K-pop boy band Tempest will hold its first-ever concert this summer, according to Yue Hua Entertainment. The concert, “2023 Tempest Show Con (T-OUR) in Seoul,” will be held at the SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium in Seoul on Aug. 12-13. Tempest announced the concert Monday via a video clip in which the members showed their enthusiasm over holding a concert filled only with their performances. “This is the moment that we have dreamed of. We are so excited and overwhelmed. Please lo

K-pop girl group NMIXX is releasing a new single, “A Midsummer NMIXX’s Dream,” on July 11. This comeback comes four months after the group dropped its first mini album, “expergo,” in March. JYP Entertainment announced the comeback by dropping a teaser image of NMIXX’s third single on Tuesday. The teaser image shows a mystic forest with floating bubbles which augments the curiosity over the new concept the girls will present this time. The six-member unit, whic

Hip-hop duo Dynamic Duo is preparing to drop its first new studio album in four years, later this year. Prior to what will be the duo’s 10th studio album, Dynamic Duo will first release digital single “2 Kids on the Block - Part 1” on Friday. Amoeba Culture, which houses the hip-hop duo, unveiled a teaser image for the upcoming album showing the artists surrounded by musical production equipment and previous albums. Dynamic Duo’s 10th studio album is expected to carry the

So Junghwan, Doyoung, Jihoon, Yoon Jaehyuk and Junkyu of Treasure are dropping a single called “Move” as a new unit called T5 in July. YG Entertainment unveiled Monday a credit poster for the upcoming single which shows that Junkyu took part in composing and writing the lyrics to “Move.” This is the first time since his debut that Junkyu has taken part in producing a track. “The single ‘Move’ will be a fresh and new type of song never done by Treasure be

Nervous but poised, eight talented young boys were ready to introduce themselves as a new K-pop boy band, LUN8. “This is our first time being on a stage. It took us a lot of effort and patience to introduce an album made up of only our voices. We will do our best to show good performances to give a good impression of the group LUN8 to the public,” said Jinsu, the leader of LUN8 during their debut press conference held in Seoul on Thursday. The rookies from the agency Fantagio which h

NCT Dream is set to make a return with its third studio album in July, and will drop one of its tracks, “Broken Melodies,” next Monday prior to the album’s release. The track “Broken Melodies” sings about overcoming diverse emotions evoked by being apart from a loved one and doing anything one needs to protect that love. NCT Dream dropped a teaser clip of the pre-release track on Thursday in which its member Mark recites a line from William Shakespeare’s play

"KCON LA 2023" will open on Aug. 18 for a three-day run with a star-studded lineup ranging from K-pop legends to the latest sensations, CJ ENM revealed Thursday. The event, which is the largest K-culture festival, will be held at the Crypto.com Arena and the LA Convention Center with a total of 20 K-pop acts. Among the K-pop acts are those making their US stage debut through this event. That includes one of the major fourth-generation female players IVE, which debuted on the Billboard

A shooting star is not what rapper Mirani wants to be in the hip-hop scene but an everlasting star that shines consistently. Mirani quickly rose to stardom after her debut in 2020 by taking part in the ninth season of “Show Me the Money,” the longest-running hip-hop competition show on Mnet. Taking part in the show helped Mirani imprint her rapping talent on the public. She then landed on major local music charts with the track, “VVS,” a mission track from the show in whi

Poland will host its first K-pop stadium concert this September at a venue large enough to fit 50,000 people, an association representing Korean entertainment agencies said Wednesday. The concert under the name “2023 KPOP NATION X Korea Music Festival” will be held at the PGE Narodowy stadium in Warsaw, Poland, on Sept. 23, according to the Korea Management Federation, which represents at least 350 Korean entertainment agencies and labels. Around eight major K-pop acts are expected t

After 11 years as a member of the boy group NU’EST, Ren finally debuted as a soloist on Tuesday. “I’m so relieved and happy to finally get to make my solo debut. In my first solo mini album ‘Ren’dezvous,’ I tried to describe that my past days working as a member of NU’EST were valuable experiences that served as a 'seed' to help me bloom as a soloist and begin a new ‘season’ of my life,” said Ren during a press conference in S

Stray Kids’ third studio album, “5-STAR,” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart dated June 17, Billboard said Monday. This is the K-pop act’s third time topping the chart following the success of albums “MAXIDENT” and “ODDINARY” released last year. The eight-piece act, which debuted in January 2018, became the second Korean artist to have reached such a milestone after BTS. The 12-song set earned 249,500 equivalent album units in the US

Behind the global stardom of K-pop phenomenon BTS is not only remarkable dancing and singing talent, but the genuine music in the bandmates' own words to deliver a message to fans. In creating its first single album, “2 Cool 4 Skool,” that started the band's journey on June 13, 2013, the bandmates were involved in composing and writing the lyrics based on the principle that hip-hop musicians should speak through their music. In the debut lead track “No More Dream,&rdq

The New Six, also known as TNX, returned with their third mini album, “BOYHOOD,” which has a 1990s vibe through and through from the concept photos to their dance moves for the title track, “Kick It 4 Now.” “For this Y2K-inspired album, we looked into a lot of reference clips. Then we found pop duo Deux’s music video for their track ‘In Summer’ and we studied it a lot. They were very trendy and sensational,” said Sungjun of The New Six during

진행자: 홍유, Beth Eunhee Hong 1. Sirens, alerts unsettle foreign residents in chaotic Seoul morning 기사 요약: 서울시 대피 재난문자 한국어로만 전송되 아무런 정보 없이 대피 통보를 받은 외국인들은 불안에 떨어야 했다. [1] Foreign residents of Seoul were startled and confused as they woke up to emergency sirens and an alert sent out by the city government early Wednesday morning, just after North Korea launched what it says was a space satellite. *foreign residents: 외국인 거주자 *launch: 발사하다 [2] At 6:41 a.m., the Seoul city government sent phone

A number of familiar faces will return to the K-pop scene in the second half of the year. Some of the major second-generation K-pop boy groups poised to make a comeback starting this month include Teen Top, Infinite, U-Kiss and SHINee. Among them, SHINee will be the front runner, making its comeback on June 26 with its eighth studio album “HARD.” This album comes after more than two years since the group's last one. SHINee is celebrating its 15th debut anniversary this year wit

Dressed in colorful hanbok, 28 BTS fans shouted out loud “BTS, we love you” as they posed for a group photo at Changdeokgung in Seoul on Wednesday. As members of the BTS fandom, Army, the fans from Australia are in South Korea as part of a special tour hosted by the Korea Tourism Organization to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the K-pop megastars' debut. Under the name “BTS Road,” the tour will focus on following in BTS' footsteps, visiting locations that hold special s

Taeyong of the popular K-pop band NCT made his solo debut with his first mini album, “SHALALA,” on Monday. The talented artist composed and wrote the lyrics to all of the seven tracks in this new album, which is led by title track “SHALALA.” “The album comprises all kinds of honest feelings and thoughts from when I was having a hard time in life, to when I was having my best moments as well. I hope this album can help people cheer up to achieve their dreams and (fin

It took more than three years for Taeyeon of Girls’ Generation to hold a solo concert in-person. The excitement from thousands of fans seated at the KSPO Dome in Seoul on Sunday to finally see their star onstage fired up the venue even before the concert began. As soon as the lights dimmed to signal the beginning of Taeyeon’s fifth solo concert “The ODD Of LOVE,” the audience aroused an ear-deafening cheer and the dome was rippling in pink lights coming from the fan light

Singer-songwriter Kassy is an introvert who has difficulty expressing her feelings and emotions, but she has music to lean on as her medium to share such things. “Just like me, I think there are a lot of people who are not used to talking about themselves and instead rely on music to relieve their stress and express their feelings. I share my experiences and feelings through music hoping that it could help such people relate to and be comforted,” she said in an interview with The Kor

Stray Kids returned with their third studio album “5-Star” on Friday, eight months since their seventh EP “Maxident.” “It took us around two years to release a studio album after the second one ‘Noeasy,’ because we took a lot of time in choosing the songs that would appeal to Stay and also all of our members,” said Changbin of Stray Kids through a press release. Stay is the name of Stray Kids' fandom. Despite their worries, the new album helpe