TOP KOREAN NEWS OF THE WEEK: BTS' JIMIN ANNOUNCES FIRST SOLO EXHIBITION, EXO'S SUHO TO HEADLINE INDIA'S K-WAVE FESTIVAL

With BTS' Jimin set to hold his first-ever solo exhibition, K-Wave Festival announcing EXO's Suho as their headliner and more, the last seven days have been quite eventful for K-pop and K-drama fans! Keep scrolling to know all the Hallyu news you need to catch up on.

BTS' Jimin to host solo exhibition

BTS' label HYBE announced that Jimin would be opening the doors to his first-ever solo exhibition in October this year. The label released a statement that read, "We would like to inform you that [HYBE INSIGHT] JIMIN Exhibition 'The Truth Untold : 전하지 못한 진심' will open on Friday, October 11, 2024." Ticket sales for the exhibition will begin on Interpark Ticket from September 10.

TXT's Yeonjun announces solo debut

TXT's Yeonjun is set to make his solo debut soon. The Boyfriend crooner's label BIGHIT MUSIC recently shared, "Yeonjun will be making his solo debut in September. We will officially announce the release date and other specific details at a later time."

BTS' Jimin, V and Jungkook get promoted to corporal

On September 1, as per the official Goondori app, BTS' Jimin, V and Jungkook were finally promoted to the rank of Corporal. With this, the maknae line have joined RM, who earned an early promotion to the position in August 2024.

Suho and Hyolyn to headline India's K-Wave Festival

EXO's Suho and Hyolyn are coming to India! The duo will be headlining the K-Wave Festival in Mumbai on October 18 and in Bangalore on October 20.

Han So-hee's mom gets arrested

On September 2, Han So-hee's mom Ms. Shin was arrested for allegedly running illegal gambling houses at multiple locations since 2021. Following that, the actress' label released an official statement. "The report from concerns Han So-hee’s mother's personal and independent actions. Han So-hee was devastated upon learning about it through the news," they stated.

RM's new projects

BTS' RM revealed two new projects in the past week! Firstly, the rapper's first solo documentary RM: Right People, Wrong Place is set to premiere at the 29th Busan International Film Festival. Second, RM dropped a new collab with Megan Thee Stallion, titled Neva Play, on September 6.

Blackpink's Jennie warns legal action against imposter

Blackpink's Jennie recently announced that she would be taking legal action against an imposter who was claiming to be her estranged father. The rapper's label ODD ATELIER issued an official statement in which they denied all the rumours made by the imposter.

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"Recently, it has been confirmed that an illegally published work containing lies, written by an imposter who claims to be the artist's father, as well as various news articles on this work are being spread continuously. We clarify that all of the above are lies, and this published work has no relation to our artist," they stated, before adding, "We have already begun steps to file a criminal lawsuit against the distributor of this work for the spread of false information, defamation of character and obstruction of business."

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