Park spoke about Hybe's vision under the briefing's core theme of "co-evolution." "I believe that the path of evolution should be one of mutual growth with Hybe community. Hybe has been able to expand and grow without boundaries because it has evolved through the exchange and development of influences with fans, talented artists and partners in various industries," Park said, adding, "Hybe will ...

Several girl groups took home some big awards, with Ive, (G)I-dle and Red Velvet each bagging two trophies. Reigning the charts ever since its debut last year, the super rookie Ive was named best new female artist and best style. (G)I-dle nabbed the best record prize and best female group, while Red Velvet was named best performing female artists and nabbed the best music video award. Other winn...

The post, which was made on Omega X's new Instagram account, came with an image of 11 hands piled together, seemingly representing the firm solidarity among the bandmates. In closing their statement, the members said, "We will continue chasing our dreams like now. We will stand in front of our fans again with good music and performances. The eleven members with the same goal, and the fans who sh...

The online seller who asked for 10 million won for K-pop superstar BTS' member Jungkook's lost hat has admitted to all the allegations surrounding the case. Seoul Seocho Police on Monday said it has completed its investigations into the seller -- referred to anonymously as A -- who had put a hat allegedly worn by Jungkook up for sale on a online market. According to the police, A, an alleged fo...

Made up of members Irene, Wendy, Seulgi, Joy and Yeri, Red Velvet debuted under SM Entertainment in August 2014 with its first digital single "Happiness." Ever since, the band has released a stream of hits including "Psycho," "Russian Roulette," "Peek-A-Boo" and "Queendom." With "Feel My Rhythm," the quintet proved their unwavering position in the K-pop scene, instantly topping local music chart...

Experts in general forecast a pessimistic outlook on BTS' chances for this year's Grammys. "The prospects of BTS winning or getting nominated to the general categories are quite low, especially as this year's Grammy is seeing some strong candidates. Their song 'Yet To Come' is from a compilation album, which was more like an event release, and the bandmates did not take part in the composition o...

Omega X is an 11-piece K-pop boy band that debuted under Spire Entertainment in June 2021 with its first EP "Vamos." The band consists of 11 men all in their twenties: Jaehan, Hwichan, Sebin, Hangyeom, Taedong, Xen, Jehyun, Kevin, Jung-hoon, Hyuk and Yechan. On Saturday, the band had closed its first global concert tour "Connect: Don't Give Up" in Los Angeles, and was slated to fly home on Sunda...

Jin of K-pop superband BTS is making his official solo debut with the single "The Astronaut" on Oct. 28. The band's agency Big Hit Music on Tuesday released a statement announcing Jin's solo debut date and the title of his first single. "Jin put his love for the Army in making 'The Astronaut,' and we anticipate it to be like a gift to the Army," the agency said about the song in its statement. ...

Calls to include pop music artists who has contributed to raising the national prestige in their field, such BTS, has been ongoing, and Jin was able to postpone his enlistment once until end of this year. The South Korean National Assembly in December 2020 revised the nation's Military Service Act to allow leading K-pop stars to push back their duty until 30. This allowed Jin, now 29, to continue...

Now eight years into its career, the band said they still have much room to grow and expand. "We weren't a perfect band from the start, and I think we can only grow more in the future. I didn't realize that eight years has passed by. I still feel like a rookie," Seung-hyub said. On how they have come so far as a group, Jae-hyun said, "Performing at festivals and holding live gigs in Korea and a...

Blackpink's "Born Pink" marks the first world tour from the K-pop quartet in four years since "In Your Area" in 2019-2020. The previous world tour saw some 472,000 people attend the 36 shows that were held in 26 cities around the world. In February 2021, Blackpink held its first virtual concert, "The Show," via YouTube. Blackpink will set off on their world tour to meet around 1.5 million fans. ...

According to Hybe, the multi-label company to which BTS is affiliated, "Yet To Come" in Busan was also tuned in from livestream audiences in 229 countries around the world. The concert was also streamed through real-time broadcast at Live Play venues in Busan Port and Haeundae beach, where over 12,000 people had gathered to watch the show together through a huge LED screen. Meanwhile, BTS is the...

BTS' concert "Yet To Come" is set to start at 6 p.m. at the Asiad Main Stadium. According to Hybe, the in-person gig is expected to be attended by 50,000 people, while an extra 10,000 will watch the show through Live Play -- a real-time broadcast service -- at the Busan Port International Terminal parking lot. Another Live Play location, where some 2,000 people can watch the show freely without a...

Physics considers absolute zero to be the lowest temperature possible. At this point, all particles inside a substance are motionless. Baekho said he felt like he was in that state when he first started making his first solo album earlier this year, unconstrained yet unable to take the next step. "When I first thought of making an album, I didn't know what kind of song to write. It didn't reall...

Hearing the revamped sounds of the some 40-year-old songs changed his initial thoughts completely. According to Kim Chang-wan, his experience at hearing the new sounds were "like Jurassic Park." "It was sad hearing my voice from 45 years ago. I've been living by the thought that there's no need to linger over what's already gone, and nothing in this world lasts forever. I've stood by this though...