‘Re-debut’ Steven-Cha Woong-ki’s tears of emotion…AHOF is just beginning(Comprehensive)[DA : On-site]
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MUSICLee Moo-jin, lying down with an abandoned factory in the background… ‘Babsae’ teaser releasedSinger-songwriter Lee Moo-jin has released teaser photos for her new song ‘Bapsae’.In the photos, Lee Moo-jin appears sitting on an old sofa, staring straight ahead, or lying down with her eyes closed, leaning against the sofa.The image of Lee Moo-jin, left alone against the backdrop of an abandoned factory surrounded by red bricks and rusty pipes, creates a strong contrast and catches the eye.The expression and directing that seem to restrain emotions lead to various interpretations, and Lee Moo-jin is foreshadowing a new transformation with an image that is completely different from what she has shown so far.The digital single ‘Bapsae’ is also a song that Lee Moo-jin participated in writing and composing, and it is expected to contain Lee Moo-jin’s honest and delicate message.Singer-songwriter Lee Moo-jin, who is loved for her unique emotions and narratives in ‘Episode’, ‘I Couldn’t Find a Reason Not to Propose ‘, and’ Youth Cartoon ‘, is raising expectations about what kind of musicMay 20, 2025
MUSICElast, Mini 5th Album Japanese Promotion CompletedLAST group E has successfully completed their Japanese promotions.E ‘LAST successfully concluded their Japanese promotions for their fifth mini-album’ Versus ‘from the 8th to the 18th.Starting with the’ 2025 LINK KPOP MUSIC FESTIVAL in TOKYO ‘hosted by member Wonhyuk, E’ LAST began their full-fledged promotions and communicated with local fans through various events such as talk shows, mini-lives, and fan meetings.At the main concert held on the last day of the promotions, E ‘LAST heated up the atmosphere on site with performances of their new album’s title songs and tracks such as ‘CRAZY TRAIN’, ‘GOTHAM’, ‘EMERGENCY’, ‘DRIVE’, and ‘MISERY’.E ‘LAST also performed’ Akyun(Dark Dream)’,’ Dark Light ‘, and’ NEVERLAND ‘.’ (Neverland)’ and other representative songs that have been loved for a long time, as well as vocal, rap, and dance unit performances,May 20, 2025
MUSIC‘Fifty Fifty’ Chews Short Form…Proving Global PopularityFifty Fifty has firmly established itself as a representative of ‘K-pop easy listening ‘.Fifty Fifty’s main title song ‘Pookie’ from their third mini-album ‘Day & Night’ released on the 29th of last month has become a huge hit.According to their agency Attract, ‘Pookie’ has been ranked first on YouTube’s daily shorts chart for five consecutive days since the 12th, and is also in the top ranks of the TikTok Music Chart and Reels, showing the continued hot interest of global listeners.Many fans, both domestically and internationally, are participating in the ‘Pookie’ challenge and using the song in short content, proving Fifty Fifty’s easy listening song value once again as they show their presence on various short-form platforms.Fifty Fifty is receiving much love for their activities filled with bright energy that makes you feel good just by looking at them, properly showing off their lovely charm through ‘Pookie’.Pookie’ is a song featuring a bright and innocent melody based on bubbleMay 20, 2025
MUSICSummer high teen sensibility ‘Kickflip’ comeback heats upJYP Entertainment’s new boy group KickFlip is targeting the hearts of Generation Z fans with a refreshing and free-spirited concept ahead of their first comeback.KickFlip, who will be releasing their second mini-album “Kick Out, Flip Now !” and the title song “FREEZE” on May 26, is building up comeback fever by continuously releasing teaser images and short-form content through their official SNS.In this album, KickFlip caught people’s attention with concept images utilizing school uniforms and gym uniforms.Members Gye-hoon, Amaru, Dong-hwa, Joo-wang, Min-je, K-ju, and Dong-hyun showed off refreshing and cheerful energy against the backdrop of classrooms and gymnasiums like scenes from high-teen movies.From rebellious poses such as lying on the floor with their desks flipped over to their playful appearances on the playground, they are receiving favorable reviews for reinterpreting the refreshing feel of the existing school look with KickFlip’s own individuality and unexpected charm.ThMay 20, 2025
MUSICBillboard No.1 2BA2, Capturing Fans’ Hearts with Performance VideoThe group Tomorrow X Together is receiving a hot response after releasing the ‘Love Language’ performance video on their official YouTube channel on the night of the 19th.Tomorrow X Together captured scenes that were hard to see in music broadcast programs or music videos in this performance video.The close-up of the part where Soobin wears glasses and the latter half of the ‘Love Language’ dance that became a hot topic because all the members boldly exposed their abs raises the heart rate of global fans.Tomorrow X Together’s refreshing visuals, cool choreography, and the new facial expressions of the members that decorate the introduction and ending sections also make fans ‘hearts flutter.Currently on a world tour, Tomorrow X Together prepared this performance video for MOA, who regrets the short’ Love Language ‘promotions.Fans left comments such as, “It’s great that they showed all the points of the choreography in detail without missing anything,” “The epitome of refreshing,” “I’m hMay 20, 2025
MUSICHighlight, KSPO Dome Concert to be held in JulyThe group HIGHLIGHT will be reuniting with their fans this summer with a solo concert.HIGHLIGHT(Yoon Doo-joon, Yang Yo-seob, Lee Gi-kwang, Son Dong-woon)will be holding their 2025 solo concert ‘RIDE OR DIE’ for three days from July 11th to 13th at KSPO DOME(former Gymnastics Arena)in Olympic Park, Seoul.’RIDE OR DIE’ is HIGHLIGHT’s first solo concert at the large-scale KSPO DOME in about a year since ‘LIGHTS GO ON, AGAIN’ last year.They successfully completed the fan-con ‘WELCOME TO THE HIGH - MART’ in March of this year and have recently been actively promoting their sixth mini-album ‘From Real to Surreal’.Highlight, who will reunite with fans on a summer day, will create another unforgettable memory with a new stage and story.The name of this performance, ‘RIDE OR DIE’, is a song from Highlight’s 6th mini album.May 20, 2025
MUSIC‘Summer Queen Solidification’ Promis Nine Confirms Summer Comeback in JuneThe group fromis_9 has confirmed a comeback in June.Their agency Ascend said on the 20th, “Fromis_9 has confirmed a new album release in June.They are preparing a new album with a summer vibe that contains Fromis_9’s unique charm.We ask for your great anticipation.” This comeback will be their first in about six months since the release of their special single “from” in December of last year.In particular, it is garnering much anticipation from fans as this is their first new album since signing an exclusive contract with Ascend.Fromis_9’s career-high single “Supersonic” has been consistently loved, maintaining the upper ranks of various music charts ‘Top 100 since its release in August of last year.Fromis_9 is expected to continue this momentum and solidify its position as the’ Summer Queen’ with this new album.Previously, Fromis_9 announced the resumption of full-scale activities by releasing a new profile and mood film after signing an exclusive contract with Ascend in January.In thMay 20, 2025
MUSIC‘Summer Queen’ Promis Nine, Aiming for SummerFromis 9 has confirmed a comeback in June.Their agency Ascend said on the 20th, “Fromis 9 will be releasing a new album in June.We are preparing a summer-themed album that contains Fromis 9’s unique charm, so please look forward to it.” This comeback will be their first in about six months since their special single “from” in December of last year, and is garnering much attention from fans as this is their first album since signing an exclusive contract with Ascend.Fromis 9 hit a career high with their single “Supersonic” released in August of last year.The song has remained consistently popular, ranking high on major music charts to this day.Based on this, Fromis 9 looks set to further solidify their position as “Summer Queens” with this new album.They announced the resumption of their full-fledged activities by signing an exclusive contract with Ascend in January of this year and releasing a new profile and mood film.Also, Lee Chae-young is working as a model for a fashion brand, andMay 20, 2025
MUSIC‘Reverse Icon’ BVG Girl Remakes 1989 Hit Song ‘Hope’BBGIRLS is releasing a surprise song.Group BBGIRLS(Minyoung, Eunji, Yuna)will release a new digital single “Wish List” through various online music sites at 6 PM on the 28th.”Wish List” is a remake of singer Byun Jin-seop’s representative song released in 1989.BBGIRLS plans to reinterpret “Wish List” with their own sensibility and color, showcasing a different charm.In particular, BBGIRLS is raising expectations by announcing the release of a remake song as a surprise gift for Ppwi(fandom name)ahead of their first official fan meeting “Missing File 0803” to be held after changing their team name on June 8th.BBGIRLS, who announced a new start with GLG last year, released their second single “LOVE 2” in January.’LOVE 2’ has steadily gained word of mouth and re-entered the major domestic music charts, once again proving the power of the ‘reverse icon’ following ‘Rollin’.In addition, it has settled in the top ranks of 10 major countries, including No.1 on the Australian iTunes K-pop chart.May 20, 2025
MUSICYoo Ah Yoo “I will unfold a free and honest world of music”YooAYO is coming out on the 28th.Dreamcatcher’s JiU, SuA, and Yoohyeon’s unit YooAYO revealed the tracklist for their first mini-album ‘Playlist # You Are You’ through their official SNS on the afternoon of the 19th.The album contains a total of 4 tracks, including the double title tracks ‘2 Months’ and ‘Attitude’, as well as ‘Sacrifice’ and ‘Good Luck’.This album is YooAYO’s first unit activity in 8 years since their debut, and it contains their aspiration to share free and comfortable emotions with listeners through music that contains YooAYO’s own color.In particular, producer All-rounder, who has been working with Dreamcatcher for a long time, participated and maximized YooAYO’s unique musical strengths.This album, which harmonizes honest messages melted into various genres with YooAYO’s individual charms, targets the emotions of global fans.As the album title ‘Playlist # You Are You’ suggests, it is expected that listeners ‘playlists will be filled with YooA Yoo’s unique music.YooMay 20, 2025
MUSICLiberante, Love MovesLiberante is making a comeback.Crossover group Liberante, the winners of season 4 of ‘Phantom Singer’, revealed the cover image ahead of the release of their single ‘PASSIONE’ on the 20th.The two members on the cover are wearing black shirts, creating harmony with the intense red background, capturing conflicting emotions of restraint and passion in one frame.The gazes of the two people looking in different directions simultaneously convey tension and balance, completing the visual expression of the emotional narrative.’PASSIONE’ is a reinterpretation of the song’ L ‘amore Si Muove’ by Italian crossover group Il Volo with Liberante’s own sensibility.Based on the message of ‘love moves’, the music and images capture emotions that range between delicacy and roughness.This single will also be released as a Nemoz platform album in red and black versions.The album can be pre-ordered from 3 PM on this day at Nemoz Shop and major online retailers.Liberante is sequentially releasing concept phMay 20, 2025
MUSIC[Star Chaser]Capturing both fans’ hearts and charts…Lim Young-woong, Melon Popularity Award Honorary GraduateSinger Lim Young-woong has once again proven both the charts and the hearts of fans.With OST ‘More Beautiful than Heaven’, he took first place on the Melon Weekly Popularity Awards for four consecutive weeks, earning the title of ‘Honorary Graduate’.This record is the result of the ‘Melon Weekly Popularity Awards’ for the third week of May, and Lim Young-woong took first place with a total score of 72.48 points, beating out G-Dragon(61.72 points)and Day6(58.71 points).This is the result of adding the voting score of 45.54 points to the music chart score of 26.94 points.It is also the result of the fans ‘support and the actual music chart performance shining at the same time.The’ Melon Weekly Popularity Awards ‘is ranked by combining the weekly chart performance compiled by the music platform Melon and the results of fan voting.Since the active participation of fans and the objective achievement of music are reflected together, it has the added meaning of’ the song that fans love and liMay 20, 2025
MUSIC[Star Chaser]Lea Salonga “The song I listen to a lot these days is V’s ‘Winter Ahead’”World-renowned musical actor Lea Salonga mentioned BTS V’s music.In an interview held to celebrate Mother’s Day, she introduced V’s song ‘Winter Ahead’ as a song she’s been listening to a lot lately.In Q & A format, when the host mentioned V’s name and sang along to the lyrics, “I ll be with you until the spring runs, “ Lea Salonga recalled the exact title of the song, saying, “Oh, Winter Ahead.” She added, “I’ve been listening to it a lot these days,” making a short but impressive comment.V’s ‘Winter Ahead’ is a collaborative song released with Park Hyo-shin at the end of last year, and is a ballad that contains warm yet delicate emotions.Lea Salonga’s comment shows once again that the emotional line of this song has left a deep impression on many people.In fact, Lea Salonga has expressed her interest and affection for V on several occasions.In 2020, she said of V’s stage videos, “There are no scenes to throw away,” and “There is a reason and intention in the way the stage is filled.”May 20, 2025
MUSIC‘June 9th Comeback’ QWER, ‘I’m on your side, even if the whole world is discordant’ releasedMy favorite girl band, QWER, has confirmed their comeback date.QWER(Chodan, Magenta, Hina, Siyeon)will release their 3rd mini-album ‘I’m on your side, even if the whole world is discordant ‘on June 9th.QWER’s comeback this time will be their first in approximately 9 months since their 2nd mini-album ‘Algorithm s Blossom’ last September.The four who have formed a deep friendship within QWER’s bright and hopeful growth narrative pledge their unchanging promise for the future through this album.Along with the news of the release of their 3rd mini-album, QWER posted a comeback poster for ‘I’m on your side, even if the whole world is discordant ‘through their official SNS.The poster that was released showed a diary with the same color as member Siyeon’s signature, soaking wet in the rain, raising curiosity about what kind of story QWER will tell through this album.QWER has been consistently successful with every song they have released, including ‘Discord’, ‘Worry Addiction’, and ‘My Name iMay 20, 2025
MUSIC“I’m on your side” QWER’s friendship epic begins againQWER is back.’My favorite girl band’ QWER will make a comeback on the 9th with the release of their 3rd mini-album ‘I’m on your side, even if the whole world is discordant ‘.This album comes approximately 9 months after their 2nd mini-album’ Algorithm s Blossom ‘released in September of last year.Through this album, QWER continues their bright and hopeful growth narrative and their unchanging promise for the future.The comeback poster features a diary in Siyeon’s symbolic color soaked in rain, hinting at the emotional narrative that will be contained in the album.Previously, QWER had consecutive hits with ‘Discord’, ‘Overdose’, and ‘My Name is Clear’.’Overdose’ in particular was very popular, ranking 1st place on YouTube’s Most Popular Song in Korea in 2024.QWER has solidified their position as the ‘favorite girl band’ by winning 9 trophies at domestic music award ceremonies.Their 3rd mini album will be released through various music sites at 6 PM on the 9th.May 20, 2025
MUSIC[Star’s Fortune/May 20, 2025]Lee Chan-won, a warm echo blooming behind laughterToday’s Fortune Today, Lee Chan-won is filled with a bright smile and good energy that gently embraces his day.His usual affectionate tone and delicate consideration will penetrate people’s hearts more deeply, and even a single word he casually throws out can be filled with warm sincerity.Even without doing anything special, his very existence will provide great comfort.His natural and sincere appearance is the most attractive point of today.People Fortune Today is a day when you can find peace of mind through interactions with precious relationships.Even with people you meet without any special plans, you will feel comfort and empathy, and his usual warm attitude will return as trust.Today is a day when someone will respond to Lee Chan-won’s sincerity first, even if he doesn’t approach him first.Broadcast Fortune On stage, bright and stable energy is warmly conveyed to the audience.It is a day when the message of the song is vividly conveyed with his moderate emotional line, plain vocMay 20, 2025
MUSICAfter 7 years, the kids have become stronger without the ‘girls’, and the ‘We are’ comeback!(G)I-dle has declared a rebranding to I-dle.They are also expanding from the narrative of’ I ‘that they have maintained for 7 years to’ We ‘.I-dle announced a new beginning by releasing their 8th mini album’ We are ‘.This is their first comeback in 10 months since’ I SWAY ‘released in July of last year.The signal for change was fired on the 7th anniversary of their debut on the 2nd.They officially changed their team name from “(G)I-dle “to” I-dle”.Today, the day of the new album release, member Miyeon said at the showcase, “When we debuted, I really didn’ t like the G in front of I-dle” and “We promised among the members that if we were successful later, we would definitely get rid of the G, and this time, we came to the same conclusion and were able to renew our contract and get rid of the G.” This album is I-dle’s first official album since their rebranding.They will present the special album ‘We are i - dle’, which reinterprets the hit songs of the children as a five-member group, ‘May 19, 2025
MUSICKim Jaejoong, a ‘rock musician’ not a ‘rock disease’, returns as a rock starThe movie title ‘Right Now, Wrong Then’ also comes to mind.This is what is said about the transformation of ‘eternal idol’ Kim Jae-joong, who is celebrating the 20th anniversary of his debut this year.Looking back on that time, he could say that he was “crazy about Rock”, but today’s Kim Jae-joong only shows the appearance of a true rock star pursuing ‘original rock music’ without any embellishments.Kim Jae-joong was reborn as a ‘rock musician’ through his new mini-album ‘Beauty in Chaos’ on the 19th.At a comeback press conference held at MBC Sangam in Seoul at 2 PM that day, he once again showed off his passion for rock music that he once ‘sealed’ away.The title song of his new album is also ‘Rock Star’ as if to prove it.Kim Jae-joong, who said “it was like middle school syndrome”, is called ‘rock sickness’, and this expression refers to his appearance that was so thin that it felt dangerous, and his obsession with rock in the early and mid 2010s.Kim Jae-joong recently garnered attentMay 19, 2025
MUSICRise’s new self-discovered modifier ‘Idol’s KS Mark’ [Comprehensive]In just 616 days since their debut, they have become the ‘new standard’ for K -pop idols.The best result of natural talent, proportional effort, and extraordinary planning skills forming a ‘trinity’.RISE is back.’K-pop blockbuster ‘RISE has made a comeback with their first full-length album.Their return in 11 months since their first mini-album’ RIIZING ‘, which garnered much attention last year.At the press premiere held at SOL Travel Hall in Blue Square, Seoul ahead of their official release at 6 PM on the 19th, they boldly declared on stage that their ambition to “become a group that symbolizes K-pop this year” will soon become a reality.The title of their first full-length album, which includes 10 new songs including the title song’ Fly Up ‘that was first revealed on this day, is’ ODYSSEY.’They had previously warmed up for their comeback by pre-releasing the hip-hop-based’ Bag Bad Back ‘and another masterpiece by renowned producer Kenzie,’ Ingel(Amber to Solar), ‘and on this day, tMay 19, 2025
MUSIC(Women)Tteokgo and the kids, a new start “No insistence on being number 1… Want to do a long time and diverse music” (Comprehensive)[DA : On-site](여자) Take it off, just ‘아이들’.Group I-dle is changing their team name after 7 years since their debut and making a fresh start.Having successfully renewed their contract, they are maintaining the team.Leader Soyeon said, “Rather than insisting on being number 1, I want to do music ‘variously and for a long time’.” On the 19th, I-dle held a press conference to commemorate the release of their 8th mini album[We are].Soyeon said, “This is the album we are releasing after 10 months since renewing our contract.Please look upon it favorably.” Miyeon said, “We are starting again with the album name[We Are].We prepared hard.It was a difficult but fun process.” Minnie said, “It’s been a long time since our group came back.All the members produced it, so please pay attention.” Yuqi said, “It feels like a big transformation, so I think the fans and the public will like it.I’m looking forward to it myself.” Shuhua said, “We tried various things from head to toe.Please look forward to it.” Along witMay 19, 2025