K-pop boy group Seventeen is ready to face the hardships of life as they returned full of energy with their 10th EP, “FML,” on Monday. The 13-member group dived deep into the difficulties the youth face in their life journey and decoded them into healthy and positive music that embraces a message of hope and encouragement. “F*ck My Life,” shouts the group through the first titular track of the ...

“Fleeky Season” is the first album Fleeky Bang is releasing under his agency Dirty Play Records. “I’m already nearly done with my next album to come. I’m going to have a music video for the single in this album as well, so I hope people will like it,” said Fleeky Bang. Fleeky Bang, who is known for his unique rapping style and deep register, has high ambitions for his career since he began rapp...

BTS’ Suga finally dropped his first official solo album, “D-Day,” on Friday under his soloist name, Agust D. The full-length album comes seven years after Suga began his solo career with his first self-titled mixtape, “Agust D,” in August 2016. His second mixtape, “D-2” was unveiled in 2020, led by chart-topping single “Daechwita.” “D-Day” comprises 10 tracks, including lead track “Haegeum” al...

Their recent concert was in Bangkok on April 8, for which Moonbin was supposed to leave on April 7, but his departure was delayed due to a health condition. He reportedly suffered from nausea after he arrived at Incheon Airport to take his flight to Bangkok. After resting for a while, Moonbin managed to get on his flight and carry out the concert as scheduled. According to local reports, Moonb...

As Ryu Sujeong enters her late 20s, she continues her journey as a solo artist, deeply reflecting on the feelings she felt along the way, transforming them into songs. Ryu's songs, written as if they were her diary, fill her first full-length album “Archives of Emotions,” which was released on Thursday. “The tracks from my previous albums are more hopeful and mellow, filled with pretty words. B...

진행자: 홍유/ Beth Eunhee Hong 1. For Choi Seung-yoon, ‘Riceboy Sleeps’ is about strength of mothers 기사 요약: 최승윤, ‘라이스보이 슬립스’는 어머니의 강인함에 대한 이야기 [1] There are many stories and films that depict the lives of immigrants, struggling to adapt to family life in a new country with an uncooperative child. *depict: 그리다, 묘사하다 *uncooperative: 비협조적인 [2] Canadian actor and filmmaker Anthony Shim’s “Riceboy Sl...

K-pop boy group iKON is making a comeback for the first time since they joined a new label. iKON is set to drop its third full-length album “TAKE OFF” on May 4, according to 143 Entertainment on Tuesday. All members of iKON joined 143 Entertainment on Jan. 1 after their exclusive contract with YG Entertainment expired in December last year. iKON, consisting of members Bobby, Jay, Song, DK, Ju-...

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 tra...

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...

Now, Grass is a singer who has a total of 11 singles and two EPs. Recently, she has been expanding her musical spectrum by taking part in making soundtrack songs for K-dramas. She landed on the major local music chart, Melon, for the first time with “It’s Sunny Today,” her soundtrack song for the drama, “Crash Course in Romance.” “The production company contacted me first. I was really worried...

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...

“There are two point dance moves in the titular track. One is doing a fist punch like cats while moving our hips, and the second one is putting our hands up and down in a cute way like cats,” Youngeun showed the point dance moves. Kep1er performed their titular track, “Giddy,” and sidetrack “Back to the City” for the first time on stage during the media showcase. Just as much as they are well-k...

CJ ENM, a Korean entertainment giant and the parent company of the music channel Mnet, is being heavily criticized for rehiring its former Mnet producer, Ahn Joon-young. CJ ENM rehired the producer on Monday despite the fact that Ahn Joon-young, the producer of the channel’s flagship audition show “Produce,” is a convicted criminal. In March 2021, Ahn was sentenced to two years in prison and a ...

Meanwhile, Seventeen's thrilling comeback, with its 10th mini album, “FML,” is slated for April 24. Seventeen sold more than two million copies of its new album within only three days with pre-orders, according to YG PLUS. For the first time since their debut, Seventeen will have two titular tracks for the album, including “F*uck My Life” and the other title song yet to be unveiled. This comeb...

AfreecaTV, one of South Korea’s biggest livestreaming service platforms, is exclusively broadcasting the K-pop idol survival program “Boys Planet” in Southeast Asia in real time with translations in various languages spoken in the region. The online platform, which airs the show every Thursday, has since garnered popularity across the region. The show, produced by Korean entertainment powerhous...