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NOVEMBER:
1- BIGBANG's leader G-Dragon found himself in some hot water recently when it was shared that the idol was being investigated under suspicion of drug use in November. This came about as a result of an ongoing criminal investigation against the now-deceased South Korean actor Lee Sung-kyun, who is known for his roles in the Oscar-winning film Parasite as well as for starring opposite IU in My Ahjussi. On the 25th of October, It was announced that the Idol had officially been booked on drug control charges on the suspicion of consuming a controlled substance. The idol was later tested for drugs and was cleared from all suspicions after the National Forensic Service officially announced that both his hair and nails had tested negative for drugs.

2- Also in November, we saw several high-profile people receive sentencing as a result of various unrelated controversies. Former YG CEO, Yang Hyun-suk for his actions against Han Sohee. The former CEO had reportedly coerced and intimidated the former idol trainee, who was — at the time — a public interest informant. Meanwhile, former Exo member Kris Wu lost the appeal to his rape and mass indecency charges, while a former HYBE dance trainer has been fired from the company for fraud and embezzlement. The former employee has been reported to have extorted over 5 billion KRW from HYBE, his fellow co-workers, and business partners. He was using HYBE's name and reputation to promote investment towards discovering and producing new songs. It is unknown whether HYBE will be pursuing legal action against the former employee at this time.

3- As the year came to a close, we also saw a series of group changes. To start, Jpop group FAKY shared that they would be suspending official group activities on the 13th of January. The members will either graduate from the group or begin to focus on their solo careers. Now moving on and two idols will be taking indefinite hiatuses from their respective groups, NAME's Jin Zihan & RIIZE's Seunghan. It was shared that NAME's Jin Zihan will be withdrawing from a variety program due to health reasons and, as a result, she will be unable to participate in any upcoming group activities as well. Then RIIZE member Seunghan has also announced that he'll be going on hiatus following a series of widespread controversies centred around the idol group member. Meanwhile, YG Entertainment officially shared that their rookie group, BABY MONSTER would be debuting one member short. The company revealed that Korean member, Ahyeon would be departing from the group before their official debut in November due to a series of personal reasons. However, YG still holds out hope for the trainee to rejoin the group in the future. BABY MONSTER officially made their debut on the 27th of November with the single 'Batter Up'.

K-Indie singer-songwriter Nahee passed away. She was 24 years old.