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[Today’s K-pop] Aespa’s “Savage” music video tops 200m views
The music video of aespa’s “Savage” surpassed 200 million views on YouTube as of Wednesday, according to label SM Entertainment. The group now has three videos that reached the milestone, becoming the fifth K-pop girl group to achieve the feat after Blackpink, Twice, Red Velvet and Itzy. “Savage” was released in October 2021 and the group’s first EP of the same title entered Billboard 200 at No. 20, only 11 months since aespa debuted. It also is a record
K-pop June 16, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] Seventeen announces Asia tour plan
Seventeen on Wednesday announced plans for the Asian leg of its upcoming world tour. The band will perform seven times in September and October, in Jakarta, Bangkok, Manila and Singapore, said agency Pledis Entertainment. This will be an extension of the 13-member act’s North American tour that will bring it to 12 cities from Aug. 10. On June 25-26, the band will perform in Seoul at Gocheok Sky Dome, launching its first overseas tour in almost 2 1/2 years. Its f
K-pop June 15, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] Girl group aespa adds date to LA showcase
Girl group aespa decided to perform one more day in Los Angeles, as tickets for its showcase in the city sold out as soon as they became available for purchase. The original date was June 26, but the quartet will take to the stage one more time on the following day. The group’s showcase in Japan -- its first in the country – is slated for Aug. 6-7. It drew 400,000 fans in ticket pre-orders. In the meantime, it will drop its second EP “Girls” on July 8. The EP so
K-pop June 14, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] Seventeen ranks No. 7 on Billboard 200
Seventeen hit the Billboard 200 at No. 7 with the group’s fourth full album, according to the publication on Sunday in the US. The LP “Face the Sun” marked the highest spot for the 13-member act whose EPs “Your Choice” and “Attacca” came in at No. 15 and No. 13, respectively, on the chart last year. The band has been eyeing the No. 1 spot on the chart, admitting its ambition at a media conference to introduce the fourth LP last month. The LP sol
K-pop June 13, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] S.M. Entertainment to find new NCT member through audition
S.M. Entertainment announced on Friday that it will carry out a worldwide search for the next member to join NCT. A global audition called “2022 Welcome to the Neo CiTy” will be held from June 10. Males born between 2001 and 2008 are welcome to participate regardless of nationality. The second round of auditions will be held in person in 14 cities in eight countries including the US, Canada, Japan, China, Thailand and Korea. Founder and chief producer Lee Soo
K-pop June 10, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] Chungha to come out with 2nd LP next month: report
Chungha will make a comeback with second studio album next month, according to a local media report on Thursday. It has been eight months since single “Killing Me” and about 1 1/2 years since her first LP “Querencia.” The LP came four years after her debut and the 21-track album was selected as one of The 50 Best Albums of 2021 listed by Billboard magazine. Last month the songstress sang the theme song for period drama “Bloody Heart” and is the featured
K-pop June 9, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] Seventeen’s Seoul concerts sell out
All tickets for Seventeen’s upcoming Seoul concerts have sold out, according to agency Pledis Entertainment on Wednesday. The band will have two live shows in Seoul on June 25 and 26 to kick off its second world tour, “Be the Sun.” It has been almost 2 1/2 years since its first, “Ode to You.” After the Seoul gig, the 13-member group will head to Canada and the US, performing in 12 cities -- including Vancouver in British Columbia, Toronto, Los Angeles and Ch
K-pop June 8, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] TXT to host 1st concert Japan in September
Tomorrow X Together will hold its first in-person concert in Japan in September, announced label Big Hit Music on Tuesday. Under the title “Act: Love Sick in Japan,” the band will perform four times: in Osaka on Sept. 3-4 and in Chiba prefecture on Sept. 7-8. The quintet released first Japanese studio album “Still Dreaming” and first Japanese EP “Chaotic Wonderland.” It also has been setting records on Japan’s Oricon charts. It put six consecutive
K-pop June 7, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] Kep1er to return later this month
Rookie girl group Kep1er has announced the release of a second EP, “Doublast,” on June 20. The news came with a poster showing a glass of blue-tinged lemonade complete with a slice of lemon, signaling that the new EP as the perfect listen for the summer. The nine bandmates were chosen through a TV competition series last year and debuted with the EP “First Impact” in January. The album set a record as the bestselling debut album from a K-pop gir
K-pop June 3, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] Aespa sets date for 1st Japan showcase
Aespa will host the group’s first showcase in Japan in August, according to SM Entertainment on Thursday. The girl group will hold the showcase “Sync” at an arena in Yokohama on Aug. 6-7. “We’re expecting a huge response since this is the first performance aespa is putting on in Japan,” said the management company. Now in its third year of a successful career so far, the band is gearing up for a full-fledged entry into the wider
K-pop June 2, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] Twice’s “Signal” music video tops 300m views
The music video for Twice’s “Signal” amassed 300 million views on YouTube on Tuesday, according to label JYP Entertainment. The band now has 14 music videos with more than 300 million views, the most for a girl group in the world. “Signal” is the focus track from the group’s fourth EP that came out in 2017. Meanwhile, Twice will release its fourth full album in Japan on July 27. The LP “Celebrate” marks the
K-pop May 31, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] Blackpink’s “How You Like That” video tops 1.1b views
Blackpink’s music video for “How You Like That” surpassed 1.1 billion views on YouTube, announced label YG Entertainment on Monday. The video became the band’s sixth to reach the milestone following the music video of “Ddu-du Ddu-du,” “Kill This Love,” “Boombaya,” “As If It’s Your Last” as well as the performance video for “How You Like That.” “How You Like That” is the main track from the
K-pop May 30, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] Seventeen marks 7th anniversary with donation to UNESCO
Seventeen made a donation to UNESCO to mark its seventh anniversary of debut, said the organization’s Korean National Commission on Thursday. The contribution will help support underprivileged children and youths in Asia and Africa to receive education, through the commission’s global education program. The band said through a statement that they were more than pleased to be able to participate in such a significant program in time for the anniversary, adding that it is a sma
K-pop May 26, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] GOT7 tops iTunes chart in 95 regions with namesake EP
GOT7 proved itself strong placing its eponymous EP on iTunes top albums chart in 95 regions. It became the second K-pop artist ever to rank No. 1 on iTunes top albums chart in more than 90 regions. Focus track “Nanana” landed atop the top songs chart in 71 regions. The seven bandmates reunited to put together the album about 1 1/2 years since they split off into different agencies when their seven-year contract with JYP Entertainment expired. They, however, have insisted th
K-pop May 25, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] TXT sets record on Oricon chart with 4th EP
Tomorrow X Together topped Oricon’s weekly album chart for next week with its fourth EP. The boy band became the first international artist to put six consecutive albums on the chart, according to an Oricon report published Tuesday. EP “minisode 2: Thursday’s Child” headed straight to the top of its daily album chart. It entered Billboard 200 at No. 4 and topped iTunes’ top albums chart in 43 regions. The EP also is the band’s first million-selling albu
K-pop May 24, 2022
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