SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop act IZ*ONE will release a new album next month, its management agency said Monday, amid a lingering controversy over vote-rigging in the audition program that it debuted through. The band will drop its fourth EP, “One-reeler/Act Ⅳ” on Dec. 7, Off the Record said. The album, the first [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — For pianist Sunwoo Yekwon, recording his new album “Mozart” in pandemic-hit Europe was a miracle itself. The 31-year-old pianist who has conquered a series of international competitions, including the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2017, returned with his first new album with Decca, “Mozart,” in three years. “As [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The year 2020 has been one of the most dismal years for many around the globe, jolting people to face a harsh new reality where the most mundane things in life have become a luxury. BTS, the K-pop act that has grown into one of the biggest pop groups [...]
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, 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. 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. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Boy band Seventeen, king of youth consolation and empathy among K-pop acts, on Monday returned with a highly anticipated new “special album” that’s all but guaranteed to become the group’s biggest commercial success. The six-track record, the band’s first new release in just four months since “Heng:garae” is titled [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop megastar BLACKPINK’s first full-length album debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard main album chart this week, setting a new record in the history of South Korean girl groups. “At No. 2 on the Billboard 200, BLACKPINK’s debut full-length ‘The Album’ enters with 110,000 equivalent album units earned,” [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop girl group TWICE’s upcoming full-length album includes collaborations with popular musicians, such as Dua Lipa and Heize, its agency said Sunday. The nine-member group’s second full-length album “Eyes Wide Open” features 13 songs, including “Behind the Mask” that was co-composed by British pop diva Dua Lipa. The lyrics [...]