BTS' Jungkook will be attending the 2023 MTV Europe Music Awards in Paris next month as a nominee and performer. The full list of performers for this year's MTV EMA ceremony was revealed on the event's official website Wednesday. Jungkook was among the list of 10 artists, including Anne-Marie, Coi Leray and David Guetta. This celebrates the BTS member's first in-person attendance at the annual European award. Jungkook has already marked a landmark feat at the MTV EMA this yea

K-pop Oct. 18, 2023

Solo singer Sunmi's music is definitely one-of-a-kind, so much so that it has earned itself the name "Sunmi-pop" from the public. A decade into walking her own path, Sunmi says she now has nothing new to show with her music. Instead of bringing "new" to the stage, she hopes to deliver music that reflects her true self. The latest of such efforts is visible in her new single, "Stranger." Sunmi returned to the music scene for the first time in a year and four m

K-pop Oct. 17, 2023

Boy band Enhypen is returning with a new album in November. Belift Lab on Monday announced the group would drop its fifth EP "Orange Blood" on Nov. 17, its first release since "Dark Blood" in May. Ahead of the official announcement, the company uploaded a trailer for the upcoming album on the band's social media. "You and I are connected through 'Blood,'" reads a message on the video, hinting the next album will continue the blood-themed story that be

K-pop Oct. 16, 2023

Jungkook of K-pop sensation BTS has brought together some global names for his upcoming solo album, "Golden." Big Hit Music on Monday released the full track and producers list for Jungkook's first solo album, which is set for release Nov. 3. The album's main song, "Standing Next to You," is listed as the collection's fourth track. American singer-songwriter Andrew Watt and Canadian record producer Cirkut teamed up once again as producers for the song, followin

K-pop Oct. 16, 2023

Tomorrow X Together is setting new records worldwide with its latest release, "The Name Chapter: Freefall." The band's agency, Big Hit Music, on Sunday announced the album, which came out on Friday, sold 225,184 copies in Japan on its first day and debuted atop Oricon's daily album ranking. It surpassed the band's previous first-day sales record there of 184,971 copies of its fifth EP, "The Name Chapter: Temptation," in January. The LP also made a splash on Spo

K-pop Oct. 15, 2023

BTS' V on Saturday made unforgettable memories with fans at his solo fan meeting, "Vicnic." Some 1,400 fans went to the event, which was held at an outdoors theater in the Kyung Hee University Global Campus in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, the singer's agency Big Hit Music said Sunday. A special picnic planned by V for his fans, the 120-minute meet-and-greet comes around a month since he made his official solo debut with the EP "Layover." V began with a promise to make

K-pop Oct. 15, 2023

Jennie of Blackpink debuted on UK's biggest singles chart with "You & Me." According to the latest chart data released on Friday, Jennie's solo song "You & Me" logged at No. 39 on the Official Singles Chart Top 40. This marked Jennie's first solo appearance on the UK song chart. The singer's agency YG Entertainment said on Saturday that, with Jennie's feat, Blackpink has become the first K-pop female group whose members have all placed their s

K-pop Oct. 14, 2023

Park Seo-bo, a Korean contemporary art master, died on Saturday at the age of 92. The artist died of cancer, according to a report by Yonhap News Agency on Saturday morning. In February, Park had revealed he had been diagnosed with lung cancer. Born in 1931 in Yecheon County of North Gyeongsang Province, Park was the leader of the dansaekhwa movement, or “monochrome painting" movement, in Korea. The movement, considered internationally as unique to Korea and leading the local contempo

Arts & Design Oct. 14, 2023

After a yearlong journey touring international stages, including Lollapalooza and MTV's Video Music Awards, boy band Tomorrow X Together is back with a new album, this time setting its sights on the Billboard charts. The band, often referred to as TXT, released its third full-length album, "The Name Chapter: Freefall," Friday afternoon. The press conference held on Thursday, a day ahead of the album's release, felt like a celebration of the group's glorious return af

K-pop Oct. 13, 2023

K-pop girl group Le Sserafim is set to release its first English-language single next month, the band's agency Source Music said Thursday. According to Source Music, Le Sserafim will drop its first English digital single, "Perfect Night," on Oct. 27. The new song will convey a message that, perfect or not, a happy day with a friend is valuable, the agency said in a statement about the song on Thursday. Ahead of making the official announcement, Source Music posted on its social me

K-pop Oct. 12, 2023

Lee Hyori returns to the music world on Thursday with the digital single "Hoodie e Banbaji." The single is the veteran singer's first record in six years, since the release of her sixth album "Black" in 2017. "Hoodie e Banbaji" means "hoodie on shorts" in Korean, referring to the singer's casual daily style. According to her agency Antenna, the new song is an easy-listening tune that rolls out Lee's own story about walking her own path her o

K-pop Oct. 12, 2023

New boy band 82Major on Wednesday threw its hat into the ring with the debut album "On." The six-member group, consisting of Nam Sung-mo, Park Seok-joon, Yoon Ye-chan, Cho Seong-il, Hwang Seong-bin and Kim Do-gyun, is the first boy band debuting under novice label Great M Entertainment. Celebrating their debut, the group held a media showcase event in Seoul on Wednesday. The name, 82Major, combines the country code of South Korea, 82, with the word "major," reflecting the gro

K-pop Oct. 11, 2023

Loona's Hyunjin, Yeojin, Vivi, Go Won and Hyeju are starting off afresh as Loossemble under a new label on Tuesday. The quintet held a debut press showcase in Seoul on Tuesday afternoon, greeting local press for the first time since its self-titled debut album, "Loossemble," released Sept. 15. "Half nervous, half excited," was how Vivi and the rest of the members said they felt as they set off from scratch again. "We look forward to our future as Loossemble," H

K-pop Oct. 10, 2023

BTS' Jungkook has become the first South Korean soloist to place two songs in the top five of Billboard's Hot 100 main singles chart. Jungkook's latest single, "3D (feat. Jack Harlow)," debuted at No. 5 on this week's Hot 100 chart dated Oct. 14. The BTS vocalist topped the chart earlier in July with "Seven (feat. Latto)." The latest feat adds to Jungkook's record-setting streak on the global chart. With "Seven," he had become the second S

K-pop Oct. 10, 2023

The first concerts of Ive's "Show What I Have" world tour in Seoul on Saturday and Sunday were more than just the group's first-ever live music gigs since its debut in December 2021. The shows represented a dream-come-true moment and the realization of the band's biggest goal, which the members set for themselves less than two years ago when they set foot in the music scene. "It's been a dream to hold a concert. I said during our debut showcase that we wanted t

K-pop Oct. 9, 2023