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[Today’s K-pop] Seventeen ranks No. 7 on Billboard 200
Seventeen hit the Billboard 200 at No. 7 with the group’s fourth full album, according to the publication on Sunday in the US. The LP “Face the Sun” marked the highest spot for the 13-member act whose EPs “Your Choice” and “Attacca” came in at No. 15 and No. 13, respectively, on the chart last year. The band has been eyeing the No. 1 spot on the chart, admitting its ambition at a media conference to introduce the fourth LP last month. The LP sol
K-pop June 13, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] S.M. Entertainment to find new NCT member through audition
S.M. Entertainment announced on Friday that it will carry out a worldwide search for the next member to join NCT. A global audition called “2022 Welcome to the Neo CiTy” will be held from June 10. Males born between 2001 and 2008 are welcome to participate regardless of nationality. The second round of auditions will be held in person in 14 cities in eight countries including the US, Canada, Japan, China, Thailand and Korea. Founder and chief producer Lee Soo
K-pop June 10, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] Chungha to come out with 2nd LP next month: report
Chungha will make a comeback with second studio album next month, according to a local media report on Thursday. It has been eight months since single “Killing Me” and about 1 1/2 years since her first LP “Querencia.” The LP came four years after her debut and the 21-track album was selected as one of The 50 Best Albums of 2021 listed by Billboard magazine. Last month the songstress sang the theme song for period drama “Bloody Heart” and is the featured
K-pop June 9, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] Seventeen’s Seoul concerts sell out
All tickets for Seventeen’s upcoming Seoul concerts have sold out, according to agency Pledis Entertainment on Wednesday. The band will have two live shows in Seoul on June 25 and 26 to kick off its second world tour, “Be the Sun.” It has been almost 2 1/2 years since its first, “Ode to You.” After the Seoul gig, the 13-member group will head to Canada and the US, performing in 12 cities -- including Vancouver in British Columbia, Toronto, Los Angeles and Ch
K-pop June 8, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] TXT to host 1st concert Japan in September
Tomorrow X Together will hold its first in-person concert in Japan in September, announced label Big Hit Music on Tuesday. Under the title “Act: Love Sick in Japan,” the band will perform four times: in Osaka on Sept. 3-4 and in Chiba prefecture on Sept. 7-8. The quintet released first Japanese studio album “Still Dreaming” and first Japanese EP “Chaotic Wonderland.” It also has been setting records on Japan’s Oricon charts. It put six consecutive
K-pop June 7, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] Kep1er to return later this month
Rookie girl group Kep1er has announced the release of a second EP, “Doublast,” on June 20. The news came with a poster showing a glass of blue-tinged lemonade complete with a slice of lemon, signaling that the new EP as the perfect listen for the summer. The nine bandmates were chosen through a TV competition series last year and debuted with the EP “First Impact” in January. The album set a record as the bestselling debut album from a K-pop gir
K-pop June 3, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] Aespa sets date for 1st Japan showcase
Aespa will host the group’s first showcase in Japan in August, according to SM Entertainment on Thursday. The girl group will hold the showcase “Sync” at an arena in Yokohama on Aug. 6-7. “We’re expecting a huge response since this is the first performance aespa is putting on in Japan,” said the management company. Now in its third year of a successful career so far, the band is gearing up for a full-fledged entry into the wider
K-pop June 2, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] Twice’s “Signal” music video tops 300m views
The music video for Twice’s “Signal” amassed 300 million views on YouTube on Tuesday, according to label JYP Entertainment. The band now has 14 music videos with more than 300 million views, the most for a girl group in the world. “Signal” is the focus track from the group’s fourth EP that came out in 2017. Meanwhile, Twice will release its fourth full album in Japan on July 27. The LP “Celebrate” marks the
K-pop May 31, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] Blackpink’s “How You Like That” video tops 1.1b views
Blackpink’s music video for “How You Like That” surpassed 1.1 billion views on YouTube, announced label YG Entertainment on Monday. The video became the band’s sixth to reach the milestone following the music video of “Ddu-du Ddu-du,” “Kill This Love,” “Boombaya,” “As If It’s Your Last” as well as the performance video for “How You Like That.” “How You Like That” is the main track from the
K-pop May 30, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] Seventeen marks 7th anniversary with donation to UNESCO
Seventeen made a donation to UNESCO to mark its seventh anniversary of debut, said the organization’s Korean National Commission on Thursday. The contribution will help support underprivileged children and youths in Asia and Africa to receive education, through the commission’s global education program. The band said through a statement that they were more than pleased to be able to participate in such a significant program in time for the anniversary, adding that it is a sma
K-pop May 26, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] GOT7 tops iTunes chart in 95 regions with namesake EP
GOT7 proved itself strong placing its eponymous EP on iTunes top albums chart in 95 regions. It became the second K-pop artist ever to rank No. 1 on iTunes top albums chart in more than 90 regions. Focus track “Nanana” landed atop the top songs chart in 71 regions. The seven bandmates reunited to put together the album about 1 1/2 years since they split off into different agencies when their seven-year contract with JYP Entertainment expired. They, however, have insisted th
K-pop May 25, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] TXT sets record on Oricon chart with 4th EP
Tomorrow X Together topped Oricon’s weekly album chart for next week with its fourth EP. The boy band became the first international artist to put six consecutive albums on the chart, according to an Oricon report published Tuesday. EP “minisode 2: Thursday’s Child” headed straight to the top of its daily album chart. It entered Billboard 200 at No. 4 and topped iTunes’ top albums chart in 43 regions. The EP also is the band’s first million-selling albu
K-pop May 24, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] TXT hits Billboard chart at No. 4 with 4th EP
Tomorrow X Together entered Billboard 200 at No. 4 with its fourth EP “minisode 2: Thursday’s Child.” The boy band “notched its highest-charting album yet,” said the publication on the website on Sunday in the US. This is the band’s sixth time entering the chart. It also put two albums among top five on the chart back to back, label Big Hit Music said. TXT came in first place at a television music chart show with main track “Good Boy Gone Bad&rd
K-pop May 23, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] Seventeen sells 2m copies of 4th LP in preorders
Seventeen’s upcoming fourth studio album sold more than 2 million copies in preorders, according to distributor YG Plus on Friday. The LP “Face the Sun” is likely to become the biggest-selling album for the band whose five previous albums each sold over a million units. The LP will be fully unveiled on May 27 and the 13-member act will host a showcase the next day. The event will be broadcast live around the world through a range of platforms including
K-pop May 20, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] GOT7’s Jay B to host solo fan concert next month
Jay B of GOT7 will host his own fan concert in Seoul on June 18, his label H1gher Music announced on Thursday. The “Nostalgic” concert comes a year after his online fan meet event “Somo:Fume, Style of My Own: Fume” that drew over 1,800 viewers. The concert will be broadcast online as well for fans from around the world. The musician joined the label as a solo artist last year and released his first solo EP “Somo:Fume” that topped iTunes top albums chart
K-pop May 19, 2022
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