MUSICLee Jun-ho, Korean Fan Concert Success “Time Together, Greatest Gift of All”Lee Junho, Successful Korean Fan Concert “Time together, the greatest gift of all”Singer and actor Lee Junho has successfully completed his fan concert. Lee Junho held his fan concert ‘2025 Lee Junho FAN-CON’(〈Midnight Sun〉) at Incheon Inspire Arena for two days on January 25th and 26th. This was his first offline concert in Korea in approximately 2 years and 5 months since his 2022 fan concert ‘Before Midnight’, and first in a year since his 2024 solo concert ‘〈The Day We Meet Again〉. Living up to the title of the concert ‘Midnight Sun’, which means the midnight sun that melts the cold winter nights, this fan concert was filled with a hot stage that heated up the cold winter air and a warm time communicating with fans. He appeared singing the opening song ‘Frozen Heart’ against the backdrop of fluttering snow, and announced the start of the show with his sweet voice. He then presented the impressive stages of ‘Imagination’ and ‘On your mind’ with delicate dance lines and expressivenesJan 27, 2025
MUSICEXO Suho Tears “If I Only Have EXO-Ls, I Will Sing With All My Heart Forever“ First Solo Tour CompletedEXO Suho tears, “If I have EXO-Ls, I can sing with all my heart for the rest of my life” Successful completion of first solo tour EXO Suho has put an end to his first solo tour with a successful encore concert. On the 25th and 26th, EXO Suho‘s ‘2025 SUHO CONCERT ENCORE’ (2025 Suho Concert 〈SU:HOMME〉 Encore) was held at the Olympic Handball Stadium in Seoul. During this concert, Suho revealed for the first time the stage of his self-composed song ‘Rock‘n Run’, which contains his feelings through his first solo tour ‘SU:HOME’, which was held in 10 regions in Asia since May of last year. He presented a more intense emotion with stages that combined Suho’s guitar playing, such as ‘Dotted Line’, ‘Let‘s Love’, ‘Morning Star’, and stages that highlighted his mature charm, such as ‘Decanting’, ‘Wishful Thinking’, ‘Mayday’. Following ‘First Snow’ sung with fans, he performed a medley of EXO’s hit songs, such as ‘Love Shot’, ‘Growl’, ‘Overdose’, ‘Monster’, and ‘Day Rising Star’, ‘Asrai, TheJan 27, 2025
MUSICONF Comeback on February 18th… 2nd Full Album Release [Official]ONF to make a comeback on February 18th… 2nd full-length album release [Official] Group ONF will make a comeback with a full-length album on February 18th. Today (27th) at midnight, ONF released a coming soon image for Part 1 of their 2nd full-length album, ‘ONF:MY IDENTITY’, through their official SNS. The photo features a collage of newspaper clippings, maps, and various images, along with the mysterious phrase, ‘Who—or What—is The Stranger?’. ‘ONF:MY IDENTITY’ is ONF‘s first album in approximately 10 months since their 8th mini-album, ‘BEAUTIFUL SHADOW’, released in April of last year. In particular, ‘ONF:MY IDENTITY’ is Part. 1 of their second full-length album, and expectations are rising as it heralds ONF’s further strengthened musical identity. ONF‘s second full-length album Part. 1 ‘ONF:MY IDENTITY’ will be released on February 18 at 6 PM through various music sites. Reporter Jeong Hee-yeon, Donga.com shine256Jan 27, 2025
MUSICJennie Pre-releases ‘Love Hangover’ on the 31st… Solo Comeback on March 7thJennie to pre-release ‘Love Hangover’ on the 31st… Solo comeback on March 7th BLACKPINK Jennie is pre-releasing a new song ahead of the release of her first solo full-length album. On the 26th, Jennie surprisingly revealed the title and part of the pre-released song from her first solo full-length album ‘Ruby’, which will be released on March 7th, through her official homepage (jenn.ie) and official SNS. The song is titled ‘Love Hangover’ and is scheduled to be released at 2 PM (Korean time) on the 31st. Previously, Jennie surprise-released the music video for ‘ZEN’, one of the songs on ‘Ruby’. The ‘ZEN’ music video boasted an extraordinary scale and sensual visuals reminiscent of an art film. Jennie, who tried a bold styling, showed off her overwhelming aura and showed off the power of a world-class artist. The music video for ‘ZEN’ garnered much attention worldwide as soon as it was released, ranking first in YouTube‘s Worldwide Trending Music category and YouTube’s Most Popular VideJan 27, 2025
MUSIC‘Hive came out’ Promis Nine 5 members transfer together “Team name use to be discussed” [Full text]‘5 members of Fromis_9 who left Hive’ to transfer together “Use of team name is under discussion” [Professional] Five members from the group Fromis_9 have decided to transfer together. On the 26th, Ascend announced, “&rd ... They said, “It must have taken a lot of thought and courage for the artists to make the choice to continue team activities,” and “We sincerely thank the artists who showed great courage and decided to join us, and we promise to give them our full support and encouragement so that they can pursue their dreams in the future.” The agency said, “Ascend sincerely hopes that the stages and music that the artists will create together will give fans deep emotions and special memories,” and explained, “We are still in discussions with the former agency regarding the use of the team name, and we are preparing to have more diverse and meaningful activities in 2025.” They added, “Through album activities, we hope to show the artists‘ musical passion and growingJan 27, 2025
MUSICAiah (BINI) Birthday today (27th)… Idol Pick Event Star [DA:Chart]Aiah (BINI) has a birthday today (27th)… Idol Pick event protagonist [DA:Chart] BINI Aiah is receiving a birthday event. According to the star voting web service Idol Pick on the 27th, ‘Pick My Own Idol’, Aiah (BINI) was selected as the event protagonist in a special vote for those with birthdays in January. The related voting was held from the 16th to the 25th of last month. ▲ If 40,000 picks are achieved, the idol‘s pop-up congratulatory banner will be placed on the Idol Pick app and the main web page, an online article, and a 1-day support advertisement on the electronic billboard at Seodaemun Station in Seoul. ▲ If 100,000 picks are achieved, the electronic billboard advertisement support will be provided for 3 days, including the anniversary, at the same location. ▲ If 1st place in the final rankings is achieved, the outdoor LED electronic billboard advertisement in Myeongdong, Seoul will be received for 7 days. As a result of the voting, Aiah (BINI) achieved 40,000 picks by receiJan 27, 2025
MUSICIve, ‘Ive Empathy’ Schedule Poster Revealed… Comeback on February 3rdIVE (Ahn Yu-jin, Ga-eul, Lay, Jang Won-young, Liz, Lee Seo) has released a new album schedule poster and is about to start the countdown to a comeback. On the 25th, IVE released a schedule poster for their third EP album, ‘IVE Empathy’, through their official SNS channel. According to the poster, IVE will release a concept film for the double title song ‘ATTITUDE’ on the 26th, and post concept photos four times from the 28th to the 31st. In addition, they plan to release a music video teaser video for ‘Attitude’ on February 1st, and a highlight medley on the 2nd, raising fans‘ expectations until just before the comeback. The new album ‘IVE Empathy’ is an album that captures IVE’s appearance singing ‘empathy’ from a more diverse perspective, moving beyond his identity of ‘self-confidence’. It contains a total of 6 songs including the double title track ‘REBEL HEART’ and ’Attitude‘. Ive pre-released the title track ’REBEL HEART‘ on the 13th and appeared on various broadcasts and contentsJan 26, 2025
MUSICBaby Monster Tears After First World Tour “Concert Dream Come True”Rookie girl group Baby Monster ended up shedding tears as they finished their first world tour stage. On the second day of their first world tour, ‘Hello Monsters’, held at KSPO DOME in Olympic Park, Songpa-gu, Seoul on the 26th, they said, “We were happy to be able to perform in front of so many Monstiz (fandom name). We will show you an even better side of ourselves in the future.” They continued, “Since it was our first concert, we were a bit nervous. We were experiencing a lot of things for the first time, so we were worried that we might be too clumsy and that we might not have made our fans happy. However, we practiced really hard. We have all worked hard together since we were trainees. That‘s whyJan 26, 2025
MUSICBaby Monster, ‘Monster’ indeed… First tour, KSPO Dome entry ‘Only 300 days’ [Comprehensive]From their first full-length album to their first world tour and their entry into the K-Pop Dome, it‘s only been 300 days. Girl group Baby Monster is continuing their steps as the ‘K-pop monsters’, just like their group name. Having debuted in the music industry on April 1st of last year, they have been a hot topic for holding their first world tour, ‘Hello Monsters’, less than a year after their debut. They even chose the K-Pop Dome (formerly known as the Gymnastics Arena) in the Seoul Olympic Park as their first stage for the tour, which is considered the ‘dream stage’ among K-Pop artists, and immediately captured the attention of K-Pop fans. The seven members who filled the K-Pop Dome with excitement on the 25th and 26thJan 26, 2025
MUSICBaby Monster “First concert at KSPO Dome… Exciting and meaningful”The new girl group Baby Monster has revealed their thoughts on starting their first world tour. On the second day of their first world tour, ‘Hello Monsters’, held at KSPO DOME in Olympic Park, Songpa-gu, Seoul on the 26th, they expressed their excitement, saying, “It doesn‘t make sense that we’re holding our first world tour on such a big stage.” The members continued, “We‘re happy that we can meet our fans up close like this. It’s also great that we can hold the first show of the tour in Seoul under our name.”Let‘s have fun today too.”They expressed their gratitude to their fans. They also said, “Firsts are always exciting and meaningful.Jan 26, 2025
MUSICSHINee Minho‘s abs, Taiwan Kaohsiung also captivated, first Asia tour startsSHINee‘s Minho announced a powerful start to his first Asia tour through a concert in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. On the 25th, Minho held the ‘2025 MINHO CONCERT [MEAN: of my first] IN KAOHSIUNG’ at the Kaohsiung Music Center in Kaohsiung, meeting the local audience and creating unforgettable moments with them. In addition, Minho performed ‘CALL BACK’, ‘Let’s Go (Chase)’, ‘Runaway’, ‘Waterfall’, ‘Something About U’, ‘Stay for a night’, along with a live band performance boasting a rich sound, following his last concert in Seoul. They showcased various stages such as ‘Choice’, and presented a warm and emotional unreleased song ‘You’re Right’, a solo version, showing off a different charm.Jan 26, 2025
MUSICSong Ga-in, who boasts of her radiant beauty, reveals the tracklist for ‘Ga-in;Moon’Singer Song Ga-in‘s fourth full-length album ‘Gain’s Moon’ has been unveiled. Song Ga-in revealed the tracklist for her fourth full-length album ‘Gain‘s Moon’ through her official SNS channel at noon on the 26th. As the titles of a total of 9 songs, including double title tracks, were revealed, expectations for her comeback have increased. According to the revealed tracklist, the fourth full-length album ‘Gain’s Moon’ contains a total of 9 songs, including the double title tracks ‘Asadal’, ‘Tears Come Out’, ‘Lifelong’, ‘Farewell Song’, ‘Red Peony’, ‘Why Me’, ‘Colorful Jacket’, ‘Father‘s Tears’, ‘Passing By’. In particular, the first track of the album, ‘Lifelong’, is the first song that Song Ga-in has written as a lyricist and is known to be a fan song written for fans, raising great expectations. Among the double title songs, ‘Asadal’, is a song that showcases Song Ga-in’s unique singing style in traditional Korean music. It is based on the story of Asadal, the stone mason who built tJan 26, 2025
MUSICATEEZ Hongjoong X Jongho, Busking Live in GermanyThe professional sides of Hongjoong and Jongho from the group ATEEZ shone through. On the KBS2 music travel reality show ‘My Country is a Singer in Germany’ that aired on the night of the 25th, Hongjoong and Jongho toured famous German landmarks and performed emotional busking. In the broadcast that day, the busking performance at the Old Stone Bridge, which has a thousand years of history, was shown, continuing the previous broadcast. Jongho and Nawoo sang ‘Desperado’, a representative song of the Eagles, a symbol of American country rock music in the 70s, and Hongjoong, along with Sohyang and Sunwoojunga, sang ‘The Reason’, a song by the American rock band Hoobastank, which ranked 2nd on the Billboard in 2004. They captivated the hearts of the audience by reinterpreting timeless classics in their own styles. Jongho then sang Ben‘s ‘In Love’. Then Nawoo, who was playing the piano, missed the beat and the stage was interrupted. While everyone was flustered by the unexpected accident, JJan 26, 2025
MUSICONE PACT Releases Concept Photos for ‘PINK CRUSH’ Ahead of February ComebackThe boy group ONE PACT has released the first concept photo ‘RED’ version of their new mini album ‘PINK CRUSH’. ONE PACT will be warming up for their comeback by sequentially releasing the first concept photo ‘RED’ version of their 3rd mini album ‘PINK CRUSH’ through their agency Armada Entertainment‘s official SNS channel from January 20th to the 25th. In the concept photos released on this day, the members of ONE PACT created a strong yet sophisticated atmosphere with sporty styling and poses that highlighted each member’s individuality. In particular, the concept reminiscent of American graduation photos radiated confident energy and charm, further raising expectations for this new album. In the concept photos released until the 25th, the charms of each member were revealed even more clearly. Leader Jongwoo emphasized a sporty feel with red and white street fashion, and he radiated a strong presence with his distinct facial lines and charismatic eyes. Seongmin exudes a casual yet siJan 26, 2025
MUSIC‘10th Debut Anniversary’ Mamamoo Remake Project Album, Released at Noon [DA:Today]The second album of the remake project to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the group MAMAMOO‘s debut will be released. Their agency RBW will release the ‘MAMAMOO 10th Anniversary Remake ’Coloring’ Project Vol. 2’ through various music sites at noon today (the 26th). The second project album to be released following the 21st includes a total of four remake songs, including ‘Rainy Season’ by creative team LivinD, ‘Egotistic’ by former Pristin vocalist Yehana, ‘Starry Night’ by traditional Korean music vocalist Yeongseo, and ‘HIP’ by singer-songwriter Jeon Min-kyung, along with instrumental tracks. Meanwhile, this album was completed by musicians who are MAMAMOO’s fans remakeing MAMAMOO‘s representative songs to celebrate their 10th anniversary. A total of 207 teams applied for the remake project contest held in September last year, and eight musicians were finally selected to reinterpret Mamamoo’s famous songs with their own sensibilities. Photo = RBWJan 26, 2025
MUSICJhoanna (BINI) Birthday today (26th)… Idol Pick Event Star [DA:Chart]Jhoanna (BINI) has a birthday today (26th)… Idol Pick event protagonist [DA:Chart] BINI Jhoanna is receiving a birthday event. According to the star voting web service Idol Pick on the 26th, ‘Pick My Own Idol’, Jhoanna (BINI) was selected as the event protagonist in a special vote for those born in January. The related vote was held from the 16th to the 25th of last month. ▲ If 40,000 picks are achieved, the idol‘s pop-up congratulatory banner will be placed on the Idol Pick app and the main web page, an online article, and a 1-day support advertisement on the electronic billboard at Seodaemun Station in Seoul. ▲ If 100,000 picks are achieved, the electronic billboard advertisement support will be provided for 3 days, including the anniversary, at the same location. ▲ If 1st place in the final rankings is achieved, the outdoor LED electronic billboard advertisement in Myeongdong, Seoul will be received for 7 days. As a result of the vote, Jhoanna (BINI) achieved 40,000 picks by receiviJan 26, 2025
MUSICJung Seung-hwan, MBC ‘Motel California’ OST released today (25th)Singer Jung Seung-hwan sang his first OST since his military service. Today (the 25th) at 6 PM, Jung Seung-hwan will release the OST Part 6 ‘I May Not Say I Love You’ for the MBC Friday-Saturday drama ‘Motel California’ (written by Lee Seo-yoon/directed by Kim Hyung-min, Lee Jae-jin/produced by HB Entertainment) through various music sites. ‘I May Not Say I Love You’ is a song that contains a shy confession of truly loving the other person more than anyone else. The exciting lyrics ‘I May Not Say I Love You/But to me, it‘s all love’ convey the mood of the song at a glance. In particular, this song is inserted between Ji Kang-hee (played by Lee Se-young) and Cheon Yeon-soo (played by Na In-woo), who seem to be connected but don’t, and it amplifies the desperate emotional line of the two main characters. Jung Seung-hwan‘s sweet voice will add to the immersion of the play in a deeper atmosphere. Jung Seung-hwan has created many famous OST songs such as ‘If It Was You’ from ‘Another Miss OJan 25, 2025
MUSICSong Ga-in, 4th regular album ‘Gain;Moon’ timetable revealedSinger Song Ga-in is drawing attention by revealing a packed schedule ahead of the release of her 4th regular album. On the 25th at noon, Song Ga-in revealed the timetable for her 4th regular album ‘Gain‘s Moon’, which will be released on February 11th, through her official SNS channel. According to the revealed timetable, Song Ga-in will meet fans first with various teasing contents such as the tracklist on the 26th, an album description video, concept photos, the making of the album, and a music video teaser. Among these, a portion of the audio sources of the songs included in ‘Gain’s Moon’ will be revealed in the album description video. Additionally, Song Ga-in and the composers of each song will personally reveal messages about the songs and the behind-the-scenes stories of their composition. The album description video is expected to be a great gift for fans who have been waiting for Song Ga-in‘s comeback during the Lunar New Year holidays. ‘Gain’s Moon’ is Song Ga-in‘s first regJan 25, 2025
MUSICBaby Monster, KSPO Dome Super-speed Entry… First ConcertYG Baby Monster will finally be holding the ‘2025 BABYMONSTER 1st WORLD TOUR IN SEOUL’. Through this concert, Baby Monster will enter KSPO DOME, known as the ‘Mecca of K-pop performances’, even though it hasn‘t even been a year since their official debut. Today (25th) and tomorrow (26th), they will fully display their overwhelming live performance skills that they have honed so far. ● Confidence on stage [DRIP].. A story of infinite growth to be written Baby Monster, who has proven their ‘monster rookie’ by performing on various music shows, has once again taken out the hand mic. They will perform all stages live with the hand mic, impressing with their upgraded capabilities compared to their last fan meeting tour. As this is a meeting with fans following the release of their first full-length album [DRIP], the setlist has been greatly enriched. The double title track ‘DRIP’ and ‘CLIK CLAK’ as well as the performance of the songs that are still under wraps will be presented for the firJan 25, 2025
MUSIC‘D-DAY’ QWER, First Fan Concert ‘1, 2, QWER!’ Held Today (25th)Girl band QWER is attracting attention by holding their first fan concert since their debut. QWER (Chodan, Magenta, Hina, Siyeon) will hold their first fan concert ‘QWER The 1st Fan Concert ’1, 2, QWER!‘’ (hereafter ‘1, 2, QWER!’) at Yes24 Live Hall in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul on the 25th and 26th. ‘1, 2, QWER!’ is the first fan concert QWER has held since their debut, and the concert sold out all tickets within one minute of opening, proving their hot popularity. QWER plans to show off their musical growth in front of their Rock Crabs (fandom name) while building on their solid teamwork. In addition to covering representative songs such as ‘Discord’, ‘Worry Addiction’, and ‘My Name is Clear’, they also put a lot of effort into organizing corners to breathe more closely with fans. As soon as they debuted, QWER stood out on major domestic music charts and earned the title of ‘Favorite Girl Band’. In particular, ‘Worry Addiction’ was ranked No. 1 on YouTube‘s list of the most popular Korean soJan 25, 2025