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Choi Ji-won
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Twice wins at 2023 Billboard Women In Music
K-pop girl group Twice has been honored as this year's breakthrough artist by Billboard Women In Music, becoming the first Korean artist to win at the awards. Billboard on Monday, US time, announced on its website that Twice has been named the winner in the Breakthrough Artist category at the 2023 Billboard Women In Music awards. This marks the first time in history that a Korean artist earned a trophy at the US music event. Billboard Women in Music is an annual event held since 2007 by Bil
K-pop Jan. 31, 2023
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TXT dives into 'Sugar Rush Ride' of temptation
K-pop band Tomorrow X Together has turned a new chapter with its new album "The Name Chapter: Temptation." Ahead of the album's release on Friday, the five-piece act, also abbreviated as TXT, conducted a press conference in Seoul's Coex mall. Returning nine months since its last release, the fourth EP "minisode 2: Thursday's Child," the five members expressed excitement over its latest work. "We've met many fans through the world tour, and coming back
K-pop Jan. 26, 2023
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'Fandom romanization': K-pop sets new rules for Hangeul globalization
Do you know what "ah-shot-chu" means? Recently, Hoshi of the K-pop group Seventeen used the phrase in a Weverse message, and Zee, who provides English translations of the group's messages via Twitter, said she had a hard time deciphering the meaning. "I never heard of it until then, but could get the gist that it was a drink due to the word 'shot.' After researching, I found out it's 'shot added to iced tea,'" Zee, who runs the biggest translatio
K-pop Jan. 25, 2023
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Top K-pop idols to return from military this year
All able-bodied South Korean men are obligated to serve in the military, with even the biggest K-pop superstars no exception. Unlike in the past, when conscription essentially meant a career death sentence for K-pop idols, many singers now return back to their group after serving approximately 18 to 22 months of duty to embark on a fresh new journey. This year greets a string of K-pop musicians from big groups returning to civilian society. Victon's Han Seung-woo, also the brother of singer
K-pop Jan. 23, 2023
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[Herald Review] Enhypen makes dome debut with 'Manifesto' in Japan
K-pop boy band Enhypen made a magnificent dome debut in Japan's Osaka, leaving an unforgettable mark in their journey. The seven-piece group held concerts at Kyocera Dome in Osaka over the weekend. The gigs were conducted as part of the act's first world tour "Manifesto" that has been running since September. The act's dome debut comes two years since its debut in November 2020 and a year and a half since its Japan debut in July 2021. And it was a successful dome debut
K-pop Jan. 23, 2023
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NCT 127 to hold virtual concert in Roblox
NCT 127 is launching a virtual concert in collaboration with Roblox. SM Entertainment on Wednesday announced NCT 127 will hold a global virtual concert, "The NCT 127 Concert Experience," in the metaverse space of Roblox. Along with the platform's developer Roblox Corp., the nine-piece K-pop band will launch the first-ever K-pop concert inside the metaverse space. From Jan. 28-30, the concert will take place every hour from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Korean time, allowing fans from around
K-pop Jan. 18, 2023
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Aespa to perform in New York in June
Aespa will be taking the stage at New York's Governors Ball Music Festival this summer. SM Entertainment on Wednesday announced that the girl group has been invited to the annual festival, becoming the first female K-pop act to perform at event. This year's Governors Ball is set to take place on June 9-11 at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, with Lizzo, Odesza and Kendrick Lamar among the headlining artists. According to the performers lineup unveiled by the festival on Tuesday,
K-pop Jan. 18, 2023
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Cignature paints a colorful palette with 'My Little Aurora'
Ending a hiatus that had stretched over a year, Cignature marked a long-awaited return Tuesday. The K-pop girl group on Tuesday dropped its third EP, "My Little Aurora." Ahead of the album's release at 6 p.m. that day, the act conducted an online press conference. Cignature consists of Chaesol, Jeewon, Seline, Chloe, Belle, Semi and Dohee. "I'm nervous but it feels good. We've waited a long time -- and our fans also -- and we worked hard so that we could live up to
K-pop Jan. 17, 2023
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'We fight because we love': Choi Yena taps into her raw, honest emotions in love
Love is not always pink, and oftentimes it brings out a raw side of us that even we had not been aware ourselves. With her first single "Love War," solo musician Choi Yena looks into such an unrefined side of herself that comes out during a heated romance. On Monday, just a day before her first anniversary, Yena dropped her first single "Love War." Ahead of the record's release at 6 p.m. that day, Yena conducted a press conference in Seoul on Monday afternoon. "Love
K-pop Jan. 17, 2023
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Taeyang dominates global charts in comeback after 6 years
Backed by K-pop phenomenon BTS' Jimin, Taeyang made a smooth return back onto global charts with his new song "Vibe." Taeyang on Friday dropped his new digital single "Vibe," featuring BTS' Jimin, and quickly found himself atop local and global music charts. According to the Black Label, Taeyang's agency, "Vibe" shot to the topmost tiers of the local music charts within an hour of its release and notched No. 1 on iTunes top songs charts in 60 regions
K-pop Jan. 16, 2023
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Enhypen's Jay apologizes for disparaging Korean history
Jay of K-pop band Enhypen apologized on Wednesday for his contentious comments regarding Korean history. On Tuesday, Jay spoke with his bandmate Sunghoon of Enhypen on the issue of history during an online broadcast. In the casual chat, Jay said Korean history is "like a short novel," causing some fans out to lash out that his words as disparaging. The conversation began with Sunghoon saying, "I used to find history not fun, but I'm into Korean history recently. It's bee
K-pop Jan. 11, 2023
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[Herald Interview] Byul returns after 14 years with new album
After a 14-year break of devoting herself to her family, Byul is ready to return with her sixth full-length album. Byul on Wednesday is set to unveil her sixth full-length album, "Startrail," the first album under her name since she tied the knot with comedian and singer Haha in 2012 and since her fifth LP "Like A Star - Primary" dropped in 2009. Standing before local press for a joint interview a week ahead of the album release, Byul expressed that she had been "despera
K-pop Jan. 11, 2023
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[Herald Interview] 'Everyone will be able to make their own music'
Pozalabs' artificial intelligence composition technology does not aim to replace the role of human songwriters, but to assist them and help more people flourish as composers, according to founder and CEO Huh Won-gil. During an interview with the Korea Herald in December, the engineer-turned-CEO said he was able to start the company because he himself was a musician. Having played the piano since he was 5 years old and grown up playing music, Huh said he still spends whole weekends on the pi
K-pop Jan. 9, 2023
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Moonbin, Sanha of Astro make return as perfumers with 'Incense'
Moonbin and Sanha of K-pop band Astro released their third EP, "Incense," on Wednesday, along with the music video for lead track "Madness." The two members conducted a press conference Wednesday afternoon ahead of the album's release. "I'm excited and nervous. I'm also a little worried whether our fans will be satisfied, but we've really put in our everything so there is no regret," Sanha said during Wednesday's event. "Incense" m
K-pop Jan. 4, 2023
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Twice to drop new English single 'Moonlight Sunrise'
K-pop girl group Twice will unveil its new English single "Moonlight Sunrise" later this month, making its first step of the new year. JYP Entertainment, the act's agency, on Wednesday said Twice will drop the new song, a prerelease from the upcoming album, at 2 p.m. on Jan. 20. Ahead of the announcement, JYP posted on the act's social media the online cover image of "Moonlight Sunrise," revealing the title for the first time. The image showed a blurry white orb han
K-pop Jan. 4, 2023
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