SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — From K-pop dynamo BTS to boy band brand NCT’s subunit NCT Dream, some of the scene’s biggest acts as well as rookie groups are getting ready to come back with new music this month. At the forefront is BTS. The seven-piece group, which released Japanese single “Film Out” in [...]
SEOUL, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Rookie K-pop girl group aespa will release new single “Next Level” on May 17, the group’s agency said Thursday. The four-piece group, trained and produced by K-pop powerhouse SM Entertainment, made its debut in November with single “Black Mamba.” The song made a splash on global music charts, landing [...]
SEOUL, April 30 (Korea Bizwire) — ITZY, the five-piece act known for its empowering vibes, has continued to appeal to fans with its energy and confidence with its upcoming EP “Guess Who.” The all-female act — consisting of members Yeji, Lia, Ryujin, Chaeryeong and Yuna — is set to drop its six-track EP, fronted by [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Being a rookie is a once-in-a-lifetime phase. K-pop boy band Enhypen, which debuted late last year, shrewdly put together the feelings they went through over the past few months in their second EP “Border: Carnival.” The six-track album, which includes an intro and outro, as well as the main [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop sensation BTS is ready to come back next month with the cheerful summer number “Butter,” its agency said Tuesday. The “fun and upbeat summer song,” which will be the seven-piece act’s second English single following “Dynamite” released last year, will drop globally in a digital version at 1 [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl group ITZY is ready to come back with its fourth EP, “Guess Who,” later this month, its agency said Wednesday. The album, due out on April 30, includes main track “In the Morning” produced by their label founder and K-pop guru Park Jin-young, according to JYP Entertainment. [...]
SEOUL, March 4 (Korea Bizwire) — IU, one of the K-pop scene’s most prominent female solo acts, is set to drop her fifth full album later this month, her agency confirmed Thursday. Titled “Lilac,” the singer-songwriter’s studio album will be released March 25, according to EDAM Entertainment. It did not elaborate on the details of [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop songstress Sunmi is back with another new album to add to her discography of songs with striking concepts of feminist empowerment combined with a bold performance and a twist of wordplay. The singer on Tuesday unveiled two songs for her new EP — “Tail” and “What the Flower” [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — SHINee is back. Like the line that opens SHINee’s hit tracks like “Sherlock” and “Dream Girl,” the second-generation K-pop act is back with a new full album after two years and six months — a hiatus prompted by the enlistment of three of its members. The boy band known [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop soloist Chungha, who has evolved from a member of a project girl group to an aspiring K-pop soloist, is set to drop her much-awaited debut full album next week. Titled “Querencia,” the album carries 21 songs, including title track “Bicycle,” a R&B pop trap song that Chungha wrote [...]