Ticket. That so jarring to think about. And being in your 20’s-late 20’s is now “old” in K-pop standards.

[@americano_stain]

@@katiedavis7601seriously, just the other day I saw a k-netizen say that “13-25 year old idols are good, anything older isn’t entertaining” like???

[@ghost_3lliot633]

The ducks lololol

[@fooddaily3609]

BamBam's cancelled tour because of worsening ankle injury? He sold less than 8k tickets despite releasing around 25k tickets. The tour was a big flop and they scrapped it immediately before losing any more of their money.

[@sunnyskies..]

"you were supposed to give me a chance to give you a birthday gift too you punk" :(

[@ivy_paste]

FRist love your vid

[@crazyformyseIf]

KAYJAYYY

[@pruitv4]

just tae tae love aka kpop mood, itzys loco etc trying to look nice again after slandering innocent idols once more in the last video like you always loved to do.

[@MrAte-uo7yo]

That ending was so cute, lol. In an unrelated note, are you going to Wrestlemania this year, boss?

[@KPOPJunkee]

Oh man, as of right now, I won't be going this year! Are you? And what did you think about the rumble??

[@MrAte-uo7yo]

@@KPOPJunkee Nah, I'm saving my money to see IU. As for the Rumble, I liked it! I think they picked the right winners.

[@iskara012]

Man I wanna go to the Wrestlemania too😭😭😭😭

[@KPOPJunkee]

@@MrAte-uo7yo Haha understandable! Definitely gotta see the queen!

[@zuhasyunjin]

so e all agree that ahyeon nver had health issues and she was gone while YG and OA negotiated her contract... right? lol

[@eyebrowstj]

The K-Pop industry needs some milk. So many idols have serious health issue!

[@pruitv4]

love how you everglowup still switch between alts and are now hiding peachxtaehyung and gwen after you xpsed yourself with them in the last video hating around with them and tried to slander me with your own pruit alt and run away after people asked you to show sources for that cllaim that you still couldnt show which is only you admitting to everything i said.

[@eyebrowstj]

@@pruitv4 Who are you? 🤣

[@pruitv4]

@@eyebrowstj poor thing still trying to act like you didnt already get xpsed with this alt when you used this one countless times already to defend yourself and appeared after everglowup always seconds later whenever she needed help.

[@hope3290]

@@pruitv4 Omg get a JOB ffs.

[@asahified]

Go_U and Winnie both left their groups 😢

[@insomniac598]

I generally can't stand YGs face

[@genjii931]

That is why we eat ducks.

[@M.Manzanita]

It's iu love wins all not "iu and v love wins all"

[@KPOPJunkee]

Yes, I thought I'd mention V since everyone is also buzzing about his MV appearance. Don't worry, since it's a pre-release, I'll definitely be mentioning IU again for her official comeback!

[@jell._.y]

ahyeon 🎉

[@audreyparmenter2000]

Hey, K-Pop Junkie. I was wondering if you were going to talk about the debacle with JYPE uploading an OTBLED ITZY post in your next video? FYI, they have deleted that post and uploaded a replacement post with Lia.

[@SanteezArmy]

wait what happened?? what's OTBLED?

[@audreyparmenter2000]

Well, apparently JYPE made a congratulations post for ITZY on their new album without Lia. (They replaced the post with an OT5 post.) Also, OTBLED and OT5 mean "one true 4" and "one true 5." ​⁠

[@SanteezArmy]

@@audreyparmenter2000 okay I know the OT4, OT5, but what's the "BLED" part 😅 also I'm glad they changed the post

[@audreyparmenter2000]

I am not understanding what you are asking me. I apologise about that.

[@Hello-dc6hz]

Idols apologize for everything but the actual bad things they do

[@saskilla1945]

damn theres always someone leaving a kpop group every other month, future idols should really think on it if they want to stay no matter what.

[@dkim0104]

“Netizens” aka most toxic group of insecure losers 😂

[@yeos_angel_]

Did we all forget sorn and ahyeons racism?

[@HanaMontana526]

ikr…like I did NOT want that gurl to come back. Not like I listen to baby monster.. but anyway

[@dharling97]

When were they being racist?

[@Akira-ck3dy]

Ahyeon apologized on her friend's insta fym?

[@AxelXionSora]

Mmmm is Ahyeon’s return to Babymonster REALLY a good thing? I mean she LEFT the group not to long ago. Other companies just say oh so and so is on hiatus and will not promote with the group while Ahyeon LEFT not went on hiatus. It all sound fishy

[@jayceyallen7745]

She didn't leave the group, she was on hiatus for medical issues. She's better now so she can participate. They never said she wasn't intending to return.

[@Noctis198]

Is Ahyeon supposed to be the new Jennie, CL or G-Dragon? I havent seen anything from her to garner this much hope to turn BM around.

[@jayceyallen7745]

During the mini series YG released Ahyeon I think was the highest rated member or something. I remember watching it and being impressed by her and other people also giving her a lot of complements for singing/rapping/dancing/song writing. She has the look and the talent/potential to be the next 'Star member' like Gd/Jennie/CL but regardless people are just happy she's returning because it was sad for them to not debut as 7. She worked just as hard as the other girls, of course it's sad she didn't get to participate and a great thing that she back.

[@Akira-ck3dy]

Ahyeon is the most popular member of BABYMONSTER, a lot of people have been saying that her and Natty of KISS OF LIFE are the IT GIRLS of the 5th Generation, she has had brands both big and small posting about her like Calvin Klein, VOGUE, ELLE, etc. even in pre-debut era, her cover in LAST EVALUATION went viral, and she's really talented, if you don't believe me go watch LAST EVALUATION, you'll know why she was YG's first pick. She can sing, dance, rap, has star quality, and can write too. Not only that, it's not everyday you have a member return to their group. And all the members of that group is astoundingly talented too.

[@skyl1ght4]

Did everyone forget about Ahyeon being racist???? It wasn't that long ago guys! Why would her joining babymonster be a good thing? Since when do we support racists???? I don't get why everyone is so supportive...

[@dharling97]

If you think saying the n-word in a song or performance makes someone racist, you need to lock of the internet. Unless you actually have some proper evidence of her being racist.

[@rmslefttoe9024]

Move on dude

[@misspriss2482]

If I'm not mistaken, wasn't she given a song to sing that had the n-word in it? If so, maybe she thought that she had to sing it. I don't know how confident a trainee would be in refusing to sing a song or telling management that they weren't comfortable with singing, doing, or wearing something. She did what she was told. I give her a pass.

[@skyl1ght4]

@@dharling97 No, I don't think that. I know people can accidentally say the n-word in a song and not be racist. For example, I really like rap and I memorized some songs to the point that I can rap along with lyrics. Because of that, I know when the n-word is coming up in certain songs, and when I see it, I can avoid saying it. But people that don't know the songs that well might accidentally say it when trying to rap along cause they're just reading off of the screen without properly thinking about the words. This has happened with a couple of my friends when we were all rapping along together but they apologized when they realized what they said. Ahyeon clearly memorized the rap cause it was for a school competition and people practice for those things. She knew what she was saying. She also added the n-word 3-4 more times to the song than it originally says... I don't think this is the worst thing you could do as racism, obviously, but there are different levels of racism and this is the lowest one. Especially because she never even apologized. People make mistakes, but you have to learn from them. If she had apologized, I could believe that she just made a mistake and became a better person after realizing it, but no. Again, I'm not saying she's the most racist person I know, but she is still racist because someone who is not racist wouldn't say those things and not apologize. Also, I'm pretty sure that the reason she didn't debut with the rest of babymonster is cause YG wasn't sure if the fans would react badly to her being in the group cause of the controversy. He saw that most people wanted her in the group when they were talking about it after batter up so he went ahead and added her now cause she's an all-rounder so that's a great person to have in a group. Still doesn't make it right though and it also shows YG scheming yet again.

[@skyl1ght4]

@@rmslefttoe9024 if everyone 'moved on' when people would do racist/homophobic/sexist/xenophobic/ableist things then our world would be way worse then it is now. Women wouldn't have right, there would still be tons of slaves, immigrants wouldn't be allowed and people with disabilities wouldn't be able to get around properly or be accepted. Is what Ahyeon did super bad? No, but there should still be some accountability being held. I don't understand why idols can get away with being racist so easily but getting into a dating scandal can end their career.

[@_LUMBAGO_]

Kpop is trash- if you want good music listen to Yuno miles

[@axeltheking4157]

bruh blitzers 😭😭 more like flopzers 😂

[@daeyyoung]

Can't even tell if this is a joke or not

[@jj_el_loco1813]

Why flopsters? What they do?

[@amina-qq2ll]

Dude what?

[@ninaahmad1352]

Sabrina ❤