Conflicting dating rumors, continued feuds, ranging fandom wars, and an 'epik' flash mob rocked the K-pop world in this crazy week. Catch up on the latest gossip and news here!

Relationship rumors

A flurry of dating rumors and contradictory statements surroundingAfter School'sJung Ahand basketball playerJung Chang Youngsuggest that there's some sort of relationship between the two! While representatives and After School's management atPledis Entertainmentcontinue to insist that the two arenot in an exclusive relationshipand are merely good friends,Ilgan Sportsclaimed that the two are actually in a relationship. Fans themselves have noticedmysterious hashtags and tweetsfrom theirSNS accounts that suggest the initials of both Jung Ah and Jung Chang Young. Honestly speaking, if those hashtags don't stand for initials, I don't know what else they could even stand for.

Meanwhile, breakup rumors surroundingBrown Eyed Girl'sGa Inand actorJoo Ji Hoonwereproven to be false! The two are reported to be "happily still together," with Joo Ji Hoon himself saying, "We are meeting well." I'm definitely glad to hear that!

"Burning" resentment between fandoms

The feud betweenVIPs andEXO-Ls continues to rage at out-of-control proportions. As bothBig BangandEXOcontinue to promote their most recent releases, fandoms are declaring an all-out war against each other with the situation only getting worse with a voting fiasco on'M! Countdown.'What was originally attributed to bea small voting glitchfor 'M! Countdown' turned out to have been the result of someunderhanded meansthat allowed fans to continue voting well past the 9 o'clock deadline, skewing the results.

Fans were quick in their responses. A purported EXO-L was found to beburning a photo of Big Bang'sTaeyang, resulting in shocked responses from VIPs. Some EXO-L's took even more extreme measures with another EXO-Lposting a bomb threatfor a Big Bang concert in thePhilippines! Althoughthe fan has since apologized for the threat,only time will tell if things will actually calm down. We're all K-pop fans here - can't we all just get along?

MBLAQ's Emotional Turmoil

It seems thatMBLAQhas not been feeling 100% okay after the departure of two members. When asked about how they were feeling, membersG.O,Mir, andSeung Hoall revealed theirthoughts of emotional turmoiland how they were coping with distress. While they didn't specify a cause for these feelings, we can probably assume that the departure of former membersLee JoonandThunderreallyshook up the boys. It's probably also safe to say that their latest hit "Mirror"is a result of these hard times as the song tacklesfeelings of betrayal and abandonment.

Despite leaving the group, the former members keep in touch and evencontinue to  stay on cordial termswith the current members. In fact, Thunder showed his support for his former bandmates,uploading a supportive post on his Instagramfor the remaining trio.

The end of 2NE1?

Rumors surrounding2NE1hinted at a possible disbandment, which were only fueled by events such asCL'sAmerican debutandMinzy'sInstagram name change. According to an alleged insider, members CL andDaraalready had post-disbandment plans, with CL kept busy with her American debut and Dara focusing on acting.

Luckily forBlackjacks, however,YG Entertainmenthas denied these rumors, even letting fans know that the girls will be out with a new song later this year!

Tao is on his own + SM Entertainment responds

EXO's Tao was reported to haveset up his own management,'Huang Z. TAO Studio.' Based in China, his new management, complete with its ownWeiboaccount, is set for his own solo activities. In response, SM Entertainment releaseda vague message, which seemed to indicate that they would continue with some sort of communication with Tao. Let's hope things will smooth out between the two parties.

MERS: Life (and K-Pop) goes on

South Korea continues to be plagued by theMiddle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), with evenonce-in-a-lifetime eventsfinding themselves affected. K-pop artists themselves have seen and felt the impacts of the terrible disease. For the sake of their fans' health and safety, boy groupBTScanceled their 2nd anniversary fanmeetwhileMBC 'Show! Music Core'required its audience members to wear face masks. ComedianPark Myung Soocame right out with an uncharacteristic seriousnessas he discussed the problems caused by MERS on Korea as well as the inadequate response from the authorities as they handle this medical emergency.

Despite the worries and concerns surrounding the disease,TVXQannounced thatthe duo would hold their concert as planned, helping to maintain some sense of normalcy through these trying times.

An "Epik" flash mob

To create more buzz aroundEpik High's concert this weekend,NYC'sI Love Dancedance crew threw on an awesome flash mob. To cap off the monumental moment, Epik High themselves showed up, documenting the scene for themselves and even dancing along.We're glad we were thereto watch NYC's strong love for K-pop and meet our amazing readers!

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Summer Comebacks!

Fans ofBrown Eyed Girls'Miryo,2PM,SISTAR, andB2STcan all look forward to an amazing summer filled with their favorite artist's comeback!

Brown Eyed Girls' fans are in for a treat, as it has been revealed thatMiryo will be making a solo comeback! With Miryo's new release scheduled before Brown Eyed Girls' group activities, she'll definitely keep her fans on their toes.

Meanwhile, 2PM released theirnewest tracklist of twelve songs. We continue to see the members' involvement in their own music with most of the lyrics and composition done by the members themselves!

In reparation for their comeback on June 22nd, SISTAR continues to release mysterious teaser images withsexy silhouetted images.STAR1s can hardly wait!

Finally, B2ST have finally announced asummer comeback! Although the date has yet to be confirmed, we'll definitely be seeing them soon.