Celebrating BTS' upcoming concert in Busan in support of the city’s bid to host the 2030 World Expo, Hybe, the K-pop powerhouse behind the boy band, will turn the port city into a BTS-themed park through its special project. “BTS ‘Yet to Come’ The City in Busan,” or simply “The City,” will turn Busan into an immersive festival site for fans visiting the city for BTS’ upcoming concert, the K-pop ...

Other songs that round out the album are: “How We Do,” a jack swing genre interweaving hip-hop and urban contemporary sounds which Mark of NCT lent his voice for the rap verse; powerful uptempo dance track “Feedback”; “Serenity,” a song that makes listeners feel warm inside; and ballad track “Love Letter.” At the end of the event, Xiumin walked down memory lane, looking back on his 10-year caree...

Lisa, NCT Dream, Secret Number and T1419 take home top prizes

The act has shown its strong presence in the global music scene since debuting in 2016 with "Whistle" and "Boombayah." The group has gone on to become the world's biggest girl group with hit songs that include "As If It's Your Last," "Kill This Love," "Ddu-du Ddu-du" and "Love Sick Girls." On Friday (UK time), "Born Pink" debuted atop Britain's Official Albums Chart Top 100, making Blackpink the...

All four members of boy band Day6 have renewed their contracts with JYP Entertainment. “We agreed to renew the contracts with all members of Day6. We and Day6 will continue making meaningful processes together in the future based on strong mutual trust. We’ll fully support Day6 for another big jump,” the K-pop agency said in a press release statement Monday. The news means that the bandmates --...

The band N.Flying has canceled concerts slated to be held in Busan and Daegu. The shows, planned for Sept. 25 and Oct. 1-2 respectively, were called off as production company Mama Communications, its partner for the gigs, has not been responsive, the band's agency FNC Entertainment explained Friday. The agency apologized on behalf of the band and will refund all tickets. The band held standalo...

Jay B of GOT7 put his second solo EP “Be Yourself” atop the iTunes top albums chart in 34 regions. The lead track “go UP” was No. 1 on its top songs chart in 23 regions. The six-track EP is the first album from the singer and songwriter since he signed with new agency CDNZA Records. He co-wrote all tracks including lyrics for the lead single. In June, he held a small concert on his own for the...

Hybe defends against ongoing controversies surrounding expenditures for BTS' upcoming concert in Busan

Le Sserafim debuted under Source Music, an affiliate of Hybe Labels, in May with its first EP “Fearless.” As the first all-female group from Hybe, its debut was met by a heated attention and “Fearless” racked up the highest opening-week sales by a girl group debut album. The upcoming EP will also mark the first album from Le Sserafim after it repositioned into a quintet. In July, Source Music an...

(G)I-dle garnered 100 million streams with “Tomboy” on Spotify, according to agency Cube Entertainment on Wednesday. “Tomboy” is the focus track from the quintet’s first full album, “I Never Die,” from March. The LP topped the iTunes top albums chart in 24 regions and ranked No. 58 on Billboard’s Global 200. The song was No. 34 on its Global Excl. US chart while the music video logged 160 millio...

Offline flash events are more than just a place for album promotions

Leading K-pop agency SM Entertainment said on Wednesday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Everland, South Korea’s largest outdoor amusement park, to create a zone where parkgoers and fans of artists affiliated with SM can have fun. Under the joint partnership, the two companies will launch “Ever SM Town” to create various experience content combining “SM Culture Universe,” also kn...

The upcoming BTS concert in Busan will not only be broadcast online for free, but also will have interpretation services in eight languages. Weverse, the official streaming platform for the "BTS Yet To Come in Busan" concert said on Tuesday that it will offer Spanish, Indonesian, Vietnamese and Thai language support, in addition to Korean, English, Chinese and Japanese, so that more fans will be...

Hae-won shared her first impression of the song, saying she knew this had to be the lead track and that she immediately gravitated toward the tune. “The intro of the song captivated our eyes with its powerful beats. How can it be? This popped into my mind, and I hope our new music will land well with listeners.” “Mixxpop could not be a genre that’s easy on the ear. I’m sure some people haven’t ...

J-Hope of BTS will be the featured artist for Crush’s forthcoming single, according to Crush’s agency, P Nation, on Monday. Part of the single “Rush Hour” was unveiled as well giving a taste of funky sounds. The single is due out Thursday. Singer-songwriter Crush debuted in 2012 with the single “Red Dress,” and made a name for himself with songs such as “Sometimes” and “Bermuda Triangle.” J-Ho...