BTS will release a series of photo books one by one from Sept. 1. 　 The series will consist of eight books in total, seven dedicated to each of the septet and one for the whole group. Jungkook uploaded a teaser trailer for the project dubbed “Special 9 Photo-Folio” on Wednesday showing himself as a vampire. 　 Each of the 80-page books will be linked by their final photographs, which will hint at the next bandmate to be featured. 　 Meanwhile, the band’s anthology album &ldq

K-pop Aug. 17, 2022

BTS’ collaboration with Snoop Dogg and Benny Blanco debuted at No. 10 on Billboard’s Hot 100, according to the tally dated Aug. 20. 　 The single “Bad Decisions” featuring Jin, Jimin, V and Jungkook of BTS will be the first track from the Brazilian producer’s upcoming third album, due out later this year. 　 Last month, the septet shared a teaser clip of Blanco calling and asking for a spot via a video call. 　 “Look, I know we haven’t known each other

K-pop Aug. 16, 2022

    Cha Eunwoo of Astro will greet fans on his own for the first time in Seoul on Sept. 3, according to agency Fantagio on Friday. 　 It will be the finale of his solo fan meet tour “Starry Caravan” that started in Indonesia last month. The meet and greet event also were held in Thailand and Philippines. 　 Cha debuted in 2016 as a member of Astro and branched into acting in 2017 with drama “Hit The Top.” His first acting gig was a role in 2014 drama “

K-pop Aug. 12, 2022

Blackpink floated two sets of teaser photographs for “Pink Venom,” a pre-release single from its second studio album, on Thursday. 　 The four members each struck a pose for the camera in the second batch of photographs, a darker version of the chic first set. 　 “Pink Venom” will drop on Aug. 19 in advance to the full release of LP “Born Pink” slated for Sept. 16. 　 From October, the quartet will tour the world starting from Seoul hopping over to North Americ

K-pop Aug. 11, 2022

NCT Dream will host a standalone concert in Seoul on Sept. 8-9, announced label SM Entertainment on Wednesday. 　 The seven-piece act was slated to perform in Seoul for three days last month, but the concerts were canceled at the last minute as two members – Mark and Renjun – tested positive for COVID-19. 　 Some fans were not happy that the band’s second concert was canceled, not postponed, but the fact that the new venue is Olympic Stadium, the largest concert venue in Seoul

K-pop Aug. 10, 2022

Key of SHINee will release his second solo studio album on Aug. 30, his label SM Entertainment announced on Tuesday. 　 It has been about 11 months since his first solo EP “Bad Love” topped iTunes top albums charts in 32 regions. The song “Hate That...” from the EP topped the iTunes top songs charts in 11 regions.  　 The new album “Gasoline” will consist of 11 tracks. 　 The veteran idol put out his first full solo album “Face” in November 2

K-pop Aug. 9, 2022

   　 NCT127 will make a comeback in September, according to local media reports on Monday. 　 Label SM Entertainment confirmed the news following the report. 　 The nine-member subunit is shooting a music video for the upcoming album that comes about 11 months after “Favorite,” the reissue of the group’s third studio album “Sticker.” 　 The third LP sold over 2.15 million copies in the first week of sales and the repack 1.17 million units. The third LP

K-pop Aug. 8, 2022

Girl group Kep1er has decided to perform one more time in Japan, agency WakeOne Entertainment said Thursday. 　 The nine-member act is making an official debut in the country with a showcase that was originally planned for Sept. 10-11. When the tickets for the two events sold out as soon as they became available, the agency added another concert to the second day. 　 The rookie band dropped “Wing Wing,” the main track from its Japan debut single “Fly-Up,” in advance on W

K-pop Aug. 4, 2022

The solo track by Lisa of Blackpink went to the top of Billboard’s Hot Trending Songs chart dated Aug. 6. 　 She became the first female artist to claim the No. 1 spot. 　 The tally, powered by Twitter, is a weekly recap of the most popular songs across genres and across the world, ranked by online streaming activity data. 　 Her first solo single, “Lalisa,” climbed five places to the top spot from the previous week. It also is the only song to stay on the chart since it was la

K-pop Aug. 3, 2022

Seventeen’s repackaged album claimed the No. 1 spot on Oricon‘s weekly album ranking, according to the most recent tally that was released on Tuesday. 　 “Sector 17,” a repacked version of the fourth studio album “Face The Sun,” is the band’s seventh album – and the third in a row to top the chart. 　 The reissue came out on July 18, landed atop Oricon‘s daily album ranking on July 29 and stayed for three consecutive days. The album and lead

K-pop Aug. 2, 2022

Seventeen’s repackaged fourth LP hit Billboard 200 at No. 4, according to Billboard’s preview of the forthcoming chart that came out Sunday in the US. 　 The reissue of “Sector 17” is the 13-member act’s highest-charting album so far. Its 4th LP “Face The Sun” reached No. 7 in June and has remained on the chart for seven consecutive weeks. 　 The repackaged album sold over 1.12 million copies in its first week, becoming the band’s seventh million-

K-pop Aug. 1, 2022

Kang Daniel has set his eyes on Japan, and will give fans a taste of his music with a single soon before releasing an EP. 　 He joined hands with Warner Music Japan in June and will drop the single “TPIR (feat. Miyavi)” first on Aug. 17, a collaborative work with Japanese guitarist Miyavi. The song will be a pre-release from his upcoming EP “Joy Ride.” 　 The EP will be his first album to come out in Japan, and consists of six tracks. They will be Japanese language versi

K-pop July 29, 2022

Ateez held a media showcase to bring out a new album in Seoul Thursday. 　 The EP “The World Ep. 1: Movement” is the beginning of a new series, said Mingi, and aims to awake people who feel like they are repeating an endless rounds of routine. 　 It also is a challenge for the bandmates as they tried a new style in terms of music, said Yeosang. The seven-track EP includes focus track “Guerrilla” that features psychedelic sounds. 　 “To many, Ateez signifies strong

K-pop July 28, 2022

The music video for Blackpink’s “Lovesick Girls” reached 600 million views on YouTube, according to label YG Entertainment on Wednesday. 　 The video was fully unveiled in October 2020, and became the group’s 12th video to reach the milestone. The music video for “Ddu-du Ddu-du” is in the lead with over 1.9 billion views, followed by those for “Kill This Love” (1.6 billion) and “Boombayah” (1.4 billion).  　 “Lovesick Girl

K-pop July 27, 2022

Blackpink’s upcoming music video is made with the largest budget ever, according to label YG Entertainment on Tuesday. 　 The quartet started shooting the video for the focus track from its forthcoming album on the day. It has been almost two years since its first studio album “The Album.” 　 The album ranked No. 2 on both Billboard 200 and UK’s Official Albums Chart Top 100. The LP sold 690,000 copies in the first week of sales, a record for a K-pop girl group at the ti

K-pop July 26, 2022