SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop megastar BTS is set to appear in a year-end concert organized by its agency, Big Hit Entertainment, the agency-label announced Thursday. Big Hit Entertainment, which also runs a namesake label, said the seven-member act will be included in the lineup for the “2021 New Year’s Eve Live presented [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — GFriend is the latest K-pop act to turn to disco. The six-member girl group unveiled its new title track “MAGO” in a media showcase Monday ahead of dropping its third studio album “回: Walpurgis Night” at 6 p.m. The album, which succeeds EPs “LABYRINTH” and “Song of the Sirens,” [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop megastar BTS has clinched four trophies at this year’s MTV Europe Music Awards (EMA), including the coveted Best Song prize. The seven-member act took home four prizes in total, winning the Best Song category with its latest hit “Dynamite” and Best Virtual Live for its concert that was [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Suga, a member of K-pop megastar BTS, will take a break from official activities, including promotion for an upcoming album, to fully recover from a recent shoulder surgery, the band’s agency said Friday. “Suga underwent surgery to repair his torn shoulder labrum on November 3,” Big Hit Entertainment said [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — SM Entertainment said Monday that aespa, the agency’s first K-pop act in four years, is set to officially debut on Nov. 17. The all-female quartet will release its first single “Black Mamba” at 6 p.m. on Nov. 17, the agency said. SM Entertainment recently released the profiles of the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Mino, the witty rapper and lyricist of K-pop boy band WINNER, said Friday his upcoming second solo album is all about showing what kind of musician he is. Mino, whose real name is Song Min-ho, is set to drop the album “Take,” in the evening, two years after he [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — It depends on what you define K-pop as, but the Refund Sisters are probably not your typical K-pop stars. Brimming with confidence and bad girl vibes, nothing seems to daunt the group’s four divas — soloists Uhm Jung-hwa and Lee Hyori, rapper Jessi and Hwasa of girl group MAMAMOO [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop act Tomorrow X Together said Monday their upcoming album captures the stories and sentiments of teens who are living in an unprecedented world amid the new coronavirus pandemic. “Like everyone else, we were taken aback and confused by the situation that we’re experiencing for the first time. Above [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Popular K-pop girl group TWICE said Monday that its upcoming full-length album “Eyes Wide Open” will likely surprise fans with the band’s darker and bolder side. “It portrays the danger and anxiety that come from standing on the boundary between the good and bad,” rapper Dahyun said in a [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Irene, a member of popular K-pop act Red Velvet, admitted to allegations that she verbally attacked a stylist during a recent shoot and apologized over the incident. “I sincerely apologize for hurting the stylist with my foolish attitude and careless words and action,” Irene said in an Instagram post [...]