SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Can an online experience really replace the emotions of an on-site concert? Thanks to a new wave of innovative online performances in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic and strict physical distancing measures, we’re about to find out. With the performance market frozen due to the coronavirus pandemic, attempts [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Boy band Tomorrow X Together will drop a new album, “The Dream Chapter: Eternity,” next month, returning to dazzle the K-pop scene, its management agency said Tuesday. “The Dream Chapter: Eternity,” the band’s second EP set for release on May 18, is the third album under the “The Dream [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Singer-actress IU has teamed up with K-pop sensation BTS’ member Suga for an upcoming digital single, the former’s management agency announced Monday. IU will release the as-yet-unnamed new single, co-produced by Suga, on May 6, according to EDAM Entertainment. Other details, such as the genre, have yet to be [...]
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 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 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 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Dropping a new album Monday, Apink marks its 10th year in the K-pop scene, becoming a rare K-pop idol girl band to have a decade-long career. The six-piece band’s ninth EP, “Look,” was released on Monday evening, the first release from the group since the EP, “PERCENT,” dropped in [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Lee Seung-hoon, a member of K-pop boy band WINNER, will start his mandatory military service this week, the band’s management agency said Monday. The 28-year-old is scheduled to start a four-week training program Thursday at an Army boot camp in Nonsan, South Chungcheong Province, as part of the fulfillment [...]