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With the debut of its unit XUM just around the corner, K-Pop group NeonPunch has decided to disband three years after their launch. The all-female act’s agency A100 Entertainment announced the news on the group’s social media channels on August 11. “In fact, our A100 …
Astro’s Moonbin and Sanha are gearing up to for their unit debut. On Friday, Fantagio Entertainment announced that its artists have already completed recording music and plan to formally launch in mid-September. No other details have officially been revealed yet as of this writing. Other …
YG Entertainment has revealed comeback details for its artists Akdong Musician (AKMU) and Winner’s Mino and Yoon.
On August 11, the K-Pop behemoth disclosed that brother-sister duo AKMU will be dropping three new singles starting from September. The pair have already completed recording the songs and are currently filming music videos, the agency confirmed.
Their upcoming comeback arrives almost a year since releasing third full-length album ‘Sailing’ after Lee Chan-hyuk was discharged from the country’s compulsory two-year military service in May 2019.
Two days later, YG also updated fans on Winner members, revealing that Mino is in the final stages of preparing his 10-track album, which is slated to drop sometime in October.
Yoon has been filming for MBC’s new TV drama ‘Kairos’ that will premiere on October 26 and is working on a solo album despite his busy schedule.
The agency went on to state that it is unclear the exact time frame for the K-Pop star’s music drop due to his drama schedules overlapping with music production but is aiming for an autumn release.
As for the duo’s other bandmates, Jinu and Hoony began their mandatory military duties back in April shortly after dropping Winner’s third full-length album ‘Remember’, which topped the UAE iTunes albums chart.
Last week, YG Entertainment also excited fans when they announced that Selena Gomez is the featured artist in BlackPink’s upcoming single, making the upcoming collaboration the K-Pop group’s third time working with a foreign artist.
Additionally, its rookie group Treasure — composed of members Hyunsuk, Doyoung, Jeongwoo, Junghwan, Jihoon, Jaehyuk, Asahi, Yoshinori, Junkyu, Mashiho, Yedam and Haruto — recently made their debut with single album ‘The First Step: Chapter One’. They are the first K-Pop group in four years to emerge from YG Entertainment and fourth boy group to debut after Big Bang, iKON and Winner.
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South Korean artist Tiger JK and several local K-Pop fanbases have showed their support and condolences with Lebanon in the aftermath of the catastrophic twin blasts that ripped through Beirut’s port last week. The hip-hop pioneer and member of Drunken Tiger tweeted “Prayers #prayforBEIRUT” on …
VIXX’s Hongbin has decided to part ways from the group following his live stream controversy. His agency Jellyfish Entertainment made the announcement on August 7, revealing that the K-Pop star shared his intentions to withdraw from the group after discussing it with the VIXX members …
Hyolyn has announced a comeback with her second mini-album, ‘Say My Name’.
On August 7, the singer excited fans by dropping a first teaser image of her upcoming musical offering, which is slated for release on August 19.
At time of writing, no further details on the album has been revealed.
The former Sistar member has been keeping busy, entertaining fans with song covers such as that of Sam Smith’s ‘To Die For’, Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber’s ‘Stuck With U’, and more.
Last week, the singer and her former bandmates — Bora, Soyu, and Dasom — celebrated their 10th anniversary separately, dropping images of each holding their group albums on their respective social media platforms.
The singer was part of female quartet Sistar for seven years, before it’s disbandment in 2017. The act has released several hits such as ‘Shake It’, ‘Touch My Body’ and, ‘Loving U’.
Following the all-female group’s disbandment, the star went on to establish her own label. The former Sistar member and leader is renowned for her husky vocals and powerful performances.
Back in March, she announced her official fandom name as Bae — which is also the title of her 2018 lead single.
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K-Pop’s Avengers are gearing up for their return to the global stage with first official album, ‘Super One’ on September 25. SM Entertainment confirmed that its supergroup SuperM will drop two empowering, anthemic pre-release singles ‘100’ and ‘Tiger Inside’ on August 14 and September 1, …
Koo Jun-hoe and Kim Jin-hwan of iKON have been involved in a drunk driving accident last Monday. According to the Namhae Police Station, the incident happened when their van rode by a drunk driver, who is reportedly their manager, skidded on wet roads and slammed …
K-Pop sensation BlackPink returned from their impending comeback, this time raising the bar even higher with their highly-awaited pre-release track ‘How You Like That’ and dramatic, aesthetically-pleasing music video unleashed on Friday.
According to the band’s label and management agency YG Entertainment on its official website the message behind the hip-hop infused single is “to move forward and rise up in any bad circumstances”.
Written by TEDDY and Danny Chung, the track starts off with orchestral sounds and blends EDM with their signature sound as the song progresses. It also includes Arabic instrumentals during member Lisa’s second verse rap and a traditional souk in the music video.
And without a doubt, their momentous comeback created global buzz online and maintained a winning streak in their homeland and, of course, in the UAE.
Adding to their record-breaking list in their already remarkable career, the single shot to the top of the UAE iTunes songs chart and in 59 other countries, setting an all-time record for a K-Pop girl group, according to YG Entertainment.
The same day of its release, their music video, which reportedly scored the biggest premiere in YouTube history, was top trending in the UAE.
The fashionable foursome’s comeback has been long-awaited, considering their last comeback as a full group was with 2019 EP ‘Kill This Love’ — approximately a year and two months. Last month, the quartet collaborated with Lady Gaga on her track ‘Sour Candy’, which also topped the UAE iTunes songs chart.
As part of their three-tier scheme, another single will drop sometime between July and August before dropping first full-length album in September. Solo projects from Rosé, Lisa and Jisoo are also set to drop later this year.
BlackPink are a respected force within K-Pop — both domestically and internationally. Since debuting in 2016, Jisoo, Jennie, Rose and Lisa have been breaking records and have released hits such as ‘Ddu-Du Ddu-Du’ and ‘Kill This Love’. Along the way, they also built a legion of dedicated fans, collectively known as Blinks.
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Wonho, formerly of Monsta X, officially launched his solo career with English track ‘Losing You’. The singer-songwriter opened up a new chapter with the piano-driven ballad after parting ways with the K-Pop group amid a series of allegations that emerged online last year involving unpaid …