Girl group Class:y will release its first single in Japan on June 22, said agency M25 Entertainment on Friday. The single will include the Japanese version of “Shut Down,” its debut song from first EP “Y: Class Is Over” that came out last month. In the teaser photographs, the seven bandmates went for chic and bold, a dramatic change from the cute image they presented for the debut EP in Korea...

New song “Yet to Come” pieces together BTS’ past songs, promises for a brighter future

WJSN will release a special single on July 5, announced agency Starship Entertainment on Thursday. The group uploaded an image for single “Sequence” that showed pink and yellow flowers against a background of blue. On the day of release it will host a showcase to mark the occasion. Its previous album was EP “Unnatural” from March last year. WJSN has been keeping busy during the while, app...

Rising K-pop girl group aespa's second EP "Girls" has scored over 1 million units in preorders since they began a week ago, SM Entertainment, the group's agency, said Thursday. Debuting in November 2020 with a unique metaverse-based concept, the quartet shot to fame with its debut single "Black Mamba" and follow-up songs "Next Level" and "Savage." The large preorders herald the forthcoming albu...

Less than a year since Secret Number graced the stages, the rookie girl group dropped its fourth EP “Doomchita.” This marks the sextet’s return in eight months since its previous work “Fire Saturday.” In a press conference held in Seoul on Wednesday prior to the album release, Soo-dam described the EP as “an album that shows a different side of Secret Number.” The singer went on to say that all...

Le Sserafim’s “Fearless” was listed as one of “The Best K-pop Songs and Albums of 2022 So Far” by Time magazine. In an article published Tuesday in the US, the rookie band’s titular track from the debut EP was described as “sleek and glossy.” The six-member group exceeded high anticipation surrounding the debut and sings of a resolution to reach the top through this funk and alternative pop t...

K-pop boy band Trendz released its second EP “Blue Set Chapter 2. Choice,” in which they continue their journey through the unknown space, Blue Set. The septet -- comprising of members Havit, Leon, Yoonwoo, Hankook, ra.L, Eunil and Yechan -- conducted a press conference in Seoul on Wednesday afternoon, ahead of the album‘s release at 6 p.m. that day. After overcoming the chaos and despair of Bl...

Marking the special occasion, BTS has invited around 4,000 local fans to the “M Countdown” recording session set to take place on Monday at the Jangchung Municipal Stadium in central Seoul. The “M Countdown” episode recorded that day will air via the Mnet channel on Thursday. BTS is also set to showcase the new song on KBS 2TV’s “Music Bank” on Friday and SBS’ “Inkigayo” Saturday. The forthcomin...

Four-piece K-pop act to hold first-ever showcases in US, Japan, drop new album “Girl” on July 8

Girl group fromis_9 will put out its fifth EP “from our Memento Box” on June 27, said agency Pledis Entertainment on Tuesday. It has been about five months since its previous EP “Midnight Guest” with which the group topped Oricon’s daily album chart and came in first place in television music chart shows two times in Korea. The fourth EP sold over 104,000 copies in the first week of sales,...

South Korean girl group aespa will hold a showcase in Los Angeles this month for its American fans, its agency said Tuesday. The group will perform its hit singles and new songs during the "aespa Showcase SYNK in LA" at YouTube Theater on June 26 (US time), SM Entertainment said. Aespa will then hold its first showcase in Japan from Aug. 6-7. Debuting in November 2020 with a unique metaverse-b...

K-pop supergroup BTS will make a highly anticipated return to the music scene Friday with an anthology album titled "Proof." The group will drop the album compiling the group's nine-year-long activities since its debut at 1 p.m. on Friday in South Korea, which is midnight US EST, apparently with the US market in mind, according to the local music scene. It will be the band's first physical albu...

Kim Jonghyun, formerly known as JR of NU’EST, will greet fans at a fan meeting event on July 2, agency Evermore Entertainment announced Friday. The event will be livestreamed to allow the performer to communicate with fans around the world. This will be the first move on his own, after the group disbanded in March, wrapping up its 10-year career. Last month, the former leader of NU’ES...

While YG Entertainment refused to confirm or comment about the reports, anticipation for Blackpink’s comeback has been climbing fast with the four bandmates appearing in the public spotlight together more often in the recent weeks. The girls made local media headlines on May 23 after Rolling Stone published the exclusive interview with the K-pop group, who graced the June cover of the magazine. ...

Boy band OneUs will greet fans in Japan for the first time in a series of fan meeting events from later this month, according to agency RBW Entertainment on Thursday. Under the title “Summer,” the band will meet fans in Tokyo and Osaka, on June 25 and July 3, respectively. It will be returning to Japan about a month after its third concert in the country. Last month, the six-member act pu...