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[Today’s K-pop] The Boyz to return on Nov. 1

By Hwang You-mee
Published : Oct. 15, 2021 - 17:57


(Credit: Cre.ker Entertainment)


The Boyz will come out with new music in November, agency Cre.ker Entertainment announced Friday.

It has been only three months since it rolled out its sixth EP, “Thrill-ing,” which brought five trophies from television music chart shows. The title track “Thrill Ride” topped iTunes’ songs chart in 36 regions.

Local media reported last week that the band was shooting a music video in Seoul.

Earlier this month, the boy band was named artist of the year at 2021 The Fact Music Awards.

In the meantime, the band’s original variety content, “The Boyz’ Time Out,” will be aired every Thursday for five weeks. The 11 bandmates will realize their wishes, go camping and surfing together. 

Twice to release Japanese single in December


(Credit: JYP Entertainment)


Twice will bring out a new single in Japan on Dec. 15, label JYP Entertainment announced Friday.

Named “Doughnut,” it will be the band’s ninth single in Japanese but the same-titled main track will be the first ballad that comes out in Japan.

The group dropped its first English-language single, “The Feels,” on Oct. 1 and entered Billboard Hot 100 for the first time, with the song coming in at No. 83. It also is the first K-pop female group to enter the tally this year.

Twice has been popular especially in Japan. Its third Japanese studio album, “Perfect World,” topped Oricon’s daily album chart in July. “Feel Special” and “Fancy,” title tracks from its eighth and seventh EP respectively, amassed 100 million streams on Billboard Japan, making the band the only international female musician to achieve the feat.

The band will also put out its third LP, “Formula of Love: O+T=

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