Kang Daniel will meet fans from around the world online to celebrate the second anniversary of his debut next month. Its agency Konnect Entertainment recently uploaded a teaser that said “Coming Soon 0725.” On July 25, the musician will hold a fan meeting named “2nd Anniversary VR Fanmeeting - Dan2ty&: Walking with Daniel.” The main theme of the event is empathy and Kang reaches out to hi...

Brave Girls will meet their fans July 25 at the band’s first fan meet, said agency Brave Entertainment on Thursday. It will be the first such event for the band, and the bandmates hope to host another if they finish in first place on a television music chart show with their new song “Chi Mat Ba Ram.” The event is titled “Summer Queen Party,” after the band’s fifth EP, “Summer Queen.” The ...

Kyuhyun of Super Junior is putting out a new single July 5. The summer song, “Together,” is part of his ongoing “2021 Project: Season,” which started in July last year. The vocalist has been releasing songs that go well with each season, from last summer’s “Dreaming” to this spring’s “Coffee.” He again teamed up with songwriter Kenzie, who wrote “Coffee” as well as the main tracks from bo...

Golden Child announced Monday that it would hold a standalone concert in Seoul next month. The 10-member boy band shared a poster for the two-day concert, called “Summer Breeze,” showing the bandmates sitting casually at what looks like a campsite in matching blue clothes. It has been nine months since their previous concert and about five months since they put out their fifth EP, “Yes.” ...

Boy band Omega X announced its debut showcase and the release of its debut EP for June 30 with a poster. The members of the 11-piece act struck poses for the camera in white tops, standing out against a black background. The poster also revealed the name of the EP -- “Vamos” -- as well as the venue and date of the showcase. This is not the first time the performers will be on stage, howev...

Chaewon of April countered bullying rumor from bandmate Lee Hyeonjoo, writing a long explanation on the website of the band’s fandom community. She said that she has thought long and hard but wanted to share in detail how Lee’s claims -- that the members ostracized her -- were not true. Lee had missed practices and training sessions even before the group made their debut, saying that she ...

Kun and Xiaojun of WayV are putting out a record Wednesday, forming the band’s first unit. The two teamed up for the three-track record, titled “Back to You,” which will be fully unveiled with a music video for the title track. “Back to You” is a ballad that compares love to a flame that changes with time, shrinking into a flicker before blazing again. It comes in two versions: Chinese and En...

BTS held a two-day fan meet event to celebrate the group’s eighth anniversary over the weekend. The event, titled “BTS 2021 Muster Mikrokosmos,” lasted for 130 minutes and a total of 1.33 million viewers from 195 countries tuned into the live broadcast, according to label Bit Hit Music. The septet sang 15 songs for over two hours each day on an outdoor stage and the concert featured a num...

Yugyeom of GOT7 took his first step to success as a solo artist over the weekend, when the prerelease from his upcoming solo debut EP landed at the top of iTunes charts. He dropped “I Want U Around,” a song from the EP “Point of View: U,” in advance on Friday and it entered the worldwide iTunes song chart and US R&B/Soul chart at No. 1. It had also topped iTunes song charts in 36 regions as o...

BTOB is putting out “Blue Moon,” a song it made for a recent competition show, as an official digital single on Sunday. Agency Cube Entertainment shared an image on Friday of a couple dancing together under a lit-up sign that says “Blue Moon.” The jazz tune was written by band member Minhyuk for “Kingdom: Legendary War,” a three-month-long contest among six boy bands in which BTOB compete...

Eight-piece girl group Lightsum held an online showcase and rolled out its debut single “Vanilla” on Thursday. The name means that they seek to “sum up the bright lights and deliver bigger energy through messages of hope,” explained Chowon. The bandmates admitted that they could not believe they were standing up there on the stage. It brings back the memory of practicing together, up unti...

Boy band Wei unveiled its third EP “Identity: Action” through an online showcase on Wednesday. Although it has only been four months since the previous album release -- and just two months after wrapping up promotional activities -- they could not wait to perform and meet their fans, said Kim Yohan. This is the third and last installment of its “Identity” series, and is a culmination and ...

Loona will host an online fan meet event and a digital concert, taking to the stage as a group after almost two years, said agency Blockberry Creative on Tuesday. The 12-piece girl group is releasing a new EP called “&” and will meet fans June 27 at an event titled “Loona Premier Greeting - [D&D].” D&D stands for Destiny and Discovery, the band’s new slogan, and is in line with the theme of i...

Ha Sungwoon discussed his fifth EP, “Sneakers,” at an online media showcase Monday. It has been about seven months since the previous EP “Mirage,” and he said that he has been mainly focused on making the album. He has written five out of the seven tracks, including “On & On” that sings about parting against one’s will. As for the interpretation that it refers to the disbanding of Wanna One, ...

Han Seung-woo of Victon will enlist on July 26 his agency Play M Entertainment said on Friday. He has applied for the Army’s military band and was accepted recently, the company said, adding that the time and venue of enlistment will not be disclosed as a precaution against COVID-19. Han is coming out with his second solo EP “Fade” on June 28, approximately 10 months after his first, “Fam...