Kim Junsu to perform 'Chapter 2' concert series in Seoul

Kim Junsu, also known as Xia, will host a four-day concert series in Seoul in October, his agency Palmtree Island announced on Tuesday. He will host “Chapter 2: Festa” on Oct. 9-12, about a year and a half since his encore concert “Chapter 1: Recreation.” Later this month, the veteran idol and musical actor will greet his fans in Japan at two fan concerts titled “Journey to You.” Kim is scheduled to perform in Osaka and Yokohama on Aug. 29 and 31, respectively. In June, Kim released a remake of

Aug. 5, 2025

Stray Kids float teaser for album No. 4

Stray Kids released teaser photographs for its upcoming album on Tuesday, featuring Bang Chan, Changbin and Han. The trio, known as the songwriters within the band, each posed for the camera, holding up a boombox or resting an arm over a trophy. The eight-member group drops their fourth album “Karma” on Aug. 22. All 11 tracks on the album are written and produced by the three, including lead single “Ceremony.” The new release rolls out approximately eight months after the group's special album,

Aug. 5, 2025

Sunmi to drop another summer anthem: report

Sunmi will be returning Aug. 26 with a summer song, according to a local media report on Tuesday. It will be her first endeavor in over a year since dropping the digital single “Balloon in Love,” the final piece of her summer single trilogy after “Pporappippam” from 2020 and “Heart Burn” from 2022. The singer and songwriter, formerly of Wonder Girls, launched her solo career in 2013 with the single “24 Hours.” She has since released a number of hit songs, such as “Gashina” and “Siren,” carving o

Aug. 5, 2025

G-Dragon to bring exhibit to Hong Kong, Osaka

G-Dragon has announced that he will expand his media exhibition to two more cities -- Hong Kong and Osaka, Japan -- via agency Galaxy Corp. on Tuesday. Inspired by his third solo studio album “Ubermensch,” the digital media art show has already been held in Seoul and Tokyo and is now on display in Taipei, Taiwan. The exhibition will take over a megasized shopping complex in Hong Kong from Aug. 15 to Sept. 7 and a gallery in Osaka from Aug. 30 to Sept. 15. Meanwhile, the artist will resume his so

Aug. 5, 2025

I-dle to drop album, tour in Japan

Girl group I-dle is poised to release a namesake EP in Japan on Oct. 3, Cube Entertainment announced Monday. The upcoming set will be the band's first record released in the country in five years and the first since it changed its name from (G)I-dle. The mini album will consist of five tracks: three new songs and Japanese-language versions of “Queencard” and “Fate.” The former fronted its sixth EP “I Feel” from 2023 and the latter is a B-side track from its second LP “2” from last year. Soyeon w

Aug. 4, 2025

Day6 to mark decade-long career with concert, album

Day6 shared its plans to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its debut via a video clip on Monday. It is planning to roll out fourth full album “The Decade” on Sept. 5 after hosting a live show of the same title at Goyang Sports Complex in Gyeonggi Province on Aug. 30-31. The group will be the first-ever Korean guitar band to hold a standalone concert at the venue. This marks another historic step for the quartet which has been pushing the envelope for a Korean band taking over major concert venue

Aug. 4, 2025

Treasure to return next month with 3rd EP

Treasure set the release date for its third EP “Love Pulse” at Sept. 1, according to label YG Entertainment on Monday. It uploaded a poster for the set hinting at a record full of thumping energy and unique charm. The EP comes about six months since its special mini album “Pleasure,” which sold over 710,000 copies in the first week and marked a career-high for the group. The band teased its pending return last month when it announced plans for its Asia tour “Pulse On.” It will kick off the trip

Aug. 4, 2025

Blackpink exceeds 1b views with ‘Pink Venom’ music video

YG Entertainment announced Monday that Blackpink's video for “Pink Venom" has reached 1 billion views on YouTube, becoming the group's ninth music video to do so. The video reached the milestone in about three years and set a new record for female artists, generating over 90 million plays within 24 hours of its release. “Pink Venom” was a pre-release track from the group's second album, “Born Pink.” It topped the iTunes Top Songs chart in 81 regions, and claimed the No. 22 spot on both Billboard

Aug. 4, 2025

Ab6iX to release 10th EP later this month

Ab6ix announced Friday that it is planning to return on Aug. 25 with its tenth EP, “Upside Down.” The new album follows about ten months after the group's previous EP, “Born Like This.” While putting together the new mini album, the four members held the “BE:6IX” fan concert in Seoul in mid-June. For the two-day event, they rearranged their repertoire — which included “Nvked” from the ninth EP — for a band format. Ab6ix debuted in 2019 with the EP “B:Complete” and was initially made up of five m

Aug. 1, 2025

Ive drops teaser for 4th EP ‘Ive Secret’

Ive confirmed it will be returning Aug. 25 via agency Starship Entertainment on Thursday. A teaser image released for its fourth EP, “Ive Secret,” showed each of the six members holding objects behind their backs, including a dangling handgun, a bottle of perfume and a pig with wings. The accompanying phrase, “‘XOXZ’ Coming Soon,” hinted at the title of the mini album's lead single. The new release follows about seven months after Ive's third EP, “Ive Empathy,” which earned the group a combined

Aug. 1, 2025