The Mnet Asian Music Awards, or MAMA, the biggest annual music awards ceremony in the K-pop industry, will be held in Japan this year. The show‘s organizer CJ ENM has rebranded it as the “MAMA AWARDS.” The newly named event will take place at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Japan over two days, starting Nov. 29. The event will also be streamed live through global platforms, including YouTube, according to...

While such accusations were initially raised among English-speaking fans online, it spread to local communities recently, especially after a local YouTuber posted a video describing the lyrics as too obscene for minors to sing. YouTuber Kim Tae-hoon of the English-teaching channel Bridge TV on Wednesday posted a video that broke down “Cookie,” arguing it is inappropriate for underage girls. He ...

Yeri of Red Velvet will collaborate with Sam Kim and release “Nap Fairy” on Thursday, said label SM Entertainment on Tuesday. The youngest of the five-member group collaborated with the singer-songwriter on the country-inspired tune, singing about how preparing to confess one’s feelings is like a sweet dream from a nap. Melodica and guitar sounds highlight the song, which is part of SM Sta...

Like the track’s energy, the words to the song convey how the band tries to take a step forward to find the true essence that lies under the term “love.” The lyrics also show how one goes through times of trouble by following their thoughts or emotions. When asked what the number “458” means, BX said it’s the speed of love without hesitation. “While preparing for the album, we’ve wanted to show...

Day6 surprised fans with teaser art Monday that announced the band’s subunit Even of Day will roll out a music video on Aug. 31. The music video will be for a song whose title translates to “Beach Darling.” The title and images from the teaser -- including a palm tree and a flamingo-shaped float -- hint that it will be a summer-themed single. The release date coincides with the second ...

K-pop girl group Blackpink is continuing a winning streak with its latest single “Pink Venom,” setting multiple records upon returning to the music scene after a 22-month hiatus. The quartet made a comeback on Friday with the first release from its upcoming second full-length album “Born Pink,” set to be released on Sept. 16. It marked the band‘s first full-group release since its first studio a...

Rookie girl group, NMixx of JYP Entertainment, is making is set to return next month. JYP Entertainment on Monday said through a statement that NMixx will return for the first time in seven months with its second single, “Entwurf,” on Sept. 19. Official promotion for the return kicked off earlier that day when the group tweeted the name of the track. A few minutes after the release of the poste...

K-pop girl group BLACKPINK's new single "Pink Venom" debuted atop iTunes charts in 69 countries around the world, the group's agency said Saturday. YG Entertainment said the song, released the previous day, ranked No. 1 on iTunes Top Songs charts in North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Oceania as of Saturday. The song also started on top of domestic music streaming services such as Me...

Kim Junsu and Kei, formerly of Lovelyz, denied a local media report that said they are seeing each other, through their agency Palm Tree Island on Friday. Kei was the main vocalist of the girl group that disbanded in November last year and signed with the company headed by Kim in January. She has been pursuing a career in musicals and is set to perform together with the veteran idol at the...

After a 22-month hiatus, K-pop girl group Blackpink returned to the music scene on Friday with “Pink Venom,” a prerelease single of the highly-anticipated second full-length album “Born Pink” out next month. Ahead of the release of “Pink Venom” and the accompanying music video, the group held an online press conference to talk about new music and the long-awaited comeback. “Pink Venom” best expr...

AleXa will tour the US beginning on Oct. 18, her first solo tour in the country, ZB Label announced Thursday. The K-pop singer will hop around eight cities, from Jersey City, New Jersey, to Chicago, Los Angeles and Oklahoma City, near her hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The American-born Korean performer was the grand prize winner in May of “American Song Contest,” an eight-week live competition...

The Boyz landed atop iTunes top albums chart in seven regions with their seventh EP. “Be Aware” rolled out on Tuesday, and all six tracks from the EP made all the major real-time music charts at home. The band wrapped up its first international tour that started in Los Angeles in May with three concerts in Seoul earlier this month. In Seoul, the group unveiled “Timeless,” a track from the...

The 9-piece act returns with new ‘Odyssey’ series, produced by Dohyon

The band recently closed the curtains on its “The Boyz World Tour: The B-Zone,” its first global concert series since debuting in December 2017. Kicking off the tour in Los Angeles on May 29, the act traveled to 11 cities in the US, Europe and Asia, with the last concerts taking place on Aug. 5-7 at the KSPO Dome in Seoul. The three-day finale in Seoul attracted 24,000 concertgoers in total. Loo...

Boy band ONF released a special album on Tuesday while the bandmates are serving their mandatory military duty. The album “Storage of ONF” is their way of thanking fans who are supporting them throughout their absence. Five members of the six-piece band enlisted at the end of last year, but the band prepared the album beforehand. The LP consists of 10 tracks: remastered version of its hit...