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Wed, October 4, 2023 | 23:06
[INTERVIEW] FIFTY FIFTY's chief producer SIAHN shares his formula for success
Hardly anyone expected a rookie girl group from a new K-pop label to land a song on the Billboard main singles chart only 130 days after its debut. But FIFTY FIFTY has achieved what seemed to be impossible with its February release, “Cupid,” becoming the fastest K-pop group to pull off such a feat.
K-pop | 2023-05-11 08:24
Mnet's survival show 'Queendom Puzzle' to premiere on June 13
“Queendom Puzzle,” a new survival show by cable channel Mnet, is set to air its first episode on June 13. In “Queendom Puzzle,” the members of different K-pop girl groups and female artists will vie against one another to join a new project group.
K-pop | 2023-05-09 16:49
'Welcome to MY World': aespa invites people to 'real world'
K-pop girl group aespa has returned to the “real world” after defeating its longtime enemy - Black Mamba - in the virtual world known as Kwangya.
K-pop | 2023-05-09 14:05
HYBE's new boy group BOYNEXTDOOR gears up for debut
BOYNEXTDOOR, a new K-pop group by BTS' management company HYBE, is set to debut with three lead singles on May 30. The six-piece act is the first boy group launched by KOZ Entertainment - HYBE's sub-label which was established by rapper-producer Zico in 2019.
K-pop | 2023-05-08 14:41
SEVENTEEN continues winning streak with new song 'Super'
K-pop boy group SEVENTEEN is extending its winning streak on music shows with “Super,” one of the two lead singles off its 10th mini-album “FML" that dropped on April 24.
K-pop | 2023-05-08 08:38
Surging prices of K-pop concert tickets infuriate fans
K-pop fans at home and abroad are complaining about surging concert ticket prices. The average price of K-pop concert tickets in Thailand is approximately 5,270 baht ($155.6), according to local media outlet MGR Online.
K-pop | 2023-05-07 16:49
YG Entertainment launches campaign to support minorities, teenagers in Nepal
In celebration of the 27th anniversary of its establishment, K-pop powerhouse YG Entertainment kicked off a new campaign, Monday, to help minorities and teenagers in Nepal.
K-pop | 2023-05-02 14:20
Le Sserafim returns with 'UNFORGIVEN,' denies plagiarism accusations
K-pop girl group LE SSERFIM denied, Monday, accusations that it plagiarized the music and concepts of popular Spanish singer-songwriter, Rosalia. The quintet denied them at a press event held at the YES24 Live Hall in Gwangjin District, eastern Seoul, to celebrate the release of its first full-length album, “UNFORGIVEN.”
K-pop | 2023-05-02 08:33
Yoon vows unwavering support to promote content cooperation with US
President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed to give full support to promote cooperation between the content industries of Korea and the U.S. during the Global Creative Industry Leadership Forum in Washington, D.C., Thursday (local time).
Politics | 2023-04-28 16:26
$78.5 million: BLACKPINK's 'Born Pink' becomes highest-grossing tour by female group
K-pop girl group BLACKPINK / Courtesy of YG EntertainmentBy Dong Sun-hwaBLACKPINK has become the female group with the highest-grossing tour, making $78.5 million (105 billion won) in 2022 from its ongoing world tour titled, “Born Pink.”According to American box score reporter Touring Data, the quartet broke the previous record set by Spice Girls, an English girl ...
K-pop | 2023-04-26 09:10
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[PHOTOS] Team Korea' s decisive moments at Asian Games
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