Despite the ongoing drama between their agency ADOR, its head Min Hee Jin, and parent company HYBE, NewJeans is not letting it slow them down. They're keeping the music alive and spreading positivity all around.

ADOR spilled the tea on the fan community 'Phoning' on May 25th, revealing that NewJeans will be hitting up seven university festivals this month. And here's the kicker - they're donating all the proceeds!

ADOR shared, "NewJeans will be vibing with the crowd, performing their new bops 'How Sweet' and 'Bubble Gum'. We're asking for all the love and support from the fans to keep this going."

NewJeans is kicking off their university tour starting from Korea University today, followed by Chosun University on May 27th, Dong-eui University and Busan University on May 28th, Dongguk University and Sejong University on May 30th, and wrapping up at Central University on May 31st.

In other news, NewJeans also lent their voices to the British Museum's Korean room, introducing main exhibition works like the Celadon Vase with Flower Design, the 1300s Sanggam Celadon, and the Joseon White Porcelain Moon Jar.

Even with the HYBE drama, NewJeans is still slaying the charts. Their new double single 'How Sweet' dropped on May 24th and sold about 810,000 copies on day one. Both 'How Sweet' and 'Bubble Gum' are ruling the music charts.

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BTS’s Jimin is once again proving his global dominance, especially in Japan, where his solo music continues to break records!

Jimin's hit song "Who", from his second album MUSE, has just been awarded the prestigious Gold streaming certification from the Japan Record Association (RIAJ).

This honor comes after "Who" surpassed a remarkable 50 million streams in February, making it the first solo song by Jimin to receive this certification in Japan!

The Japan Record Association certifies music based on total streams, with Gold for 50 million streams, Platinum for 100 million, and Diamond for a massive 500 million.

This achievement adds another significant milestone to Jimin’s growing solo career.

Previously, Jimin also earned a Platinum certification for his first album FACE (for 250,000 units shipped) and a Gold certification for MUSE (for over 100,000 units shipped).

With the Gold streaming certification for "Who", Jimin now holds a total of three prestigious certifications from the Japan Record Association, solidifying his place as a solo artist.

Not only that, but "Who" made waves on the Billboard charts, staying on the Billboard Hot 100 for an impressive 33 weeks, setting a record for the longest-charting K-pop solo song! It also spent 32 weeks on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, showing just how much love fans have for his music.

Jimin’s solo success doesn’t stop there, as GOLDEN also spent 20 weeks on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart, and Jimin continues to dominate the Billboard Japan Artist 100, where he has now charted for 47 weeks! Clearly, Jimin’s popularity is unstoppable!

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