SF9 will return with a 12th EP on Jan. 9, 2023, announced agency FNC Entertainment on Tuesday. The band surprised fans with a poster for the EP, “The Piece of 9,” that will be fronted by “Puzzle.” Seven members of the nine-piece act participated in releasing the album, including Rowoon who was absent from promoting its previous EP “The Wave of 9” as he was shooting a drama. He also missed the band’s recent US tour. The six members of the band toured New

K-pop Dec. 20, 2022

    NCT Dream sold more than two million copies of its winter album “Candy,” said label SM Entertainment on Monday. Main track of the same title is a retake on H.O.T.’s hit song from 1996 and topped a series of music charts at home when it was released in advance on Friday. The physical album will be rolled out on Monday. The album landed atop iTunes top albums chart in 16 regions and its worldwide albums chart. The seven-piece act’s second studio album &ld

K-pop Dec. 19, 2022

Vernon of Seventeen will put out his first solo mixtape on Dec. 23, announced agency Pledis Entertainment on Friday. A teaser image for mixtape “Black Eye” showed him standing on what looks like an all-terrain vehicle, and said “Turn up the radio” piquing interests of his fans. In the meantime, the 13-member act left for Manila on Thursday to resume touring Asia. It has toured three cities in Japan earlier this month and performed on stage at the 2022 Asia Artist Awards

K-pop Dec. 16, 2022

The music video for BTS’ “DNA” reached 1.5 billion views on YouTube on Thursday. “DNA” is the main track from “Love Yourself: Her,” which was released in September 2017. The video is the band’s third to reach the milestone, following “Boy With Luv (Feat. Halsey)” and “Dynamite.” The music video amassed 20 million views on the platform in the shortest time for a K-pop musical act at the time. The septet landed on both the Bi

K-pop Dec. 15, 2022

    A commemorative stamp featuring BTS will be issued in the first half of 2023, according to the Ministry of Science and ICT’s Korea Post on Wednesday. The band will be on one of 23 stamps to mark next year under the theme “Record of Youth.” Its label Hybe will jointly finalize the design of the stamp. In the meantime, the septet extended its stay on the Billboard 200 to a 26th consecutive week with anthology album “Proof.” The album debuted at

K-pop Dec. 14, 2022

RM of BTS landed on the Billboard 200 at No. 15 with his first solo album “Indigo,” according to the latest chart released on Monday in the US. Main track “Wild Flower (with youjeen)” debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at No. 83 and headed straight to the top of Top Selling Songs chart. This is the second time he made the Billboard 200 with his solo work, as his 2018 mixtape “mono” notched the No. 26 spot at the time. “Indigo” was dropped on D

K-pop Dec. 13, 2022

Red Velvet and aespa will jointly release a Christmas carol, according to label SM Entertainment on Monday. The two girl groups will roll out “Beautiful Christmas” on Wednesday in advance of the full release of the label’s winter album “2022 Winter SM Town: SMCU Palace.” The carol will front the album that is due out on Dec. 26. The upcoming single will be full of festivities, as the idols sing of how spending time together with a loved one makes for the best day e

K-pop Dec. 12, 2022

  Taeyang of Big Bang and Jimin of BTS will work together for Taeyang's upcoming solo album, according to a local media report on Friday. Jimin will be a featuring artist for one of the songs that is said to be released in January next year. Local media reported last week that the musician will make a comeback as a solo musician, about 5 1/2 years since his third solo full album “White Night.” Taeyang’s label YG Entertainment said “nothing has been confirmed yet&rd

K-pop Dec. 9, 2022

NCT 127 announced its plans Thursday to visit North and Latin America in January. The band added nine concerts in seven cities in the region, expanding its ongoing international tour. It will take to the stage in Chicago on Jan. 9 and hop over to Houston and Atlanta before flying over to Brazil. The tour will bring it to Santiago, Chile and Bogota, Colombia before the final destination, Mexico City. The nine-member act kicked off its second world tour in Seoul in December last year and has perf

K-pop Dec. 8, 2022

Blackpink will go live in Tokyo and Osaka, announced label YG Entertainment on Wednesday. The company uploaded a poster adding the two cities to its ongoing international tour. The group will hold two concerts each at Tokyo Dome and Kyocera Dome, on April 8-9 and June 3-4, respectively. This expands the Asian leg of its tour to 11 cities and 18 concerts in total. The foursome will perform in Japan for the first time in three years, since its “In Your Area” gig that brought about som

K-pop Dec. 7, 2022

Blackpink was chosen by Time magazine as Entertainer of the Year. Its highly anticipated second studio album “Born Pink” came out in September and sold over 2 million units, a record as the bestselling album by a Korean girl group. The LP became the first to debut atop Billboard 200 and UK’s Official Chart, a first for an Asian musician. The quartet “has managed to become the biggest girl group in the world,” the magazine wrote, and the key lies in “allowing

K-pop Dec. 6, 2022

    Suga of BTS amassed 400 million views on YouTube with the music video for his solo work “Daechwita,” according to label Big Hit Music on Monday. The video came out in May 2020 and reached the milestone on Sunday. “Daechwita” fronted the artist’s second solo mixtape “D-2,” sampling a traditional Korean marching tune of the same name. The song hit the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 76 and the mixtape on listed on the Billboard 200 at No. 11, e

K-pop Dec. 5, 2022

    Taeyang of Big Bang will make a comeback as a solo musician with an album in January, according to a local media report on Friday. “Nothing has been confirmed yet,” said the singer's label YG Entertainment following the report. His last solo release was his third studio album “White Night” which dropped in August 2017. He released “Louder,” a track for the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Games, in January 2018, as honorary ambassador for the event.

K-pop Dec. 2, 2022

HyunA and Dawn have decided to go their separate ways after dating for six years. HyunA broke the news to her fans via Instagram. “We decided to remain as good friends and colleagues from now on,” she said, thanking fans for supporting them. Dawn “liked” the post. The two started dating in 2016 and went public with their relationship in 2018. HyunA debuted as a member of Wonder Girls in 2007 and after a brief stint as part of 4Minute, went solo. Dawn was a member of Pent

K-pop Dec. 1, 2022

A new documentary film on BTS will be released via Disney+, the bandmates told media via a video clip at the APAC Disney Content Showcase held in Singapore on Wednesday. The documentary, “BTS The Monument: Beyond The Star,” will chronicle the growth of the band and take a close look at its music, said Suga. It will contain their blood, sweat and tears, RM added. The streaming service is also planning to produce a documentary on J-Hope surrounding the birth of his solo album. Separat

K-pop Nov. 30, 2022