Aron, formerly of NU’EST, will launch a tour in Asia on his own in May, said agency Concept Factory on Wednesday. The tour will start in Tokyo on May 16 and continue in Seoul on May 20-21, in time for his birthday. It will signal his return as a solo musician as well. He produced the tour himself, as he did for his first solo fan meet event held last year. More concerts may be added to the tour...

This is not the first time that Blackpink has melded Korean traditional elements into their fashion. In 2020, the girls sparked a global trend with their modernized versions of hanbok, which they had donned in the music video for their mega-hit single, "How you like that?" In an interview conducted soon after, the young hanbok designer who had worked on the clothes said the brand's sales soared ...

How the NewJeans producer shook the scene with his trot-infused electronics album "Ppong"

Agency RBW Entertainment will host a group concert in Seoul and Tokyo this summer, announced the company on Tuesday. The event, dubbed RBW 2023 Summer Festival Over the Rainbow, is jointly organized with DSP Media and WM Entertainment and will be held in Seoul in July and in Tokyo in August. RBW is the management firm for Mamamoo, OneUS and OneWe and parent company of DSP Media and WM Entertain...

Hit K-pop producer Teddy Park's label, The Black Label, has launched a new company in Thailand to discover new global talent. The Black Label, an affiliate label co-founded by Teddy Park under YG Entertainment, on Tuesday announced it has established a joint venture, Theblacksea, with Bangkok-based Thai conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Group. Teddy Park, once an in-house producer of YG, made his n...

Singaporean entrepreneur plans to launch a K-content fund in Q3

K-pop phenomenon BTS' member J-Hope is enlisting for military service Tuesday. The singer bid farewell to fans through his social media on Monday night, posting a picture of himself with his head shaved, along with a hand-written message that read, "I'll be back in good health." J-Hope is reportedly beginning his obligatory military service on Tuesday. Reports showed that he will complete five ...

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-...

Yerin, formerly of GFriend, signed with agency Bill Entertainment, said the company on Monday. The agency uploaded a new profile picture of the performer and said that it is happy to support her start fresh. She debuted as a member of GFriend in 2015 with the EP “Season of Glass.” The group disbanded in May 2021 after its contract with management firm Source Music expired, a surprise for fans. ...

Lee Kigwang took part as composer and lyricist of the side tracks "I Can't Do This," "I'm Not You," "Out of Control," "Universe" and "Dive," and as lyricist for "Favorite," "Anxiety," "Jealous," "Goin' Down" and "Blind." "Predator" and "Religious" are the tracks with outside composers and lyricists. "Although fronting my album with my song (would have been) great, it's more important to think a...

SM Entertainment artists will join Hybe's K-pop fan community platform Weverse. Weverse, the largest global K-pop fan community platform, has around 65 million users from 245 countries or regions worldwide. Weverse on Monday announced that a dozen artists from SM Entertainment will open their fan communities on the platform by September. SM Entertainment is one of the nation's leading K-pop ag...

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...

Jinni, formerly of Nmixx, joined the agency UAP and will restart as a solo performer, her management firm Sublime said Friday. Sublime signed an agreement of understanding with the agency and will support her to realize her potential, it said. Jinni debuted as a member of girl group Nmixx in February last year but quit in December for personal reasons. Last month, she opened a social media acco...

Global K-pop sensation BTS will drop a new original soundtrack for the animated film "Bastions." The seven-piece boy band is set to sing the main original soundtrack for the 3D action-hero flick, according to Thymos Media on Friday. "Bastions" is produced and invested by local IT company Nable Communications. A 30-second clip featuring the septet's voices was also posted on the movie's social m...

OneUS will release a new album next month, said agency RBW Entertainment on Thursday. It comes about eight months since the boy band's eighth EP, “Malus.” The band won the top spot on a series of music charts at home with the main track “Same Scent” and four trophies from TV music chart shows. The single also made best K-pop of 2022 lists from Teen Vogue and Dazed. In the meantime, the five-pie...