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· 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
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,…
· Daniel Anderson
New US K-pop festival KAMP LA 2022 to feature Monsta X, Somi, Kai, Super Junior, IKON and more
A new K-pop festival called KAMP LA 2022 was announced on Tuesday. The event will feature artists such as Monsta X, Somi, Kai, Super Junior, IKON, BamBam and Zion. T. Held at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Oct. 15 and Oct. 16, the two-day festival is spearheaded by…
· Daniel Anderson
Monsta X, Jessi added to lineup for inaugural We Bridge Music Festival in Las Vegas
We Bridge Music Festival and Expo has announced boy group Monsta X and Korean American rapper Jessi as part of its inaugural lineup. The Las Vegas festival will see both Jessi and Monsta X as Day 1 performers, with the latter headlining on April 21. They will both participate in…
· Iris Jung
K-pop idols make their mark on ‘The 100 Most Beautiful/Handsome Faces of 2022’ lists
K-pop stars dominate this year’s “100 Most Beautiful” and “100 Most Handsome Faces” lists by TC Chandler and The Independent Critics. Nancy Jewel McDonie, Momoland’s Korean American visual, took the No. 2 spot on the “The Most Beautiful Faces of 2022” list.
· 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 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
KCON 2022 Japan announces first lineup: LE SSERAFIM, NMIXX, NewJeans, IVE, Kep1er and more
South Korean entertainment company CJ ENM announced KCON 2022 Japan’s first lineup of artists on Wednesday. The lineup includes IVE, LE SSERAFIM, Kep1er, NewJeans, NMIXX, NiziU, MONSTA X’s Kihyun, TEMPEST, TNX, JO1 and former IZ*ONE member and soloist JO YURI. KCON 2022 Japan…
· Daniel Anderson
GOT7’s Jay B releases new single ‘Rocking Chair’ under new label
GOT7 leader and soloist Jay B dropped his new single “Rocking Chair” on Tuesday. This is his first music project with CDNZA Records following his departure from H1GHR Music last month. Back in May, GOT7 returned to the music scene with a music video for their single “NANANA” off…
· Michelle De Pacina
Malaysian man caught riding naked on a motorcycle after allegedly killing his wife and child
A 24-year-old man in Malaysia was caught on camera riding a motorcycle naked on the highway. The recording was posted to Facebook on July 4, catching the attention of the public and the police. The man was believed to be escaping on his red motorcycle after allegedly murdering…
· 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
GOT7’s Jay B releases sophomore album ‘Be Yourself’
GOT7 leader and soloist Jay B released his new album “Be Yourself” on Wednesday. Paired with the album release was the music video for the title track “Go Up,” one of six songs on the album. This is Jay B’s sophomore album following “SOMO Fume” in 2021 and his second release…
· Daniel Anderson
Not ‘far away’ now: GOT7’s Mark Tuan releases new music video and debut album ‘The Other Side’
GOT7 member Mark Tuan dropped a music video for “far away,” one of the songs off his debut solo album “The Other Side,” on Friday. The recently released album features 20 songs, all co-written by Tuan. The Taiwanese American singer will embark on his “The Other Side” North…
· 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…
· Daniel Anderson
Weki Meki’s Choi Yoo-jung blossoms in debut solo ‘Sunflower’
Weki Meki’s Choi Yoo-jung dropped her debut solo album “Sunflower” on Wednesday. The album has three tracks: “Sunflower (P.E.L),” “Tip Tip Toes” and “OWL,” with Choi co-writing the first two. Choi is currently a member of the girl group Weki Meki, whose last comeback was in 2021…
· Carl Samson
Indonesian university apologizes for discriminating against non-binary new student
Hasanuddin University, located in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi province, has come under fire after a viral video showed a faculty member dismiss a new student for identifying as non-binary. Law Faculty Deputy Dean Hasrul allegedly called out Muhammad Nabil Arif Adhitya for…