Kpop Updates: 10/30/26 - 11/6/26 8). Nana issued a statement on her relationship with T.O.P asking fans if she had done anything wrong and expressing that she doesn’t have to apologize for her relationship with him 7). Katseye have cancelled two more shows on their ‘WILD WORLD TOUR’ with the Chicago and Minneapolis shows being cancelled so Megan can recover from a concussions. Manon also returned to Weverse activity sparking many discussions amongst fans 6). Stray Kids Lee Know is starting mandatory military service in the first quarter of 2027 5). EXO’s Kai and Sehun are confirmed to debut as a new subunit in December 4). SHINEE’s Minho took to Instagram to respond to a running controversy where he participated in a marathon and had a pacemaker push him throughout the race 3). RESCENE have achieved a RAK with the release of WITH and become the first 5th gen group to have multiple RAK’s as well as the fastest 5th gen group to receive a RAK 2). A fancam of BTS performing idol at their sold out Brazil show is going viral. Also as reported in HYBE’s earnings call the group is preparing for solo and group activities following their world tour 1). The New York Times released an exposé article revealing the content of Newjeans contracts. It’s believed that HYBE/ADOR sent the contracts to the Times to frame Min Hee-jin as the main person behind the groups treatment which HYBE issued a statement to refute. Min Hee-jin’s team issued a response to HYBE’s claim about the article asking the company to move beyond the absurd claims and denies any responsibility for NewJeans’ contracts. The article exposed NewJeans’ contracts as being “unusually restrictive” including clauses that ADOR could use the members voices and faces forever, with the inclusion of AI, members could not issue public statements that could damage the company reputation, and the contracts removed health, education, and sleep protections issues in South Korea’s government contract template #newjeans #bts #manon #exo #rescene - @_rogeno