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Leaders of S. Korea, Angola agree to boost economic, trade cooperation
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[Today’s K-pop] Blackpink to hold encore concert in US this summer
Blackpink will hold four more concerts in the US in August, said label YG Entertainment on Sunday. The quartet will perform in New Jersey, Las Vegas, San Francisco and Los Angeles from Aug. 12-26, returning to the US where they held 14 concerts in seven cities last year. On Saturday in the US, the bandmates headlined the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival as the first K-pop act to do so. They will go live again on Saturday, the last day of the music fest. Meanwhile, speculations claiming t
K-popApril 17, 2023
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Lee Kigwang returns as solo artist with 'Predator'
Singer Lee Kigwang, who is also a member of the K-pop group Highlight, is back as a solo artist with his first full-length album "Predator." Lee held a press conference in Seoul on Monday before the album's release later in the evening. "I'm happy to be back doing my main job," Lee said during the press event. "I made the album thinking about what I could show more as a solo artist. I worked on it hoping I could show an upgraded version of myself as a solo musi
K-popApril 17, 2023
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SM artists to join Hybe's fan community Weverse
SM Entertainment artists will join Hybe's K-pop fan community platform Weverse. Weverse, the largest global K-pop fan community platform, has around 65 million users from 245 countries or regions worldwide. Weverse on Monday announced that a dozen artists from SM Entertainment will open their fan communities on the platform by September. SM Entertainment is one of the nation's leading K-pop agencies whose roster of artists include aespa, EXO, NCT, Red Velvet, SHINee and Super Junior. T
K-popApril 17, 2023
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Aespa is back from Kwangya
K-pop girl group aespa is back, making its long-awaited return with a new album 10 months after the release of its last album. Aespa's new mini album, “My World,” will be out on May 8, according to an announcement by SM Entertainment on Monday. This is the group's third mini album following its previous mini album “Girls” which was launched last July. The new album comprises a total of six tracks in which aespa will continue to tell its story evolving around Kwa
K-popApril 17, 2023
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[Today’s K-pop] aespa to return May 8: report
Girl group aespa will make a much-anticipated return on May 8, according to a local media report Friday. SM Entertainment confirmed the news following the report. More details and a timetable for promotions will be announced soon, the company said, asking fans to keep their expectations high. It has been about 10 months since the release of the group's second EP “Girls,” which went on to hit the Billboard 200 at No. 3. The EP sold 1.64 million copies in preorders and became the firs
K-popApril 14, 2023
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BTS to release soundtrack for animated film 'Bastions'
Global K-pop sensation BTS will drop a new original soundtrack for the animated film "Bastions." The seven-piece boy band is set to sing the main original soundtrack for the 3D action-hero flick, according to Thymos Media on Friday. "Bastions" is produced and invested by local IT company Nable Communications. A 30-second clip featuring the septet's voices was also posted on the movie's social media platforms on Friday, officially announcing BTS as the singers of its
K-popApril 14, 2023
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[Today’s K-pop] (G)I-dle readies for May comeback: report
(G)I-dle is gearing up for a return in May, according to a local media report Thursday. Agency Cube Entertainment confirmed the news following the report. The group’s previous album was its fifth EP “I Love” in October last year. The group entered the Billboard 200 for the first time with the EP at No. 71. The mini album topped iTunes top albums charts in 40 regions and sold more than 678,000 copies in the first week, a record for the five-member act. (G)I-dle debuted in May 2
K-popApril 13, 2023
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Lee Chaeyeon is ready to "KNOCK” on hearts of many with 2nd EP
K-pop performance queen Lee Chaeyeon is back to knock over the music scene with her second mini album, “Over The Moon.” This comeback comes six months after Lee Chaeyeon made her debut as a solo artist last year with her debut album, “Hush Rush.” “I tried to put my bold and adventurous characteristics into the album, in which the concept is to depict diverse identities, from a high school honor student to a wannabe,” Lee Chaeyeon introduced her new album at a
K-popApril 13, 2023
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Singer Park Jihoon turns dark with 'Blank or Black'
Singer Park Jihoon returned Wednesday with his seventh EP "Blank or Black." The album marks the singer-actor's return six months since the release of his sixth EP, "The Answer," in October. Park held his first solo press conference on Wednesday ahead of the album's release later in the evening and discussed his new album and its making. During the event, Park said the album will captivate people into the depth of his charms. "The album portrays my irresistible
K-popApril 12, 2023
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[Today’s K-pop] Enhypen to return in May: report
Enhypen is set to make a comeback in May, according to a local media report on Wednesday. Its last album, the group's third EP “Manifesto: Day 1,” hit the Billboard 200 at No. 6. It stayed on the chart for six weeks in a row before reentering it twice, in October and December. The mini album and its first studio album “Dimension: Dilemma” from 2021 each sold one million copies. The boy band hosted its first international tour last year holding 22 concerts in 12 cities. I
K-popApril 12, 2023
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[Herald Interview] Grass hopes to continue sharing her travel experiences through music
Singer-songwriter Grass started making songs when traveling because she wanted her music to be like a memory box that she can look into whenever she wants to bring back the experiences she had while traveling. “When I travel, I get a lot of ideas from the people that I meet. I write down the stories of these people, and I also write down the feelings and moments I want to remember. Then I look back at those notes and that’s when I have a piece of new music,” Grass told The Kore
K-popApril 12, 2023
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Taeyang to collaborate with Blackpink's Lisa
Taeyang and Blackpink's Lisa are set to collaborate. Local entertainment outlet Osen on Wednesday exclusively reported that Blackpink's Lisa is set to feature in Taeyang's upcoming album "Down to Earth" set for release on April 25. Taeyang's label, the Black Label, confirmed to The Korea Herald that the two will collaborate, with Lisa featuring in Taeyang's album. Lisa will also be featured in Taeyang's music video for the album, according to Osen. The Bla
K-popApril 12, 2023
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[Today’s K-pop] Blackpink’s ‘How You Like That’ music video tops 1.2b views
The music video for Blackpink’s “How You Like That” surpassed 1.2 billion views on YouTube, according to label YG Entertainment on Tuesday. It is the group’s sixth video to reach the milestone, after music videos for “Ddu-du Ddu-du,” “Kill This Love,” “Boombayah” and “As If It’s Your Last” as well as the dance video for “How You Like That.” The song came out in June 2020 as the focus track from its f
K-popApril 11, 2023
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[Album Review] Ive matures with different music, spreading message of 'self-love'
K-pop girl group Ive is back ready to expand its narcissistic universe with its first studio album “I’ve Ive.” After a series of songs on self-love such as “Eleven,” “Love Dive,” and “After Like,” the hitmakers have returned with a different undertone. The members showed a more mature version of themselves through the new titular track “I Am.” The title of the titular track is self-explanatory, as Ive has outdone itself to show wh
K-popApril 11, 2023
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Ive's 11 shades in 1st LP, 'I've Ive'
Super rookie group Ive sings of self-worth and confidence through its first full-length album, "I've Ive." Ahead of releasing the album on Monday evening, the six members -- An Yujin, Gaeul, Rei, Jang Wongyoung, Liz and Leeseo -- held a media event in Seoul that evening. Rei took pictures only and sat out of the press conference due to poor health. The album marked the group's comeback in eight months since the release of its third single, "After Like." It is also t
K-popApril 11, 2023
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[Herald Interview] Singer-songwriter duo LAS on life, love and music
Soldiering through life, we often fail, get discouraged and become worn out. But, as we journey on, we come to realize that life is not just about overcoming hardships to reach our moment of glory, but it is about embracing all the steps along the way as pieces of ourselves. Singer-songwriter group LAS stepped out into the world last year with their debut single "Hero," which carries a message of self-love, something the two musicians, Avin and Slay, have learned in life. "It was
K-popApril 11, 2023
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[Today’s K-pop] BTS’ Suga unveils track list for solo album
Suga of BTS shared the track list for its first solo album on Monday. Album “D-Day” will consist of 10 tracks including “People Pt. 2,” a collaboration with singer and actor IU that was dropped in advance Friday. The pre-release landed atop the iTunes top songs chart in 87 regions and ranked No. 11 on Spotify’s daily top song global chart. It also headed straight to the top of Oricon’s daily digital single ranking. Japanese composer Sakamoto Ryuichi, who pass
K-popApril 10, 2023
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Kep1er returns love-struck with 4th mini album
K-pop girl group Kep1er transformed from heroes to love-struck girls for their fourth mini album, “Lovestruck!,” which dropped on Monday. The return comes six months after the group released its third mini album, “Troubleshooter.” The story of this new album is about the nine members landing on Earth due to a magnetic attraction towards someone that they all fall in love with. This is the first time Kep1er members encounter the feeling of love and sing about how being in
K-popApril 10, 2023
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[Today’s K-pop] Blackpink’s Jisoo sells record 1.17m copies of solo album
Jisoo of Blackpink sold more than 1.17 million copies of her first solo album, “Me,” a record for a K-pop solo female artist, said her label, YG Entertainment, on Friday. It is also the second-most sold album from a K-pop female artist, only after Blackpink’s second studio album, “Born Pink,” which logged 1.54 million in sales. Main track “Flower” landed atop the iTunes Top Songs chart in 64 regions and hit Spotify’s Daily Top Songs global chart a
K-popApril 7, 2023
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BTS' Suga, IU set to release collaboration single 'People Pt.2'
Suga of K-pop supergroup BTS and diva IU are set to drop their collaboration single, titled "People Pt.2," on Friday, BTS' agency BigHit Music said. "People Pt.2" is a prerelease track from Suga's debut solo album "D-Day," which is due on April 21. It is their first collaboration since IU's hit song "Eight" was released in May 2020. Suga will be the fifth member of the septet to debut as a soloist when he drops the upcoming album under the s
K-popApril 7, 2023