Author: Denise Coley
A Brand Representing Unique Youth – [ODD YOUTH] The debut single, Best Friendz, marks the entry of ODD YOUTH, a group of five members: SUMMER, MYAH, MAIKA, KANIE, and YE EUM. ‘ODD YOUTH’ is a brand that tells the genuine stories of youth who are unapologetically themselves. Although each member has a distinct personality, they create a harmonious, shining presence as ODD YOUTH. Their music celebrates the themes of pursuing their dreams and the importance of “friendship,” promising a journey of sincere storytelling. ODD YOUTH’s brand logo was designed by a renowned design agency with accolades like the Red Dot…
The 2024 Olympic shooter Kim Ye Ji has made history by becoming the ambassador of Elon Musk’s Tesla Korea. Kim Ye Ji made headlines for her legendary shooting skills at the 2024 Olympics in France crediting her a silver medal. Before the Olympics, Kim Ye Ji had set a new world record at Baku World Cup in May. Kim Ye Ji’s performance at the Olympics impressed many, including Tesla’s founder, Elon Musk. The businessman and investor posted on social media praising Kim Ye Ji and commenting that she should be cast in an action movie with no acting required since…
International pop star HEYOON has signed a contract with Universal Music Korea. HEYOON is a Korean artist who operates in both Korea and Los Angeles. The artist has signed a contract with the global Universal Music Group division to skyrocket her global stance. HEYOON, a dancer, singer, rapper, and choreographer, debuted as a member of Now United group in December 2017 with the “Summer in City” single. HEYOON left the group in March 2023. While celebrating her new journey with Universal Music Korea, HEYOON hinted that she is working on a project that will be released soon. Moving to UMK…
G-Dragon has made the highly anticipated comeback after 7 years with the “POWER” prelease single. G-Dragon dropped the “POWER” single for his upcoming album on October 31. The pre-release single made history on Korea’s most influential platform, MELON chart, scoping over 80,000 listeners an hour after release and beating BLACKPINK Rose’s “APT” first-hour viewing rating. The “POWER” single also scooped position 6 in the Worldwide iTunes Song Chart. “POWER” also topped in most of Korea’s charts including Flo and Genie. The pre-release also coincides with G-Dragon’s new contract with EMPIRE which houses artists, like Shaaboozey. We are all so very…
MEMI, a Korean rock star known as the guitar princess, has made a comeback and is scheduled to perform at Clockenflap 2024. MEMI has made a comeback with the “LOVE SONG” single. The single follows MEMI’s “I’m Broken” single released early this year. MEMI released her ‘M3MI’ debut album on December 2023. MEMI is also scheduled to perform at Clockenflap 2024, Hong Kong’s annual music and arts festival that incorporates international and local artists. MEMI will also be in Taiwan’s biggest music festival, the Fireball Festival. MEMI is praised for delivering electrifying performances including at the US’ SXSW 2024 and…
As the year ends, artists are gearing up to end the year in style through outstanding releases. The following artists will be joining fellow artists; including BTS’ Jin, BABYMOSTER, ENHYPEN, and SHINee’s MINHO, in making a comeback this November. 1. Y Park J.Y Park is set to come back on November 4 with the “Easy Lover” digital single. the artist will also be holding the ‘Still JYP’ solo concert from 27th to 29th December at Olympic Hall in Olympic Park, Seoul. 2. Heize Heize will be making a comeback on November 6 with her 9th album, ‘FALLIN’. On October 30,…
Actress Han So Hee confirmed that her debut profile reads 1 year younger than her actual age. On October 31, Han So Hee explained through her agency the reason why her profile reads born in 1994 and not 1993. In the explanation, the agency confirmed that because of her mother’s gambling allegation, So Hee was unable to attend school for a year and relocate to Ulsan. After her mother was finally charged and imprisoned, So Hee returned to Wonju and had to re-enroll in 4th grade. As a result, the actress has been using the same details since then. This…
Junsu and Kim Jae Joong’s November concert sold out soon upon release. Kim Jae Joong, “Bad Memory Eraser” K-drama actor, and Junsu are scheduled to hold the ‘JX Identity in Seoul’ tour in November. The tour, running from 8th to 10th November, will be taking place at the Olympic Park KSPO Dome. The duo will be celebrating their 20th anniversary with the ‘JX Identity in Seoul’ concert. Ticketing started with pre-sales to membership holders before opening to the general public. However, the concert was sold out immediately forcing the management to add additional seats. The duo is expected to continue…
TWICE will make history this November by being the 1st K-pop act to perform at Amazon Music Live. The legendary TWICE girl group is scheduled to turn heads with an outstanding performance at this season’s Amazon Music Live. The live music session airs exclusively on Prime Video after the ‘Thursday Night Football’ NFL game. TWICE will share the stage with notable artists such as Big Sean and Jelly Roll. The Amazon Music Live is scheduled for November 21. TWICE recently celebrated their 8th anniversary with the ‘HOME9ROUND’ fan meeting. The 9-member group is also preparing for the ‘STARETGY’ album release…
LE SSEFARIM girl group will be performing at the 2024 MTV Europe Music Awards. Despite the ongoing HYBE agency controversy, LE SSEFARIM had some good news for its fans. The girl band has been confirmed to be performing at the 2024 MTV Europe Music Awards. The event is scheduled for November 10 at Co-Op Live, Manchester, England. LE SSEFARIM will perform alongside global artists like Tyla and Pet Shop Boys. This announcement has created such an internet frenzy, especially after LE SSEFARIM’s recent performance at 2024 MTV VMA’s pre-show in September. —-Karen Mwenda #LESSEFARIM #2024MTVEuropeMusicAwards #HYBE #LESSEARIMperformingatthe2024MTVEuropeMusicAwards #kcrush #kpop…
Dear ALICE is scheduled to release the ‘Made in Korea: The K-Pop Experience’ official OST album in November. Dear ALICE, a British boy band formed by SM Entertainment and Moon & Back Media, will be an official OST for the ‘Made in Korea: The K-Pop Experience’ documentary series. The OST album will be released on November 1. The series highlights the group’s journey throughout its 100-day K-Pop training experience in South Korea. The series was aired on BBC One and BBC iPlayer a few months ago. The OST album will include 6 tracks with the lead song being “Best Days of…
SEVENTEEN will be making history by becoming the first K-Pop band to perform at Mexico’s Tecate Pa’l Norte. SEVENTEEN will be performing at Tecate Pa’l Norte 2025 scheduled from 4th to 6th of April next year. The 13-member team will be among those gracing the event’s opening day. SEVENTEEN will be gracing Tecate Pa’l Norte 2025 alongside global artists like Justin Timberlake and Olivia Rodrigo. Pledis Entertainment announced that SEVENTEEN plans to showcase their outstanding performances and charm to Latin fans. Tecate Pa’l Norte is a grand event that attracts over 100,000 individuals every year. SEVENTEEN is currently on its…
Lots of new cities and dates have been added to our lineup, the shows just keep getting better and better! DJ Yuka has personally recruited and hired a few new DJ’s to fill in while she is away on vacation, and they have been absolutely killing it! Give it up for the The Hype Boy from Jersey himself, DJ CHEN, our regular host POSION AIVY and our resident mixologist since 2018 DJ SEOLYING! The parties don’t stop, the music keeps getting better, our crowds are getting bigger, let’s face it; WE GO UP! We have an insane weekend coming up with 3 shows in…
HYBE entertainment agency has been going through a series of ordeal in the past few days. In addition to the Newjeans and Min Hee Jin’s issue, the recent series of ordeals stem from HYBE’s controversial internal report that criticized idols. The report gained attention during the October 2024 National Assembly audit where its inhumane content started gaining trackion on the internet. The report included statements such as “members debuted when they were at their ugliest” and “no one has the features of an idol, and the plastic surgery is excessive”. The report, titled “Weekly Music Industry Report”, was meant for…
Why is this so frustrating?!” is a question I ask myself every time I sit down to write a piece for publication. The angst of the creative process is exasperating, energy consuming and… well, fun. Once you’ve gotten into your groove anyway. In filmmaker Kenichi Ugana’s (Love Will Tear Us Apart, Extraneous Matter), chaotic and funny homage to the pain, and horror of the creative process and Japanese splatter films, The Gesuidouz ザ・ゲスイドウズ, the angst of creating is brilliantly tied to the fear of maturing while trying to figure out how to be a successful punk rocker for lead…
SEVENTEEN’s Seungkwan could no longer hold his peace and ended up speaking his heart out highlighting that “idols are not items to be used”. On October 29, Seungkwan shared a heartwarming message on Instagram pleading for more humanity. This message comes amidst recently released reports of HYBE’s internal documents critiquing idols of other agencies. In the post, Seungkwan admitted that he could no longer stand back as the situation was worsening. The artist highlighted that fans and other artists work so hard. He added that artists give all they have to share their positive energy with their fans. Seungkwan pointed…
The court rejected Min Hee Jin’s plea to be reinstated as the ADOR CEO. On October 29, Seoul Central District Court denied Min Hee Jin the honor of being reinstated as the CEO of ADOR. This follows Min Hee Jin’s hearing on October 11 after Min Hee filed a reinstatement injunction on September 13. In the injunction, Min Hee was pursuing a court mandate that would culminate in ADOR’s board voting for her reinstatement. The September 11 injunction came about after ADOR’s board voted out Min Hee and replaced her with HYBE’s human resource head, Kim Joo Young. Since Mi Hee…
Download & streaming links https://rmpg.lnk.to/1007EHE_SG Music video https://youtu.be/8iLoUobwuG0?si=9CsZXCBb9j42SKil Japanese boyband THE RAMPAGE have provided the song ‘Endless Happy-Ending’ as the opening theme song for the anime series ‘FAIRY TAIL: 100 Years Quest’. The music video for the song sees the members of THE RAMPAGE performing in heavy rain for the first time. The song begins with lyrics about “beginning the greatest story without an end”. THE RAMPAGE recently held their second Tokyo Dome concert, and the video epically depicts the group members reaching a new awakening, enhanced by magical CG effects that connect with the anime series, inviting the group and…
Korean star SooYoung has released her long-awaited debut Japanese solo single, ‘Unstoppable’, on Wednesday, October 23 – available worldwide. A physical CD edition with additional songs will be released on Wednesday, October 30. Since announcing plans to launch her solo career in Japan – her first dedicated music activity in Japan since her original debut 22 years ago – SooYoung has been inundated with comments from fans around the world, such as “We’ve been waiting,” “Welcome back, youthful days,” and “I’m so happy to see her perform as an artist once again”. Her debut Japanese-language solo song ‘Unstoppable’ is named…
Singer, songwriter and actor. Lim Chang Jung will be making a comeback album release after almost 3 years. On October 28, Lim Chang Jun announced that he will be releasing his 18th studio album on December 1. A pre-release track, “일일일 (ililil)”, will be released on November 1. While announcing the upcoming album release, Chang Jung revealed that he had been writing the upcoming album’s songs while going through an unending season in life. This follows the last album release done in November 2021. The singer has been on hiatus for over a year, especially after allegedly being involved in…