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Swedish royal couple visits SM Entertainment to explore K-pop’s creative process
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and her husband Prince Daniel visited SM Entertainment in Seoul on Thursday as part of their official trip to South Korea, where they explored the creative process behind K-pop and discussed future cultural collaboration between the two countries. During their visit, the royal couple toured key creative spaces including recording studios, artist training rooms and songwriting camps. They were briefed on SM Entertainment’s global music production system and advan
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Kwon Eunbi to perform in 2 more Asian cities
Kwon Eunbi will perform live shows in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur in December, her agency Woollim Entertainment said Friday. She will visit the cities on Dec. 11 and 13, respectively, expanding her "The Red" concert series, which has already been performed in Seoul and Taipei, with another show scheduled for Oct. 25 in Macao. Earlier this month, she thanked her fans for celebrating her 30th birthday and shared a photo of herself with Choi Yena and Kim Chaewon, who were her bandmates from Iz*One.
Oct. 17, 2025 -
ONF to host 'fan concerts' in Japan
ONF is set to meet and greet fans at a "fan concert" in Japan, its agency WM/RBW Entertainment said Friday. The band will host fan concert "The Map: Stranger’s Journey" in Osaka on Nov. 19 and in Tokyo two days later. It will be going live in front of Japanese fans in the country for the first time since its "Spotlight" concert was held in three cities there about 1 1/2 years ago. ONF celebrated their eighth anniversary in August and released special single “Summer Light,” a song dedicated to fa
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Itzy signals November comeback
Itzy will make a comeback on Nov. 10 with 11th EP, announced label JYP Entertainment on Friday. The group will come out with EP “Tunnel Vision” about five months after the previous mini album “Girls Will Be Girls,” which topped the iTunes Top Albums Chart in 10 regions and sold more than 417,000 copies in the first week. The upcoming set will be made up of six tracks including the main track of the same title. All five members participated in writing the first track “Focus.” Last week, the fives
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TXT’s Yeonjun to bring out 1st solo album
Yeonjun of Tomorrow X Together will roll out his first solo album "No Labels: Part 01" on Nov. 7, announced label Big Hit Music on Friday. He will be the first member of the quintet to have a solo album, which comes over a year after his first solo single “Ggum.” The hip-hop number showcasing his performance skills won first place on television music chart shows and topped the iTunes Top Songs Chart in 33 regions. It also ranked No. 4 on Billboard’s World Digital Song Sales Chart and the physica
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Soran bids farewell as trio with 'Dream'
Having to bid farewell to someone or something is probably one of the hardest things to do. Long-time fans of Soran, a Seoul-based indie rock band comprising Ko Young-bae, Seo Myeon-ho and Lee Tae-wook, were met with heartbreak when two bandmates abruptly announced their departure from the group on Monday. After releasing its mini album "Dream" on Friday, the band will transition into a one-person act under Ko. "It was something we had continuously talked about when the band became a trio from f
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‘TikTok is the real you — more lo-fi, not as polished’
When TikTok, the popular short-form video platform, is compared with other social media giants like Facebook, Instagram and X, one of its most distinctive features is how it connects users to a vast, global audience rather than just friends or acquaintances. Videos on TikTok are often under 15 seconds and could seem trivial at first glance. Yet, Sofia Hernandez, global head of business marketing and commercial partnership at TikTok, says this simplicity and spontaneity are central to the platfor
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EXO’s Xiumin drops hints at solo single
Xiumin of Exo gave fans clues about his solo digital single that will be unveiled on Oct. 20. An image poster listed details of two songs that will make up the soon-to-be-released endeavor — the title track “Overdrop” accompanied by “Fireflies” — and also showed the musician’s hand-drawn images and handwritten answers offering hints. “Supressing the urge to give out spoilers to [Exo-L],” the band’s official fandom community, was the hardest challenge he faced preparing the comeback, he confided,
Oct. 16, 2025 -
Le Sserafim joins lineup for Japan’s largest year-end fest
Le Sserafim will participate in Countdown Japan 25/26, agency Source Music announced Thursday. The group is invited to perform at one of Japan's largest year-end music festivals, which runs Dec. 27-31. The five members will be returning to stages in Japan barely a month after their two Tokyo performances. The Tokyo concerts, encore shows for their "Easy Crazy Hot" international tour, will also mark the group's debut at Tokyo Dome. On Oct. 24, Le Sserafim will bring out its first single album, “S
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I-dle’s Miyeon to make solo return: report
Miyeon of I-dle is set to bring out a solo album next month, according to a local media report Wednesday. It would come approximately 3 1/2 years after her first solo EP “My.” She was the third member of the group, after Soyeon and Yuqi, to release a solo set. The album's main track, “Drive,” earned her a trophy from a television music chart show. This year, she added two solo digital singles, “Glow Up” and “Sky Walking." Ahead of the new album, the group will hold two shows in Kobe this weekend
Oct. 16, 2025 -
Blackpink’s new album to roll out mid-December: report
Blackpink is poised to release a new album in mid-December, according to a local media report Thursday. Label YG Entertainment said the date has yet to be confirmed, following the report. The group was expected to bring out a set as late as November, including “Jump,” a digital single that was dropped in July in the first show of its "Deadline" world tour. The single was Blackpink's first full-group release since its second studio album “Born Pink” in September 2022. "Jump" hit Billboard’s Hot 1
Oct. 16, 2025 -
G-Dragon, Lee Byung-hun, Kim Hae-sook among six honored with Order of Cultural Merit
Six leading figures in Korean entertainment — actors Kim Hae-sook, Jung Dong-hwan and Lee Byung-hun; voice actor Bae Han-seong; late comedian Jeon Yoo-sung; and K-pop icon G-Dragon — have been selected to receive the Order of Cultural Merit, the nation’s highest honor for contributions to popular culture and the arts. The Korea Popular Culture and Arts Awards, organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, is the most prestigious government ceremony recognizing achievements in drama,
Oct. 15, 2025 -
French acts bring musical diversity to Zandari Festa 2025
Three rising French musicians — Grandma’s Ashes, Maicee and Romane Santarelli — will take part in Zandari Festa 2025, running from Friday to Sunday in Hongdae, Seoul. The artists will perform during French Night at Musinsa Garage on the festival’s opening evening, where they will celebrate the creativity and diversity of contemporary French music, according to the Culture Service of the Embassy of France. “The trio will come together to offer an unforgettable musical experience, blending pop, el
Oct. 15, 2025 -
‘Golden’ songwriter Ejae steps into 'Another World' for new single
Ejae, the Korean American singer-songwriter behind the “KPop Demon Hunters” breakout track, “Golden,” is debuting as a solo artist with her new single “In Another World,” set for release on Oct. 24. Best known as the voice behind the film’s heroine, Rumi, and as the composer of its viral hit, Ejae is unveiling her first solo project — marking her emergence as an artist in her own right. She said the new song reflects her personal story, one that feels as close to her heart as “Golden.” “I never
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Producer R.Tee's music video under fire for alleged plagarism
Blackpink and Big Bang producer DJ R.Tee is embroiled in controversy over the alleged plagiarism of a French musician's music video. Yseult, a French singer-songwriter known for performing a rendition of Frank Sinatra's "My Way" at the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics, claimed Wednesday that R.Tee's "Damdadi" music video featuring Soyeon of I-dle, released in August, resembles her music video for "B---- You Could Never," released in May 2024. Yseult pointed out that the music video's workp
Oct. 15, 2025