Articles by Hong Yoo
Hong Yoo
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Jisoo of Blackpink finds new 'ME' while bringing up her 1st solo album
Jisoo of Blackpink’s debut as a soloist with her first-ever solo album “ME” is just a day ahead. The superstar plans to show a new version of herself never seen before through “Flower,” the album’s titular track, and also through the side track “All Eyes On Me.” “I put a lot of thought into how I can show the soloist Jisoo instead of the Blackpink Jisoo. I continuously developed music that only I can do and that I am good at. During the proce
K-pop March 30, 2023
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NewJeans collabs with Apple at special pop-up sessions at Apple Gangnam store
K-pop girl group NewJeans has linked up with Apple to hold a special pop-up session for the Apple Gangnam store's grand opening on Friday. The 15-minute free session involved experiencing Apple’s spatial audio technology with NewJeans’ latest titular track “OMG.” “This was part of our effort to communicate with our fans. When you listen to our songs with Apple’s spatial audio, you will feel as if we are singing standing next to you. We wanted to give back
K-pop March 29, 2023
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Billlie returns as school girls ready to enchant spring with 4th mini album
K-pop girl group Billlie transformed into teenage school girls for their new fourth mini album, “The Billage of Perception: Chapter Three.” Not only has their style brightened, but so have the tracks, as the group took the stage with lighter, more danceable tracks at a media showcase held in Seoul on Tuesday. “Our previous songs like ‘Ring Ma Bell’ and ‘GingaMingaYo’ were quite abstruse. But in this new album, we tried a different music genre. We want to
K-pop March 29, 2023
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[Herald Interview] CSR embarks on a journey to find true selves
K-pop girl group CSR took off on a journey to find their true selves with their second mini album, “Delight,” which dropped on Wednesday. CSR, consisting of seven 18-year-olds, faced a “light” at the end of the tunnel before turning 18, and wanted to share their journey of discovering what that light is in this new album. The mini album comprises a total of four tracks led by the titular track, “Shining Bright,” and three sidetracks including “Signal,&rd
K-pop March 29, 2023
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Dojaejung, new unit from NCT to debut in April
K-pop sensation NCT is launching a new unit with three of its members Doyoung, Jaehyun and Jungwoo. The trio will make their debut as Dojaejung with their first mini album “Perfume" on April 17, according to SM Entertainment on Monday. The mini album carries a total of six tracks led by the titular track “Perfume,” and five side tracks of diverse genres. Members of Dojaejung are renowned for their outstanding vocal and performance talents as well as for their good looks. T
K-pop March 27, 2023
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Everglow meets with local fans in Thailand at Sound Check Festival
K-pop girl group Everglow met with its Thai fans on Saturday by participating in the Sound Check Festival 2023. The Sound Check Festival, a six-hour K-pop music festival held at Bangkok’s Thunder Dome Stadium, was pumped up with some of the biggest K-pop groups and popular artists from Thailand. Everglow kicked off their performance with their latest tracks “Dun Dun” and “La Di Da.” “The first time we were in Bangkok, we had just made our debut. Back then, we
K-pop March 27, 2023
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Dojaejung, new unit from NCT to debut in April
K-pop sensation NCT is launching a new unit with three of its members Doyoung, Jaehyun and Jungwoo. The trio will make its debut as Dojaejung with its first mini album “Perfume" on April 17, according to SM Entertainment on Monday. The mini album carries a total of six tracks led by the titular track “Perfume,” and five side tracks of diverse genres. Members of Dojaejung are renowned for their outstanding vocal and performance talents as well as for their good looks. They
K-pop March 27, 2023
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Jimin of BTS faces his genuine self in first solo album
BTS’ Jimin finally made his official solo debut on Friday with his first solo album “Face.” This solo debut comes almost a decade after Jimin made his debut in the music scene as a member of the K-pop sensation BTS back in 2013. “Because this is my first-ever solo album, I am really nervous. I am excited to see how people will feel about this album as I worked really hard on it. I tried to express different kinds of emotions that I’ve felt in my life with my voice,&
K-pop March 24, 2023
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Kep1er to return with 4th EP 'Lovestruck!' in April
Just in time for spring, when flowers bloom to awaken the hearts of many, K-pop girl group Kep1er is launching its fourth mini album “Lovestruck!” on April 10. The return comes just six months after the group released its third mini album, “Troubleshooter.” Kep1er’s fourth mini album comprises five tracks, led by “Giddy,” alongside “LVLY,” “Back to the City,” “Why” and “Happy Ending.” Swing Entertainment dr
K-pop March 23, 2023
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Lineup of K-pop rookies to make their debut this year
K-pop rookies stole the K-pop scene last year, as many fourth-generation idol groups launched successful debuts. This year awaits yet more rookies ready to debut, and eyes are on who among them will be painting the town red. First in the lineup is the long-awaited debut of YG Entertainment’s new girl group Baby Monster. With the aim of launching the group in the first quarter of this year, YG unveiled seven of its trainees as candidates to debut as Baby Monster. But the agency surprised ma
K-pop March 22, 2023
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Tomorrow X Together to headline at Lollapalooza
Tomorrow X Together (TXT) will be among the lead acts at at one of the America's largest music festivals this year. Lollapalooza announced Wednesday the lineup of performers to take part in the festival in Chicago’s Grant Park on Aug. 3 to 6. This will be the second year in a row TXT has performed at the festival and they are the only K-pop group to do so. Also, they are the second Korean musician to take the main stage at the Lollapalooza after J-Hope of BTS. TXT made its US festival
K-pop March 22, 2023
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Nmixx’s new album 'expergo' tackles connection, change
JYP Entertainment’s latest K-pop girl group Nmixx launched its first mini album “expergo” on Monday. “The storyline of this album is a sequel to our previous album as we tried to connect the dots to portray our worldview,” said Haewon, the leader of the group during a media showcase in Seoul. “If you see the music video of our titular track ‘Love Me Like This,’ we deliver wisdom, love and courage to people. In the process, we connect with them and
K-pop March 21, 2023
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Le Sserafim holds first-ever fan meet
For the first time since their debut, Le Sserafim hosted a fan meet during the weekend at the Olympic Hall in Seoul. The fan meet, called “Fearnada 2023 S/S,” featured special performances by the five-member K-pop girl group for their fandom Fearnot. Le Sserafim kicked off the event with a performance of “No Celestial,” a side track of their second mini album, and “Antifragile,” the titular track of the same album. “Through this moment, Fearnot and we wi
K-pop March 20, 2023
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[Herald Interview] Hybe training and development leader Shin Seon-jeong behind K-pop stars' success
Unlike other entertainment agencies with separate training and development teams for each label, Hybe has only one T&D department in charge of educating and nurturing the trainees of all its labels. That’s the key to Hybe’s differentiated competitiveness in the K-pop scene, according to the leader of the T&D department at Hybe, Shin Seon-jeong. “We are in charge of educating and nurturing trainees in a way that fits the color of each different label to create the best s
K-pop March 20, 2023
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BTS members continue to thrive in their solo journey
It’s been 10 months since BTS began its hiatus from group activities as the members needed to take some time off to fulfill their mandatory military service. Jin, the oldest in the group, was the first member to enlist in the Army in December last year. Since then, Jin has been sharing his moments in the Army with fans by posting pictures on social media. Last week, Jin posted a picture of himself in his military uniform with other BTS members J-Hope and Jimin, who had come to pay him a vi
K-pop March 16, 2023
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