Boy band Cravity will release fourth EP “New Wave” on Sept. 27, said agency Starship Entertainment on Monday. It has been six months since its second full album “Part 2. Liberty: In Our Cosmos.” Its most recent work was digital single “Boogie Woogie,” the band’s first English-language song, from last month. The nine-member group was chosen as one of the rookie bands for KCON, one of the largest...

Eric Nam will hold a concert in Seoul on Nov. 20, announced agency Live Nation Korea Friday. It will be over 3 1/2 years since his previous standalone concert in Seoul “I Color U.” This is part of his international tour that started in January after dropping second studio album “There And Back Again.” The tour started small in the American-born Korean’s hometown Atlanta with an audience of 600....

Kwon Eunbi uploaded a poster for her upcoming fan meet event in Japan on Thursday. “Rubi’s Room” will be her first official meet-and-greet in Japan since she debuted as a solo musician in August last year. Rubi is the name of her official fandom community. She will meet her fans in Osaka on Oct. 30 and in Tokyo on Nov. 3. She was also recently in Osaka in July to participate in an event to prom...

Exy and SeolA of WJSN had an accident on Wednesday on their way to an event, said agency Starship Entertainment. They, along with their managers, were brought to an emergency room and were told that they will need treatment for muscle pains and bruises, explained the company. The 10-member act returned from Los Angeles last week after joining the lineup for K-pop groul concert KCON 2022 LA. It ...

YeoJin of Loona fainted on stage during the group’s concert in Mexico City and recovered, said agency Block Berry Creative Tuesday. She had shown difficulty in breathing while dancing, possibly from the high altitude of the venue, explained the company. Medical staff at the site immediately took care of her condition and she has stabilized, it added. The 12-member group is hosting its first int...

All tickets for rookie girl group Kep1er’s showcase to mark its official debut in Japan sold out in three minutes, according to agency Wake One Monday. The nine-member act added a date to the event that was originally planned for Sept. 10 and 11. It will roll out a debut album in the country, “Fly-Up,” on Sept. 7. It released a lead track “Wing Wing” in advance. Even before the officia...

Choi Yoojung of girl group Weki Meki will roll out her first single album on Sept. 14, announced agency Fantagio on Friday. The company uploaded a teaser poster that showed her running in a green field dotted with sunflowers, after which the single was titled. She debuted as the main rapper and dancer of the eight-member group in 2017. The performer has appeared in a series of variety sho...

Jung Sewoon will hold two concerts in Seoul, his first standalone concerts in about three years, agency Starship Entertainment said Thursday. Under the title “Our Garden” -- taken from the name of fifth EP “Where Is My Garden!” -- the performer will console and heal the audience with music, incorporating a series of musical instruments to the repertoire. He participated in the overall product...

AB6IX put out a special single on Wednesday after wrapping up its fan meet tour on the previous day. Single “Chance” is the band’s first English-language song. It also is a surprise gift to fans and contains the bandmates’ emotions from meeting them in person for the first time in a long while due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The four members toured six cities in the US and two cities in Jap...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...