K-pop girl group Twice has been honored as this year's breakthrough artist by Billboard Women In Music, becoming the first Korean artist to win at the awards. Billboard on Monday, US time, announced on its website that Twice has been named the winner in the Breakthrough Artist category at the 2023 Billboard Women In Music awards. This marks the first time in history that a Korean artist earned a...

"There is a part where the boy turns into the devil and then turns back into a boy. We need to show the boy falling for the temptation while tempting the audience through our performance at the same time. A sensitive control of the dynamics while performing and the vocalization were important," Taehyun explained. Huening Kai said he was worried after hearing "Sugar Rush Ride" for the first time....

Hallyu words Some may criticize that the new trend among international K-pop and Hallyu fans are a deterioration of traditional Korean. However, Kiaer, who is researching the evolution of Korean language at its forefront, says this is not a timely perception. Kiaer defined these new words as neither Korean nor non-Korean, but a "diaspora word." For Korean language to develop and excel naturally...

September will see several K-pop stars leave the military. SF9's Inseong and Block B's P.O are serving in the military band, Inseong in the Army until Sept. 20 and P.O in the Marine Corps until Sept. 27. Golden Child's leader Lee and SF9's leader Young-bin are to be discharged together on Sept. 28. Along with Day6's Wonpil, Astro's MJ is to end his service in November.

The night seemed to hit Ni-Ki differently, as it was his biggest-ever concert in his home country. "It has been my dream even before debut to stand here and hold a concert and I honestly didn't expect it will happen," Ni-Ki said, his voice trembling with tears. "I didn't expect there to be this many Japanese Engenes, and this time at Kyocera Dome has made me realize that and I couldn't have been...

NCT 127 is launching a virtual concert in collaboration with Roblox. SM Entertainment on Wednesday announced NCT 127 will hold a global virtual concert, "The NCT 127 Concert Experience," in the metaverse space of Roblox. Along with the platform's developer Roblox Corp., the nine-piece K-pop band will launch the first-ever K-pop concert inside the metaverse space. From Jan. 28-30, the concert wi...

Aespa will be taking the stage at New York's Governors Ball Music Festival this summer. SM Entertainment on Wednesday announced that the girl group has been invited to the annual festival, becoming the first female K-pop act to perform at event. This year's Governors Ball is set to take place on June 9-11 at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, with Lizzo, Odesza and Kendrick Lamar among the...

Ending a hiatus that had stretched over a year, Cignature marked a long-awaited return Tuesday. The K-pop girl group on Tuesday dropped its third EP, "My Little Aurora." Ahead of the album's release at 6 p.m. that day, the act conducted an online press conference. Cignature consists of Chaesol, Jeewon, Seline, Chloe, Belle, Semi and Dohee. "I'm nervous but it feels good. We've waited a long ti...

Yena made her name to the public as a member of IZ*ONE, which was put together through Mnet's popular audition program "Produce 48" in 2018. Her terms with the project girl group came to an end in April 2021, and she finally debuted solo in January 2022 with her first EP "Smiley." With her second EP "Smartphone," Yena recorded sales of 110,000 copies in the first week, setting a firm foundation a...

"Vibe" takes a softer turn from Taeyang's more powerful and hip-hop-inspired hits, such as "Where U At," "Ringa Linga" and "I'll Be There." The pop and R&B mix is composed of addictive and strong beats to which the two musicians' voices sing of the subtle emotions in a relationship. In the '90s-style music video, Taeyang and Jimin dance together to the groovy beats. The single is the first relea...

Jay of K-pop band Enhypen apologized on Wednesday for his contentious comments regarding Korean history. On Tuesday, Jay spoke with his bandmate Sunghoon of Enhypen on the issue of history during an online broadcast. In the casual chat, Jay said Korean history is "like a short novel," causing some fans out to lash out that his words as disparaging. The conversation began with Sunghoon saying, "...

But straying from the hustle and bustle of entertainment for a long time, Byul said the value of even such unwanted opportunities hit her differently. The few moments when she could go on the stage could not have felt more precious, she said. "Although there might be songs on my trail that I didn't like at the time, it's thanks to those songs as well that I could be standing here again. I'm amaz...

"We take a picture naturally at a special moment. And in the future I draw, we don't stop there, but we also create the music to capture that mood and emotion on the spot. People will be able to not only record the moment, but take part in making it by producing their own songs exactly the way they want. Songs often become a medium to look back on one's memories, and we'll be able to do it with n...

Astro is a six-piece group that debuted in February 2016 under Fantagio. Moonbin and Sanha formed the first subunit of the group and released their first duet album, "In-Out," in September 2020. They put out prerelease single "Ghost Town" in February before the second EP, "Refuge," in expanding their musical career. This is the first Astro-related album since some of its members renewed their co...

K-pop girl group Twice will unveil its new English single "Moonlight Sunrise" later this month, making its first step of the new year. JYP Entertainment, the act's agency, on Wednesday said Twice will drop the new song, a prerelease from the upcoming album, at 2 p.m. on Jan. 20. Ahead of the announcement, JYP posted on the act's social media the online cover image of "Moonlight Sunrise," reveal...