Multinational nonet Xodiac and six-piece CMDM also debuted in April. TV audition programs also reflect the new K-pop boy band trend. Mnet will soon debut its project group ZB1, formed through "Boys Planet." Consisting of the nine fan-picked winners of the program, ZB1 will continue as a group for two and half years. MBC is currently airing "Fantasy Boys," while JTBC recently ended "Peak Time,"...

Six-piece boy band iKon kicked off its world tour "Take Off" with a set of Seoul concerts. The first and second day of iKon's global concert tour "Take Off" took place on Friday and Saturday at Jangchung Arena in Seoul. The concerts followed the band's long-awaited comeback on Thursday with its third full-length album "Take Off." The six members packed both nights with three hours of live perf...

BTS' member Suga's solo album "D-Day" landed at No. 2 on the latest Billboard 200 main albums chart, continuing the rise of his solo career. Suga has now tied the record set by his bandmate Jimin, who reached No. 2 on the chart in April with his solo album "Face." It was the highest chart position achieved by a Korean solo artist. The album's main song "Haegeum" entered Billboard's Hot 100 sing...

Boy band Teen Top is set to return in July, marking their first group comeback in three years. The act's label TOP Media on Wednesday announced that Teen Top is gearing up to drop a new album in July. This will the five-piece's comeback after releasing its special album "To You 2020" in 2020. The label said that the members decided to return in time for the group's 13th anniversary, to thank f...

Hybe, the company behind BTS, hit a record high first quarter turnover this year, with the multi-label company's annual album sales amounting to over 9 million copies, the company disclosed on Tuesday. According to the report, the firm's first quarter sales came to 410.6 billion won ($306.8 million) while operating profits clocked in at 52.5 billion won, up by 44.1 percent and 41.7 percent on-ye...

A longtime member of local music crew Club Eskimo, the 28-year-old artist has built up an expansive musical portfolio through collaborating with various renowned artists, including Baekhyun of Exo, Jeon So-yeon of (G) I-dle, R&B singer Crush and Chungha. He is also a part of R&B duo Offonfoff, but has been making music solo lately. His solo discography includes the EPs "Wave" (2018), "Love Part ...

The quintet made its sensational debut on May 2, 2022, with its first EP, "Fearless." Six months later, the group returned stronger with "Antifragile," which landed at No. 14 on the Billboard 200, making the quintet the fastest K-pop girl group to get on the albums chart. It also earned the group its first million-seller title. With "Unforgiven," Le Sserafim is already writing new records. Accor...

YG Entertainment is set to unveil the final members of Babymonster on May 12. Seven pre-debut members have completed the months-long evaluation process that began in January. Five members from the pool will debut officially as Babymonster, with those members set to be unveiled on May 12. The announcement was made on Friday through the latest episode of Babymonster's debut evaluation series pos...

K-pop boy band Epex on Wednesday released its new album "Prelude of Love Chapter 2. Growing Pains." The album comes six months after the release of its fourth EP "Prelude of Love Chapter 1. Puppy Love" in October. A few hours ahead of the album’s release on Wednesday, the eight-piece band held a press conference in Seoul. "We've been waiting for this moment for a long time. We're happy to be b...

The album was created with such full collaboration between the two musicians that it is impossible to define who contributed how much to where and what. The songs usually began in Hong's studio, with Chin sitting behind the piano and Hong in front of his computer. Chin would improvise on the piano, or Hong would blurt out a line that popped up in his mind. No matter who started the musical conv...

Suga is also set to make his solo US TV debut on Monday with NBC's “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” The program on Monday announced through its official social media that Suga will appear as a guest on the talk show on May 1. Suga is returning to the “Tonight Show” for the first time in a year and nine months since he appeared with BTS in July 2021. Suga recently released his solo docu...

Taeyang, who debuted with Big Bang under YG Entertainment in 2006, recently relocated to YG affiliate the Black Label. Throughout Monday's event, the artist expressed gratitude to staff and producers of the label who had supported him during his unstable years. His family, especially his 17-month-old son, also brought him light, Taeyang said, "My views not only in music but about the world has ...

Seventeen returned Monday with its 10th EP, titled "FML," through which the K-pop band treats young ears to cheerful tunes and hopeful messages. "FML" marked the 13-piece group's return with a new album nine months after the release of its fourth LP reissue, "Sector 17," in July. "We've embodied all the music and messages that we had wanted to do and deliver in this album,"the group's leader S....

BTS' Suga has taken over the Japanese music charts with his latest solo album "D-Day." Dropped under his alias Agust D, "D-Day" and its tracks landed in the top tiers of Japan's Oricon charts. The album soared to No. 1 of Oricon's daily album ranking after its release on Friday, with over 110,000 copies sold inside Japan on its first day. The album's title track, "Haegeum," landed at No. 3 on ...

Moonbin of K-pop group Astro died on Thursday at the age of 25. The singer was found dead in his home on Wednesday night. Astro's agency, Fantagio, announced Moonbin's demise through the official fan community on Thursday early morning. "On April 19, Astro's member Moonbin has unexpectedly passed away," the announcement read. "The bandmates of Astro and the artists and staff of Fantagio who ha...