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EXO-SC reigned the UAE iTunes albums chart with ‘1 Billion Views’, fronted by a retro disco hip hop track of the same name. EXO’s sub-unit, featuring Chanyeol and Sehun, hyped up fans by dropping tracks and music videos for solos ‘Nothin’ and ‘On Me’, as …
EXO’s Kai reportedly preparing for a solo debut. A representative from his agency SM Entertainment reportedly confirmed that its artist is preparing for his forthcoming solo debut, without disclosing any further details. This will make him the fifth member of the prominent boy group to …
EXO’s Suho, BTOB’s Hyunsik and Sungjae, Block B’s U-Kwon and Pentagon’s Jinho will bid a temporary farewell to fans as they will all be carrying out their mandatory military service this month.
Last week, the K-Pop idols — and their labels — shared the news, confirming dates without disclosing details on specific times and locations of their enlistment as they wish to enter the military quietly.
The BTOB members first dropped the unexpected news on their respective Instagram accounts with a heartfelt post, revealing that they will temporarily leave the band to fulfil their duties on May 11.
Fellow member Eunkwang was recently discharged in April — and is preparing to release a new solo album in June — wile Changsub and Minhyuk are currently serving as an active-duty soldier and a conscripted policeman, respectively.
Much like the pair, Pentagon’s Jinho will be enlisting on the same day and will serve his military term as an active-duty soldier once he completes basic training, making him the first member to fulfil mandatory duty to his country. His bandmates will continue participating on Mnet’s competition show ‘Road to Kingdom’.
Three days later, Suho, the leader and lead vocalist of EXO, will be also joining his bandmates, Xiumin and D.O., in the military.
Following the release of his successful solo debut with album ‘Self Portrait’, the EXO member — whose real name is Kim Jun-myeon — announced the news to the group’s EXO-L fan base in a handwritten letter posted on fan community application, Lysn, confirming that he will be enlisting on May 14. Suho went on to thank fans for the support and wished them to remain healthy.
On May 18, U-Kwon will become the fourth member — after Jaehyo, Taeil and B-Bomb — of Block B to enlist in the military.
On Friday, his label KQ Entertainment confirmed that the singer will fulfil his service as an active-duty soldier after his basic training.
A number of K-Pop artists have already enlisted in the army this year as all able-bodied men must serve the country’s military for a period of around two years, according to the South Korean law.
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EXO’s Chen welcomed his first child with his wife at a hospital in Seoul’s Gangnam district on April 29. His label SM Entertainment confirmed media reports, stating that the 27-year-old is now a father to a healthy daughter. Chen — whose real name is Kim …
Exo’s Suho painted a personal self-portrait with his new sentimental music and managed to make a chart-topping solo debut with flying colours in the UAE last week. The leader of the prominent K-Pop boy band released his first ever solo mini-album ‘Self-Portrait’, showcasing his own …
Coca-Cola Arena has officially confirmed in a tweet that the South Korean music show Music Bank will be bringing its world tour live on March 21.
As Gulf News tabloid first revealed earlier this month, the ‘Music Bank in Dubai’ stage is set to dazzle with performances by popular and well-established K-Pop acts Twice, Seventeen, Monsta X, Jus2 as well as Exo’s Baekhyun.
The big news earlier Friday morning prompted fans to tweet their excitement and thrill of having another K-Pop concert the same weekend. On March 20, the arena will be also be taken over by ‘K-Pop Super Concert’, with veteran K-Pop group Super Junior as the headliners along with anticipated performances from groups NCT 127 and Laboum, reggae duo RGP and soloist Jun.
The confirmed KBS Music Bank stellar-studded line-up list unquestionably have a massive fan following in the UAE. Music from the popular acts has been seen taking over the local iTunes chart with new releases.
While Twice and GOT7’s unit group Jus2 will stage their debut performance at the multi-purpose indoor arena, it isn’t the first for Exo member Baekhyun and Seventeen in the UAE.
Baekhyun previously performed at 2018’s ‘SMTown Live World Tour VI in Dubai’ and flew to Dubai to film project group SuperM’s debut music video last year.
As for Seventeen, the K-Pop sensation held a mini-concert alongside other Korean acts at the Dubai World Trade Centre for the Korea Brand & Content Expo 2019 event last October, while Monsta X performed at KCON 2016 Abu Dhabi.
All-male group Monsta X performed at the MDL Beast Festival in Riyadh in December of last year.
Dubai is one of many long lists of city stops as part of KBS Music Bank’s annual concert world tour. The South Korean TV show has hosted its concert series in cities such as Japan, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Turkey and Brazil since 2001. The emirate will reportedly become it’s 15th world tour location.
The latest announcement comes after Korean broadcasting companies and music labels have halted or suspended K-Pop events and concerts amid concerns over the coronavirus outbreak and the safety of fans and its artists.
More details on the duration and tickets are yet to be revealed.
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Seventeen image provided by Korea Creative Content Agency
K-Pop superstars Exo will be awarded a star at Dubai’s Walk of Fame in Downtown Dubai this October. The big news was officially revealed by The Dubai Stars on its social media handles last night. “We’ve seen the legendary @WeAreOneEXO take the music industry by …
K-pop superstars Exo will be taking over the world’s tallest tower this weekend! The record-breaking South Korean boy band are set to be featured on Burj Khalifa’s giant LED show on July 14. Group of Exo fans from China, who go by China Baidu Exo …
Fans of popular boy band Exo, Exo-Ls, can now get a glimpse of an additional member’s life. Kim Jong-in, also known as Kai, surprised fans last week by opening a new personal Instagram account three years after deleting it.
After posting for the first time, the K-pop star’s account gained 1 million followers in a little over 15 hours. This in turn has placed him on the top three of the fastest Instagram accounts to gain a huge following in a day, even beating Kylie Jenner’s record of reaching 806,000 followers in the first 10 hours.
While Pope Francis holds the fastest record to reach 1 million Instagram followers within 12 hours of launching his account, Kai is the second Instagrammer to gain one million followers in a short time on the photo and video-sharing app. Kylie Jenner is currently in third place followed by footballer legend Cristiano Ronaldo and South Indian internet sensation Priya Prakash Varrier.
Kai’s Instagram followers are expected to increase following the excitement of local and international EXO-Ls.
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Exo’s multitalented members Kai and Sehun made show-stopping appearances at the fashion industry’s most glamorous runway shows. Dressed in head-to-toe Gucci, Kai fashionably arrived and stole the spotlight at Gucci’s Cruise 2019 Fashion Show in Arles, France. The K-pop star had fans snapping pictures with …