SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Song Min-ho of K-pop group WINNER has been discharged from the military, industry sources said Tuesday, amid allegations that he did not fulfill his duties properly. The sources said Song completed his mandatory service as a social service agent at a facility in Seoul’s Mapo district the previous day. [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group WINNER has sidestepped setbacks caused by two members’ mandatory military duties with brisk individual activities and is now ready to bring their uplifting vibes back to the music scene. The quartet made a full-group comeback for the first time in more than two years Tuesday with [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Eric, a member of the popular K-pop boy group The Boyz, tested positive for the new coronavirus Monday, the group’s agency said. The singer whose original Korean name is Son Yeong-jae was confirmed to be COVID-19 positive after having a dinner with an acquaintance who was later confirmed to [...]
SEOUL, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Seungyoon, the leader of K-pop boy band WINNER who came into the spotlight though a TV audition show more than 10 years ago, said his upcoming solo studio album is a “memoir” of his musical journey over the past decade. Once a teenaged contender on the popular reality show [...]
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, 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 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Mino, a member of roaring boy band WINNER, officially debuted as a painter this week, the latest in a growing number of TV celebrities expanding their talent into the fine arts. An art exhibition including paintings by Mino, whose legal name is Song Min-ho began its run on Tuesday [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — WINNER recorded 100 million YouTube views with the video for “Really Really,” the four-member K-pop boy band’s first achievement of a YouTube landmark since their debut in 2014 with YG Entertainment, the management agency said Thursday. The music video of “Really Really,” which was released in April last year, [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — As much as K-pop is increasingly winning the hearts and minds of fans around the world, the scene also has had its fair share of criticism. One of the biggest gripes with K-pop has been the industry’s machine-like idol production system, which has, more often than not, involved scouting [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean pop singers Psy and Rain, as well as the boy band WINNER were honored during a Chinese music awards ceremony, their management companies said Friday. Psy and Rain received the “Tencent Video Best Concert” and “Best Overseas Artist” awards, respectively, during the MTV Asia Music Gala 2016 [...]