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Stray Kids amass 100m views for ‘Cheese’ music video
Stray Kids surpassed 100 million views on YouTube with the music video for “Cheese” as of Monday, its label JYP Entertainment said. It is the band’s 17th video to reach the milestone and joined the other videos only a day after “Megaverse.” “Cheese” is part of the band’s second studio album “Noeasy” that rolled out in August 2021. The electronica tune is the intro track from the album which was its first album to sell over a million copies. "Noeasy" was fronted by “Thunderous” which reached No.
July 15, 2025 -
NCT Dream presents cheeky time travel story with ‘Go Back To the Future’
NCT Dream has returned with its fifth LP "Go Back To The Future," a cinematic project that explores time travel and reflects on the group’s history. Members embark on a journey to find their “brightest selves,” traveling through the past, present and future in a search for identity and growth. It features two main tracks—"BTTF" and "Chiller" — along with seven B-sides. "BTTF" captures the story of NCT Dream gaining the power to change the future by traveling through time. The track’s dynamic str
July 14, 2025 -
Nmixx to host concerts in November
Nmixx announced at its first fan meetup Saturday that it was planning two standalone concerts in Seoul in November. The six members set the audience further abuzz sharing the news with a coming-soon teaser floated on the large screen at the end of the live event held twice on the day. The second gig of fan meeting “Nswer Vacation” was broadcast online as well for fans across the world. The fan meet followed the group’s second fan concert tour “Change Up: Mixx Lab” which took it to 12 cities for
July 14, 2025 -
Illit to debut in Japan in September
Illit is poised to make its official Japanese debut on Sept. 1 with single “Toki Yo Tomare,” agency Belift Lab said Monday. The physical single will consist of four songs: two new songs as well as a Japanese-language version of “Do the Dance,” the main track from its third EP “bomb," and its first song in Japanese “Almond Chocolate,” which was released in February. “Almond Chocolate” amassed 50 million streams on Oricon as of last week and set a record for a song from an international artist thi
July 14, 2025 -
Big Hit Music to unveil 5-member boy group next month
Big Hit Music, the Hybe label behind global acts BTS and Tomorrow X Together (TXT), is set to debut a brand-new boy group — its first in six years since TXT’s debut in 2019. The new group comprises five teenage members — Martin, James, Juhoon, Sunghyun and Geonho — and will officially debut on Aug. 18. According to the label, all members are multitalented, with experience in performance, songwriting, choreography and video production. “These five are a ‘young creator crew’ who approach music, da
July 14, 2025 -
Blackpink joins forces with MLB, NBA
Blackpink teamed up with major sports teams across the US and released a range of exclusive merchandise in time for its world tour, label YG Entertainment announced Sunday. The quartet collaborated with a series of pro teams in MLB and the NBA from their major tour stops: Los Angeles Dodgers and LA Lakers; Chicago Bulls and Chicago Cubs and White Sox; New York Knicks and New York Mets. The Blackpink edition of each team’s merchandise became available for purchase on July 8 and will hit the shelv
July 14, 2025 -
Stray Kids garner 100m views with ‘Megaverse’ music video
Stray Kids reached 100 million view mark on YouTube with the music video for “Megaverse” as of Sunday, according to label JYP Entertainment on Monday. It is the band’s 16th video to achieve the feat. “Megaverse” is the opening track from its eighth EP “Rock-Star” from November 2023. The eight-track mini album made a chart-topping debut on Billboard 200, its fourth release to do so on the main albums chart, and sold over 3.7 million copies in the first week. Focus track “Lalalala” hit Billboard’s
July 14, 2025 -
FT Island to drop 10th Japanese studio album
FT Island is set to release its 10th full-length Japanese-language album this fall. The new album, "Instinct," will drop on Sept. 17 in Japan, and is the group’s first Japanese studio release in nearly six years since "Everlasting" in 2019. The band members announced the news onstage during “FNC Band Kingdom 2025,” a joint concert featuring FNC Entertainment’s bands, on Saturday at Makuhari Event Hall in Chiba prefecture, Japan —drawing loud cheers from fans. According to the band’s agency FNC E
July 13, 2025 -
BLACKPINK's new single 'Jump' tops iTunes charts in 47 countries
Girl group BLACKPINK's new digital single, "Jump," topped iTunes charts in 47 countries, YG Entertainment said Saturday. The song released Friday marks the group's first release in two years and 10 months since its second full-length album, "Born Pink," in September 2022, excluding "The Girls" from the soundtrack of a video game. "Jump," with an addictive chorus, marks a transformation from the K-pop quartet's previous charismatic musical style. It "captivates listeners with guitar riffs reminis
July 12, 2025 -
G-Dragon’s agency blames Bangkok show cancellation on heat wave, fan safety concerns
G-Dragon’s agency, Galaxy Corporation, said Friday that the decision to postpone the Bangkok stop of the singer’s ongoing world tour was due to Thailand’s extreme heat wave and concerns over fan safety. The announcement came a day after the agency initially called off the show without explanation, citing only “unforeseen circumstances,” prompting backlash from fans. In a statement, the agency clarified that the “Ubermensch” world tour performance originally scheduled for Aug. 2 at Rajamangala Na
July 11, 2025 -
Big Ocean JJ performs new single at UN AI summit with tech support from Hybe’s Supertone
Big Ocean, the world’s first K-pop group composed of deaf members, performed its new single at the UN’s “AI for Good Global Summit” held in Geneva, Wednesday, marking a new milestone in inclusive music performance through the integration of artificial intelligence. The group’s subunit, Big Ocean JJ, premiered the music video and performance of their track “Bucket Hat” at the international event, which focuses on how AI can be used for social impact. The release also went live the same day on maj
July 11, 2025 -
Twice shares joy with fans through 4th LP
Twice is returning with its fourth studio album “This Is For” on Friday. The LP consists of 14 tracks, including the title track. “We have put together the album wanting to convey how we want to be of strength to our fans who have been with us,” said the eight members through label JYP Entertainment. They credited fans as their No. 1 source of energy. Twice put a lot of thought into the album so that it would reflect how the members have matured over the last decade. While staying true to the gr
July 11, 2025 -
Riize packs two years into documentary
Riize will chronicle its two-year career with a documentary of its growth, label SM Entertainment announced Friday. From its first fan meetup “Hello, Briize” that marked the 100th day of its debut to opening and closing shows of its first fan concert tour “Riizing Day,” live performances along with commentary from the bandmates will be packed into “1st Stage to Riize” which will be available in Blu-ray and digital formats. In the meantime, the band of six held a stand-alone concert in Seoul last
July 11, 2025 -
TXT’s Taehyun, Le Sserafim’s Chaewon collaborate with Jvke
Taehyun of Tomorrow X Together and Chaewon of Le Sserafim teamed up with American singer and songwriter Jvke for his new single “Butterflies.” The upbeat pop tune was dropped Thursday night, and as the musician told fans in advance, it featured the two K-pop singers. He posted on social media, showing a glimpse of them on a video call, adding “Surprise!! Song with tae & chae chae!!” Taehyun shared his satisfaction with the results and added that he is looking forward to singing it together live
July 11, 2025 -
Treasure posts Asia tour itinerary
Treasure gave fans details of its upcoming tour “Pulse On” via label YG Entertainment on Thursday. The 10-member team is set to kick off the tour in Seoul with a three-day show on Oct. 10-12, and will visit 11 cities in Asia: four in Japan, as well as Taipei, Jakarta, Manila, Singapore, Hong Kong and Bangkok. The final gig in Japan will be held at Kyocera Dome in Osaka, one of the largest venues in the country. The band will launch the tour over a year after concluding its previous tour, “Reboot
July 11, 2025