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· Daniel Anderson
SM Entertainment report reveals forthcoming albums from Taeyeon, aespa, SHINee and more
South Korean entertainment company SM Entertainment has announced its upcoming music projects for the first half of the year. The company shared its line-up of comebacks and slated concerts in its latest earnings report for the fourth quarter of 2022. SM Entertainment’s report…
· Daniel Anderson
Girls Generation’s Taeyeon causes concern with cryptic Instagram post
Girls Generation leader Taeyeon posted a cryptic handwritten message on Instagram on Tuesday, worrying fans. The message reads: “Even if I'm not around, the world will continue to turn.” Netizens left supportive messages in response, with sentiments like, “Without Kim TaeYeon,…
· Daniel Anderson
Taeyeon, Epik High and Momoland among headliners newly announced for K-pop festival KAMP LA 2022
On Friday, upcoming K-pop festival KAMP LA 2022 announced its second set of headliners, including Girls’ Generation leader Taeyeon, girl group Momoland, hip-hop trio Epik High and boy groups P1Harmony and T1419. Last week, KAMP LA 2022 announced that acts such as Monsta X, Somi,…
· Bryan Ke
Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon Will Sing ‘Into The Unknown’ for Disney’s ‘Frozen II’
Disney Korea has officially confirmed that Girls’ Generation member Taeyeon will sing the original soundtrack for the upcoming Disney movie “Frozen II.” The news was announced on Disney Korea’s official Instagram account on Tuesday, accompanied by an artwork featuring the…
· Carl Samson
Korean YouTuber Goes Viral For Looking Exactly Like Taeyeon
A South Korean YouTuber bearing an uncanny resemblance to Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon has found a surge in views on her most recent video posted last week. View this post on Instagram 1시간 후 #fine 티져가 공개된다고한다❣️📀
· Daniel Anderson
Aespa announce comeback album ‘My World’
K-pop girl group aespa has announced the release of their new mini-album “MY WORLD.” SM Entertainment released the first teaser for the album on social media on April 17. The upcoming release marks aespa‘s first comeback in nearly a year since their July 2022 mini-album “Girls.”…
· Daniel Anderson
Aespa to be first-ever K-pop act to take stage at Outside Lands music festival
Aespa will be the first K-pop act to perform at the Outside Lands music festival in San Francisco this August. The K-pop girl group will be the only K-pop artist at this year’s lineup, which includes notable performers such as Sza, Foo Fighters, Kendrick Lamar and ODESZA.
· Daniel Anderson
Aespa unleashes new tracks, solo songs at inaugural ‘SYNK: Hyper Line’ concert
Aespa performed a bevy of unreleased songs and solo numbers as part of a 25-track set list at their “SYNK: Hyper Line” concerts over the weekend. On Feb. 25 and 26, the SM Entertainment quartet held their first-ever standalone concerts at the Jamsil Arena in Seoul. At the…
· Daniel Anderson
K-pop supergroup GOT the Beat declined invitation to perform at Coachella 2022
Girls’ Generation member Hyoyeon shared that GOT the beat had to decline an invitation to perform at Coachella 2022 due to a logistical reason. SM Entertainment supergroup GOT the beat is a subunit of the label’s special project Girls On Top. GOT the beat consists of Girls’…
· Daniel Anderson
SM supergroup GOT the beat release debut mini-album ‘Stamp On It’
Before you read: ‘Female Avengers of K-pop’ supergroup GOT the beat debuts ‘Step Back’ video at New Year’s concert Girls On Top: K-pop’s latest supergroup includes BoA, members of Red Velvet, Aespa, Girls’ Generation GOT the beat, the first subunit of SM Entertainment’s all-star…
· Daniel Anderson
YouTube Korea releases list of top 10 most-watched music videos for 2022
YouTube revealed its most watched music videos of 2022 in Korea. The list only featured videos uploaded in 2022 and only views by YouTube users in Korea from Jan. 1 to Oct. 30 were counted. South Korean trot and ballad singer Lim Young Woo took the No. 10, No. 5 and No. 1 spots…
· Daniel Anderson
K-pop Weekly: CHUNG HA collabs, Chan-Hyuk goes solo, ITZY drops English single and K-pop festival makes ‘KAMPFYRE’
The start of this week saw several concerts and music festivals kick off around the world, from KAMP LA 2022 to BTS in Busan and BLACKPINK in Seoul. While soloists such as CHUNG HA collaborated with other artists, other acts released their first English singles and experienced…
· Daniel Anderson
K-pop festival KAMP LA 2022 announces CHUNG HA to final lineup
On Wednesday, K-pop festival KAMP LA 2022 announced the last artist to join their lineup: CHUNG HA. Previously announced performers include Monsta X, Somi, Taeyeon, Aespa, iKON, Super Junior, BamBam, Zion.T and Lapillus. Held at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Oct. 15…
· Daniel Anderson
EXO’s Xiumin shows off something ‘Brand New’ in debut solo album
Xiumin of K-pop boy group EXO released his debut solo album “Brand New,” led by the title track of the same name, on Monday. The album features four other songs including “Feedback,” which was arranged by Canadian singer-songwriter Daniel Caesar, and “How We Do,” which features…
· Daniel Anderson
K-pop girl group Lapillus release new comeback album ‘GIRL’s ROUND Part. 1’
K-pop girl group Lapillus dropped their first comeback album “GIRL's ROUND Part. 1” on Thursday. The album is led by the title track “GRATATA” and includes other songs such as “Burn With Love,” “Queendom” and their debut single “HIT YA!” Lapillus debuted in June with members…
· Daniel Anderson
South Korean R&B artist Crush drops new single ‘Rush Hour’ with BTS’ J-Hope
South Korean R&B artist Crush released “Rush Hour,” his new single featuring BTS’ J-Hope, on Thursday. This is Crush’s first music release since he was discharged from the military in August. His last album was the 2020 EP “with HER” which featured artists such as Girls’…
· Daniel Anderson
MAMAMOO, Rain, AKMU and more star in new trailer for Netflix music reality show ‘Take 1’
A new teaser trailer for the Netflix music reality show “Take 1,” featuring K-pop artists MAMAMOO, Rain, AKMU, Lena Park and more, dropped on Thursday. The show centers around giving South Korean singers the chance to perform one song of their choosing in a dream-fulfilling,…
· Daniel Anderson
Red Velvet’s Seulgi confirmed to make October solo debut
Red Velvet member Seulgi is slated to make her solo debut in October. She will be the third member of Red Velvet to officially release a solo project after members Wendy and Joy. Seulgi is also a member of SM Entertainment female supergroup Girls On Top and is one half of Irene…
· Daniel Anderson
South Korean singer Zion. T creates new company for creators
South Korean hip-hop and R&B singer Zion. T announced his new company, Standard Friends, on Monday. According to the artist’s recent Instagram post, the company “is founded to make and present diverse form[s] of exciting art to the world.” “I hope that the creators that this…
· Bryan Ke
Girls’ Generation ‘Forever 1’ MV director apologizes for Tokyo DisneySea plagiarism accusations
Shin Hee-won, the director of Girls’ Generation’s “Forever 1” music video, apologized in an Instagram post on Sunday after being accused of copying Tokyo DisneySea’s 15th anniversary emblem for a set prop. “After being commissioned for this music video, I was involved in not…