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[Today’s K-pop] Boy band All Ours debuts

By Hwang You-mee

Published : Jan. 10, 2024 - 17:53

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A seven-member team named All Ours debuted and held a media conference in Seoul on Wednesday.

It brought out a namesake EP that consists of five tracks, including focus track “Gotcha.” The lead single is filled with thumping bass sounds that underline the band’s daring performance.

The band's Kunho described the group's “turn” as a signature move from the choreography, and Minje added that they all practiced day and night for three months straight without taking a single day off.

Jayden pointed to Seventeen as his role model, as the band is well-known for its perfectly synced choreography, while Youmin chose Jungkook of BTS, citing the artist’s cool aura.

“We wanted to make a great start especially since we are the first group to debut this year,” said Kunho, confiding that he has his eyes set on the rookie award.

 

TVXQ to tour Asia from next week

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TVXQ will visit fans across Asia starting from next week, SM Entertainment said Wednesday.

The Asian leg of the duo’s international tour “[20&2]” will begin in Hong Kong on Saturday and will bring them to Bangkok and Taiwan's capital Taipei next month. It has been over 4 1/2 years since the two toured the region.

The band held a concert in Incheon late last month to mark the 20th anniversary of their debut, as well as the release of the duo's ninth studio album after which the tour is named. The LP topped iTunes top albums charts in 11 regions, as well a number of charts in Japan, China and Korea.

Separately, the pair has teamed up with Korea Tourism Organization to promote the country to the world, including its official fandom community Cassiopeia, for the Visit Korea Year 2023-2024 project.

 

TrendZ to perform in Europe in March

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Boy band TrendZ will tour Europe for the first time in March, agency Global H Media said Wednesday.

TrendZ will embark on its first overseas tour in Morocco on March 7 and will visit nine more countries across the region, including France, Spain, Germany and the UK, through March 24. The tour is likely to expand to Asia and the Americas.

Before launching the tour, the seven bandmates will drop the special single “Go Up” on Thursday. The single comes in time for the group's second anniversary. The band's latest music was “Still on My Way,” the third single album, that released in September.

Last year, the bandmates branched into acting as well, playing idol musicians in Hulu Japan’s original drama series “Play, Plii,” which ranked No. 1 in the platform’s Korean and Asia drama category.

 

Weeekly to drop digital single

(Credit: IST Entertainment) (Credit: IST Entertainment)

Girl group Weeekly will put out a digital single on Jan. 25, agency IST Entertainment said Wednesday.

“Stranger” comes only about two months since the fifth EP “ColoRise” and is dedicated to the fans, singing about how fans have consoled the bandmates as they have faced frustrations and pains in their music career.

“Stranger” will be part of the group’s forthcoming single album, to be released soon after, and will be available in an English-language version as well, added the agency.

Weeekly performed the song in advance at a fan meetup -- its first -- last week. The six-member act debuted in June 2020 with the “We Are” EP.