Boy band BAE173 will hold its first concert in Japan next month, it announced on Friday. The group will perform live in Tokyo four times, on Sept. 18,19, 23 and 24. In May, the nine members met their fans in Tokyo at its first fan meet. Separately, the band will roll out fourth EP “Odyssey: Dash” on Wednesday. Dohyun produced all tracks from the EP including focus track “Dash.” First trai...

Kwon Eun-bi will meet her fans in Japan for the first time on Oct. 30 and Nov. 3, agency Woollim Entertainment announced Thursday. The former IZ*ONE member will host her first solo fan meet event, “Rubi’s Room,” in the country, twice each day in Osaka and Tokyo. Rubi is the name of her official fandom community. The performer launched her official fan club in Japan on Wednesday and pro...

Girls’ Generation will greet fans to mark its 15th anniversary of debut in Seoul on Sept. 3, according to label SM Entertainment on Wednesday. The event “Long Lasting Love” will be the first time the bandmates are meeting fans in person since its fan meet event that celebrated its 10th anniversary. The veteran girl group reunited after five years and made a comeback last week with its sev...

Girl group StayC decided to put off its fan meet event as a fifth member of the group, J, tested positive for COVID-19, said agency HighUp Entertainment on Monday. The result came out positive on Monday even though she tested negative on Sunday. Yoon is the only member who has not contracted the virus from the six-member group. The group’s first fan meet event that was originally planned ...

Rookie girl group New Jeans has attracted 1 million followers on TikTok, according to agency Ador on Monday. The young quintet put out eponymous EP on Monday. Focus track “Attention” and double title track “Hype Boy” were dropped subsequently in advance to the full release of the four-track EP last month. “Attention” made among top 10 on daily chart of Melon, the largest music platform...

Junho of 2PM will meet fans in Seoul from Aug. 12-14, label JYP Entertainment announced Thursday. The label uploaded three teaser posters for the event, dubbed “Before Midnight.” The last day’s mini concert will be broadcast live via Naver’s Beyond Live platform. In the following week, he will fly to Tokyo for a meet-and-greet with fans in Japan. The veteran idol and actor will be returni...

BM of Kard will put out a solo single on Aug. 9, according to agency DSP Media, on Wednesday. He will release the digital single “Strangers,” which consists of a title track and “Bad Intentions.” The single comes about six months after the project single “Lost In Euphoria.” The agency uploaded a new logo for the upcoming project, inspired by a driving wheel, reflecting the mood of the mai...

Boy band Enhypen uploaded a poster for its forthcoming international tour Tuesday. It showed each of the seven members and the timetable for their first world tour that starts in Seoul on Sept. 17. After two concerts in Seoul, the band will head to the US in October, visiting fans in six cities, including Houston, Atlanta and New York. The following month, it will put on six shows in three...

NCT Dream will hold an exhibit in Seoul from Aug. 20 to Oct. 18, said Live Connect that organized the event Monday. The show “Dream Vibe” marks the band’s milestones while cherishing the memories it built with fans. A space inspired by “Life Is Still Going On,” from the repackaged version of first LP, will be created as part of the exhibit. A range of merchandise exclusive to the event will b...

ITZY dropped a collaborative single with American singer-songwriter Bebe Rexha on Friday. Yeji and Ryujin sang with the musician for a remake of “Break My Heart Myself,” her song from last year. The two members shared a video in June dancing to the song. Rexha thanked the two, sharing a clip from the video and writing on her Instagram: “‘Break My Heart Myself’ was always my favorite so...

Gyuri of fromis_9 has left the group, and the band will continue as an eight-member act. She will terminate her activities and contract as a member as of July 31, said Pledis Entertainment on Thursday. All her bandmates signed with the company in August last year, while Jang maintained her contract with their first agency, Off The Record. Pledis Entertainment, however, has been supporting ...

BTS’ anthology album “Proof” extended its stay on the Billboard 200, sitting at No. 37. The compilation album debuted at No. 1 on the chart, its sixth album to achieve the feat. The album sold close to 3 million copies as of the first week of July, after selling over 2 million in the first week of sales. The septet had four songs each on the Billboard Global 200 and Global Chart excluding the...

Jackson of GOT7 surprised fans with news that he will drop a digital single on Friday. He uploaded a teaser image for the single “Cruel,” which was first unveiled at the Coachella music festival in April. The musician also opened the friendly match between Manchester United and Liverpool held in Bangkok earlier this month with the song. The digital single, along with previous single “Blow...

Girls’ Generation will make a comeback with its seventh full album on Aug. 8, announced label SM Entertainment on Monday. The LP “Forever 1” comes after about five years since the veteran female group released its sixth LP “Holiday Night.” It will be comprised of 10 tracks and marks the group’s 15th anniversary. The band debuted in 2007 with the single “Into The New World.” All the me...

Singer and actor Park Ji-hoon will meet fans in Japan on Aug. 18 and 20, agency Maroo Entertainment said Friday. It has been over 2 1/2 years since the last time Park greeted them in person in the country. He will hold two sessions each in Tokyo and Kobe. In May, he held an offline event for his fans in Korea, celebrating his birthday together. He also met fans in Thailand, for the first ...