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BTS transformed Stanford Stadium into a sea of Korean flags during its sold-out concerts in California, underscoring the group’s global influence as it continues its “Arirang” world tour. The group held three concerts at Stanford Stadium on May 16, 17 and 19

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Ateez teased June comeback with short clip for 14th EP on Friday, released through agency KQ Entertainment. The sliver of trailer for mini album, “Golden Hour: Part 5,” showed “sopro,” a ruby-colored magical artifact that is featured throughout the group’s “Golden Hour” series, c

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Seungmin of Stray Kids will not be able to perform at The Governors Ball in New York on June 6, label JYP Entertainment said Thursday. Although he has been treated for pain in his left ankle, he was diagnosed with a stress fracture, it explained. Due to the condition tha

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Hearts2Hearts garnered 100 million views on YouTube with the music video for “Rude!,” said label SM Entertainment on Friday. This is the first time the eight-member act has reached the milestone. The group performed the digital single for the first time on stage at its fan meetup

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Le Sserafim says its newest album may be centered on fear, but the message behind it ultimately came from learning how to face those emotions together. Ahead of the release of its second LP “Pureflow Pt. 1,” members Yunjin, Sakura, Kazuha and Eunchae sat down for a round intervi

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Arte Museum in Las Vegas has opened “BTS The City Arirang” as an official partner of the K pop company Hybe’s project “The City,” a citywide fan experience program connecting concerts and events across cities, coinciding with BTS tour. The immersive art museum, ope

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SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- Buddhist temples in Busan and surrounding regions will

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Riize is set to return next month with its second EP ‘II.’ The six-track EP, led by the lead track “Do Your Dance,” will be released on June 15, SM Entertainment said Friday. Preorders for the album opened the same day through online and offline music retailers. The upcoming rele

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RIIZE, the SM Entertainment group whose signature "emotional pop" has already secured three consecutive million-selling records, said Friday that it will release its second mini-album, "II," on June 15. Led by the high-octane title track "Do your dance," the six-track collection comes just seven months after its single "Fame," arriving at a critical juncture as the group enters its fourth year on the global stage. The upcoming release aims to channel the kinetic energy of RIIZE's recent world tours into a broader, cross-border invitation to the dance floor. Last May, RIIZE secured its third consecutive million-seller status with its debut studio album, "ODYSSEY." Now entering its fourth year since debut, the group is no longer just chasing trends — it is defining them. The new six-track mini-album promises a deeper dive into emotional pop — a genre RIIZE has uniquely carved out for itself. The album is led by the title track "Do your dance," an anthem designed to showcase the group’s sharp choreography and raw, experiential growth. According to insiders, "II" reflects the members'

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For a K-pop group that has built its reputation on cinematic scale and relentless touring, the next step isn't just about maintaining momentum — it is about challenging the audience. ATEEZ, the eight-member powerhouse known for explosive choreography, will release its 14th mini-album, "GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5," on June 26, its agency, KQ Entertainment, said Friday. The release comes a mere four months after its previous record, signaling an aggressive release strategy designed to capitalize on a rapidly expanding Western footprint. The announcement arrived via a cryptic midnight video on the group’s official YouTube channel. Featuring fragmented, rapid-fire imagery and an ominous voiceover repeating the phrase “Question yourself,” the teaser culminates with the word “BAD” flashing across the screen. The gothic tone hints at a stark thematic pivot for a group whose narrative universe has long blended pirate mythology with dystopian sci-fi. The stakes for the new release are notably high. In February, ATEEZ’s 13th mini-album, "GOLDEN HOUR : Part.4," debuted at No. 3 on the Billbo

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Mamamoo's special single, “4ward,” will be released on June 4, the group's agency RBW Entertainment confirmed Friday. The single will be the first new material to feature all four members in more than 3 1/2 years, and the timetable poster for the digital single underlined the reu

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SM Entertainment is expanding its partnership with Samsung Electronics through a new monthly concert streaming project on Samsung TV Plus. The agency announced Friday that it would launch a new K-pop series called “Monthly SM Concert” in collaboration with Samsung TV Plus, Sam

K-pop artists are set to make a major showing at the 52nd American Music Awards, with acts ranging from BTS to Katseye earning nominations across some of the ceremony’s biggest categories. According to the nominations announced on May 14, BTS secured three nominations, inc

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Spotify outlined its vision for expanding music experiences beyond streaming platforms into offline fan engagement during a press meeting held at Spotify Korea’s office in Seoul on Thursday, ahead of an exclusive live event with Le Sserafim. John Han, head of music at Spot

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BTS member RM shared an incident from boot camp during his mandatory military service. RM recounted the story during a Wednesday livestream on Weverse, an online fan platform owned by BTS management company HYBE. During the broadcast, RM said he lent his credit card to trainees from another platoon to buy snacks, but they charged 660,000 won ($436.70) at the post exchange, buying everything from everyday items to "snail cream," a popular Korean skin care product at the military stores. He said the transaction crashed the register, reportedly the first time this happened at a Korean army boot camp. Because the register crashed, the company commander summoned RM and the trainees for questioning. RM initially defended the recruits, saying he just told them to buy snacks, but discovered they purchased skin care and health products to send to their mothers. RM said the receipt listed more than 100 items. He added the trainees eventually apologized. RM accepted the apology but joked that buying snail creams was a bit too much. BTS released its fifth full-length album, "ARIRANG," on March 20 afte

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Three years after its first full-length record, K-pop girl group LE SSERAFIM is ready to tell a different story about fear. The five-member group is set to drop "PUREFLOW pt.1," its second studio album on Friday, built around a premise that inverts the group's debut message. While the group's first record declared strength through fearlessness, this one argues the opposite — that fear, faced directly, is what makes you stronger. "When we first debuted, the message was that we were strong because we had no fear," said Huh Yun-jin, the group's primary songwriter, said during an interview with The Korea Times in Seoul, Monday. "Now it's that we're strong because we faced our fears." The group's leader Kim Chae-won was not able to join the interview due to a neck injury. Eleven new songs in the "PUREFLOW" album follow that premise, across genres ranging from Latin house to punk to funk. Formed by Source Music, a HYBE subsidiary, LE SSERAFIM debuted in May 2022 with its EP "Fearless." The group's name is an anagram of "I'm Fearless," and from the start built its identity around a unique kind

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SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- Four years after arriving on the K-pop scene with a me

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Le Sserafim is returning with its second LP, this time revisiting the very idea that defined its debut. The girl group releases its second LP “Pureflow Pt. 1” on Friday. Led by the lead track “Boompala,” the 11-track album captures the group’s shift from declaring itself “fearles

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