“The time has come. I’ll miss you all. I’m also making my acting debut as a doctor. I shot the film in July, and it’ll be released sometime next year, so I hope many of you guys will watch it then,” he said. “It’s been four years since I last performed in Seoul, so I was a bit worried and anxious, but I’m touched and surprised how so many of you came to visit me. I’ll promise that there’ll be mo...

Leaving its powerful and frenzied beats behind, boy group Just B returned with a new batch of songs that shout out equality and the importance of it through its third EP, “= (Neun),” released Wednesday evening. If the group’s previous three records -- the Rage trilogy -- revealed stories of internal and external anger and overcoming their fury by stepping into a new world, this time, the rookie ...

Not only is K-pop a tool behind the country’s national branding, but it can also be an olive branch. When Korea-China relations hit rock bottom regarding the deployment of THAAD, an advanced US missile defense system, Exo accompanied then-President Moon to the opening ceremony of the Korea-China Economic and Trade Partnership in 2017. During the event, Moon expressed hopes to make South Korea an...

K-pop sensation BTS has been nominated by the Grammy Awards for the third year in a row -- and for the first time the band has been nominated in more than one category. According to the the Recording Academy's list of nominees for next year’s Grammy Awards, the boy band has been nominated for best pop duo/group performance with its mega-hit collaboration with British rock band Coldplay titled “M...

But Chen said his new album is not all gloomy. His sidetracks -- “Photograph,” “Traveler,” “I Don’t Even Mind,” “Reminisce” and “Your Shelter” -- are filled with different beats. “The sidetracks have different keywords like love and happiness, and it shows how I feel about those emotions, so I hope people will delve into those emotions while listening,” he said. And looking back on his 10-year ...

Prosecutors have asked for three years in prison for Yang Hyun-suk, the founder and former chief of K-pop powerhouse YG Entertainment, who is on trial for allegedly trying to block an investigation into a drug scandal involving a rapper under his company. The trial began at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on Monday. The prosecution criticized Yang for failin...

“Hip-hop is a culture that incorporates different elements of art and has many charms, and I’m curating the hip-hop that could be to listeners’ tastes, hoping that they will like it.” He laughs at the thought, “It sounds big, but I’m going to dream big.” And now, making music is fun for the artist “I thought I was odd before. I’m a high school dropout and started music at 28. But like the phras...

The drama series debuted on Sept. 23 and currently airs every Friday and Saturday. Born Jeon Chang-ha, he is a social media sensation with some 22 million followers, offering a variety of content, mainly dancing and short videos, geared towards the younger generation. In February 2021, the TikTok celebrity was included in a TikTok billboard advertisement placed in central Tokyo. Apart from his...

BTS continued its US success in 2021, with three more chart-toppers. Smooth like butter, the septet’s “Butter” landed at No. 1 on June 5. The addictive summer song later became the 40th in the chart’s history to spend 10 weeks or more atop the Hot 100. The track also made the biggest YouTube debut of all time. BTS’ “Permission To Dance” hit the top spot in July. The single, co-written by Englis...

(G)I-dle also recorded its first Billboard 200 entry with its fifth EP, “I Love,” released last month. The group debuted in 2017. Cube Entertainment announced that the quintet’s album has landed at No. 71. The main track on the album, “Nxde” also peaked at No. 13 on Billboard’s World Digital Song Sales chart, which shows the week’s most popular downloads. It also peaked at No. 198 on the Global...

Apart from the new album, RM will also co-host tvN’s upcoming television program “The Dictionary of Useless Human Knowledge,” set to premiere sometime this winter. Meanwhile, BTS announced in June that it would go on a temporary hiatus from full group activities while the members pursue solo endeavors. Last month, the band rolled out its military enlistment plans. The group’s agency announced t...

RM put out his first-ever self-titled solo mixtape, “RM,” in 2015, which had a total of 11 tracks, including the title track “Do You.” In 2018, he dropped another mixtape titled “mono.” with seven songs, including “seoul,” a track produced by English electronic music duo Honne. The wunderkind also has a long list of collaborations under his belt. He featured in Gaeko of Dynamic Duo’s solo song “...

“WYD," “Click,” “NG,” “Not Swayed,” “Teacup” and “No Love” are all dedicated to a lover. The fourth track, “The Worst Day Ever,” is a song TRADE L wrote when artists he revered burst his bubble, and the last song, “Somebody, U,” was written to thank those rooting for him. Seeking to make music that resonates with people and reminds them of certain emotions, TRADE L sees it as a mark of success w...

Jeff said it was challenging to convey the album’s core idea, but he tried his best by investing more time in making facial expressions depicting a boy in love. At the end of the event, A-Min said he hopes to see EPEX as a band with which the younger generation can resonate, adding that they are a group that speaks for the youth. EPEX’s fourth EP, “Prelude of Love Chapter 1. ‘Puppy Love’,” hit ...

The singer-songwriter also walked down memory lane to look back on his decadelong career during the event. “The moment I first saw my face on television when I debuted through the survival program ‘Superstar K 4’ still has a strong impression on my mind. The happiest moment has yet to come, but I think my upcoming concert could be the one,” he said, grinning. The musician also hinted at his upc...