Kang Seungyoon of Winner will hold his first solo exhibit in Seoul from March 23 to April 19. He will host the show under the name Yooyeon which signifies flexibility, reflecting how he wants to be adaptable and versatile in every situation. He participated in contemporary art show “Korean Eye: Creativity and Daydream” in 2021 and in “Start Art Fair Seoul 2022.” He also will be one of the “prod...

Y of Golden Child will put out his first solo album on March 15, said his agency, Woollim Entertainment, on Thursday. The management company uploaded the jacket cover of digital single “If I Were Wind,” which will be the first solo song from the band’s main vocalist since his debut six years ago. He will demonstrate his wide vocal spectrum through the song that sings of how one misses a loved on...

Bobby of iKON will bring out a solo single on March 21, according to agency 143 Entertainment on Wednesday. Single “S.I.R” will consist of two tracks -- “Drowning” and “Cherry Blossom” -- and he participated in writing the words and melodies for both songs. It is the first solo single for the performer who already has two studio albums of his own, from 2017 and 2021. He debuted as a member of i...

Rookie girl group Nmixx will release its first EP, “expergo,” on March 20, label JYP Entertainment announced on Tuesday. The six members will show their spirit in the album fronted by “Love Me Like This," which tells of how we come to love ourselves and each other to a tune of trendy sounds. The group uploaded a teaser trailer, dubbed “Dizziness of Freedom,” on Sunday showing the bandmates over...

Girl group Billlie will bring out its fourth EP “The Billage of Perception: Chapter Three” on March 28, announced agency Mystic Story on Monday. Sheon turns to look up at something at a bus stop in the teaser posters, accompanied by the words “I remember vividly how we laughed a lot.” The EP comes about seven months since its previous EP “The Billage of Perception: Chapter Two.” The seven-membe...

Yuta of NCT will star in a Japanese television drama, label SM Entertainment said Friday. He is cast as the main character in TV Tokyo’s “Play It Cool, Guys” that starts airing on April 14. He will play a college student with an unexpected charm in the drama adaptation of a hit animation. The idol branched into acting last year, taking a role in movie “High & Low The Worst X.” Meanwhile, NCT12...

Sanha and Moonbin of Astro will visit fans in South America, adding three cities to its “Diffusion” tour, according to agency Fantagio on Thursday. The pair will hit Santiago, Chile on June 3 and hop over to Sao Paulo on June 5, before going live in Mexico City two days later. The two will likely add more destinations to the tour as the poster announcing the news said “And More.” It is the firs...

Boy band WEi will begin to tour the world from April, announced agency OUI Entertainment on Tuesday. The poster for its second international tour was filled with stars lit against a deep purple sky and showed the title of the tour: “Passion.” The six members wrapped up their monthslong tour in October last year, visiting fans in Thailand, Japan, the US, Canada and Mexico, before putting out fif...

Golden Child is set to release a third single in Japan in April, according to Woollim Entertainment on Monday. “Invisible Crayon” will include lead track “Crayon” as well as a Japanese-language version of “Replay” and “Ra Pam Pam,” focus tracks from its sixth EP “Aura” and second studio album “Game Changer,” respectively. The band’s previous single in the country, “Rata-tat-tat,” came out in Ju...

Girl group aespa wrapped up the first chapter of its saga set in alternative universe. In the action-packed video, titled “ep.3 Girls (Don’t You Know I’m a Savage)," the four members and their avatars fought against Black Mamba and killed their archenemy before returning to the real world. The foursome’s virtual reality concert will be unveiled at the 2023 South by Southwest, an annual festival...

Minnie of (G)I-dle will collaborate with British singer Anne-Marie, said an announcement on Thursday in the form of an album cover. The image for the single “Expectations” features a kitten staring straight out against a kitsch yet charming background full of lovely fonts and glittery hearts and stars. There was a report from local media last week that said the two singers have completed record...

Sungjong of Infinite will unveil a new song at a solo fan meeting, the performer confided Wednesday in a livestream. He is planning to greet fans on his own at fan meetings under the banner “2023 Lee Sungjong Orientation: Again, Spring,” in Seoul on March 4. He admitted that he took to the livestream to drop a hint and added that flowers are the dress code for the event. The bandmates of the si...

The Boyz landed atop iTunes top albums charts in 11 regions with their eighth EP “Be Awake,” agency IST Entertainment said on Tuesday. Lead track “Roar” notched the top spot on iTunes top songs chart in four regions. The EP came out Monday and all six songs made Melon’s Top 100 and Bugs real-time chart, two of the major charts at home. The eighth EP is an extension of its previous EP "Be Aware,...

Management firms Rain Co. and Sublime Artist Agency ended their partnership, according to the latter on Monday. After careful discussion, the two companies terminated a memorandum of understanding they had signed in April 2020. Sublime thanked Rain and his company and asked fans to keep on supporting him and artists managed by the agency. The singer and actor started his namesake company in 202...

Girl group Cherry Bullet will return with its third EP on March 7, announced agency FNC W on Thursday. Its previous album was its second EP, “Cherry Wish,” which came out in March last year. No more details have been shared yet but hints were given in the phrases “Cherry Bullet Week” and “Fashion Week.” The seven members went to Tokyo in December, joining other artists from its agency for a gro...