SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop rookie NewJeans put out a new single, titled “OMG,” Monday after a successful debut year, the group’s agency said. According to ADOR, “OMG” is a bouncy and exciting hip-hop R&B song that mixes hip-hop drum and percussion sounds with UK garage and trap rhythms Its lyrics depict a [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Singer-actress IU is dating actor Lee Jong-suk, their agencies said Saturday. “The two have recently evolved into lovers from close co-workers,” Lee’s agency, HighZium studio, said in a statement, confirming a news report on their romantic relationship. Edam Entertainment, the agency of IU, also confirmed the news, asking people [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Kim Jung-man, one of South Korea’s most famous commercial photographers, died Saturday at the age of 68 while fighting pneumonia, according to his family. Kim had a reputation for his fashion photography after majoring in western painting at the National School of Fine Arts at the Villa Arson in [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — All six members of K-pop boy group iKON will leave YG Entertainment with the expiration of their seven-year contracts with the agency, the company said Friday. “After a long discussion about their future activities with iKON members (Bobby, Jay, June, Song, DK and Chan), we have agreed to end [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy band NCT 127 will appear on U.S. broadcaster CNN’s special live global coverage for New Year’s Eve celebrations, the group’s management agency said Wednesday. NCT 127 will join an interview with host Kristie Lu Stout during “New Year’s Eve Live” slated for Saturday (local time) to send [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Daesung of K-pop boy group BIGBANG recently terminated his contract with YG Entertainment, the agency said Tuesday, with G-Dragon expected to be the band’s only member to remain with the company. “We’re discussing signing a contract with G-Dragon as a soloist, while Daesung is seeking a new start after [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – “Indigo,” the first solo album of BTS leader RM, has surged to No. 3 on Billboard’s main albums chart this week, making him the highest-charted K-pop soloist. Billboard said in an article on the preview of this week’s charts Monday (U.S. time) that RM became the first BTS member [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Taeyang of boy group BIGBANG has signed a management contract with The Black Label headed by K-pop producer Teddy, his former agency said Monday. “BIGBANG’s Taeyang came to work as an artist of The Black Label affiliated with YG Entertainment,” YG said in a press release. Founded by Teddy, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy band NCT 127 will release “Ay-Yo,” a repackaging of its fourth full-length album, next month, the group’s management agency said Monday. The album will come out Jan. 30 and has 15 tracks, including three new songs, SM Entertainment said. The band’s latest album, “2 Baddies,” was released [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean actor Song Joong-ki has been in a romantic relationship with a woman, his entertainment agency said Monday, following a newspaper report that he’s been dating a British woman. “Song is dating a woman who he has good feelings toward,” High Zium Studio said in a statement Monday, [...]