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· Carl Samson
A pioneering architect of K-pop’s global domination and an award-winning director who captured his journey have come together in “Lee Soo-man: King of K-Pop,” which began streaming on Amazon Prime on May 13, National K-Pop Day. The 107-minute feature documentary, helmed by…
· Bryan Ke
South Korean students have decided to “ban” Rosé’s “APT.” among themselves as they prepare for the nation’s College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) to avoid being distracted. The exam, locally known as “suneung,” will be held on Nov. 14. Driving the news: Several students…
· Michelle De Pacina
Pursuing music was a secret passion for Thuy — one that she had kept hidden from her parents. Born Thuy Thi Thu Tran, the now-independent singer-songwriter graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara, with a degree in biopsychology. Thuy had intentionally landed…
· Ryan General
The project marks Red Velvet’s first full-length album in about six years since their last studio album, “Perfect Velvet,” released in November 2017
· Daniel Anderson
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
Kakao Entertainment America has formed a partnership with American record label Columbia Records to co-manage K-pop girl group IVE and expand their presence in the North American market. The collaboration will commence with the distribution, marketing and promotion of IVE‘s…
· Daniel Anderson
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
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
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 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
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
BTS’ RM, JYP Entertainment’s ITZY and SM Entertainment’s Red Velvet all made comebacks this week, but there were a good handful of other noteworthy releases, namely KARA’s 15th anniversary return. This week also saw two big award shows, the Melon Music Awards and the MAMA Music…
· Daniel Anderson
JYP Entertainment girl group ITZY released their new mini-album “Cheshire” on Wednesday, led by a title track of the same name. ITZY corresponded with NextShark over email about their new album and their recent FIFA World Cup commercial for McDonald’s. “Cheshire” was co-written…
· Daniel Anderson
SM Entertainment girl group Red Velvet released their new mini-album “The ReVe Festival 2022 – Birthday,” led by the title track “Birthday," on Monday. “Birthday” was placed by VDW Music Group, whose other credits include NCT Dream, aespa and CHUNG HA, among others. The title…
· Daniel Anderson
K-pop Weekly took a hiatus last week with respect to the tragic incident in Itaewon. This week, there has been a slow but steady stream of new music releases from the likes of AleXa, OH MY GIRL member YooA, SEVENTEEN and more. Additionally, fans can soon expect new music from an…
· Daniel Anderson
Soloists dominated this week, with new music released from the likes of BTS’ Jin, BIBI, Jo Yu-ri, Monsta X’s Ki-hyun and more. With that came a flurry of nominations for K-pop acts from People’s Choice, MAMA and Billboard. Music Releases Oct. 23 Soloist BIBI gave fans a double…
· Daniel Anderson
This week marks the start of a month chock full of comebacks and releases from just about every K-pop act you can think of. NextShark has rounded up some of the most prominent ones. Music Releases
· Daniel Anderson
NCT’s Jeno is the first K-pop star to open a runway show at New York Fashion Week. Vietnamese American luxury designer Peter Do joined forces with SM Entertainment's first initiative at the fashion event. Do’s collection focuses on the concept of time and includes personalized…
· Daniel Anderson
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
Red Velvet member Yeri and Korean American soloist Sam Kim collaborated on the new song “Nap Fairy.” This is Yeri’s third “SM Station” project following her 2019 single “Dear Diary” and her 2018 collaboration “Hair in the Air” with NCT members Jeno, Renjun and Jaemin. Red Velvet…
SM is tied to idol groups, tours, fan clubs, and the long-running system behind some of K-pop's most recognizable acts.
SM is tied to idol groups, tours, fan clubs, and the long-running system behind some of K-pop's most recognizable acts.
