S.M. Entertainment’s special winter album has made a successful return after a 10 year break, racking up highest sales among all seasonal project releases from the K-pop powerhouse. According to S.M., the album, “2021 Winter SMTown: SMCU Express,” has notched up over 416,000 units since its release on Dec. 27. The star-studded album from SMTOWN -- which refers to the collective of artists affil...

Two more members of the K-pop supergroup BTS -- RM and Jin -- were confirmed to have fully recovered from the new coronavirus and released from isolation Tuesday after Suga, their agency said. "Members RM and Jin were released from isolation at noon as they were confirmed to have been fully recovered from COVID-19," Big Hit Music said. "The two showed no serious symptoms of the virus during the...

Not only the fans, but master coaches from the competition, which include K-pop singers Tiffany Young and Sunmi, have also been very supportive of their debut even after the show. “I remember the masters telling us not to be afraid of making mistakes and tried hard to stay confident on the stage,” Xiao Ting, the group’s only Chinese member, said. According to Seo Youngeun, they hope to become l...

“Bop” is a song that has a message to enjoy life to the fullest like a game, the words to sidetrack “Before The Dawn” talks about not being afraid of the darkness and “Peacemaker” is a track that is dedicated to P1ece, the band‘s official fandom. The English version of the titular is also included, which is only available via CD. “I heard that we have quite a lot of global fans, so it’s a little...

Boy band Up10tion held an online showcase Monday to introduce its 10th EP “Novella.” As the title suggests, the six-track EP is fashioned after a short novel that starts from meeting and falling in love with someone and then breaking up and dealing with the heartbreak afterwards. But the relationship between Up10tion and Honey10 will be that of a happy ending, said Sunyoul with a smile. Honey...

Suga of K-pop supergroup BTS has fully recovered from the new coronavirus and been released from isolation, his agency said Monday. "Suga was released from isolation at noon as he was confirmed to have fully recovered from COVID-19," Big Hit Music said on the agency's fan community platform Weverse. The rapper tested positive for the virus on Dec. 24 after returning home the previous day from L...

K-pop powerhouse S.M. Entertainment has launched the Music Nation SMTown Meta-passport, a digital passport membership for fans, the company said Monday. The digital passport membership is a new version of identification issued by the entertainment firm to the “citizens” of SMTown Virtual Nation in August 2012. The new digital passport membership can be used to identify as a virtual Music Nation ...

Hybe’s year-end gig pays tribute to K-pop icon Seo Tai-ji, celebrates a ‘New Era’ of music

BTOB is holding a two-day fan meet in Seoul, said agency Cube Entertainment Friday. The band is hosting a fan meet for the first time in four years and tickets were sold out in five minutes. The fact that all six members would be present makes it even more meaningful, added the company. Im Hyun-sik and Yook Sung-jae completed their military duties last month. The event, named Welcome to B...

K-pop powerhouse S.M. Entertainment has launched Beyond Live, an online-only streaming platform for concerts, the company said Friday. The announcement came ahead of the entertainment firm’s “SMTOWN LIVE 2022 : SMCU EXPRESS@KWANGYA,” a free online concert slated for Saturday. The online streaming platform, operated under Beyond Live Corp., was jointly created last year by South Korea’s largest ...

Super group of seven ready to put their talent on full display through “Step Back”

J-hope, a member of K-pop superband BTS, donated 100 million won ($84,000) Friday for children suffering economic hardships amid the protracted COVID-19 pandemic, a charity group said. According to ChildFund Korea, J-hope expressed hope that his donation will be used to help children in need have a warm winter. "I was concerned for children who would be spending a cold and lonely holiday season...

Girl group fromis_9 is returning with its fourth EP, “Midnight Guest,” on Jan. 17, agency Pledis Entertainment announced Thursday. The nine-member act uploaded a teaser video for the EP in which they sneaked out into the dark after Lee Seo-yeon cautiously peeked out a window. It has been only four months since its special single, “Talk & Talk,” the first music the band put out after signi...

Winner of ‘Show Me The Money 10’ talks about winning hip-hop audition program, career and musical values

Fans of NCT will be able to enjoy the band’s 2020 concert at CGV cinemas across the country next month. The cinema chain announced Wednesday that it will bring “Beyond Live the Movie: NCT Resonance” to 30 screens on Jan. 12. For about two hours, all members of the band, excluding Taeyong who was absent due to health reasons, will perform as many as 27 songs from the live performance held Dec....