K-pop girl group Twice has set off on a tour in Europe for the first time since its debut. Their first stop in Europe was London for a two-day concert last week, which was part of its fifth world tour, “Ready to Be.” The next concert was held in Paris on Monday. The set list for this year’s world tour includes mega-hit singles such as “Set Me Free,” which landed at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, “Alcohol-Free,” “Talk that Talk,” and English song

K-pop Sept. 12, 2023

YG’s boy group Treasure is set to release Japanese versions of “Bona Bona,” the title track of its latest LP, and “Move,” the single of the group’s first unit, T5. The group announced the release during its fan meeting held in Kobe, Japan, from Friday to Sunday. Treasure performed the Japanese versions of these tracks at the fan meeting. The group is currently on its Japan fan meet tour, “Hello Again,” which began on Sep. 1 in Fukuoka to meet with

K-pop Sept. 11, 2023

B.I is will drop the second part of his “Love or Loved” album on Nov. 10, according to 131 Label on Monday. “Love or Loved” is B.I’s extensive global album project that began with the five-track EP “Love or Loved Part. 1” in November last year. The new album revolves around the word “loved,” different from the previous one which revolved around ongoing “love” stories. B.I will drop one of the singles in the new album on Sep. 29 an

K-pop Sept. 11, 2023

K-pop artist Yuju is dropping the new digital single “Dalala” on Sept. 20. Konnect Entertainment announced her return Friday by releasing a teaser poster for the upcoming second digital single on Yuju's social media. The teaser poster shows Yuju holding a cassette tape with butterflies all around. Her return comes six months since her second EP, titled “O.” Yuju debuted with the now-defunct K-pop girl group GFriend in 2015 and expanded her career as a solo artist in

K-pop Sept. 8, 2023

V describes the process of bringing up his first solo album “Layover” as one where he finds his true self. “I think you would be able to find a new trait of V in this album. I was a flashy person onstage, but for this album, I tried to minimize this flashiness and rather show my true color. I started with vocal lessons all over again, during which I learned a lot about myself and tried to improve my weaknesses. I put in everything I like and do well in this album,” V said

K-pop Sept. 8, 2023

Jungkook of BTS is headlining the 2023 Global Citizen Festival to be held in New York's Central Park on Sep. 23. The Global Citizen Festival is an annual music festival organized by Global Citizen, a New York-based international civic group, where fans take action toward ending extreme poverty in order to earn free tickets. The festival began in 2012 to raise awareness about extreme poverty, famine and climate change. BTS previously contributed a prerecorded performance for 2021's Glob

K-pop Sept. 7, 2023

Rocket Punch is ready to steal the hearts of fans with its new single album, “Boom,” which comes a year after the group’s second single album “Flash.” The group returned with a high school teen concept styled to accentuate the members' loveliness. The new album carries three tracks led by the title track “Boom” which is of the pop dance genre composed with addictive synth sounds and a rhythmical bass line. “We wanted to come back with a bright

K-pop Sept. 7, 2023

K-pop diva Hwasa returned with a solo drop for the first time in two years with the new digital single “I Love My Body" Wednesday. It comes after Hwasa’s second single album, “Guilty Pleasure,” and it is her first release under her new agency, P Nation. Hwasa joined P Nation, which is led by K-pop veteran Psy, in June after her exclusive contract with RBW Entertainment came to an end. “I Love My Body,” of the soul-pop genre, has a dash of the 808 bass sou

K-pop Sept. 6, 2023

The film “Persona: Sulli” featuring late singer and actor Sulli will be released this year, according to Mystic Story. The film’s production company Mystic Story dropped the main poster of “Persona: Sulli” on Wednesday, showing the actress looking downwards in a red outfit. The film is divided into two parts. The first part of the film is a short film called “4: Clean Island” created by directors Hwang Soo-ah and Kim Jee-hye. The short film is about a ma

K-pop Sept. 6, 2023

K-pop performance queen Lee Chaeyeon wanted to show her true self in her first single album, “The Move: Street,” which will be released Wednesday. “After the success of my previous single, ‘Knock,’ I contemplated what to present next. I figured the public would love me the most if I showed my true self. In that sense, I put more emphasis on 'dance.' The message of the title track, 'Let’s Dance' is to enjoy the moment by dancing freely with

K-pop Sept. 6, 2023

Riize, the first K-pop boy group that SM has launched in seven years, made its grand debut on Monday. The seven-member group was produced by SM Wizard Production, one of SM’s five production companies, that is in charge of the labels housing popular boy groups Super Junior and EXO. “We combined the words ‘rise’ and ‘realize’ to come up with the name of the group. It’s a team that realizes dreams through continuous development,” Lee Sang-min, direct

K-pop Sept. 5, 2023

Young K welcomed fall with his fans through his first standalone solo concert held at a university campus in Seoul. The concert venue was humble, but accentuated the romantic and youthful vibe that the artist was aiming to convey. Young K kicked off his solo concert with “waited,” one of the side tracks in his first full-length album “Letters with notes” which dropped on Monday. “The opening to today’s set list is also the first track in my new album. While wo

K-pop Sept. 4, 2023

Singer-songwriter Young K hopes people to look forward to what he does next. “I love when people compliment me as a promising artist, or an artist to look forward to, because I wouldn’t be able to continuously present new songs without these people that wait for me,” Young K told The Korea Herald. Young K, who is also a member of K-pop boy band Day6, returned to the music scene with his first full-length solo album “Letters With Notes” on Monday, after a 2-year hiat

K-pop Sept. 4, 2023

Singapore-based Evergreen Group Holdings announced Thursday that it will invest around 10 billion won ($7.5 million) in the K-pop entertainment agency Attrakt to help foster the agency’s vision in the K-pop industry. Evergreen Group Holdings is an enterprise which develops a multi-diversified range of businesses from timber to finance, run by CEO David Yong. David Yong is also a K-pop singer in Korea, having debuted with the single “In My Pocket” last year. “We are happy

K-pop Aug. 31, 2023

H1-KEY is back and ready to move people’s hearts with its second mini album “Seoul Dreaming,” filled with songs that sing of hope. “Our second EP is for people who have a dream. We hope to spread hope and comfort through this album,” said Seoi of H1-KEY during a press conference in Seoul on Wednesday. The new album is led by two title tracks: “Seoul (Such a Beautiful City)” and “Time to Shine.” H1-KEY once again paired up with the renowned mu

K-pop Aug. 31, 2023