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Twice logs 800m views with ‘What is Love?’ music video
Twice garnered 800 million views on YouTube with the music video for “What is Love?,” label JYP Entertainment said Monday. It is the group’s first to reach the milestone. “What is Love?” is the title track from Twice‘s fifth EP which came out in 2018. Written by the label’s head producer Park Jin-yo
July 29, 2024 - 17:23:33
Treasure to publish magazine for debut anniversary
Treasure has put together a magazine to mark the fourth anniversary of its debut, according to label YG Entertainment Friday. The magazine will be available from Aug. 7 and include a 188-page photobook and sticker book as well as a set of photocards and a poster. A postcard bearing the message from
July 26, 2024 - 16:30:39
Seventeen to tour from October
Seventeen surprised fans with the news that it will launch an international tour in October. The band unveiled a trailer for the event after its fan meeting in Seoul on Wednesday which gave the audience a sketch of tour “Seventeen Right Here,” which will take it across Asia and the US. The tour is n
July 25, 2024 - 17:22:27
SHINee’s Minho heads to Paris Olympics
Minho of SHINee will join the Paris 2024 Olympics as one of the “Olympic Friends,” said label SM Entertainment Wednesday. He and actor Lee Dong-wook were selected as the first “friends” of the sporting event and promoted the Winter Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024 earlier this year. The veteran idol
July 24, 2024 - 17:39:27
Exhibit on BTS’ Jungkook to run next month
The solo career of BTS’ Jungkook will be highlighted with a new exhibition, Big Hit Music said Tuesday. As the show title “Golden: The Moments” indicates, it will focus on the artist’s first solo album which came out in November last year, and give visitors a glimpse into the making of the album. Co
July 23, 2024 - 17:05:26
BTS’ Jimin to release solo single remix album
Jimin of BTS will release a retake on “Who,” the main track from his second solo EP, on Tuesday, said label Big Hit Music on Monday. The remix album will consist of seven tracks – six different versions of the song as well as the original hip-hop R&B tune. “Who” fronted his solo album “Muse” that ca
July 22, 2024 - 16:39:25
Blackpink to host autograph session
Blackpink announced Thursday that it will have an autograph session on Aug. 8 in time to celebrate the eighth anniversary of its debut. The supergroup will invite 88 fans selected through a lucky draw. The event is the first full-group activity since the four members were awarded honorary medals fro
July 19, 2024 - 19:06:23
Stray Kids renew contract with label
All eight members of Stray Kids agreed to stay with label JYP Entertainment and signed contract renewals, the company announced Thursday. Their exclusive contracts were due to expire in March next year, but were renewed in advance. The octet is set to bring out their ninth EP, “Ate,” on Friday, amid
July 18, 2024 - 16:31:23
Ateez to drop 4th single in Japan
Ateez will release its fourth single in Japan “Birthday” on Oct. 2, agency KQ Entertainment announced Wednesday. It will consist of six tracks including the lead track of the same title. The upcoming single album comes about seven months after the previous Japanese single “Not Okay,” which topped Or
July 17, 2024 - 17:10:16
BTS’ Jimin crowns band with iTunes record
Jimin of BTS swept the iTunes Top Songs chart in all 119 regions with the solo track “Filter.” The track is off the band’s fourth studio album “Map of the Soul: 7” which was rolled out in February 2020, making BTS the first group to top the chart in all regions. The artist already has three more son
July 16, 2024 - 17:14:16
Taeyang to host solo concert after 7 years
Taeyang announced Monday that he will hold a solo concert in Seoul on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 via agency The Black Label. It will be his first standalone gig in seven years and the Seoul show will be followed by a tour in Asia. The veteran musician brought out his second solo EP “Down to Earth” last yea
July 15, 2024 - 18:23:15
Twice surpasses 500m views with debut music video
The music video for Twice’s debut song reached 500 million views on YouTube Thursday, label JYP Entertainment said Friday. It is the group’s eighth music video to reach the milestone, following “TT,” “Likey,” “What Is Love?,” “Fancy,” “Cheer Up,” “I Can’t Stop Me” and “Feel Special.” The group debut
July 12, 2024 - 18:25:13
NewJeans adds Japan debut single to million-seller list
NewJeans’ debut single in Japan sold more than 1 million copies and became the group’s fifth straight million-selling album, agency Ador said Thursday. The single “Supernatural” was rolled out on June 21 and hit the milestone following in the steps of all NewJeans‘ four previous albums. The single l
July 11, 2024 - 17:23:13
Seventeen subunit duo goes gold in Japan
Seventeen’s Junghan and Wonwoo earned gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan with their first subunit single, according to the organization, Wednesday. The duo’s single album “This Man” logged 100,000 shipments as of last month, and the band now has 16 albums that went g
July 10, 2024 - 17:31:13
BTS’ Jimin logs 5th solo entry on Billboard’s Hot 100
Jimin of BTS made Billboard’s Hot 100 for the fifth time on his own with the single “Smeraldo Garden Marching Band (feat. Loco),” according to the publication on Monday. The single claimed the No. 88 spot on the main singles chart dated July 13. It was dropped in advance of the release of his second
July 9, 2024 - 18:28:12
