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JYP’s Stray Kids debuts with ‘District 9’

After taking over the global charts with its pre-debut release, Stray Kids, a new boy band under JYP Entertainment, finally made what could be the most intriguing K-pop debut of the year. The nine-m...

March 25, 2018
Music
Twice to release album on April 9

K-pop group Twice will return with the new EP “What is Love” on April 9, its agency JYP Entertainment said Sunday. The group’s fifth EP will be fronted by the lead track “What is Love.” The nine-mem...

March 25, 2018
Music
[Weekender] Reading diseases in Joseon portraits

Gazing at portraits created during the Joseon era, one is struck by the extreme delicacy with which the models’ facial features are depicted, from the fine wrinkle lines to tiny spots and faint scars...

March 23, 2018
Culture
R&B trio Solid returns after 21 years

After disbanding 21 years ago, R&B trio Solid returned with the album “Into the Light” on Tuesday. The group may sound unfamiliar to many young K-pop fans, but those who listened to Solid’s breakout...

March 22, 2018
Music
[Album review] Wanna One’s ill-fated album

Wanna One "0+1=1 (I Promise You)” (CJ E&M Music) Albeit efforts to judge the album based on its musicality and not its artists’ off-camera behavior, Wanna One’s new release still needs explanation...

March 21, 2018
Music
Wanna One apologizes for remarks made during live broadcast

K-pop boy group Wanna One has come under fire for remarks it made that were accidently aired during a live broadcast Monday. About four hours before the release of the act’s new album “0+1=1” EP, th...

March 20, 2018
Music
Yoon Do-hyun denies reports about performing in Pyongyang

Rock musician Yoon Do-hyun, the leader of band YB, has denied reports he was invited to perform in Pyongyang next month with a South Korean art troupe performing there. Earlier Monday, local media r...

March 19, 2018
Music
Wanna One heralds golden age with ‘0+1=1’ EP

Though destined to disband at the end of this year, project boy band Wanna One promised fans that its golden age has just begun with its new album. The 11-piece act, which consists of winters of the...

March 19, 2018
Music
TVXQ to return with full-length album on March 28

Legendary K-pop duo TVXQ will make a long-awaited return with a new album on March 28, according to the group’s agency S.M. Entertainment on Friday. The duo’s upcoming eighth full-length album will ...

March 16, 2018
Music
R&B trio Solid to return with new album in 21 years

After confirming its reunion last week, Solid, an iconic R&B trio from the 1990s, officially announced Thursday that it would release a self-created album titled “Into the Light” on March 22, and thr...

March 16, 2018
Music
[Herald interview] Unbridled, yet peaceful rock spirit

Yoon Do-hyun, founder and lead vocalist of YB Band, is one of many celebrities who minimize interaction with the press out of concern that their words may be distorted by the media, stir up controver...

March 16, 2018
Music
Winner to return with new album on April 4

K-pop boy group Winner is cooking up something special with the number four, as it returns with a new album on April 4. The four-piece act’s upcoming second full-length album is its first full-lengt...

March 15, 2018
Music
Global boy band project NCT on attack as full group

Just as all seven dragon balls are summoned to maximize their power in Japanese manga and anime “Dragon Ball,” all 18 members of NCT, hailing from different backgrounds and countries, have joined for...

March 15, 2018
Music
Big Bang’s Seungri reveals enlistment plan

Seungri of Big Bang revealed his plan to enlist in the military via his social media account. The youngest Big Bang member took to Instagram on Tuesday evening to share his thoughts on his mandatory...

March 14, 2018
Music
[Album review] GOT7’s new album is decent, but not fresh

GOT7 “Eyes on You” IRIVER After several style switch-ups ranging from hip-hop to EDM, GOT7 has been pursuing “pure” and “boyish” images rather than a charismatic and edgy vibe for its last few sin...

March 14, 2018
Music

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