Singaporean entrepreneur David Yong continues to expand his scope as a K-pop singer with his new digital single "Maybe Love." The CEO of Singapore-based Evergreen Group Holdings on April 12 dropped his new single, "Maybe Love," featuring Moonbyul of girl group Mamamoo. The song marks Yong's return with a Korean song for the first time in around 9 months since the release of his single "In My Pocket" in July 2022. According to Evergreen Group Holdings, "May

K-pop April 18, 2023

K-pop phenomenon BTS' member J-Hope is enlisting for military service Tuesday. The singer bid farewell to fans through his social media on Monday night, posting a picture of himself with his head shaved, along with a hand-written message that read, "I'll be back in good health." J-Hope is reportedly beginning his obligatory military service on Tuesday. Reports showed that he will complete five weeks of training at an army division boot camp in Gangwon Province, before joining

K-pop April 18, 2023

Singer Lee Kigwang, who is also a member of the K-pop group Highlight, is back as a solo artist with his first full-length album "Predator." Lee held a press conference in Seoul on Monday before the album's release later in the evening. "I'm happy to be back doing my main job," Lee said during the press event. "I made the album thinking about what I could show more as a solo artist. I worked on it hoping I could show an upgraded version of myself as a solo musi

K-pop April 17, 2023

SM Entertainment artists will join Hybe's K-pop fan community platform Weverse. Weverse, the largest global K-pop fan community platform, has around 65 million users from 245 countries or regions worldwide. Weverse on Monday announced that a dozen artists from SM Entertainment will open their fan communities on the platform by September. SM Entertainment is one of the nation's leading K-pop agencies whose roster of artists include aespa, EXO, NCT, Red Velvet, SHINee and Super Junior. T

K-pop April 17, 2023

Global K-pop sensation BTS will drop a new original soundtrack for the animated film "Bastions." The seven-piece boy band is set to sing the main original soundtrack for the 3D action-hero flick, according to Thymos Media on Friday. "Bastions" is produced and invested by local IT company Nable Communications. A 30-second clip featuring the septet's voices was also posted on the movie's social media platforms on Friday, officially announcing BTS as the singers of its

K-pop April 14, 2023

Singer Park Jihoon returned Wednesday with his seventh EP "Blank or Black." The album marks the singer-actor's return six months since the release of his sixth EP, "The Answer," in October. Park held his first solo press conference on Wednesday ahead of the album's release later in the evening and discussed his new album and its making. During the event, Park said the album will captivate people into the depth of his charms. "The album portrays my irresistible

K-pop April 12, 2023

Taeyang and Blackpink's Lisa are set to collaborate. Local entertainment outlet Osen on Wednesday exclusively reported that Blackpink's Lisa is set to feature in Taeyang's upcoming album "Down to Earth" set for release on April 25. Taeyang's label, the Black Label, confirmed to The Korea Herald that the two will collaborate, with Lisa featuring in Taeyang's album. Lisa will also be featured in Taeyang's music video for the album, according to Osen. The Bla

K-pop April 12, 2023

Super rookie group Ive sings of self-worth and confidence through its first full-length album, "I've Ive." Ahead of releasing the album on Monday evening, the six members -- An Yujin, Gaeul, Rei, Jang Wongyoung, Liz and Leeseo -- held a media event in Seoul that evening. Rei took pictures only and sat out of the press conference due to poor health. The album marked the group's comeback in eight months since the release of its third single, "After Like." It is also t

K-pop April 11, 2023

Soldiering through life, we often fail, get discouraged and become worn out. But, as we journey on, we come to realize that life is not just about overcoming hardships to reach our moment of glory, but it is about embracing all the steps along the way as pieces of ourselves. Singer-songwriter group LAS stepped out into the world last year with their debut single "Hero," which carries a message of self-love, something the two musicians, Avin and Slay, have learned in life. "It was

K-pop April 11, 2023

Boy band SHINee is gearing up for a full group comeback following two years of military hiatuses. On Tuesday, Taemin of SHINee was discharged from his military duty as the last member of the quartet to complete the compulsory service. Taemin's discharge comes a year and 11 months after he enlisted in May 2021. Beginning his service in the Army band, Taemin was transferred from active duty in January last year after his symptoms of depression and anxiety worsened. The singer served out his r

K-pop April 5, 2023

Suga of BTS is teaming up with singer-songwriter IU for the second time with his new solo album. Big Hit Music, the label behind BTS, broke the news of the collaboration on Tuesday night with a poster published on the seven-member group's official social media platforms. According to the poster, the song, "People Pt. 2 (feat. IU)," is set to come out on Friday as a pre-release track from Suga's forthcoming album "D-Day." Suga is slated to make a solo comeback on Apr

K-pop April 5, 2023

BTS member Jimin landed atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart with his song "Like Crazy," becoming the first K-pop solo artist to top the singles chart in history. Jimin, the latest BTS member to debut solo, placed his song "Like Crazy" on top of the Billboard Hot 100 main singles chart dated April 8. "Like Crazy" is the lead track of Jimin's first solo album "Face" which was released on March 24. This makes Jimin the first Korean soloist to grab the covet

K-pop April 4, 2023

Le Sserafim is set to drop its first full-length album, "Unforgiven," on May 1. The five-piece girl group announced through Weverse on Monday the release of the new album "Unforgiven" next month. The album will be the first full-length album since the group's debut in May 2022. The album, set for release a day before the group's first anniversary, will embody Le Sserafim's desire to venture forth on its own path no matter what other people say of them, the grou

K-pop April 3, 2023

Suga, rapper of the K-pop phenomenon BTS, will release his new solo album on April 21, giving fans a sneak peek of the album with a pre-release single on Friday. Through Weverse, a fan community platform, Suga disclosed Monday that he is set to return with a solo album, "D-Day," on April 21. Big Hit Music, the label behind BTS, soon followed up with a statement, stating that Suga is set to release the album under his alias Agust D. According to the label, "D-Day" is set to ma

K-pop April 3, 2023

Global K-pop band Seventeen is coming back in April with a new album. Seventeen's agency Pledis Entertainment on Friday announced Seventeen is releasing its 10th EP "FML" on April 24. The new album will mark the 13-piece boy band's return after nine months since the release of its fourth LP-reissue "Sector 17" last summer. A teaser poster was posted at midnight on Seventeen's official social media platforms. Colored in shades of white and blue, the poster boast

K-pop March 31, 2023