🚨 Total Articles: 5,047

📝 Major Negative Keywords
“independence attempt,” “shaman,” “rebellion,” “management takeover,” “dismissal,” “breach of fiduciary duty,” “betrayal,” “internal division,” “confidential information leak,” “shamanistic management,” “sovereign wealth fund,” “defamation,” “profanity,” “agency internal conflict”

🗞️ Top 10 Media Outlets by Article Volume
OSEN (229), Maeil Business Newspaper (158), News1 (156), YTN (155), Top Star News (135), Newsen (131), MK Sports (127), Xports News (117), Gukje News (99), Newsis (98)

🚨 Total Articles: 8,252

📝 Major Negative Keywords
“management takeover,” “dismissal,” “betrayal,” “breach of fiduciary duty,” “NewFifty (a malicious portmanteau of NewJeans + FIFTY FIFTY, used to push false tampering allegations),” “agency internal conflict,” “shamanistic management,” “external investors (Naver, Dunamu),” “acquisition proposal,” “plagiarism,” “gaslighting,” “Jeans (Mexican girl group)”

🗞️ Top 10 Media Outlets by Article Volume
OSEN (338), Top Star News (259), Maeil Business Newspaper (216), MK Sports (214), Newsis (212), News1 (196), Newsen (193), Xports News (170), Sports Chosun (166), Ilgan Sports (165)

🚨 Total Articles: 4,980

📝 Major Negative Keywords
“sexual harassment,” “stabbing,” “defamation,” “sexual objectification,” “NewJeans-esque (malicious neologism used to negatively associate NewJeans with consumer disputes),” “refund,” “betrayal,” “comparison with other groups,” “plagiarism”

🗞️ Top 10 Media Outlets by Article Volume
OSEN (310), Top Star News (202), Newsen (184), Xports News (145), Maeil Business Newspaper (125), News1 (120), Sports Kyunghyang (114), Star News (104), Sports Chosun (103), Ten Asia (101)

🚨 Total Articles: 5,409

📝 Major Negative Keywords
“sexual harassment,” “Korea Fair Trade Commission investigation into Krafton,” “Shakatak – ‘Bubble Gum’ plagiarism allegation,” “NewFifty (a malicious portmanteau of NewJeans + FIFTY FIFTY, used to push false tampering allegations),” “breach of fiduciary duty,” “police appearance,” “police investigation,” “interview mistranslation (JTBC),” “trainee footage leak,” “KakaoTalk message leak,” “shaman,” “shamanistic management,” “trainee poaching,” “lawsuit from other labels,” “comparison with other groups,” “gaslighting,” “profit distribution”

📣 The keyword “KakaoTalk message leak” refers to articles that directly or indirectly quoted content from illegally leaked messages. 
📣 The keyword “trainee footage leak” refers to articles that used portions or screenshots from illegally leaked footage.

🗞️ Top 10 Media Outlets by Article Volume
OSEN (386), Newsen (343), Maeil Business Newspaper (236), Top Star News (185), TV Daily (173), Xports News (142), MHN Sports (130), News1 (126), Newsis (111), Star Daily News (106)

🚨 Total Articles: 4,215

📝 Major Negative Keywords
“dismissal,” “management takeover,” “plagiarism,” “sexual harassment cover-up,” “personal information disclosure,” “stabbing,” “terror threat,” “shaman,” “shamanistic management,” “termination of shareholder agreement”

🗞️ Top 10 Media Outlets by Article Volume
OSEN (154), Newsen (154), Top Star News (149), Xports News (136), News1 (133), Star News (114), Sports Today (107), Sports Chosun (97), MK Sports (96), My Daily (93)

🚨 Total Articles: 5,794

📝 Major Negative Keywords
“workplace bullying,” “ostracism,” “dismissal,” “power harassment,” “‘ignore them’ incident,” “gaslighting,” “sexual harassment cover-up,” “NewFifty (a malicious portmanteau of NewJeans + FIFTY FIFTY, used to push false tampering allegations),” “the next FIFTY FIFTY,” “penalty fees,” “ultimatum – stock price drop”

🗞️ Top 10 Media Outlets by Article Volume
Newsen (223), Top Star News (219), Maeil Business Newspaper (161), Xports News (153), The Fact (151), OSEN (149), Ilgan Sports (141), News1 (137), MK Sports (119), Ten Asia (118)

🚨 Total Articles: 6,385

📝 Major Negative Keywords
“ostracism,” “shaman,” “sexual harassment cover-up,” “conflict with other groups,” “plagiarism,” “NewFifty (a malicious portmanteau of NewJeans + FIFTY FIFTY, used to push false tampering allegations),” “the next FIFTY FIFTY,” “betrayal,” “Hyein’s profile,” “Hanni’s National Assembly audit fashion price tag (malicious focus on her 4-million-won Gucci bag),” “SNL Korea mockery & racial discrimination,” “comparison with other groups”

🗞️ Top 10 Media Outlets by Article Volume
Top Star News (257), News1 (253), Newsen (227), Newsis (218), OSEN (193), Yonhap News Agency (185), eDaily (154), Ilgan Sports (151), Xports News (144), Star News (143)

🚨 Total Articles: 6,477

📝 Major Negative Keywords
“iPhone stage & Inkigayo disciplinary action,” “external investment,” “Seoul City promotional ambassador compensation controversy,” “member’s uncle,” “450-billion-won penalty fees,” “comparison with other groups,” “workplace bullying,” “damages lawsuit,” “defamation,” “termination of exclusive contract”

🗞️ Top 10 Media Outlets by Article Volume
OSEN (434), Ilgan Sports (252), Top Star News (251), Newsen (242), News1 (213), MHN Sports (201), MK Sports (181), Xports News (168), Maeil Business Newspaper (163), Herald Pop (131)

🚨 Total Articles: 6,255

📝 Major Negative Keywords
“NewFifty (a malicious portmanteau of NewJeans + FIFTY FIFTY, used to push false tampering allegations),” “termination of exclusive contract,” “gaslighting,” “breach of contract,” “tampering,” “Davolink,” “mastermind behind NewJeans’ escape,” “Korea Management Association statement,” “foundation of the K-pop industry,” “malicious,” “worst move,” “lawsuit to confirm validity of exclusive contract,” “withdrawal of contract termination,” “irresponsible & unreasonable,” “legal community criticism,” “NewJeans’ power,” “600-billion-won penalty fees,” “NewJeans – Hong Gildong (satirical reference mocking NewJeans for being unable to use their own name),” “Korea Music Content Association statement,” “consideration of excluding tampering artists from music shows/awards/charts,” “expulsion from the music industry,” “advertiser complaints,” “Hanni visa extension (Lee Jin-ho),” “Korea Startup Forum statement,” “undermining the foundation of the investment ecosystem,” “Hanni illegal immigrant,” “Hanni visa extension failure”

🗞️ Top 10 Media Outlets by Article Volume
Star News (371), Newsen (352), OSEN (335), TV Report (259), TV Daily (228), Top Star News (213), Maeil Business Newspaper (210), MHN Sports (206), My Daily (181), Xports News (162)

🚨 Total Articles: 1,709

📝 Major Negative Keywords
“NewJeans situation,” “penalty fees,” “damages lawsuit,” “shamanistic management,” “Davolink chairman’s exposé,” “5-billion-won investment demand & plan to extract NewJeans,” “external investors,” “lies,” “illegal stay,” “injunction against advertising contracts,” “Ministry of Employment and Labor petition intervention,” “member’s uncle Telegram leak,” “new stage name contest – serious breach of contract”

🗞️ Top 10 Media Outlets by Article Volume
Top Star News (105), Newsen (53), Star News (48), Herald Pop (42), Sports Chosun (42), Sports Kyunghyang (40), Xports News (39), My Daily (38), Maeil Business Newspaper (33), TV Daily (32)

🚨 Total Articles: 1,960

📝 Major Negative Keywords
“Na Kyung-won – Hanni National Assembly audit,” “trademark issues,” “unilateral actions,” “exclusive contract validity,” “communist blacklist,” “illegal immigrant,” “visa extension signature refusal,” “domestic entertainment activities impossible,” “penalty fees in the hundreds of billions of won,” “BANA agency contract rumors,” “unnecessary comparison with other idols,” “popular music organizations’ statement,” “NewJeans’ independent activities threaten K-pop,” “tampering,” “music organizations’ appeal statement,” “NewFifty (malicious portmanteau of NewJeans + FIFTY FIFTY to frame tampering allegations),” “NewJeans Hanni ‘ignore them’ claim – manager’s side should also be heard,” “celebrities are the powerful party, agencies are the weak party”

🗞️ Top 10 Media Outlets by Article Volume
Top Star News (74), Maeil Business Newspaper (56), Herald Pop (51), Newsen (50), My Daily (49), Star News (46), Ilgan Sports (45), News1 (45), YTN (44), SPOTV News (42)

🚨 Total Articles: 2,799

📝 Major Negative Keywords
“NewJeans situation – Dark and Darker,” “comparison with other groups,” “90-degree bow,” “memorial ribbon,” “5-billion-won profit distribution,” “21-billion-won investment,” “naming names,” “tampering,” “petition raffle prizes,” “trademark application,” “revolutionary,” “rampage,” “injunction against independent activities,” “Kim & Chang lawyer – time to wake up from the dream,” “anti-Korean remarks,” “unilateral activity suspension,” “power struggle,” “practicing lawyer / legal community concerns / anonymous lawyer,” “Korea Customs Service ambassador contract termination & Incheon Airport banner removal,” “backstabbing idol,” “truck protests & fandom division,” “ADOR silently supporting NewJeans (framing ADOR as a patient, motherly figure despite ongoing lawsuit)”

🗞️ Top 10 Media Outlets by Article Volume
Xports News (118), OSEN (89), Star News (87), Newsen (87), Ilgan Sports (81), Top Star News (78), TV Report (74), Maeil Business Newspaper (73), News1 (71), YTN (68)

🚨 Total Articles: 1,487

📝 Major Negative Keywords
“Hong Kong concert without Min Hee-jin,” “NewJeans parents’ rift – some oppose contract termination,” “giving up on NJZ,” “Bunnies truck protests,” “emotional appeals,” “legal community / lawyer analysis,” “objection dismissed,” “Bang Si-hyuk – HYBE girl group photo (excluding NewJeans),” “NewJeans fandom personal information collection,” “uncomfortable cohabitation”

🗞️ Top 10 Media Outlets by Article Volume
Top Star News (79), Star News (49), Xports News (39), My Daily (35), Maeil Business Newspaper (34), TV Report (31), OSEN (31), TV Daily (31), YTN (30), Newsen (28)

🚨 Total Articles: 1,064

📝 Major Negative Keywords
“Sasaeng fans,” “trespassing & theft,” “‘Escape is in order of intelligence’ (KBS’s controversial thumbnail mocking NewJeans),” “Yoon Il-sang’s rebuke,” “‘A contract is not a game’,” “SKT’s ₩136.7B advertising budget vs. ₩86.7B security investment,” “unnecessary mentions in other celebrities’ articles,” “Danielle solo comeback rumors,” “₩1B compensation per individual activity”

🗞️ Top 10 Media Outlets by Article Volume
Top Star News (54), Newsen (37), Sports Chosun (31), Star News (31), Ilgan Sports (25), Maeil Business Newspaper (24), OSEN (24), Xports News (24), Sports Kyunghyang (21), Sports Seoul (20)

🚨 Total Articles: 1,190

📝 Major Negative Keywords
“₩1B compensation per individual activity,” “rejection of settlement offer,” “a***a instead of NewJeans,” “tampering allegations,” “poaching NewJeans accusations,” “boy group to succeed NewJeans,” “Krafton’s loot box probability manipulation,” “dismissal of injunction appeal,” “accompanied by ADOR staff,” “NewJeans being forgotten,” “abandonment of re-appeal”

🗞️ Top 10 Media Outlets by Article Volume
Top Star News (59), Star News (34), Maeil Business Newspaper (34), TV Daily (25), Dailian (25), News1 (23), JoyNews24 (21), Xports News (20), Sports Kyunghyang (19), Newsis (19)

🚨 Total Articles: 842

📝 Major Negative Keywords
“NewJeans’ vacancy,” “generational shift,” “objection filing,” “activity suspension,” “plagiarism,” “trespassing and unauthorized filming,” “management takeover,” “termination of exclusive contract,” “privacy invasion,” “depression,” “forced contract termination,” “after NewJeans left,” “contract termination,” “school bullying/domestic violence victim analogy,” “NewJeans first pitch TPO comparison”

🗞️ Top 10 Media Outlets by Article Volume
Top Star News (45), Star News (29), Maeil Business Newspaper (28), My Daily (22), Ilgan Sports (22), Xports News (21), Sports Chosun (17), Newsen (17), SPOTV News (16), Dailian (14)

🚨 Total Articles: 893

📝 Major Negative Keywords
“Activity suspension,” “legal dispute,” “NewJeans debut lineup (Harin’s claim of being dropped before debut),” “‘silence/apologies’ (framing members as guilty),” “Min Hee-jin’s KakaoTalk messages,” “forgotten NewJeans,” “OOO who felt hurt because of NewJeans (victimizing ILLIT narrative),” “‘NewJeans lost’ (unrelated case comparison headline)”

🗞️ Top 10 Media Outlets by Article Volume
Xports News (47), Star News (46), Maeil Business Newspaper (39), Top Star News (34), News1 (34), Sports Today (28), Ten Asia (27), Ilgan Sports (26), Dailian (25), Yonhap News Agency (23)

🚨 Total Articles: 753

📝 Major Negative Keywords
“Activity suspension,” “settlement failure,” “exclusive contract conflict,” “contract dispute,” “non-attendance/absence,” “mediation failure/mediation breakdown,” “unnecessary mention of ILLIT,” “poaching NewJeans accusations,” “burned their own bridges,” “‘unchecked power’ (framing Min Hee-jin/NewJeans as authoritarian),” “bad news,” “failed agreement”

🗞️ Top 10 Media Outlets by Article Volume
Top Star News (44), OSEN (37), Star News (24), TV Daily (21), Ilgan Sports (21), Maeil Business Newspaper (21), My Daily (20), Sports Kyunghyang (19), Xports News (16), News1 (16)

🚨 Total Articles: 1,124

📝 Major Negative Keywords
“Activity suspension,” “individual activities restricted/prohibited,” “dispute,” “workplace bullying,” “preparing to recruit NewJeans (taking/embracing/returning NewJeans),” “malicious comments against Hani (displaying hateful comment content),” “‘avoided becoming a criminal’ (headline about Hani’s hater),” “Team Bunnies minor,” “referral to juvenile court,” “‘adult mastermind’ conspiracy theory,” “complete victory – complete defeat,” “‘Do you understand now?’ (mocking Minji’s press conference remark),” “solo activities blocked/impossible,” “criticizing Min Hee-jin,” “‘ignore’ first used by Min Hee-jin,” “Korea Management Association’s ‘justified outcome,’” “only fans are frustrated”

🗞️ Top 10 Media Outlets by Article Volume
Maeil Business Newspaper (39), My Daily (30), YTN (25), Star News (25), Top Star News (24), Xports News (24), Newsis (22), TV Daily (22), SPOTV News (21), News1 (20)

🚨 Total Articles: 2,102

📝 Major Negative Keywords
“‘OldJeans’ (mocking delayed return),” “complete defeat,” “white flag surrender,” “brought to their knees,” “in cahoots with Min Hee-jin,” “rebellion,” “verifying intentions,” “Min Hee-jin/NewJeans’ revolt,” “songwriter’s rebuke/outspoken criticism,” “‘Do you understand now?’ (weaponizing Minji’s 2024 press conference remark to mock NewJeans after their court loss),” “‘revolution diary’ (sarcastically framing their dispute),” “‘2-Jeans/3-Jeans’ (mocking the split return),” “self-reflection,” “volunteer work,” “sincerity,” “justice prevails,” “unilateral notice,” “deepfake victim coverage (sensationalizing with explicit descriptions and full names),” “NewJeans faction,” “Min Hee-jin’s private clique,” “other fandoms’ truck protests (LE SSERAFIM/ILLIT fans protesting against NewJeans’ return to HYBE),” “‘real victims’ (framing LE SSERAFIM/ILLIT as true victims),” “‘Kongjwi/Patjwi’ (Cinderella narrative reversed),” “separate NewJeans,” “opposing NewJeans’ return,” “NewJeans scandal,” “Min Hee-jin distancing from NewJeans”

🗞️ Top 10 Media Outlets by Article Volume
Maeil Business Newspaper (78), TV Daily (65), Top Star News (63), Star News (57), Xports News (51), YTN (50), My Daily (48), Sports Today (46), Ten Asia (45), Sports Seoul (45)

🚨 Total Articles: 1,426

📝 Major Negative Keywords
“forcing political stance,” “return notification,” “abandoned NJZ (contract deletion),” “‘revolutionaries from a year ago’ (mocking Hanni’s BBC/TIME interview remark),” “Min Hee-jin playing dumb,” “Min Hee-jin’s ‘second NewJeans,’” “Danielle accompanied by Park **,” “Min Hee-jin setting up a new scheme,” “(Min Hee-jin’s) media warfare,” “public opinion turned against them,” “divide and conquer,” “the weight of promises,” “breakdown of trust,” “super-ul (power player in a weak position),” “contract termination as a weapon,” “escape manual,” “BELIFT LAB – Team Bunnies lawsuit,” “minors behind Team Bunnies revealed,” “ongoing conflict,” “shaman KakaoTalk mentioned,” “ex-boyfriend,” “3-Jeans,” “ILLIT suffering due to NewJeans controversy,” “consecutive court losses,” “NewJeans gone, aespa also on thin ice,” “Danielle’s exclusive contract termination,” “legal liability,” “full-group reunion falls through,” “NewJeans expelled,” “Danielle expelled (ousted),” “Danielle kicked out,” “penalty fees,” “damages,” “Danielle’s family member and Min Hee-jin,” “43.1 billion won”

🗞️ Top 10 Media Outlets by Article Volume
Top Star News (56), YTN (54), Maeil Business Newspaper (53), Star News (51), My Daily (51), Xports News (44), SPOTV News (40), Newsen (34), Ilgan Sports (34), Sports Kyunghyang (31)

🚨 Total Articles: 1,980

📝 Major Negative Keywords
“NewJeans Expelled,” “Expelled from ADOR,” “Counter-Filing 40 Billion Won Damages Lawsuit,” “Rehabilitation/Bankruptcy Not an Option,” “100 Billion Won Penalty for Breach of Contract,” “Sharp Rebuke from Korea Lawyer (YouTuber),” “MrBeast — Unreasonable Demands / Absurd Requests,” “30 Billion Won Penalty,” “Aggressive Moves / Going Independent,” “Danielle’s Double-Standards Controversy Self-Inflicted,” “Korean and English Versions Differ,” “Key Points Written Only in English,” “A Perfect NewJeans After Danielle’s Dismissal,” “NewJeans Is HYBE’s Risk,” “Dolphiners Films Suffers Total Defeat,” “Min Hee-jin’s Total Defeat,” “Min Hee-jin’s Side on a Losing Streak,” “Can Say ‘Bunnies’ 5 Times but Can’t Say ‘NewJeans’,” “Dropped NewJeans, Embraced China,” “Apologizing Also Takes Courage,” “NewJeans Déjà Vu — Attract,” “Was There Never Any Intention to Return to ADOR?,” “Unauthorized Upload of NewJeans MVs,” “Shinhan Bank Cuts Ties,” “Shin & Kim Destroyed NewJeans,” “NewJeans: From OOO to OOO,” “Another Press Conference,” “Why Not Just Confront Them Directly?,” “Is NewJeans’ Hanni Not Preparing for Activities?,” “Min Hee-jin Blames Family When Sued,” “NewJeans Family Issues,” “Public Fatigue,” “Min Hee-jin Must Stop the Media Campaign,” “Reporters Who Got Lectured,” “Erasing Danielle,” “Expelled from Games Too”

Note for January 2026: There was an unusually high number of articles in the “[Person/Group] Resembles NewJeans + specific individual” format. Please keep this in mind when reviewing the data.

🗞️ Top 10 Media Outlets by Article Volume
Star News (81), Xports News (81), Maeil Business Newspaper (68), Top Star News (64), My Daily (57), Sports Chosun (56), Ilgan Sports (56), TV Daily (49), Sports Today (47), Newsen (46)

🚨 Total Articles: 1,365

📝 Major Negative Keywords
“Erasing Min Hee-jin and Danielle,” “NewJeans VS Min Hee-jin,” “Min Hee-jin Who Parted Ways with NewJeans,” “NewJeans Four-Member Formation,” “Min Hee-jin AI,” “Dumping NewJeans,” “Ousting NewJeans,” “Min Hee-jin Blames Others / Plays Dumb,” “Circumstances of Inducing Exclusive Contract Termination Acknowledged,” “Insufficient Evidence of Poaching NewJeans,” “A Mother Who Was Different from Her Daughters,” “NewJeans on the Brink,” “Danielle Is the Only One to Pity,” “Living off Her Daughters’ Money,” “KEPA Outraged / Tampering Given a Free Pass,” “Industry Concerns,” “KMCA Regrets / Concerns Over Justification of Tampering,” “OOO Flustered by Submission of KakaoTalk Evidence,” “Evidence Obtained Without Consent,” “NewJeans Has Fallen, but Min Hee-jin Bounces Back,” “Japanese Aristocrat Grandfather,” “Contact with Japanese Investors, Hong Kong Performance, and Press Conference Involvement,” “One-Sided Statement,” “Why Hold a Press Conference?,” “5-Minute/6-Minute/7-Minute Press Conference,” “The 25.6 Billion Won Forfeit Show”

🗞️ Top 10 Media Outlets by Article Volume
Maeil Business Newspaper (52), Star News (47), XSports News (46), YTN (42), TopStar News (41), Sports Kyunghyang (38), Sports Chosun (35), Newsis (34), My Daily (31), Sports Seoul (30)

🚨 Total Articles: Counting in progress

📝 Major Negative Keywords: Counting in progress

🗞️ Top 10 Media Outlets by Article Volume: Counting in progress