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Min Hee-jin establishes new label: reports
Former Ador CEO Min Hee-jin has officially launched a new entertainment company, marking her return to the industry a year after being dismissed from her previous post. According to media reports on Friday, the producer and creative director of K-pop girl group NewJeans completed corporate registration for her new company, Ooak (One Of A Kind), on Oct. 16. The business scope includes artist management, album production and distribution, and event planning, signaling her intent to resume full-sca
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Stray Kids’ Han to sing drama OST
Han of Stray Kids participated in the soundtrack for the drama “Typhoon Family,” production company CJ ENM said Friday. He sang “Sangseung Giryu,” which translates as “updraft,” an alternative rock tune that will be unveiled Sunday before the new episode from the hit drama airs. This is the first solo soundtrack from Han. The singer and songwriter sang “Genie” for the drama “Genie, Make a Wish,” with groupmates I.N and Felix. In November, Stray Kids will make a comeback with “Do It.” The new alb
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Blackpink’s Lisa to launch solo tour: report
Lisa of Blackpink is expected to embark on a solo tour, according to a report from Variety on Wednesday in the US. She signed with Wasserman Music, a music management and promotion company based in London, for global touring representation. The singer and actor has been successfully forging her solo career. Her first solo studio album “Alter Ego” debuted at No. 7 on Billboard 200 and topped its Top Album Sales Chart last year. The prerelease from the LP, “Born Again,” won her Best K-Pop trophy f
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Babymonster hits 100m views with ‘We Go Up’ music video
Babymonster has amassed 100 million YouTube views on the music video for “We Go Up,” label YG Entertainment said Friday. It is the group’s 12th music video to reach the milestone. It achieved the feat on Thursday, about 13 days after the video's release, the shortest time for a music video released this year by a K-pop act. The action-packed video was the most-watched video in 24 hours on the platform when it was unveiled. “We Go Up” is the title track from the group’s four-track second EP, whic
Oct. 24, 2025 -
Hybe partners with LAFC
Hybe has joined forces with LAFC and will sponsor an event celebrating K-pop at the football club’s home on Wednesday, the company announced Friday. It is the entertainment firm’s first collaboration with Major League Soccer and highlights “the strong ties between Los Angeles, South Korea and the Korean influences that define LA’s cultural identity,” the club wrote on its website. Los Angeles boasts the largest Korean population in the US and has been home to star player Son Heung-min since Augu
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How K-pop singer Aoora broke into India’s music scene — and won its heart
While most K-pop agencies hesitate to tap into India’s vast and complex music market, citing its linguistic and cultural diversity, one artist has proven that the key to connection is not strategy alone — it is sincerity. Former K-pop idol Park Min-jun, known by his stage name Aoora, has become one of the few Korean artists to successfully establish a foothold in India’s entertainment world. Last month, Aoora was named “International Icon Global Singer of the Year” at the International Iconic Aw
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NCT Dream to return in November: report
NCT Dream is readying to drop a new album in November, according to a local media report on Thursday. The seven-member NCT subunit would be returning about four months after its fifth full album, “Go Back To The Future.” The LP was its seventh million-selling album and was fronted by two title tracks, “BTTF” and “Chiller.” The nine-track effort was No. 1 on Oricon’s Daily Album Ranking as well as a series of music charts at home and abroad. In the meantime, the group returned from Singapore on T
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TXT announces five-city Japan tour
Tomorrow X Together will hit five cities in Japan as part of “Act:Tomorrow,” announced label Big Hit Music on Thursday. The five members shared the news on the previous day, exciting fans at a Tokyo showcase held to introduce their third Japan album, “Starkissed.” The band was originally set to perform in three Japanese cities — Saitama, Aichi and Fukuoka — but added Tokyo and Osaka to the itinerary, expanding the dome tour to five stops and ten shows. The Japan leg of the tour will begin Nov. 1
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Ive’s 4th EP becomes 7th million-seller
The fourth EP from Ive surpassed the 1 million milestone in album sales and became its seventh consecutive million-seller, according to agency Starship Entertainment on Thursday. The EP “Ive Secret” rolled out in August and sold approximately 920,000 copies in the first week. The six-track set proved the group’s lasting power, and the main track “XOXZ” earned it another trophy from a television music chart show on Saturday, bumping the tally up to four for the mini album and 20 overall for this
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The Boyz to host 1st fan meetup in China
The Boyz will greet fans in Chengdu, China, for their first fan meeting in the country on Nov. 22, agency One Hundred said Wednesday. “We are really putting a lot of thought into what The B (the group's fan club) would like and what more we can do together,” said the bandmates in a trailer video for the event, telling fans to get ready to be charmed by them. Meanwhile, nine members of the group will have a live show in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Nov. 8 for their ongoing international tour “The Blaze
Oct. 23, 2025 -
Crying Nut marks 30 years with immersive exhibition and live shows
Korean rock band Crying Nut, often hailed as a pioneer of the country’s indie music movement, is celebrating its 30th debut anniversary with a large-scale exhibition and concert series at KT&G Sangsangmadang in Hongdae, Seoul. The special project, titled “Speed Up Losers,” runs from Oct. 25 to Jan. 31, 2026, blending visual art, music and live performance in a multi-sensory retrospective of the band’s three-decade journey. The anniversary carries layered significance — marking not only Crying Nu
Oct. 22, 2025 -
SHINee’s Onew expands solo tour to US
Onew of SHINee is bringing his solo tour to the US, he announced via agency Griffin Entertainment on Wednesday. He listed five stops in the country for his “Percent” tour: San Jose, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York and Atlanta. The singer will visit them in January, reuniting with fans there about eight months after his previous tour, “Connection.” "Percent" began in Seoul in August, followed by performances in four more cities in Asia. Before his three shows in Japan, Onew dropped his second sing
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TXT hits top of Oricon chart with Japan single
Tomorrow X Together headed straight to the top of Oricon’s Daily Digital Single Ranking with “Can’t Stop,” Big Hit Music said Wednesday. The single is the focus track from the band’s third studio album in Japan, “Starkissed,” which rolled out Monday. The sports-themed music video for the electro punk tune had already received 10 million views on YouTube as of Tuesday. The five-member act will host a showcase in Tokyo on Wednesday to introduce the new album. Next month, TXT will begin the Japanes
Oct. 22, 2025 -
BTS’ Jungkook sets another Spotify streams record
Jungkook of BTS generated 2.6 billion streams on Spotify with “Seven (feat. Latto),” a first for an Asian artist, according to his label Big Hit Music on Wednesday. The single, dropped in July 2023, signaled the launch of his solo career. It has stayed on the platform’s Weekly Top Songs Global chart for 118 weeks — the longest chart run for a song from an Asian soloist. “Seven” made a chart-topping debut on Billboard’s Hot 100. It also topped both its global charts, Global excl. US and Global 20
Oct. 22, 2025 -
Twice logs 10th entry on Billboard 200
Twice’s special album celebrating its 10th debut anniversary entered the Billboard 200 at No. 11. The new set is Twice's 10th album to make the chart, making it the first K-pop girl group to have 10 entries on it. “Ten: The Story Goes On” joins the group's fourth album, “This Is For,” which ranked No. 117 on the chart dated Oct. 25. The July release is spending 14 weeks in a row on the chart after debuting at No. 6. On Billboard's Hot 100, “Takedown” — sung by Jeongyeon, Jihyo and Chaeyoung for
Oct. 22, 2025