SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy band Seventeen on Monday dropped its third full-length album, “An Ode,” a collection of dark, charismatic numbers. The 11-track album marks a sharp turnaround from the characteristic energetic, uplifting music style the band has pursued since its debut in 2015. The record is led by the main [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Beloved girl group Red Velvet released Tuesday a new EP, “The ReVe Festival: Day 2,” the quintet’s second album to hit the summer music scene this year. “Umpah Umpah,” the main track, is a bright, energizing disco number laced electric sound rhythms, whose lyrics draw on summer images like [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Explosive K-pop girl band ITZY dropped Monday its first EP whose title track is a collaboration among multiple high-profile K-pop composers. The record, “IT’z ICY,” is the four-member band’s first EP since its debut in February with two singles, including “Dalla Dalla.” “Dalla Dalla” set a record as a [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop diva Chungha on Monday released her fourth EP, “Flourishing,” whose title track is the first song she has composed. The fourth track, “Flourishing,” is a trap soul number written in English that sends out a message of self-confidence. The fifth song on the EP, and its main track, [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl band Red Velvet has returned to reign over the summer K-pop scene with a hypnotic new number, “Zimzalabim,” after making a splash the past two summers. “I hope we can hit another jackpot as we did with ‘Red Flavor’ and ‘Power Up,’” member Wendy said in a [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Super Junior will return as a nine-piece group with its ninth EP in the second half of this year, the band’s agency said Monday. Nine of its 11 members — Leeteuk, Heechul, Yesung, Shindong, Siwon, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Ryeowook and Kyuhyun — will participate in the album’s production, according to [...]
SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop star Psy will return to the forefront of the K-pop scene with a new album in early July, his management agency P Nation said Tuesday. “Psy will return with his ninth full-length album in early July … and premiere (the album) in the 2019 Swag Show,” the agency [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Chart-smashing K-pop girl band TWICE is gearing up for their first solo concerts in United States cities with the release of their new album, “Fancy You,” on Monday. The six-track album marks a major stylistic change for the five-year-old girl group, whose shining and cheering music and dance have [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS said Wednesday it took several years of sweat and tears and fans’ support to become the K-pop superstars they are today and now they want to use their power to spread a “positive influence.” “At first, we started out as innocent (boys),” BTS member Suga said in a [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop band BTS’ new album featuring two high-profile pop stars, Halsey and Ed Sheeran, rocked the world music scene Friday, revealing the band’s stories of love, self and the outside world. “Map of the Soul: Persona” hit major online music stores Friday evening (Korean time). It is the opening [...]