K-pop boy group Stray Kids joins the star-studded lineup of performers for the 2023 Billboard Music Awards. Stray Kids will be the second K-pop boy group after stars BTS to take part in one of the three most prestigious music awards ceremonies in the US. Stray Kids will be performing “S-Class,” the lead track of their 3rd LP, “5-Star,” and “Lalalala,” the title track of their latest album, “Rock-Star,” at the ceremony, to be held on Sunday. The gro

K-pop Nov. 15, 2023

JYP Entertainment announced on Tuesday a global strategic partnership with Live Nation, the world’s leading live entertainment company, to cooperate on producing tours for its K-pop acts. “Through this partnership with Live Nation, we will be producing concerts of Twice, Stray Kids, Itzy, Xdinary Heroes, Nmixx and our up-and-coming talents,” said JYP Entertainment. Live Nation operates in over 45 countries worldwide. It has previously worked with JYP Entertainment on organizing

K-pop Nov. 14, 2023

K-pop artist G-Dragon, who is embroiled in a drug scandal, denied illegal drug use publicly once again in an exclusive interview with a local media on Monday. At the beginning of the interview, he explained that he agreed to the interview to deliver the right information to the public and to prove his innocence. “I did not use drugs. The results of the drug test (conducted by the drug crime investigation unit) have to be negative because let me tell you again, I have never used drugs, rece

K-pop Nov. 14, 2023

Red Velvet on Monday released "Chill Kill," the girl group's third full album. The group's full album comes six years after the release of the group's second LP, “Perfect Velvet.” “We tried our best to express the two key words of our album -- hope and tragedy. Not only did we focus on expressing those words in our songs and choreography but also in all of the content that will be released along with the album such as the music video and trailer clips

K-pop Nov. 13, 2023

Keena of the K-pop girl group Fifty Fifty is heading to Los Angeles on Thursday to attend the 2023 Billboard Music Awards, according to Attrakt. The Billboard Music Awards is an annual award ceremony to celebrate music’s greatest achievements and hottest names in music today. The event takes place in Las Vegas on Sunday. Fifty Fifty has been nominated for the event’s Top Duo/Group and Top Global K-Pop Song award categories. The group successfully debuted on Billboard’s Hot 100

K-pop Nov. 13, 2023

K-pop singer Jessica is set to release a new mini album for the first time in six years on Nov. 22. The new album, “Beep Beep,” will carry a total of six tracks led by a titular track which shares the name of the album. Jessica also announced on her official social media that she is holding a tour in Asia, including stops in Singapore and Macao, after the release of her new album. It remains unclear whether the singer will be promoting her upcoming album in South Korea as she has

K-pop Nov. 13, 2023

Jungkook of BTS returned to Seoul on Saturday after holding a surprise concert on Friday at Times Square in New York. He performed his latest single “Standing Next to You” from his solo album “Golden,” and other solo singles including “Seven (feat. Latto)” and “3D (feat. Jack Harlow)” on stage. Jungkook also performed tracks from his new album, “Yes or No” and “Please Don’t Change (feat. DJ Snake)” for the first time.

K-pop Nov. 12, 2023

Singer-songwriter Oohyo hopes to maintain a “safe distance” between music and her personal life to make relatable songs for those who tune into her songs. “I want to tell a good story through music at a safe distance. By keeping a safe distance, I mean that I want to convey an abstract but easily relatable story instead of sharing my personal experiences. I want my music to remind one of a good story,” said Oohyo in her interview with The Korea Herald. Nine years into her

K-pop Nov. 11, 2023

Kiss of Life say they were born to be artists. Not only do they love producing music, singing and dancing, but they are also good at it. “We also have a common interest in spreading positive energy with our musical talents. We love music and we are happiest when performing on stage,” said Belle, the main vocalist of Kiss of Life. Just five months into its debut, the band has already won public recognition for its unique music style, as well as dancing and vocal talents. “We wer

K-pop Nov. 10, 2023

Jungkook of BTS presents his journey since debuting on the K-pop scene, showing that he is now living the “golden moment” of his life, in his first official solo album, “Golden” which dropped Friday. "Golden” carries 11 tracks and is led by the title track, “Standing Next to You.” Jungkook’s previously released singles “Seven” and “3D” are also included in this album. “The title track is of the retro funk genre an

K-pop Nov. 3, 2023

The members of K-pop girl group Viviz poured all their energy and efforts into creating the group's fourth EP “Versus” over the course of their 10-month break. “We used a lot of our time to come up with an album that can show various facets of our group, Viviz. We wanted to show that we are a group with a wide spectrum,” said Viviz in a press release Thursday. The trio’s fourth EP is led by the title track “Maniac” and four sidetracks “Unti

K-pop Nov. 2, 2023

Legendary K-pop boy group TVXQ is celebrating its 20th debut anniversary by holding a standalone concert on Dec. 30-31 in Seoul. According to SM Entertainment, the concert is titled “20&2” and the venue will be announced soon. TVXQ’s offline standalone concert in South Korea comes for the first time in four years and nine months. The duo is expected to perform the singles comprising its ninth LP, which is set to be released before the concert on Dec. 26, as well as its prev

K-pop Nov. 2, 2023

K-pop girl group Weeekly hopes to reach new heights with its fifth EP, “ColoRise,” which was released Wednesday. The release marks the group's comeback after a year and seven months. “For fans who have waited for us, we wanted to show you that we made use of this time to enhance our talents. This album is proof that we are ready to show that we are capable of taking on new music genres,” said Park So-eun of Weeekly during a press conference in Seoul on Wednesday. W

K-pop Nov. 1, 2023

K-pop pop-ballad duo Davichi is returning with a new single on Nov. 15, according to WakeOne Entertainment. The duo’s last release was their sixth EP “Season Note” in May last year. Davichi, consisting of Lee Hae-ri and Kang Min-kyung, made its debut in February 2008 with its first studio album “Amaranth.” Since its debut, the duo has made a name for themselves with outstanding vocals that go in harmony with one another. Prior to the upcoming release, Davichi is hol

K-pop Nov. 1, 2023

The ratio of English words used in K-pop songs is rapidly increasing in line with the genre's popularity overseas. English words took up 41.3 percent of the lyrics of K-pop girl groups’ releases that landed on Circle Chart’s Digital Chart Top 100 in the first half of this year, according to Circle Chart. This is an increase of 18.9 percentage points compared to 2018, when the figure marked 22.4 percent. Breaking it down by group, 53.6 percent of the words in (G)I-dle’s rel

K-pop Oct. 31, 2023