YG Entertainment is organizing Project Yourside that will help relieve the cultural gap between metropolitan areas and the rest of the country, it said Tuesday. The project will be held in Wanju, North Jeolla Province, from Dec. 2-4, bringing its artists -- including dance crew YGX and singer-turned-philanthropist Sean -- to offer a range of programs to the wider public. The label seeks to prov...

Agency denies reports of other bandmates requesting to suspend exclusive contracts

Suga, a member of K-Pop sensation BTS, will be launching his own talk show, “Suchwita,” via YouTube and Weverse next Monday, according to Big Hit Music. Suchwita, short for “time to get drunk with Suga” in Korean, is a talk show in which Suga invites celebrities over for a drink and conversations about all things music and more. “Suga, who is witty with his words, is expected to carry out in-de...

Group returns with new music for first time in eight months

Super Junior will bring out the second volume of its 11th studio album on Dec. 15, according to agency Label SJ on Monday. The band uploaded a teaser image for “The Road: Celebration” showing the veteran idols smiling warmly for the camera in a setting fit for Christmas. The LP is a follow-up to the first installment, “The Road: Keep On Going,” which came out in July. The album topped iTunes top...

BTS' J-Hope to spread hope in solo performance themed around 'ego' at 2022 Mama Awards

The 32nd Seoul Music Awards will be held on Jan. 19, 2023, at the Olympic Park’s Olympic Gymnastics Arena located in Seoul, according to an industry insider. The Seoul Music Awards is one of the biggest annual music awards in the K-pop industry and has been hosted by the local newspaper Sports Seoul since 1990. The annual ceremony honors artists of diverse genres including ballad, hip-hop, R&B ...

The Top 10 artists also included boy bands Seventeen and NCT Dream, ballad duet MeloMance and rapper Be'O. Other winners also include Le Sserafim, for the best female performance and the hot trend special award, Tomorrow X Together, for the best male performance, Monsta X, for the global artist award, Stay C, for global rising artist, and Enhypen, for the 1theK Global Icon Award. The best perfor...

Youkyung, formerly of girl group AOA, will return as a musician next month, according to agency RXM on Friday. She formed the three-member band Uni with bassist Seungmin and guitarist Dohwi and will play drums. The trio will put out its first single, “Dive,” on Dec. 8, declaring that it is ready to jump into the world on its own terms through the lead track of the same title. Youkyung has been ...

Lia seemed confident as she gushed about the band’s new song. “I hope (Wednesday) would come fast and show it to people. It’s that great,” she said, laughing. Although it was only four months since its last release, Itzy said they had been preparing for the album for much longer. “There were so many songs that were nominated as our main track, but this is a piece of music that we prepared even...

Ahead of the 2022 Mama Awards set to take place at the end of the month in Japan, the awards organizers on Friday announced the star-studded lineup of presenters from both Korea and Japan. Veteran actors Hwang Jung-min and Jung Woo-sung, singer-turned-actors Ahn so-hee, Han Sun-hwa, Im Si-wan and Hwang Min-hyun, and actors Kim Dong-wook, Seo Ji-hye, Yeo Jin-goo, Woo Do-hwan and Nam Yoon-su were ...

A song with a Korean title that roughly translates as "Wild Flower Play" will be the main track of the first individual album from K-pop group BTS' leader RM, the band's agency said Friday. The rapper will drop the album "Indigo" next Friday to become the third BTS member to debut as a soloist. "Wild Flower Play" carries the rapper's wish to live just like a calm wild flower, not a flame that i...

South Korean supergroup BTS has been nominated in two categories for the 2023 Grammy Awards, becoming the first K-pop act to receive Grammy nominations for the third consecutive year. The septet was nominated for the best pop duo or group performance for “My Universe,” along with British rock band Coldplay, and best music video for “Yet to Come,” during the official Grammy nomination ceremony ...

Rocky of Astro will not suspend activities as some claimed online, said agency Fantagio on Thursday. The company denied all allegations, including that he might be preparing to leave the team as his contract with the agency is nearing to expire. The subject has never even been discussed, said the agency, adding that it requested a correction and an apology from a brand that started the rumors. ...