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Under the title “God of Light Music,” the single was originally made as a promotional content for the band’s 11th EP “Seventeen’s Heaven.” It was created for the 13-member act’s documentary, part of its YouTube show “Going Seventeen,” and many of the fans requested the music to be officially released, according to agency Pledis Entertainment.
A Korean trot version of “God of Music,” the focus track from the 11th EP, also was released alongside.
The mini album from October sold over 5 million copies in the first week, a first in K-pop history, after logging 3 million on the day of release. It hit Billboard 200 at No. 2 and stayed on the main albums chart for five weeks in a row.
Billlie to bring out 1st Japan EP in February
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Billlie will drop its first EP in Japan on Feb. 7, announced agency Mystic Story on Tuesday.
The EP “Knock-on Effect” will be released about nine months since the group's debut single in the country, “GingaMingaYo (the strange world) -- Japanese ver.,” which sold over 25,000 copies. The main track of the same title ranked No. 3 on Oricon’s daily and weekly single rankings, and will be part of the upcoming EP. The mini album will have four more songs: lead single “Domino -- butterfly effect” and Japanese-language versions of “Dang (hocus pocus),” “BYOB (bring your own best friend)” and “Ring ma bell (what a wonderful world).”
Following the release of the EP, the five members will host show concerts in Tokyo and Osaka, on Feb. 9 and 11, respectively.
Yerin to host 1st overseas fan meetup
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Yerin will greet her fans outside Korea for the first time in person since she debuted as a solo musician, said agency bill Entertainment on Tuesday.
She will host a fan meet up, dubbed “Woorin ＆ I,” in Taipei on Jan. 14. Her first-ever in-person fan meetup on her own was in Seoul in October and she is planning to visit fans in more countries.
The former GFriend member went solo in May last year about a year since the bandmates went separate ways, and approximately seven years since she began her music career. Her first EP “Aria” topped iTunes top albums chart in five regions and her second EP “Ready Set Love” came out in August.
She also has been pursuing an acting career, appearing in a web drama and making a debut on the big screen through the movie “New Normal.”
Blackpink’s Lisa to join French charity concert next month
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This year’s lineup for the annual event includes Maroon 5, Pharrell Williams and Stray Kids.
The charity gig is organized by the French Hospital Foundation helmed by Brigitte Macron, the First Lady of France, and last year had all four Blackpink members perform “Shut Down” and “Pink Venom.”
Meanwhile, Lisa uploaded a cover of “My Only Wish (This Year),” a 2000 hit song from Britney Spears, as a Christmas gift to her fans. She also added a Guinness World Record, surpassing 100 million followers on her Instagram account on the day, a first for a K-pop artist, and achieved the feat in the shortest time for an Asian.
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