TWS

As K-pop's global fandom continues to expand, one reality has become increasingly clear: Getting a concert ticket has become harder than ever. For 18-year-old student Lee Se-min, that challenge feels all too familiar. A longtime fan of K-pop boy band SEVENTEEN, she has also been closely following their label junior group TWS since debut. But even with strong interest, attending a live show is not a simple decision. "Of course I'd want to go in person, if I just had that much money," Lee said. "But I already have a favorite group, and there's no guarantee I'd even manage to get a ticket for TWS." Instead, she opted for a different kind of concert experience, one that is quickly reshaping how fans engage with their favorite idols. Virtual reality (VR) concerts, once seen as experimental, are steadily gaining ground as a viable alternative to traditional live shows. Lee recently attended "TWS VR CONCERT : RUSH ROAD," which premiered at Megabox Coex on March 4 and has since extended its run through April due to strong demand. "I went in expecting lower quality," she said with a laugh. "But th

K-pop group TWS has made it to Rolling Stone magazine’s “Future 25” list, earning recognition as one of the acts the publication sees as likely to help shape the future of music. Rolling Stone announced this year’s “Future 25” list on its website Thursday. The annual project selects 25 artists or industry figures expected to influence the direction of music, and this year’s lineup included TWS. “The most exciting and energetic young K-pop groups today,” the magazine wrote in introducing the group. “They’ve won praise for their music, their stage presence, and their model-like visuals.” Rolling Stone said the six-member group has embraced a feel-good pop sound built on retro influences, lush harmonies and clever wordplay. It also described “Overdrive,” the title track of TWS’ fourth mini album “playhard,” as a viral hit. In an interview with Rolling Stone, TWS said the boyhood pop genre — the term which the group uses to define its music — is ever widening and broadening. “It could be exciting, it could bring peace and comfort, or it could deliver po

TWS made Rolling Stone magazine’s annual Future 25 list, which “runs through the artists who have us excited for what’s next around the world and across all genres.” The boy group is “making waves with their ‘boyhood pop’ music and their inventive choreography,” it wrote, touting TWS as “one of the most exciting and energetic young K-pop groups today. “We consider Boyhood Pop as a genre, a story, and a spectrum that is ever widening and broadening,” said Jihoon in an interview with the US magazi

Dohoon, Jihoon and Kyungmin of TWS collaborated with US hip-hop musician 24kGoldn on “You Like It I Love It,” which releases March 23, said the group’s agency Pledis Entertainment Thursday. The upbeat pop tune is part of NHN Bugs' singles project, essential;studio, which uploaded a teaser of the artists vibing together on their phones to its YouTube channel, @essentialme. 24kGoldn is the artist behind “Mood,” which topped Billboard’s Hot 100 for eight weeks and claimed the No. 1 spot on the UK’s