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[Today’s K-pop] TXT willing to prove themselves over time
Tomorrow X Together held an online media showcase and rolled out “The Chaos Chapter: Fight or Escape,” a repackaged album of its second full-length album, on Tuesday. The repack completes the “chaos” series and the title track “LO$ER=LO♡ER” is an emo-pop punk tune that carries on as another love song, following “0X1=LOVESONG.” “It conveys the romantic feelings of a boy who says that he will fight against the world to save you, and even
K-popAug. 17, 2021
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BTS 'Butter' ranks No. 7 on Billboard Hot 100
South Korean superband BTS' mega-hit "Butter" has placed seventh on this week's Billboard main singles chart, remaining in the top 10 for 12 straight weeks. Billboard said on its website Monday (US time) that BTS' "Butter" dropped three notches to No. 7 on the recently updated Hot 100 chart. It led the Digital Song Sales chart for the 11th consecutive week, with 629,000 downloads. The summery song has finished in the top 10 for 12 weeks in a row, including a yearly high o
K-popAug. 17, 2021
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[Today’s K-pop] NCT Dream to host online fan meet to mark anniversary
NCT Dream will celebrate its fifth anniversary with an online fan meet, label SM Entertainment announced Friday. It will host a livestream, titled “Hot! Summer Dream,” that will be broadcast on Naver’s V Live on Aug. 25. The bandmates will talk, play games and perform their hit songs for fans from around the world. Tickets for the online event went on sale Friday. The septet’s most recent album was its first full album “Hot Sauce” that came out in May. Th
K-popAug. 13, 2021
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CL to begin rollout of long-awaited solo project in August
CL, the fierce and talented K-pop singer-rapper, will release her solo debut studio album in October following a series of single releases starting this month, her label said Friday. In the run-up to the full album release, CL is first set to drop a single for the solo project "Alpha" on Aug. 24 with another single scheduled to follow in September, according to Very Cherry. The album will be released in its entirety in October. Her agency did not elaborate on the details for the full
K-popAug. 13, 2021
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[Today’s K-pop] Park Jihoon returns to stage with 4th EP
Park Jihoon held an online showcase on Thursday to introduce his fourth EP, “My Collection.” It has been nine months since his last album. Since that time he starred in the television drama “At a Distance, Spring Is Green.” “I wanted to show another me by transforming myself externally,” he said. “Acting, I believe, helps me a lot as it makes me more comfortable and freer in expressing myself onstage.” He also admitted that he always wishes he
K-popAug. 12, 2021
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[Today’s K-pop] TXT gives taste of upcoming repack
Tomorrow X Together shared a preview of its repackaged second studio album on Wednesday. The video snippet included samples of three songs from the repackaged album titled “The Chaos Chapter: Fight or Escape” -- title track “LO$ER=LO♡ER,” “Exchange Diary” and “0X1=LOVESONG (I Know I Love You) feat. Seori (Emocore Mix).” The focus track is about a boy who may look like a loser but hopes to love someone who means the world to him. “Excha
K-popAug. 11, 2021
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BTS' 'Permission to Dance' ranks No. 27 on Billboard Hot 100
"Permission to Dance," K-pop sensation BTS' latest release, has ranked No. 27 on this week's Billboard main singles chart, spending its fourth consecutive week on the popular American music chart. The septet's third English number dropped 18 notches to No. 27 on the Hot 100 chart, refreshed Tuesday (US time), a month after its release. The song had topped the Billboard chart in the fourth week of July, replacing BTS' previous release "Butter," allowing the group to score ba
K-popAug. 11, 2021
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[Today’s K-pop] The Boyz tops iTunes chart in 16 regions
The Boyz landed atop iTunes songs charts in 16 regions with “Thrill Ride” from its sixth EP, “Thrill-ing,” said agency Cre.ker Entertainment on Tuesday. The song ranked high on major music charts, and the other five tracks from the EP all entered charts as well. Sunwoo and Eric participated in writing the lyrics for the hip-hop number. “There already was a definitive theme and I participated only by coming up with a better idea within the frame,” said S
K-popAug. 10, 2021
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[Today’s K-pop] The Boyz thrill fans with 6th EP
The Boyz broadcast a live media showcase Monday as they rolled out their sixth EP, “Thrill-ing.” The bandmates acknowledged that they couldn’t believe it had been almost a year since their previous EP, saying they were even happier and more excited after all this time. It is also the first album from the band since it came in second in “Kingdom: Legendary War,” a contest for boy bands that ended in June. “We’ve put on strong and narrative-heavy perf
K-popAug. 9, 2021
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[Herald Interview] A.C.E keeps moving higher, step by step
Boy band A.C.E, whose name stands for “Adventure Calling Emotions,” splashed into the music scene with bold ambitions on May 23, 2017. Its five members have come a long way since then, establishing an energetic presence and delving into unique performance styles. But the group’s path to stardom was not an easy one. Online reality shows and popular audition programs on television often function as gateways for K-pop idol-hopefuls looking to make their debut. But in 2016, A.C.
K-popAug. 9, 2021
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Blackpink holds pop-up exhibition in celebration of 5th debut anniversary
K-pop sensation Blackpink will hold a pop-up exhibition from Aug. 21-30 to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the group’s debut, YG Entertainment said Thursday. The exhibition is part of what is called the “4+1 project” the agency announced in June on its social media with a mysterious teaser. Aside from the exhibition, the project consists of a new film in August, a special edition photobook and three others that have yet to be announced. The pop-up exhibition will be hel
K-popAug. 7, 2021
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[Today’s K-pop] Twice aims higher with 1st English-language single
Twice is dropping its first single sung entirely in English, announced label JYP Entertainment on Friday. The company uploaded an image that showed an envelope stamped with the band’s logo. When it opened, out came an invitation to a prom party. “Where are we going tonight?” the message read. The nonet already has a strong presence around the world, having hit No. 6 on the Billboard 200 in June with its 10th EP, “Taste of Love.” It is the best showing so far f
K-popAug. 6, 2021
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[Today’s K-pop] EXO’s Xiumin tests positive for COVID-19
Xiumin of EXO tested positive for COVID-19, his label SM Entertainment said Thursday. He took a preemptive PCR test last week before starting work for a musical and the results had come back negative. He took another test Wednesday after feeling unwell and was confirmed to have been infected with the coronavirus. All the other EXO bandmates as well as staffers in charge of them have taken tests and are in self-quarantine awaiting results, the company added. He has immediately stoppe
K-popAug. 5, 2021
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[Today’s K-pop] Blackpink lands atop Oricon chart with 1st LP
Blackpink hit No. 1 on Oricon’s daily album chart with its first studio album in Japanese, YG Entertainment announced Wednesday. The band’s “The Album” also topped Japan’s iTunes’ top albums chart. This is the Japanese version of Blackpink’s first LP that came out in October last year in Korea, which sold over 1.3 million copies and became the first million-selling album from a K-pop female group. It also ranked No. 2 on both the Billboard 200 and
K-popAug. 4, 2021
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[Today’s K-pop] Astro hits iTunes No. 1 for the 1st time
Astro landed atop the iTunes top songs chart in five regions with “After Midnight,” the title track from its eighth EP “Switch On” that came out on Monday. It is the first time the six-member band hit No. 1 on the chart. The song also was No. 1 on the iTunes K-pop songs chart in seven regions while the EP hit No. 1 on top albums chart in five and K-pop albums chart in 20 regions. Meanwhile, Cha Eun-woo shared pictures taken between shooting the music video for th
K-popAug. 3, 2021
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Boy band SHINee tops Japanese music chart with new EP
South Korean boy band SHINee topped a key music chart in Japan with its latest Japanese-language EP "Superstar," the group's agency said Tuesday. The five-track album, released on July 28, ranked No. 1 on Oricon's weekly album chart after reaching number one on the daily album chart, according to SM Entertainment. It marks the group's fourth No. 1 on the weekly chart after "I'm Your Boy," "D×D×D" and "SHINee: The Best from Now On" released be
K-popAug. 3, 2021
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BTS reigns Billboard Hot 100 for 10 weeks, with 'Butter' leading for 9
South Korean superband BTS sat atop Billboard's main singles chart for the 10th consecutive week, with "Butter" leading the latest Hot 100. "'Butter' is officially No. 1 on this week's #Hot100 chart for a ninth week," Billboard said on its Twitter account on Monday (US time). The song had sat atop the main singles chart for seven consecutive weeks before giving way to a new BTS song, "Permission to Dance," and returning to the throne last week. After spending nin
K-popAug. 3, 2021
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Astro ready to ‘switch on’ button to summer with wider musical taste
Boy band Astro welcomed the bright and sunny season of August by hopping on the summer music craze. The six-piece act returned after nearly four months with an aim to expand their musical taste and popularity with the eighth EP, “Switch On,” released Monday evening. The six-song package is a “gift by the band to themselves,” as the album talks about the group’s footprints over the past six years and the path the six bandmates aim to walk in the future, the group
K-popAug. 2, 2021
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[Today’s K-pop] Astro returns with ‘Switch On’ EP
Astro dropped its eighth EP “Switch On” Monday and hosted an online media conference to introduce its latest release to fans and local media. It has been only four months since the release of the group’s second studio album “All Yours” and the bandmates said that they came back with new music quickly in response to the popularity of the album. The new EP contains the past, present and future of the band who has been together for six years. “We’
K-popAug. 2, 2021
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Jeon Somi returns bold and blonde in ‘Dumb Dumb’
Soloist Jeon Somi is returning with her new single “Dumb Dumb” on Monday. The comeback follows a yearlong break since her latest release “What You Waiting For” dropped July 2020. “I’m really excited to finally go on the stage. I’ve been preparing hard, and I feel both thrilled and nervous right now,” the 20-year-old singer said in a video released to the media by her agency The Black Label on Monday. With a sparkly black dress and hair dyed bri
K-popAug. 2, 2021