SEOUL, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Three high-profile female soloists will dazzle the K-pop scene this spring as it tries to recover from the coronavirus fallout, dropping powerfully charged music albums. Solar from roaring girl band Mamamoo and Ha:tfelt, better known as Park Ye-eun, from Wonder Girls raised the curtain Thursday to unveil new albums. [...]
SEOUL, April 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A whirlwind of new music albums by idol bands are on course to hit the K-pop scene over the following weeks, providing a breath of life to the industry hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic. Starting next week, a flurry of high-profile idol bands are scheduled to drop new [...]
SEOUL, April 23 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop phenomenon BLACKPINK has collaborated with American pop icon Lady Gaga on the latter’s new upcoming album, the K-pop band’s management agency said Thursday. The K-pop female quartet was one of the three collaborators Lady Gaga worked with on her new album, “Chromatica,” according to the American singer’s release [...]
SEOUL, April 23 (Korea Bizwire) — “1719 is a compilation of music and writings about events that happened during the darkest and cruelest three-year period of my life. If you don’t want gloomy stories, you’d better close the book.” This is a warning Ha:tfelt, better known as Park Ye-eun from the band Wonder Girls, gives [...]
SEOUL, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) – In a reality singing competition television series on Fox, celebrities in extravagant costumes and face masks perform a cover of a famous song, while the audience and panelists who don’t know the identity of the singers vote for their favorite. This is the basic format of “The Masked Singer,” [...]
SEOUL, April 20 (Korea Bizwire) — “Dye,” the new EP by K-pop boy band GOT7, marks a dramatic style change for the six-year-old band, turning the seven members into medieval balladeers as if from a classical romance novel. The 10-track album, led by “Not by the Moon,” hit major online music stores at 6 p.m. [...]
SEOUL, April 20 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop super band BTS is releasing content tailored to the needs of fans amid the expansion of ‘untact’ culture across the globe following the coronavirus outbreak. The group has used YouTube broadcasts to share recent news, make a surprise announcement on plans for a new album, and hold online [...]
SEOUL, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Wandsbecker, a small German city on the outskirts of Hamburg, is home to a small building with a red sign that says ‘Seoul Station’. At first, it looks like a Korean restaurant, but it is in fact a dance studio specializing in K-pop choreography. This studio was opened by [...]
SEOUL, April 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Billboard-topping K-pop boy band SuperM will perform for “One World: Together At Home” this week, an all-star online charity concert co-organized by Lady Gaga and the World Health Organization to overcome the coronavirus pandemic, its agency said. SuperM will be the only South Korean musicians to join the lineup [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A series of live concerts K-pop boy band BTS performed since 2014 will be shown for free on YouTube this weekend to entertain fans at home in this time of coronavirus self-quarantine. The band’s management agency, Big Hit Entertainment, said a total of eight concerts and fan meeting events [...]