The Seoul exhibition runs until Nov. 22 at Hybe Insight, an exhibition venue run by Hybe, the multilabel firm under which BTS' label Big Hit Entertainment is affiliated. The same exhibition opened on Wednesday in Busan's Haeundae LCT The Sharp as part of the group's "The City" project. "The City" is an immersive festival site for fans visiting ahead of the act's Asiad Main Stadium concert on Oct...

Seulgi of girl group Red Velvet on Tuesday dropped her first solo EP, "28 Reasons." Ahead of releasing the EP later that day, Seulgi conducted an online press conference in Seoul on Tuesday afternoon. Her bandmate Wendy emceed the event. Dropping her first solo album in the eight years since she set foot into the K-pop scene with Red Velvet in 2014, Seulgi said she thought "it was about the rig...

Fromis_9 debuted as a nine-piece girl group in January 2018 with the EP "To. Heart." The band was put together through Mnet's 2017 K-pop competition "Idol School" and made its first step into the K-pop scene as a group in November 2017 with the predebut single "Glass Shoes." While the group steadily walked uphill since its debut, there have been a few unexpected events on its way, including its ...

Other boy bands are also gearing up for new releases, including AB6IX, DKZ, Kingdom and WEi. AB6IX, the four-piece band of BrandNew Music, is dropping its sixth EP, "Take A Chance," and its title song "Sugarcoat" on Oct. 4. This comes nearly four months after its fifth EP "A to B" that was released in May. Member Lee Dae-hwi, who recently starred on KBS2's producing survival show "Listen Up," t...

Hybe on Thursday released a statement to rebut controversies surrounding hefty expenses for BTS' upcoming Busan concert. In a statement released via email to local press on Thursday, Hybe said, "Hybe and BTS feel proud in contributing in a national affair. Until now we have been focusing more on making a meaningful outcome than on the expense," adding that the company and BTS "will support the b...

Le Sserafim debuted under Source Music, an affiliate of Hybe Labels, in May with its first EP “Fearless.” As the first all-female group from Hybe, its debut was met by a heated attention and “Fearless” racked up the highest opening-week sales by a girl group debut album. The upcoming EP will also mark the first album from Le Sserafim after it repositioned into a quintet. In July, Source Music an...

The orange sun hung low in the Seoul sky on Sunday evening, and as the clock ticked to 7 p.m., IU’s “Eight” began ringing out at Olympic Stadium in Jamsil, Seoul, marking the start of the second of her two days of “The Golden Hour: Under the Orange Sun” concerts. While all IU concerts are special, “The Golden Hour” was historic in another sense, as it marked her debut at Olympic Stadium, one of ...

Seven years into their career, NCT127 seems more relaxed and ready than ever, and the bandmates seemed to feel the same about themselves. "I've always been afraid and tense at press cons before, but today I'm here more firm. We came across '2 Baddies' and honed ourselves hard. Now we feel ready. Rather than saying anything, we'll show it through our performances,” Yuta, the band’s Japanese membe...

In looking back on their journey, Mark said, "I think our team is like an icon of growth, and we've become so because we've worked to always be at our best state right now." Chenle piped into say, "What makes me the proudest is that, even though we're seventh year into our career, we're still really ambitious and we work hard. Although we've aged and we now have to shave more, apart from such ph...

The album comes two months since Yim released the single "Consolation" in June. The song is the first track on "Seven," in the album's prologue. The press conference he held to promote the release of "Consolation" was the first time he had picly ublopened up about the excruciating pain that had held him back for seven years, and on Wednesday, he spoke of the time again. "Some people had questio...

Dia, whose name stands for "do it amazing," made their debut on Sept. 14, 2015, with its namesake LP. The group kicked off with seven singers and went through several changes in its member lineup before becoming the current six in 2020. The group consists of members Eunice, Hui-hyeon, Yebin, Jung Chae-yeon, Eun-chae and Ju-eun. Dia had a rough start, as Hui-hyeon and Chae-yeon took a tentative b...

K-pop musician Kim Jae-hwan is back with his fifth EP "Empty Dream," and he hopes the package of self-made songs feels like a gift set for listeners ahead of the holidays. The 26-year-old singer held a media showcase on Monday afternoon in Seoul, a few hours ahead of the album’s release at 6 p.m. that day. The EP comes a month after the release of Kim’s single "Snail," and is his first album re...

Hybe Labels Japan, the indie label affiliated to the K-pop powerhouse Hybe, is set to launch its first global group in December. The Japan-based company on Monday said through a press statement that its first idol group, &Team, will make its Japan debut on Dec. 7. The statement came two days after the band conducted a press event on Saturday in Japan to announce their debut and thank its fans w...

A lack of public infrastructure surrounding the concert site is also expected to lead to a slew of problems, including safety concerns for the audience. Serious traffic confusion is one problem. The concert is set to take place at a temporary venue installed on unused land near the coast some 15 minutes by walk from Ilgwang Station, which will be the only means of public transportation. The mass...