Boy band Teen Top is set to return in July, marking their first group comeback in three years. The act's label TOP Media on Wednesday announced that Teen Top is gearing up to drop a new album in July. This will the five-piece's comeback after releasing its special album "To You 2020" in 2020. The label said that the members decided to return in time for the group's 13th anniversary, to thank fans who have stood by them. The new album will include a re-recorded version of

K-pop May 3, 2023

Hybe, the company behind BTS, hit a record high first quarter turnover this year, with the multi-label company's annual album sales amounting to over 9 million copies, the company disclosed on Tuesday. According to the report, the firm's first quarter sales came to 410.6 billion won ($306.8 million) while operating profits clocked in at 52.5 billion won, up by 44.1 percent and 41.7 percent on-year, respectively. Hybe mainly attributed its record earnings to the artists' album sale

K-pop May 2, 2023

BTS' rapper and leader RM is featured on singer-songwriter Colde's new album, Colde's label Wavy announced on Tuesday. Colde's new album featuring RM -- "Love Part 2" -- will be released on Thursday. "Love Part 2" is the second release from the singer-songwriter's "Love" series, which started four years ago in 2019 with "Love Part 1." The album marks Colde's return in over three years since the release of the EP "Idealism

K-pop May 2, 2023

Girl group Le Sserafim on Monday returned with its first full-length album, "Unforgiven." The 13-track album comes seven months after the group released its second EP, "Antifragile," in October. Ahead of the album's release at 6 p.m. on Monday, Le Sserafim members conducted a press showcase on Monday afternoon in Seoul ahead of the album release. "We're already making our second comeback. Time really flies. We've worked harder to exceed our fans' expectations, so please

K-pop May 1, 2023

YG Entertainment is set to unveil the final members of Babymonster on May 12. Seven pre-debut members have completed the months-long evaluation process that began in January. Five members from the pool will debut officially as Babymonster, with those members set to be unveiled on May 12. The announcement was made on Friday through the latest episode of Babymonster's debut evaluation series posted on YG's official YouTube channel. In the video, the seven girls performed to YG group 2NE1

K-pop April 28, 2023

K-pop boy band Epex on Wednesday released its new album "Prelude of Love Chapter 2. Growing Pains." The album comes six months after the release of its fourth EP "Prelude of Love Chapter 1. Puppy Love" in October. A few hours ahead of the album’s release on Wednesday, the eight-piece band held a press conference in Seoul. "We've been waiting for this moment for a long time. We're happy to be back," Wish said, to which Yewang added, "All the memb

K-pop April 27, 2023

It was their attitudes, or perhaps personalities, that clicked between singer-songwriter Hong Isaac and jazz pianist Chin Sooyoung at their second encounter in October 2022. Photographer Rie -- well acquainted with both musicians and many others in the local entertainment industry -- connected the two, based on a hunch that Hong and Chin would connect artistically. She was more than right. Through six months of close-knit collaboration, Hong and Chin released their first project album "Ever

K-pop April 27, 2023

Making a successful solo comeback with his new album "D-Day," Suga of sensational K-pop band BTS gears up to extend his reach to overseas. Suga on Wednesday is set to begin his global concert tour, "'Suga | Agust D-Day Tour," in the US. Following the first gig at the UBS Arena in Belmont Park, New York, on Wednesday, the series will continue in Newark, Rosemont, Los Angeles and Oakland until mid-May. Suga will then embark on his Asian leg of the tour, starting off with c

K-pop April 25, 2023

Keeping the seed of life alive inside him as he waited six prolonged years for his comeback was the sunset, singer Taeyang said ahead of the release of his new solo album. Watching the final burning of the sky before it loses its light, he felt comforted and healed. "Sunset is always followed by the night, and I saw myself in it as I'd felt like being drowned by darkness everyday. The sunset blends into darkness without complaining, and it made me think about what I could do and how I

K-pop April 25, 2023

Seventeen returned Monday with its 10th EP, titled "FML," through which the K-pop band treats young ears to cheerful tunes and hopeful messages. "FML" marked the 13-piece group's return with a new album nine months after the release of its fourth LP reissue, "Sector 17," in July. "We've embodied all the music and messages that we had wanted to do and deliver in this album,"the group's leader S.Coups said in an official statement to the local

K-pop April 24, 2023

BTS' Suga has taken over the Japanese music charts with his latest solo album "D-Day." Dropped under his alias Agust D, "D-Day" and its tracks landed in the top tiers of Japan's Oricon charts. The album soared to No. 1 of Oricon's daily album ranking after its release on Friday, with over 110,000 copies sold inside Japan on its first day. The album's title track, "Haegeum," landed at No. 3 on the daily digital singles ranking, with the album'

K-pop April 23, 2023

Moonbin of K-pop group Astro died on Thursday at the age of 25. The singer was found dead in his home on Wednesday night. Astro's agency, Fantagio, announced Moonbin's demise through the official fan community on Thursday early morning. "On April 19, Astro's member Moonbin has unexpectedly passed away," the announcement read. "The bandmates of Astro and the artists and staff of Fantagio who have known Moonbin for a long time are mourning his death in great grief and

K-pop April 20, 2023

K-pop idol singers are often touted as the representatives of Korean culture -- especially fashion -- with many making use of their global stardom to spotlight Korean heritage. Taking the stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Saturday in southern California, as the first headlining K-pop girl group, Blackpink also used the historic moment to turn the world's attention to hanbok, Korean traditional dress. Stepping on stage at the music fest as the night's final perfor

K-pop April 19, 2023

It all began from a question about what makes Koreans dance, music producer 250 said about his sensational first album "Ppong." "When you think about the music that all Koreans know, there's not so many genres. In the case of ppongjjak, however, from the teenagers to our parents in their 50s and 60s, we all recognize ppongjjak when we hear it," 250, whose real name is Lee Ho-hyeong, said during an interview with The Korea Herald in Seoul last month. Ppongjjak among us

K-pop April 18, 2023

Hit K-pop producer Teddy Park's label, The Black Label, has launched a new company in Thailand to discover new global talent. The Black Label, an affiliate label co-founded by Teddy Park under YG Entertainment, on Tuesday announced it has established a joint venture, Theblacksea, with Bangkok-based Thai conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Group. Teddy Park, once an in-house producer of YG, made his name as the creative director and composer of K-pop stars Blackpink, Big Bang and 2NE1. In 2016, he

K-pop April 18, 2023