Dispute over world’s fastest-followed Instagram account for K-pop star
- Ex-Wanna One lead singer Daniel Kang is mired in a legal dispute with his agency LM, part of which involves control of his Instagram account
- The account reached a million followers 11 hours after he opened it, setting a Guinness record by beating the follow rate of Pope Francis
By Jung Hae-myoung
Life doesn’t always turn out the way you expect – and this is also true for K-pop stars.
When boy band Wanna One disbanded on December 31 last year, 18 months after they were formed from 11 winners of the reality show Produce 101, their fans were kept busy guessing how each member’s career would play out.
Many were convinced that lead singer Daniel Kang would enjoy a smooth ride in his post-Wanna One career because of his huge popularity. But more than two months after the group’s break-up, this speculation has turned out to be wrong.
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Kang, who finished first in the Produce 101 audition, is mired in a legal dispute with his agency LM, while runner-up Park Ji-hoon has become one of the most sought-after singers since he debuted as a solo artist.