EVNNE, boyish ‘Ballcock’… visual feast

EVNNE, overflowing with boyish beauty ‘Ballcock’… Visual feast Boy group EVNNE showed off their great visuals. EVNNE sequentially released the individual concept photos of the Splatter version of their fourth mini-album ‘HOT MESS’ through their official SNS on the 23rd. In the concept photos that were released, EVNNE showed off their playful yet pure love comic book character-like visuals in the colorful pictures they drew themselves with paint. First, Keita and Park Han-bin gave off refreshing energy with squinting expressions, and Lee Jung-hyun showed off the epitome of sophisticated boyfriend beauty by matching her glasses. Yoo Seung-eon and Ji Yoon-seo completed the exciting atmosphere with dandy casual looks and soft smiles. Moon Jung-hyun showed off her lovely charm with a heart drawn directly on her face, and Park Ji-hoo showed off her cuteness as the youngest member with her innocent visuals. In this concept photo version, the members were filmed having fun freely painting on e

Fifty Fifty, Remix Album Released on the 24th… Includes Multilingual Versions of Sound Sources

FIFTY FIFTY to release remix album on the 24th… Includes multilingual versions of songs Girl group FIFTY FIFTY will be presenting a special album for their fans around the world. They will be releasing the remix album, ‘Love Tune: Rewired’, on the 24th at 1PM. FIFTY FIFTY prepared this album to repay global fans who sent them lots of love last year, including ‘Love Tune’, which was released in September of last year. They plan to show off their various charms with a more diverse spectrum of music. The album includes remixes of the songs from ‘Love Tune’ in various genres, such as orchestra, R&B, and 80‘s. You can expect to feel FIFTY FIFTY‘s unique sensibility, different from their existing songs. In addition, multilingual versions of tracks were included for more global fans, including the Japanese version of ’Gravity‘, and the Chinese and English versions of ’Push Your Love‘.’Love

TREASURE, Fan Concert General Ticket Sales Open… See you at the end of March

TREASURE, Fan Concert General Ticket Sales Open… See you at the end of March Group TREASURE‘s Seoul fan concert general ticket sales will begin today (the 23rd) at 8 PM through Interpark Ticket and Ticket Link. Unlike the pre-sale which was only for members of the official fan club TREASURE MAKER MEMBERSHIP, anyone can purchase tickets in this sale. TREASURE’s ‘2025 TREASURE FAN CONCERT [SPECIAL MOMENT] IN SEOUL’ will be held at the Kyunghee University Peace Hall in Seoul on March 29th and 30th. It is the first stop of a global fan tour spanning a total of 9 cities, and it is a moment that both fans and members have been eagerly awaiting, making it all the more meaningful. Starting with this Seoul performance, TREASURE will begin a full-fledged global fan concert tour. They expanded the scale of their tour by moving to four cities in Japan (Hyogo, Aichi, Fukuoka, Saitama) following four cities in North America (New York, Washington DC, Oakland, and Los Angeles), and meet with fans from

ATEEZ, Nominated for the US ‘2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards’ for 2nd Consecutive Year

ATEEZ nominated for the ‘2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards’ for the second year in a row Group ATEEZ has been nominated for the ‘2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards’ for the second year in a row. According to the announcement by iHeartRadio, the largest radio network in the United States, on the 22nd (local time), ATEEZ has been nominated for two awards in the ‘2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards’. The ‘iHeartRadio Music Awards’ is a music awards ceremony hosted by the American online radio station iHeartRadio since 2014. Awards are given to the artists and songs that were most played on the respective stations and applications throughout the year. ATEEZ was named in the ‘K-pop Artist of the Year’ category, once again confirming their unrivaled presence as a ‘global top-tier group’. In addition, their 10th mini-album ‘Golden Hour: Part 1’ was released in May of last year.

Jeon So-min ♥ Choi Daniel caught just before kissing… Skinship at the kids’ playground (Oh Ji-song)

Jeon So-min ♥ Choi Daniel caught just before kissing… Skinship at a kids’ playground (Oh Ji-song) Jeon So-min and Choi Daniel’s late-night skinship at a playground was caught. KBS Joy drama ‘Today is Ji-song again’ (directed by Min Ji-young, written by Jo Yoo-jin, Choi Ryong), which will air on the 23rd, revealed a photo taken 1 second before the kiss between Jeon So-min (as Ji Song-yi) and Choi Daniel (as Cha Hyun-woo). The photo shows a close hug scene with Ji Song-yi and Cha Hyun-woo embracing each other against the backdrop of a quiet night and a playground. Ji Song-yi then approaches Cha Hyun-woo with a longing expression, and Cha Hyun-woo looks at her with blushing cheeks. In particular, the last photo creates tension as they stare intently into each other’s eyes and are drawn to each other like magnets. It is said that Jeon So-min and Choi Daniel, who are the same age in real life, could not hide their embarrassment and shyness before the close skinship scene during the actual f

TVXQ → BTOB ‘Super Sound Festival in Macau’ Success… Broadcast on February 5th

TVXQ → BTOB ‘Super Sound Festival in Macao’ Success… Broadcast on February 5th 12 teams representing K-POP, ‘Super Sound’, have successfully performed in Macao. On Saturday, January 18th, ‘Super Sound Festival in Macao’ was held at The Venetian ARENA in Macao. Top artists participated in the event with an audience of over 10,000 people. Youngjae (GOT7), Minhyuk (BTOB), and Xiaoting (Kep1er) took the mic as MCs for the event. Additionally, Hoi Io Meng, Deputy Director of the Macao Tourism Office, served as an award presenter, further increasing the authority of the event. The awards ceremony, which selected the grand prize winners of each category that made K-POP shine in 2024, included Xdinary Heroes in the ‘Band Performance’ category, Kep1er in the ‘Female Group Performance’ category, CRAVITY in the ‘Male Group Performance’ category, MAMAMOO+ in the ‘Vocal Performance’ category, BTOB in the ‘Vocal Group’ category, and Hong Kong.

Monsta X Minhyuk-Jooheon Special Fan Service… Free Fan Meeting to Celebrate Military Discharge ‘Touching’ (Comprehensive) [DA:Square]

Monsta X Minhyuk-Jooheon special fan service… Free fan meeting to commemorate discharge, ‘Touching’ (Comprehensive) [DA:People] ‘Monbebe (fandom) love’ is deeper than the ocean and higher than Mt. Taesan. Monsta X‘s Minhyuk and Jooheon moved fans who waited for their ‘Military Baekgi’ with special fan service. The first to start was member Minhyuk. Minhyuk, who was discharged from his military service on October 3 last year, held a free fan event ‘2024 MINHYUK Fan Event’ twice in total at 1 PM and 5 PM on the 6th of that month at Yes24 Live Hall. The event was free for the 8th generation of the official fan club Monbebe, and allowed more fans to participate without having to purchase multiple tickets, with each ticket limited to one per person for each session. At the time, Minhyuk made a surprise appearance from the back of the audience holding a bouquet of flowers, revealed his flower shoes, and thanked fans who had waited for him during his military service. Having served in the mil

NTX Confirmed to Return in March

The boy group NTX is making a comeback with a full-length album. Victory Company stated on the 23rd, “The group NTX (Hyungjin, Yunhyeok, Jaemin, Changhoon, Hojun, Rohyun, Eunho, Seungwon) is preparing their second full-length album, aiming for a release in March.” NTX, who is making a comeback with their second full-length album approximately 1 year and 3 months after their first full-length album, ‘ODD HOUR,’, has raised expectations for an active year. They will also be revealing the title track as well as all the tracks on the full-length album for the first time at the fan showcase to be held on the album release date. It is said that the members are currently sweating bullets for a high-quality album and performance. In particular, member Jaemin will be changing his stage name to ‘Siha’ for the upcoming comeback activities. Jaemin stated, “With the change in stage name, we are preparing for the new album with a new mindset, so please look forward to it.” NTX achieved a career high

Olivia Marsh to release first EP ‘Minwail’ on February 13th

Singer-songwriter Olivia Marsh is releasing her first EP, ‘Meanwhile’. According to Amplify on the 23rd, Olivia Marsh will release her first mini-album, ‘Meanwhile’, on February 13th and focus on solo activities. Along with the confirmation of her new album, Olivia Marsh will hold a promotional tour in Seoul, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and Bangkok, Thailand in February to introduce ‘Meanwhile’. Olivia Marsh, who has confirmed her promotional tour, will open her comeback with a listening party at Club On Air in Hongdae, Seoul at 8 PM on February 12th. Olivia Marsh will be meeting her fans up close and personal with her first listening party.

Deuriwoo, Park Hanbyeol, and Bae Seulgi‘s agency Chan Entertainment merge

Deuriu Co., Ltd. has merged with its subsidiary Chan Entertainment. On the 23rd, Deuriu announced the merger through the ‘2025 Vision Declaration Ceremony’. Chan Entertainment has built a diverse lineup of actors Park Han-byeol, Bae Seul-gi, Jung Wook, Kim Min-joo, Kim Tae-poong, Song Hyun-chan, Lee Yoon-hyung, Cha Se-yeon, Seo Bo-bae, Lee Young-sik, Shin Jang-mi, and Kang Jae-won. Chan Entertainment plans to more systematically knock on the door of the global cultural market by carrying out artist management, content production and investment, and K-pop global performance planning through Deuriu‘s entertainment division. Other subsidiaries will also be integrated into Deuriu.

Kim Nam-gil, a pleasant greeting

Actor Kim Nam-gil is giving a greeting at the press conference for the movie ‘Broken’ held at CGV Yongsan I-Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 23rd. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

Kim Nam-gil, a smile with hidden playfulness

Actor Kim Nam-gil poses at the press conference for the movie ‘Broken’ held at CGV Yongsan I-Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 23rd. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

Kim Nam-gil and Ha Jung-woo, chemistry revealed in hand heart

Actors Kim Nam-gil and Ha Jung-woo pose at the press preview of the movie ‘Broken’ held at CGV Yongsan I-Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 23rd. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

Director Kim Jin-hwang, ‘How was the movie?’

Director Kim Jin-hwang is giving a speech at the press screening of the movie ‘Broken’ held at CGV Yongsan I-Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 23rd. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

Please love ‘Broken’ a lot

Actors Jung Man-sik, Lim Sung-jae, Yoo Da-in, director Kim Jin-hwang, Kim Nam-gil, and Ha Jung-woo pose at the press screening of the movie ‘Broken’ held at CGV Yongsan I-Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 23rd. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

‘Broken’ Kim Nam-gil, Director Kim Jin-hwang, and Ha Jung-woo

Actors Kim Nam-gil, director Kim Jin-hwang, and Ha Jung-woo pose at the press screening of the movie ‘Broken’ held at CGV Yongsan I-Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 23rd. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

Jews, trembling greetings

Actor Yoo Da-in is giving a greeting at the press conference for the movie ‘Broken’ held at CGV Yongsan I-Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 23rd. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

Jews, somewhat quiet

Actress Yoo Da-in poses at the press conference for the movie ‘Broken’ held at CGV Yongsan I-Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 23rd. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

Lim Sung-jae, ‘I am the best driver’

Actor Lim Sung-jae answers reporters‘ questions at the press screening of the movie ‘Broken’ held at CGV Yongsan I-Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 23rd. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

Jeong Man-sik, greeting you with ‘Broken’

Actor Jung Man-sik is giving a greeting at the press conference for the movie ‘Broken’ held at CGV Yongsan I-Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 23rd. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com