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· Michelle De Pacina
KCON LA set for its first-ever US national TV broadcast
Annual K-pop music festival KCON LA is set to be broadcasted live, on The CW channel at 8 p.m. PT/ET, for the first time in its history. Scheduled from July 26 to 28 at the Los Angeles Convention Center and Crypto.com Arena, only the final day’s M Countdown concert will be aired…
· Bryan Ke
NCT 127’s Mark lobbies to play Spider-Man while on Eric Nam’s podcast
K-pop idol Mark said Marvel should hire him if the studio is looking to cast an “Asian-looking Spider-Man” while guesting on Korean American singer Eric Nam’s podcast. How it was brought up: The topic of Mark, real name Mark Lee, 24, being Spider-Man was brought up while the two…
· Daniel Anderson
NCT returns with 4th full-length album, ‘Golden Age’
K-pop supergroup NCT released their latest studio album, “Golden Age – The 4th Album,” on Monday. 10 songs, 20 members: The new album, which is a follow-up to 2021’s “Universe,” unites all 20 members from NCT’s different subunits — NCT U, NCT 127, NCT Dream, WayV and NCT…
· Daniel Anderson
NCT’s Taeyong drops official solo album ‘SHALALA’
Taeyong released his first mini-album and solo release since joining NCT, “SHALALA,” on Monday. The album has six tracks in total: “404 File Not Found,” “Ruby,” “Gwando,” “Virtual Insanity,” “Back to the Past” and “Move Mood Mode,” featuring Red Velvet vocalist Wendy.
· Daniel Anderson
NCT debuts DOJAEJUNG subunit with release of ‘Perfume’ music video
K-pop boy band NCT has formed a new sub-unit consisting of members Do-young, Jae-hyun and Jung-woo. The trio, collectively known as NCT DOJAEJUNG, made their debut with the mini-album ”Perfume” and its accompanying music video of the same name on Monday.
· Daniel Anderson
NCT 127 to drop first graphic novel, ‘NCT 127: Limitless’
K-pop boy group NCT 127 are set to make their graphic novel debut with the upcoming release of “NCT 127: Limitless.” According to Variety, NCT 127, their label SM Entertainment and Universal Music Group teamed up with Z2 Comics to produce an original graphic novel following the…
· Daniel Anderson
HYBE becomes largest shareholder of SM Entertainment
South Korean entertainment company HYBE is set to acquire a controlling stake in competitor SM Entertainment, becoming its largest shareholder with a 14.8% stake. In a regulatory filing released on Feb. 10, HYBE announced that it had bought 3.5 million shares from SM…
· Daniel Anderson
NCT 127 release repackage album ‘Ay-Yo’
K-pop boy group NCT 127 dropped the repackage album “Ay-Yo” on Monday. The album is a re-release of the group’s fourth studio album “2 Baddies.” The re-release comes with three new songs: the lead track “Ay-Yo” and B-sides “DJ” and “Skyscraper.”
· Daniel Anderson
Red Velvet and aespa gift fans with collab single ‘Beautiful Christmas’
SM Entertainment girl groups Red Velvet and aespa joined forces for the first time for some holiday cheer with their new collaboration single “Beautiful Christmas.” The track was teased on social media on Saturday with images of Red Velvet and aespa members in festive outfits…
· Daniel Anderson
K-pop Weekly: SM terminates contract with co-founder, BLACKPINK’s Jennie gifted custom Porsche and the 2022 AMAs reveal nominated K-pop acts
This week saw a plethora of new music releases from veteran idols and soloists alike. There was also a “League of Legends” collaboration, as well as some shake-ups with industry giant SM Entertainment and the addition of a K-pop category to this year’s American Music Awards.…
· Daniel Anderson
Ateez hits new career high on Billboard 200 chart with ‘The World Ep 1: Movement’
K-pop boy group Ateez reached No. 3 on the Billboard 200 chart with their new album “The World Ep 1: Movement.” This is their first top 10 entry and highest on the Billboard 200 weekly albums chart, making them the fifth group to achieve a top three placement after BTS, SuperM,…
· Thy Nguyen
MGM Television, SM Entertainment to Form NCT Subunit in US K-pop Competition Series
MGM Worldwide Television Group is working with South Korea’s SM Entertainment to create a U.S.-based K-pop competition series and form an NCT subunit. About the series: The televised series will recruit American men aged 13 to 25 to create NCT-Hollywood, according to The…
· Maina Chen
BTS Mistaken for K-Pop Group NCT 127 During AMAs Coverage on ABC
K-pop stans are furious after ABC7 included the wrong boy group in its coverage of BTS for the American Music Awards (AMAs) on Sunday. The still: In a short clip posted to TikTok, user @nicole_tiktoks pointed out the blunder and called it racist.
· Carl Samson
New ‘Super M’ Group is Basically the ‘Avengers of K-Pop’ But Fans Are LIVID
A new K-Pop group composed of seven artists from current existing male groups under SM Entertainment will debut in the U.S. this October. Super M, dubbed the “Avengers of K-Pop,” consists of Taemin from SHINee, Baekhyun and Kai from EXO, Taeyong and Mark from NCT, and Lucas and…
· Bryan Ke
K-Pop Fan Allegedly Pulls Fire Alarm in London Hotel Just to See NCT127 Evacuating
An NCT127 fan – also known as Nctzen – took her obsession too far when she triggered the fire alarm at a London hotel, hoping to sneak a peak of the world-famous South Korean group evacuating out of their hotel room. The incident occurred on July 7 during NCT127’s stop in London…
· Bryan Ke
Morning Show Host Says K-Pop Member’s ‘English is Phenomenal’: ‘Well yeah, I’m from Chicago’
NCT 127, part of the K-pop band NCT based in Seoul, recently appeared in a morning show in North America where the host repeatedly compared them to BTS and commented on a member’s English. During the live broadcast of their guest appearance on “KTLA 5 Morning Show,” the host…
· Bryan Ke
TV Presenter Tells K-Pop Star His ‘English is awesome,’ But He’s Canadian
A television presenter for “Good Day LA” on KTTV was ridiculed online for her controversial comment about one of the members of K-pop group NCT 127, Mark Lee, who is originally from Vancouver, Canada. “Your english is awesome , I love it”