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[Today’s K-pop] 2PM’s Junho drops single before solo Japan tour
Lee Junho of 2PM will tour Japan on his own for the first time in almost five years, according to JYP Entertainment on Friday. Under the title “Mata Aeru Hi,” or “The Day We Can Meet Again,” the singer and actor will perform at arenas in three cities -- Yokohama this weekend, then Kobe and Nagoya the following two weekends. The final concert will also be broadcast live. Before commencing the tour, the artist on Friday released “Can I,” the main track fr
K-pop July 21, 2023
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[Today’s K-pop] The Boyz to return next month: report
The Boyz is set to bring out a new album on Aug. 7, according to a local media report on Thursday. Agency IST Entertainment confirmed the news following the report, adding that it will be the band’s second studio album. Its last album was the eighth EP “Be Awake,” which came out in February and topped the iTunes top albums chart in 11 regions. Main track “Roar” was No. 1 on its top songs chart in four and won first place four times in television music chart s
K-pop July 20, 2023
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[Today’s K-pop] BTS’ Jungkook sweeps charts with ‘Seven’
Jungkook of BTS headed straight to the top of Oricon’s weekly digital ranking with his solo single “Seven,” Wednesday. The clean version of “Seven (feat. Latto)” topped its daily digital single ranking for two days in a row last week and raised expectations for notching the top place on the weekly chart. The English-language single has stayed atop Spotify’s daily top song global chart for four days in a row after hitting the top spot upon release. He is the f
K-pop July 19, 2023
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[Today’s K-pop] BTS’ J-Hope floats teaser for solo physical album
J-Hope of BTS uploaded teaser photographs for the physical album edition of his first solo studio album “Jack In The Box” on Tuesday. He is donned up in black and white suits complete with head gear, posing inside a big teal blue box for the album dubbed “Hope Edition.” The original album was released online in July last year and the upcoming album will include three live performances he put on at Lollapalooza festival in Chicago last year as well as two instrumental son
K-pop July 18, 2023
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[Today’s K-pop] Blackpink’s YouTube channel logs record 90m subscribers
Blackpink amassed 90 million subscribers through its YouTube channel, an all-time world record for an artist, according to label YG Entertainment on Monday. The channel launched in June 2016 and reached among the top five in terms of subscribers three years ago before becoming No. 1 among artists in September 2021, dethroning Justin Bieber. Meanwhile, the music video for “As If It’s Your Last” received 1.3 billion views on the platform as of Friday. It is the group’s fif
K-pop July 17, 2023
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[Today’s K-pop] 3 members of Super Junior leave SM Entertainment
Three members of Super Junior will leave SM Entertainment but stay with the group, according to the management firm on Friday. Eunhyuk, Donghae and Kyuhyun decided not to renew their contract with the label, while the remaining six will re-sign, it added. The three will, however, continue their activities as part of the band. The band debuted in 2005 with “Super Junior 05,” and put out 11th studio album “The Road” last year. Kyuhyun is said to be in talks to sign with An
K-pop July 14, 2023
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[Today’s K-pop] TXT tops CD album sales in US in H1
Tomorrow X Together sold the most CDs in the US in the first half of this year, according to a report from data company Luminate on Wednesday. Its fifth EP “The Name Chapter: Temptation” sold over 395,000 copies in the country and ranked No. 1 on the Top CD Album Sales chart, said Luminate, whose data is used to compile Billboard's weekly charts. The mini album was No. 2 on the Top Albums Total Sales chart that tallies sales of physical and digital album, only after Taylor Swift&rsq
K-pop July 13, 2023
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[Today’s K-pop] Blackpink’s Lisa may leave label: report
Lisa of Blackpink might not renew her contract with label YG Entertainment that expires next month, according to a local media report on Wednesday. The two parties have not been able to reach an agreement and a Chinese agency which requested to remain anonymous tipped off the media that the label told the company that it cannot arrange an activity for the artist from August and on due to the uncertainty surrounding the contract. YG Entertainment said that it was because of the group’s tou
K-pop July 12, 2023
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[Today’s K-pop] Seventeen garners 100m views with ‘Super’ music video
Seventeen has already received 100 million views on YouTube for the music video for “Super,” according to agency Pledis Entertainment on Tuesday. The video was unveiled on April 24 and hit the mark in 78 days, a record for the band. It is the sixth video from the 13-member act to reach the milestone, following those for “Don’t Wanna Cry,” “Clap,” “Very Nice,” “Left & Right” and “Hot.” “Super” is one of the
K-pop July 11, 2023
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[Today’s K-pop] EXO’s 7th LP sells over 1.6m copies in pre-orders
The seventh studio album from EXO sold more than 1.6 million units in pre-orders, a record for the band. The LP “Exist” debuted Monday, over two years since the release of its special album “Don’t Fight The Feeling.” Its previous LP was “Obsession” that came out in November 2019. The new album was supposed to be the band’s full-group effort, but Kai will be absent from the promotional activities, as he was unexpectedly summoned to serve his milita
K-pop July 10, 2023
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[Today’s K-pop] TXT tops Oricon chart with 2nd Japan LP
Tomorrow X Together's second Japanese studio album placed atop Oricon’s daily album rankings dated for July 4, according to the chart announced Tuesday. LP “Sweet” also was No. 1 on Line Music’s real-time albums chart, as was the music video for main track “Sugar Rush Ride (Japanese Ver.)” on its weekly music videos chart. Its first LP in Japan, “Still Dreaming” from January 2021, hit the Billboard 200 at No. 173 and landed atop Oricon’s dai
K-pop July 6, 2023
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[Today’s K-pop] Blackpink refutes rumor about concert set list
Blackpink’s forthcoming Hanoi gig will be carried out in the same format as other concerts of its tour, said label YG Entertainment Wednesday. This announcement came after complaints arose in response to rumors that the event would only have 13 songs and would not include solo performances. The group is set to hold concerts in the Vietnamese capital on July 29-30 for the first time in the country. Separately, the quartet went live in London on Sunday in the UK, headlining the 2023 British
K-pop July 5, 2023
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[Today’s K-pop] Blackpink hits 1.6b views with ‘Boombayah’ music video
Blackpink garnered 1.6 billion views on YouTube with the music video for “Boombayah,” according to label YG Entertainment on Tuesday. It is the group’s third video to reach the milestone, after those of “Ddu-du Ddu-du” and “Kill This Love.” “Boombayah” is one of the two main tracks from debut single “Square One” that was released in August 2016. On Sunday in London, the group made its festival debut in the UK at
K-pop July 4, 2023
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[Today’s K-pop] Enhypen to drop 3rd single in Japan in September
Enhypen will bring out third single in Japan on Sept. 5, announced agency Belift Lab on Monday. The album, dubbed “結 – You,” will consist of three tracks including Japanese-language version of “Bite Me,” main track from its fourth EP “Dark Blood” and “Bills,” a B-side track from the same album. The single comes about 11 months since its first studio album in Japan, “Sadame,” which topped Oricon’s weekly combined album ranki
K-pop July 3, 2023
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[Today’s K-pop] NCT to launch last team through reality show
A reality show that will follow the launch of a new team under NCT will start airing on July 27, according to label SM Entertainment Friday. As the title “NCT Universe: Lastart” -- a combination of last and start -- suggests, it will be the last expansion of the boy band and also will hail the beginning of a new team. Trainees from the label will participate in the program to be judged by senior artists including BoA and Eunhyuk of Super Junior. The show will portray the entire proc
K-pop June 30, 2023
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