Jannabi talks life's emotional ups and downs in latest LP

Jannabi, a Seoul-based indie rock band loved for its poetic lyrics and vintage tunes, released its fourth album, "Sound of Music Part.2: Life," Tuesday evening, continuing its musical exploration of life's joys and sorrows. The band's "Sound of Music" album series is composed of two parts, each expressing a different mood and season of life. The first part of the series released in April was bright and youthful, filled with themes of hope, energy and romance, much like the spring season. In part

Oct. 21, 2025

Hearts2Hearts unveils new house track 'Focus' produced by Kenzie

Hearts2Hearts released its first EP Monday, marking its first foray into the house genre through the title track. The album’s lead single was written and produced by SM Entertainment’s veteran hitmaker Kenzie. The group described “Focus” as a confident step forward in defining its own color and identity. “If our debut single ‘The Chase’ announced our beginning, and ‘Style’ brought us closer to the public, ‘Focus’ represents who we truly are and aims to capture everyone’s attention,” member Jiwoo

Oct. 21, 2025

Blackpink’s Jisoo scores 1st solo entry on Billboard’s Hot 100

Jisoo of Blackpink debuted on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the first time as a solo artist. Her single “Eyes Closed,” featuring Zayn, hit the main songs chart at No. 72. “It earns Jisoo her first career solo entry on the chart,” the publication wrote on social media on Tuesday. “She previously charted 10 songs as a member of Blackpink. All four members of Blackpink have now charted solo songs on the Hot 100.” Her collaboration with the British singer and songwriter, formerly of One Direction, hit the

Oct. 21, 2025

Woodz to host concert in Seoul next month

Woodz is preparing a stand-alone concert in Seoul on Nov. 29-30, his agency Edam Entertainment said Tuesday. Titled “Index_00,” the concert will be held close to two years after he went live in Seoul for the final gig of his first international tour, “Oo-li.” Between the two shows, he completed his mandatory military service and came under spotlight after his performance of “Drowning,” a self–written song, went viral. The single went on to claim No. 1 spot on Melon’s Top 100 chart, a first for t

Oct. 21, 2025

Stray Kids to return next month

Stray Kids will release a new album on Nov. 21, JYP Entertainment announced Tuesday. The band shared the news at its Incheon concert on Sunday, which brought its world tour “Dominate” to an end. A trailer shown after the gig rose to the top of YouTube’s worldwide trending music video list the following day. The upcoming album is titled “Do It” and will comprise five tracks, including dual focus tracks “Do It” and “Sinseon Noreum,” which means being carefree and having fun. All the tracks are co-

Oct. 21, 2025

BTS’ Jungkook surpasses 500m Spotify streams with ‘Dreamers’

Jungkook of BTS hit 500 million streams on Spotify with “Dreamers,” label Big Hit Music said Tuesday, citing data from the platform. It is his fifth solo endeavor to achieve the feat, following “Seven (feat. Latto),” “Standing Next to You,” “3D (feat. Jack Harlow)” and Charlie Puth collaboration “Left and Right.” “Dreamers” was released in November 2022 as part of the official soundtrack for 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar and landed atop the iTunes Top Songs chart in 102 regions. On Spotify’s Daily T

Oct. 21, 2025

Don't hesitate, just do it: BoyNextDoor eyes next step in 'The Action'

BoyNextDoor wants to move beyond just talk to fearless steps foward with its fifth mini album "The Action," which was released Monday evening. "I'm glad we can continue sharing new music with our fans, and I hope we can make the end of this year truly memorable," Taesan told reporters during a media showcase held at the KBS Arena on release day. As the title suggests, the new album reflects the group's determination to challenge themselves to become better and their deep passion for growth. The

Oct. 21, 2025

TWS logs career-high sales with 4th EP

TWS sold close to 640,000 copies of its fourth EP “Play Hard” in its first week, reaching a career high, said agency Pledis Entertainment on Monday, citing a local tally. The mini album surpassed the first-week sales record of the previous EP, “Try With Us,” which stood at 558,000, in four days, after selling more than half a million on the day of its release. The focus track “Overdrive,” meanwhile, debuted atop Bugs’ real-time music chart and made Melon’s Top 100. The six-piece team is also run

Oct. 21, 2025

Blackpink starts shooting music video for new album

Blackpink will be filming a music video this week for its upcoming album, according to label YG Entertainment on Monday. The quartet is in the final stage of putting together an album, its first in about three years, while continuing its world tour, “Deadline.” Blackpink resumed the tour last week at Kaohsiung National Stadium in Taipei and on Friday heads to Bangkok's Thai national stadium for three sold-out shows. Next month, the group will visit three cities for seven shows: Jakarta, Indonesi

Oct. 20, 2025

BTS’ J-Hope featured in Le Sserafim’s new single

J-Hope of BTS collaborated with Le Sserafim on the latter’s soon-to-drop single “Spaghetti,” the girl group’s agency Source Music announced Monday. It will be the first time he is featured in a K-pop girl group’s track, showing the bond formed between the two acts when Heo Yunjin sang with him in “I don’t know.” The B-side track is from his solo set released last year, “Hope on the Street Vol. 1.” Le Sserafim’s first single album, “Spaghetti,” will be released on Oct. 24. Separately, a concert f

Oct. 20, 2025

Single from BTS’ Jin is the most-streamed K-pop song on Spotify in 2025 so far

Jin of BTS claimed the top spot on Spotify's most-streamed K-pop songs list with “Don’t Say You Love Me,” according to label Big Hit Music on Sunday. The single amassed over 564 million plays on the platform, the most for a K-pop single in 2025. It also ranked No. 9 on Spotify’s Top Songs Global Chart, spending 90 days among the chart's top ten — a first for a K-pop entry this year. “Don’t Say You Love Me” is the lead track from his second solo EP, “Echo,” which rolled out in May. Meanwhile, the

Oct. 20, 2025

K-pop returns to look out for this season

A handful of singers from major K-pop agencies are gearing up for their returns, filling the year-end chill with the warmth of new melodies. Kang Seung-yoon of Winner is releasing his long-awaited second album "[Page 2]" on Nov. 3. The title follows the name of his first album, "[Page]," which was released in March 2021. Kang participated in every step of the creative process for his upcoming album, composing every track to capture his personal thoughts and emotions. YG Entertainment described t

Oct. 19, 2025

'Golden' from 'Kpop Demon Hunters' soundtrack rebounds to No. 3 on British Official chart

"Golden," the smash hit single from the original soundtrack of the Netflix animation film "Kpop Demon Hunters," rebounded to No. 3 on the British Official Singles Chart Top 100. According to the chart released Friday (British time), "Golden" climbed two spots to take the position in its 17th week on the chart. Sung by Korean American artists Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami as the film's fictional girl group Huntr/x, "Golden" debuted at No. 93 in June. It spent eight weeks at No. 1 before falling d

Oct. 18, 2025

20-year breast cancer charity event under fire after 'celebrity party' turn

Fashion magazine W Korea’s annual breast cancer awareness charity, “Love Your W,” is facing backlash after the event appeared to have turned into a celebrity party rather than a campaign for awareness. Some of K-pop's busiest names — from BTS members to Stray Kids, aespa and Ive — attended the star-studded event held Wednesday at Seoul’s five-star Four Seasons Hotel. Both W Korea and attending artists shared videos of the invitation-only party on social media, sparking controversy online. Jay Pa

Oct. 17, 2025

Stray Kids among top K-pop acts performing at MAMA in Hong Kong

The 2025 Mnet Asian Music Awards, one of the world’s most prestigious K-pop award shows, has announced its first lineup of performing artists. Returning to Hong Kong for the first time in seven years, the two-day event will take place Nov. 28 and 29 at the newly built Kai Tak Stadium. The initial lineup features AllDay Project, Alpha Drive One, Babymonster, BoyNextDoor, BumSup, Cortis, Enhypen, Hearts2Hearts, Ive, Izna, KickFlip, Meovv, Riize, Stray Kids, Super Junior, TWS and ZeroBaseOne — 17 a

Oct. 17, 2025