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Get ready: TWS will be returning to the music scene next month! On January 19, News1 reported that TWS will make a comeback sometime in February with a new digital single. In response to the report, their agency PLEDIS Entertainment confirmed, “TWS is currently preparing for a digital single release scheduled for next month.” This… The post appeared first on .
Going on a world tour is a milestone for any artist. For Seok, a North Korean defector in rookie boy band 1Verse, it carries an added layer of meaning: It marks his first time traveling abroad. The world tour for 1Verse begins with 11 shows across the US and Canada in January and February, followed by more than 10 concerts in Europe in April. Seok said the top item on his traveling bucket list is a simple one: running along Virginia Beach. "I haven't been able to go to the US yet," Seok said in
Enhypen's seventh EP, “The Sin: Vanish,” topped the iTunes Top Albums chart in 10 regions upon release and sold over 1.65 million units that same day. Lead track “Knife” was No. 1 on the iTunes Top Songs chart in 11 regions, and the accompanying music video exceeded 10 million views on YouTube in just 19 hours. As of Monday, views have exceeded 26 million. Billboard wrote that “as a tightly staged concept album, “The Sin: Vanish” turns Enhypen’s long-running vampire mythos into a serialized list
K-pop juggernaut BTS is considering a major performance in central Seoul ahead of its comeback in March, industry sources said Monday. Hybe, the group's agency, has applied to the Korea Heritage Service (KHS) for permission to use Gyeongbok Palace, Gwanghwamun Square, the Woldae area and the Sungnyemun gate for a performance featuring the septet in late March, the sources said. The event, tentatively titled "K-heritage and K-pop fusion concert," aims to blend traditional Korean culture with contemporary pop music, according to them. The KHS is expected to review the application Tuesday. A Hybe official told Yonhap News Agency that "discussions are under way," adding that details regarding the venue and schedule will be announced once confirmed. BTS is set to return March 20 with its fifth studio album, "Arirang," marking its first full-group comeback in nearly four years. The record is described as an expression of the group's Korean identity, reflecting a deep sense of longing and affection rooted in its heritage. This would not be the first time the group has performed at the royal pala
K-pop juggernaut BTS is considering a major performance in central Seoul ahead of its comeback in March, industry sources said Monday. Hybe, the group's agency, has applied to the Korea Heritage Service (KHS) for permission to use Gyeongbok Palace, Gwanghwamun Square, the Woldae area and the Sungnyemun gate for a performance featuring the septet in late March, the sources said. The event, tentatively titled "K-heritage and K-pop fusion concert," aims to blend traditional Korean culture with cont
Catch The Young is ready to shed the "idol band" label once and for all with its 14-track full LP that puts on display the group's sonic and personal growth since its debut in 2021. Built around the self-coined genre "youth pop rock," the five-member band's album is a dense, deliberate attempt to prove they have not only "found their sound, but matured into it." "Without a full-length album, it felt like we couldn't be properly evaluated as a band," explained leader and bassist Sani during a med
EXO is set to make its highly anticipated return Monday with the release of its eighth album, prompting some fans to hail the project as the “return of the kings.” “Reverxe” is Exo’s first full group activity in 2 1/2 years, following “Exist” from July 2023, which became the group’s seventh million-seller. The new album will be released across all major music platforms Monday evening. The music video for the lead track “Crown” will be released simultaneously via SM Entertainment’s official YouTu
BTS is preparing to stage a large-scale comeback performance at Seoul’s symbolic Gwanghwamun Square in March, according to a local report on Monday. It would mark the group’s first full-member appearance in more than three years following the completion of mandatory military service, ahead of its world tour “Arirang,” set to kick off in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, in April. Hybe has identified Gwanghwamun Square as the primary candidate venue to present the group’s return in a culturally and hist
Billlie will be returning as a full group next week, beginning with a prerelease on Jan. 27, agency Mystic Story announced Monday. A teaser video dubbed “Grant of Admittance” piqued fans' interest with a snippet of the single, “cloud palace - false awakening.” Billlie also gave fans a first listen in November, when it performed “cloud palace - false awakening” at a fan meetup held in celebration of its fourth anniversary. The prerelease, together with the soon-to-follow album, will also mark the
Alpha Drive One’s first album sold over 1.44 million copies in a week, the second-most for a debut album from a K-pop group, said agency WakeOne Entertainment on Monday, citing a local tally. “Euphoria” became a million-seller on the day of its release, and all six tracks from the EP made Melon’s Top 100 chart. Lead single “Freak Alarm” hit the chart at No. 31 and debuted atop a series of real-time music charts. The album logged over 1 million streams on Melon while the music video for the focus
TWS will mark its two-year anniversary with a birthday party-themed event, Pledis Entertainment said Monday. Under the title of “Sparkling Days,” the boy band will invite fans and recount memories together. The six-member act is planning to drop a digital single in February, according to a local media report Monday. It will come only four months after fourth EP “Play Hard,” which sold 640,000 copies in its first week, a record for TWS. The focus track from the mini album, “Overdrive,” earned the
K-pop boy band EXO will make a much-anticipated return Monday with its first studio album in more than two years. The group's agency, SM Entertainment, said the eighth full-length album, titled "REVERXE," would be released at 6 p.m. It marks the group's first studio album since the release of "EXIST" in July 2023. The upcoming album consists of nine tracks, fronted by the lead single "Crown." Other tracks include the winter song "I'm Home" and "Suffocate," which depicts the pain of a breakup. The release features six members of the group — Suho, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai, Sehun and Lay. Three other members — Chen, Baekhyun and Xiumin — will not take part in the album due to an ongoing contract dispute with the company. "Crown" is described as a hard dance track that blends Atlanta-style trap drums, heavy metal guitar riffs and EDM synthesizers. Its lyrics express a desperate vow to protect a precious person, using the metaphor of a crown. EXO will also unveil a music video for the lead single on its official YouTube channel on the same day. The video features choreography in which the mem
i-dle is gearing up for their return! On January 20, i-dle dropped a clip titled “Play the whole world in Mono” for their upcoming digital single. “Mono” featuring non-binary British artist Skaiwater is set to be released on January 27 at 6 p.m. KST. Check out the teaser below: The post appeared first on .
“IDOL I” has unveiled new stills ahead of tonight’s episode! “IDOL I” is a mystery courtroom romance drama starring Girls’ Generation’s Sooyoung as Maeng Se Na, a star lawyer and devoted fan who takes on the case of her favorite idol Do Ra Ik (Kim Jae Yeong) after he is accused of murder. Spoilers In… The post appeared first on .
Upcoming film “The King’s Warden” has teased the relationship between Park Ji Hoon and Yoo Hae Jin! “The King’s Warden” is the first Korean film to center on the hidden story of King Danjong (Park Ji Hoon). The sixth king of Joseon, Danjong ascended the throne at age 12 but was dethroned by his uncle… The post appeared first on .
