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Qoo10 liquidity crisis sparks massive complaints, fears of wider damage
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S. Korea, China shifting from tensions to cooperation: Seoul
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[Today’s K-pop] Stray Kids tops iTunes chart in 53 regions
Stray Kids landed atop the iTunes top albums chart in 53 regions with its latest EP “Oddinary.” The EP was released on Friday and stayed on top of multiple worldwide iTunes albums chart for three days. It swept across music charts at home as well. The main track “Maniac” was No. 1 on iTunes top songs chart in 35 regions and also on the worldwide iTunes songs chart. The song hit Spotify’s global top 200 chart at No. 25, surpassing the group’s previous hig
K-popMarch 21, 2022
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With BTS backing it up, Hybe set to dominate Las Vegas in April
Las Vegas is in for some big K-pop waves next month, as BTS is set to bring along its multilabel agency, Hybe, for a company-wide global audition in search of new talent. Hybe on Monday announced it will launch a joint audition for seven of its affiliate labels next month in Las Vegas, with the audition set to take place in person over four days on April 8-9 and 15-16. Along with the five labels based in South Korea -- Belift Lab, Big Hit Music, KOZ Entertainment, Pledis Entertainment and Sou
K-popMarch 21, 2022
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Red Velvet welcomes spring with ‘Air on the G String’ in ‘Feel My Rhythm’
As the warming weather nears and the flames of love have arrived, K-pop sensation Red Velvet welcomed the spring season and scents of cherry blossoms by dropping the new mini album, “The ReVe Festival 2022 - Feel My Rhythm,” Monday evening. The group marks a return nearly seven months after the previous work. The band’s “The ReVe Festival 2022” is the latest addition of “The ReVe Festival” series. In 2019, the quintet dropped three parts of its “
K-popMarch 21, 2022
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K-pop idols bond with Gen Z and Alpha fans on metaverse platforms
An increasing number of K-pop acts have jumped into the metaverse, a shared virtual world where people can interact with others via avatars, creating virtual spaces to build stronger and closer connections with their fans. Girl group Billlie met their fans on local telecommunication carrier SK Telecom’s metaverse platform ifland last week. The latest event is part of the girl group’s effort to expand its presence in a three-dimensional virtual space. The seven-member group invites
K-popMarch 20, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] BoA marks 20th debut anniversary in Japan with 10-week project
BoA will celebrate the 20th anniversary of debut in Japan with a 10-week cover project. She selected 10 of her songs with her fans and rearranged them. One song will be uploaded every week from March 21, as part of the “Self Cover Project.” The first song will be “Aggressive,” a track from her sixth studio album in Japan “The Face” that came out in 2018. The artist will also put out an album titled “The Greatest” on May
K-popMarch 18, 2022
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Stray Kids says odd is ordinary through new EP ‘Oddinary’
Being odd is ordinary, and everyone is special in their own ways, shouts Stray Kids through their new album “Oddinary.” The eight-member band conducted an online press conference on Friday, ahead of dropping the album at 1 p.m. later that day. “The album name puts together odd and ordinary. We all have an odd side to us even amid the ordinary, and we wanted to say that being odd is actually the ordinary,” Seungmin said. “If Stray Kids music had been focused on s
K-popMarch 18, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] Seventeen to return with 4th LP in May
Seventeen will come out with its fourth studio album in May, local news reports said Thursday. Agency Pledis Entertainment confirmed the news following the reports. The 13-piece act debuted in 2015 and has been releasing a score of hits ever since. Its previous LP “An Ode” came out in September 2019 and sold over 700,000 copies in the first week, the best sales in the second half of the year. Its ninth EP “Attacca” ranked No. 13 on Billboard 200 las
K-popMarch 17, 2022
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EXO to mark 10th anniversary with fan meet
K-pop boy group EXO will celebrate the 10th anniversary since its debut with an in-person fan meet in Seoul next month, the group's agency said Thursday. The "2022 Debut Anniversary Fan Event: EXO" will take place at Jamsil Gymnasium in southern Seoul at 7 p.m. on April 9, SM Entertainment said in a release. The event will also be streamed live on Beyond Live for the group's fans outside the country. Members Suho, Xiumin, D.O, Kai and Sehun will take part in the fan event, performing t
K-popMarch 17, 2022
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BLACKPINK Jennie's 'Solo' music video tops record 800m YouTube views
The music video for "Solo," an individual single from Jennie, a member of popular girl group BLACKPINK, has topped 800 million views on YouTube, a first for any female K-pop solo artist. The video hit the milestone Thursday at 3:24 a.m., three years and four months after it was uploaded, the group's agency YG Entertainment said. "Solo" became the first music video by any female solo artist from Korea to reach 800 million YouTube views. The individual debut single by Jennie is
K-popMarch 17, 2022
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[Herald Interview] Solar expresses individual beauty through ‘Face’
After nearly two years away as a solo artist, Solar of Mamamoo returned with her first-ever EP, “Face,” on Wednesday evening. The singer-turned-soloist said it took her a while to drop a new album because she was initially “musically lost.” She felt she had done everything in terms of being experimental while sprinkling in whatever she liked for her solo debut “Spit it out.” But messages and support from her fans helped the musician overcome her fears ab
K-popMarch 16, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] Big Bang gearing up for return: reports
Big Bang wrapped up shooting for a music video last week and is readying itself to make a much-awaited comeback, local media reported Wednesday. Label YG Entertainment confirmed the news and said it will announce more details including the release date soon. Last month, the company officially announced that the band is releasing new music this spring. Its last work was the single “Flower Road” from March 2018. Over the past four years, Seungri left the team in 2019 after becom
K-popMarch 16, 2022
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BTS to perform at Grammy Awards for third consecutive year
K-pop supergroup BTS will take the stage for the annual Grammy Awards for the third consecutive year, organizers have said. The South Korean group was among the artists announced by the US Recording Academy on Tuesday (US time) to perform during the 64th awards ceremony on April 3. Other big names on the list were Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X, Brandi Carlile and Brothers Osborne. BTS performed jointly with Lil Nas X at the 62nd Grammy Awards held two years ago and hit the stage alone
K-popMarch 16, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] Astro’s Moonbin, Sanha return with second EP
Moonbin and Sanha of Astro held an online showcase Tuesday to introduce their second EP as a unit. The EP comes out about 1 1/2 years since the previous EP “In-Out” and the title “Refuge” signifies how they want to offer shelter for listeners, taking a step further from the message of healing from the first EP. They had high expectations for each other and were pleased that they managed to release the EP on the originally planned date. They tested positive for COVI
K-popMarch 15, 2022
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K-pop rookie Ive to drop second single next month
New girl group Ive will release its second single album "Love Dive" on April 5, the group's agency Starship Entertainment said Tuesday. The K-pop agency posted a teaser image about the upcoming record on social media. It will mark the first release from the six-piece group since its debut single "Eleven" last December. "Eleven" became an instant hit with K-pop fans at home and abroad, topping various domestic music charts and made it onto music charts across the wor
K-popMarch 15, 2022
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JYP Entertainment sets up US arm to expand access to North American market
JYP Entertainment, the K-pop label behind TWICE and Stray Kids, said Tuesday it has established a US branch to expand its reach to the North American market. "We have set up JYP USA to secure a foothold in the North American market, where the K-pop base continues to expand, and attempt a new strategic evolution," the company said in a release. The local corporation will work to help JYP-managed artists' advance to the US market in the future as well as to discover and nurture new talen
K-popMarch 15, 2022
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Hybe's Bang to get honorary doctorate from Seoul Nat'l University
Bang Si-hyuk, founder and chairman of K-pop powerhouse Hybe that manages BTS, will receive an honorary doctorate from Seoul National University (SNU), school officials said Tuesday. Bang will be the first entertainment industry figure to get the SNU degree that is given to a person who has made a special contribution to academic development or improvement of the cultural heritage of mankind, according to officials. The 49-year-old Bang is a music producer best known for launching BTS in 2013 and
K-popMarch 15, 2022
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One member down, but (G)I-dle is still alive and kicking
Often in troubled moments, we need to take a step back in order to take two steps forward. Likewise, K-pop girl group (G)I-dle is returning to the music scene after over a year, short a member from their original six, yet stronger and more determined than ever. On Monday, the girl group conducted a media showcase event ahead of the release of the first full-length album, “I Never Die,” later the same day. “As it’s our comeback after a long hiatus, I prepared as if we
K-popMarch 15, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] (G)I-dle returns as quintet
(G)I-dle came out with its first studio album on Monday and held an online showcase to discuss it return. It has been over a year since the band put out new music and is the first time it presents itself as a five-member act. The LP is titled “I Never Die” and the group wanted to show spirit and determination, said leader Soyeon. It focuses on speaking out against prejudices, exuding confidence that “I’m just me,” added Minnie. Main track “Tomboy&rdqu
K-popMarch 14, 2022
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Red Velvet's Irene, Joy, Yeri test positive for COVID-19; live concerts canceled
Three members of K-pop girl group Red Velvet -- Irene, Joy and Yeri -- have tested positive for COVID-19, leading to the cancellation of all two concerts scheduled for the weekend, the group's agency said Monday. The members recently tested positive through self-test kits and then underwent polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, which returned positive results, SM Entertainment said. Having completed their vaccination, the three are receiving treatment at home without presenting any special symp
K-popMarch 14, 2022
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Seventeen's The 8 to drop individual Chinese single
The 8, a member of K-pop boy group Seventeen, will release his fourth individual single sung in Chinese this week, his agency said Monday. The single, "Hai Cheng," will hit online music services across the world at 11 a.m. Friday, Pledis Entertainment said. It marks the first individual song from the member in about 11 months, after he dropped "Side By Side" in April last year. The title "Hai Cheng" was named after Haicheng, the singer's hometown in China's central
K-popMarch 14, 2022