What’s Trending: Are K-pop idols leaving their groups for the better? Also, would you pay $700K for a sake brewed in space?
Published on 9 Apr 2026
A recent wave of departures, from Enhypen’s Heeseung to NCT’s Mark and Ten, has fans questioning what’s next for the industry, and whether individual ambition is starting to outweigh group identity.
Plus, would you pay hundreds of thousands for a drink? Well, a Japanese brewery just sold a US$700,000 bottle of sake which was brewed in space.
On What’s Trending, Debbie Yong and Alexandra Parada discuss idol departures in K-pop and whether space-brewed sake is innovation or just another hype.
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