Zenblue, Fresh + Confident ‘ACT LIKE THAT’ MV Teaser Released

The new group GENBLUE has released a music video teaser for their first mini-album‘s title track, ‘ACT LIKE THAT’. The title track, ‘ACT LIKE THAT’, is a pop dance song with a bold energy that contains the message of GENBLUE (AYEON, XXIN, YUAN, LILI, AYAKO, NICO)’s determination to confidently soar as they have done so far without being conscious of the eyes of those around them at every moment they step out into the world. The released video has the concept of ‘The Beginning’, which announces the real beginning of GENBLUE, and it arouses interest by showing the six members, who were going about their daily lives, getting ready to soar high toward a new place as they meet at the airport as if by chance or fate. Furthermore, the addictive sound of ‘ACT LIKE THAT’ is added to the fresh appearance of the six girls, drawing the viewers in. In addition, the members, centered around the leader XXIN, who is the main dancer,

Through entertainment, on stage… ‘Expanding the territory’ of Dol-pae-gone Tours

The ‘super rookie’ Tours (TWS), who just turned 400, is making strides toward the general public beyond their fandom. Tours, who recently celebrated their 400th day since their debut, succeeded in achieving three consecutive hits last year, from their debut song ‘The First Encounter Doesn‘t Go as Planned’, to ‘If I’m S, You Be My N’, and ‘The Last Festival’. With their refreshing charm, they solidified their team color as ‘youth icons’, and proudly won the title of ‘Best Rookie of 2024’. Having secured a solid fandom over the past year, they are drawing attention by ‘expanding their scope of activities’ as they enter their second year. Tours has recently been performing on variety shows and award ceremony stages.

‘Jae-yoon joins the army’ SF9, equipped with upgraded visuals

The group SF9 has upgraded their visuals. SF9 will be making a comeback in about 7 months with the release of their new album ‘LOVE RACE’ on the 11th. This is the second work in the ‘YOUR FANTASY’ series that contains everything fans want. In the concept photos that were previously released twice, SF9 showed off their fresh charm with contrasting visuals. In the first concept, they transformed into racers racing to win love, emphasizing their rough and wild charm by using props such as bikes, goggles, and leather jackets. Next, SF9 showed off a pure white suit look, creating an atmosphere where classic yet modern sophistication coexisted. In particular, they caught people‘s attention by highlighting the elegant aura that contrasts with the racers with visuals reminiscent of the sculpture David. In this way, SF9 proved their ability to digest various concepts by simultaneously expressing hip and strong charisma and soft charm. SF9, which has Jaeyoon joining after completing his military

Jeong Dong-won, highlight medley revealed… Who is featured?

Singer Jung Dong-won has released a highlight medley video for his second full-length album, ‘Gift of Long Legs’. The first page of the video, which begins with the booklet of ‘Gift of Long Legs’ reminiscent of a fairy tale book, reveals the track list of this album. The album contains a total of 14 tracks including double title tracks ‘Heung!’ and ‘Flower Light’, ‘Gift’, ‘Only U’, ‘In the Mood for Love’, ‘Show Up’, ‘Age to Confess Your Love’, ‘Again 1,2,3,4’, ‘Four Leaf Clover’, ‘No Matter What Wind Blows, No Matter What Season Comes’, ‘One Day in the Distant Future’, ‘Heung!(Solo Ver.)’, ‘Heung!(Inst.)’, ‘Flower Light(Inst.)’. In one of the title tracks of this album, ‘Heung!’, the featuring artist is indicated with a question mark, piqueing curiosity. Behind the powerful chorus of the addictive and cheerful ‘Heung!’, the voice of a rapper, presumed to be a featured artist, flows out briefly, further heightening the anticipation. Another title song, ‘Flower Light’, creates an atmosph

Baby Monster, US promotion successful… From ‘Kelly Clarkson Show’ to LA performance

The group Baby Monster has successfully completed their first American tour and local promotions. On the 2nd (local time), Baby Monster held the second concert of the ‘2025 BABYMONSTER 1st WORLD TOUR IN NORTH AMERICA’ at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles. Following the Prudential Center in Newark, the Kia Forum is also an arena-level concert hall that can accommodate over 10,000 people. Baby Monster filled the venue with overwhelming energy and enthralled the audience with continuous, unwavering live performances. In addition to the tour, Baby Monster also made a mark on major local programs. Appearing on NBC‘s ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’ (hereinafter referred to as ’The Kelly Clarkson Show’)’ and FOX5’s ‘Good Day New York’, she performed ‘DRIP’, one of the double title tracks from her first full-length album [DRIP].‘Kelly

ITZY Yeji, how high will her legs go… ‘Air’ MV teaser released

ITZY‘s Yezi has released a teaser video and photos for her solo debut song ‘Air’. Yezi, who appeared in the video with her unrealistic visuals and confident walking, caught everyone’s attention with her bold acting, and her photos captured Yezi‘s unique charm that cannot be denied, making fans excited. The title song ‘Air’ is a synth-pop genre song with an addictive hook, and the breathtaking performance is a point of interest. Yezi participated in writing the lyrics, proving her all-rounder side, and ‘K-pop representative producer’ Park Jin-young (JY Park) also added a hand to the title song’s production, increasing its perfection. Yezi‘s solo debut album ‘AIR’ and the title song ‘Air’ will be available on various music sites at 6 p.m. on March 10. Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com reporter jhj@donga.com

New Beat, pre-release of ‘JeLLo (Strong Breath)’ today (5th)… Pre-debut

The group NEWBEAT (Park Min-seok, Hong Min-seong, Jeon Yeo-yeo-jeong, Choi Seo-hyun, Kim Tae-yang, Jo Yoon-hoo, Kim Li-woo) will release the pre-released track ‘JeLLo (힘숨징)’ and short-form music video from their first full-length album ‘RAW AND RAD’ at 6 PM on the 5th. ‘JeLLo (힘숨징)’ is an attractive song with a unique flow of rap, bass riff, and track variations on top of an old-school beat. The title contains the ambiguous meaning of ‘Hello’, NEWBEAT‘s greeting to listeners when they meet them for the first time, and the lyrics contain a hidden story about how jelly acts as a sedative to prevent the overexpression of specific body organs of each member. The short-form music video to be released on the same day also sensually unravels the story of ‘JeLLo (힘숨징)’. New Beat’s unique performance, along with the splendid visual beauty and sound, stimulates curiosity even more. New Beat is a 7-member boy group presented by Beat Interactive, and includes Park Min-seok from Mnet‘s ‘Boyz Planet

The Wind, comeback on the 17th… Friendship trip ‘Only One Story’ release

The group The Wind will be making a comeback on the 17th with their second single album after 5 months. The Wind (Kim Hee-soo, Thanaton, Choi Han-bin, Park Ha-yu-chan, Ahn Chan-won, Jang Hyun-jun) announced their comeback on the 17th by releasing a trailer video for their second single album, ‘Only One Story’, on their official SNS and YouTube channel at midnight on the 5th. The trailer captured The Wind‘s dazzling friendship journey with a film camera. The refreshing and harmless emotions of the members who make various memories against the backdrop of Japan are displayed. Their stronger chemistry and grown visuals also blend with the hazy visual beauty to gift healing to the viewers. Previously, The Wind sang about a nostalgic trip they went on during summer vacation in their first single ‘Ready: Summer Vacation’, released in 2023. This spring, they are raising curiosity by announcing their second travel story through ‘Only One Story’. ‘Only One Story’ is the third mini-album ‘Hello:

‘Delicate tone’ Tae, remake single ‘Mysterious, with you’ to be released on the 9th

Singer Tae is back with a remake song filled with his signature sensibility. Tae will release the remake song ‘Mysterious, You’ through various online music sites at 6 PM on the 9th. ‘Mysterious, You’, which is about to be released, is an acoustic collaboration with the OST of the drama ‘Discovery of Love’ that aired in 2014. It delicately expresses the mysterious emotions that flow from the complex emotion of love. Tae‘s plain and sincere voice blends with the warm sound to complete ‘Mysterious, You’ with a unique charm. With his deep sensibility, he is expected to fully convey the mysterious emotional line that comes from the warmth and complexity of love. Tae previously garnered attention from viewers by singing ‘Mysterious, You’ on ‘Begin Again Open Mic’. Accordingly, music fans’ expectations for ‘Mysterious, You’, sung by Tae, are rising as he expressed his feelings by saying, “It‘s an honor to remake this song. Tae, who has been presenting music that highlights his delicate sensi

‘Pre-released song also worked’ Jennie, ‘ExtraL’, US Billboard ‘HOT 100’ 75th

Global artist Jennie has once again broken her own highest ranking on Billboard‘s ‘HOT 100’. According to the latest chart (dated March 8) released by Billboard, an American music media outlet, Jennie’s single ‘ExtraL (feat. Doechii)’ entered Billboard‘s main single chart ‘HOT 100’ at 75th place. In addition, ‘ExtraL (feat. Doechii)’ ranked 13th on Billboard’s ‘Global (excluding US)’ chart, 18th on the ‘Global 200’ chart, and 37th on the recently released UK Official Singles Chart, proving her high global popularity by performing well on numerous charts. With this, Jennie has entered Billboard‘s ‘HOT 100’ chart with four songs as a solo artist, All pre-released songs from her first solo full-length album, ‘Ruby’, which will be released on the 7th, have achieved the feat of charting on Billboard’s ‘HOT 100’ chart. Previously, the single ‘Mantra’ and ‘Love Hangover (feat. D) released in October of last year

J-Hope, solo performance on US talk show ‘Jimmy Fallon Show’ [Entertainment News HOT]

BTS member J-Hope will make a solo appearance on the famous American talk show, “The Late Late Show with Jimmy Fallon.” According to his agency Big Hit Music on the 4th (Korean time), J-Hope will appear on NBC‘s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” which airs at 12:35 PM on the 11th. On this show, J-Hope is scheduled to perform his new song, “Sweet Dreams,” which will be released on the 7th. Although he has appeared on the “The Late Late Show with Jimmy Fallon” as a member of BTS, this will be his first appearance as a solo singer. J-Hope will begin his North American tour, “Hope on the Stage,” starting on the 14th, his first solo tour since his debut.

Jennie, ‘Extrael’ Enters Billboard Hot 100 [Entertainment News HOT]

Group BLACKPINK member Jennie has entered the US Billboard main single chart, the ‘Hot 100’. According to Billboard on the 4th (Korean time), Jennie‘s pre-released song ’ExtraL‘ from her first solo full-length album ’Ruby‘ ranked 75th on the ’Hot 100‘ as of the 8th. The song is a collaboration between Jennie and rapper Deutsch, who won the ’Grammy Award‘s Best Rap Album category. This is Jennie’s fourth time ranking on Billboard‘s ’Hot 100‘ as a solo singer, following ’One of the Girls‘, ’Mantra‘, and ’Love Hangover‘. Jennie will release her first full-length solo album, ’Ruby‘, which includes ’ExtraL‘, on the 7th.

G-Dragon, Media Exhibition at The Hyundai Seoul on the 9th [Entertainment News HOT]

Singer G-Dragon is holding a media exhibition. His agency Galaxy Corporation announced on the 4th, “G-Dragon will be holding a media exhibition, ‘G-Dragon Media Exhibition: Ubermensch’, at The Hyundai Seoul in Yeouido, Seoul from the 9th to the 19th.” This exhibition is being held in collaboration with his agency and comprehensive content solution company Creative Mot, and will interpret messages related to G-Dragon‘s third full-length album, ‘Ubermensch’, released in 11 years and 5 months, through media art. It will feature artificial intelligence (AI), real-time holograms, augmented reality (VR), and CG created with the next-generation 3D solution, ‘Unreal Engine’.

Xiumin‘s side “KBS’s position that appearance is impossible... difficult to understand” [Full text]

EXO‘s Xiumin’s agency has revealed their position regarding his appearance on KBS. On the afternoon of the 4th, One Hundred stated in a statement, “As this is his first solo album in a long time, our staff tried to meet with the broadcasting station several times so that Xiumin could show his fans a good stage through a music show, but KBS was silent and did not even answer our contacts.” They went on to explain, “In this situation, KBS recently unofficially told us that it is impossible for Xiumin to appear on KBS2‘s ‘Music Bank’ and other programs featuring SM Entertainment singers.” One Hundred stated, “It was a difficult position to accept, but we have continued to contact KBS up until today in order to convey the message to ‘Please think of the artist and fans first.’. However, even this was ignored,” he said, emphasizing, “Although Xiumin’s KBS appearance is impossible for now, we will not give up until the end for the sake of the artist and the fans.” Meanwhile, Xiumin said,

Maha, transformation into Yeo Woon-hyung in ‘Memory·Rock’… viewers are moved

Rookie rocker Macha is drawing attention with his transformation into independence activist Yeo Woon-hyung with a long mustache. He made a surprise appearance on the MBC special feature ‘Memory·Rock’ Season 2 ‘The Beginning of the Democratic Republic, Jo So-ang’ that aired on the 1st to commemorate the 80th anniversary of liberation, and fans continued to ask whether Macha would appear. The broadcast showed a scene where 29 regional representatives of independence activists who had been scattered around the world advocating different paths in the wake of the March 1st Movement gathered in Shanghai, China, leading to the opening of the 1st Provisional Government. It was confirmed that Macha took on the role of Yeo Woon-hyung, the representative of the Shanghai New Korea Youth Party, who appeared at the meeting along with Jo So-ang, Lee Dong-nyeong, Hyun Soon, Choi Geun-woo, Shin Chae-ho, and Shin Seok-woo. Fans showed great interest in the appearance of Maha with a thick mustache. Throu

Enhypen in Japan: ‘The dome is too small, now it‘s a stadium!’

‘Domes are too small, now stadiums!’ This is how big ENHYPEN‘s status is. This summer, they will be holding large-scale concerts in two of Japan’s representative stadiums that can accommodate over 50,000 people per show. At Tokyo‘s Ajinomoto Stadium and Osaka’s Yanmar Stadium Nagai, it will be the ‘shortest’ entry for a foreign artist after debut. According to their agency Belift Lab on the 4th, ENHYPEN will be holding ‘Walk the Line in Japan-Summer Edition-’ twice each on July 5th and 6th at Tokyo‘s Ajinomoto Stadium and on August 2nd and 3rd at Osaka’s Yanmar Stadium Nagai, for a total of four shows.

Youngpa returns with ‘Cold’, challenges ‘Midseason Pension Song’ (Feat. 10cm) [Comprehensive]

Following the ‘Cherry Blossom Pension Song’ ‘Carol Pension Song’, the ‘Mid-Season Pension Song’ is born. Hip-hop girl group YOUNG POSSE has released a new song, ‘COLD’, which is perfect for the weather in the mid-season with its wide temperature difference, and has started to gain popularity. ‘COLD’, the title song of the special album of the same name released on the 2nd, catches the eye as it reveals the emotional side of YOUNG POSSE, who has presented strong hip-hop songs so far. The melody that stands out with a faint guitar riff and a lonely feeling meets the lyrics that compare the moment of love and separation to a temperature difference, completing a unique hip-hop ballad with a retro style.

Lee Dong-hwi, perfect V-line~

Lee Dong-hwi poses for the camera at the production report meeting for the movie ‘Lobby’ held at Lotte Cinema Konkuk University Entrance in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul on the 4th. Reporter Kim Min-seong marineboy@donga.com

Choi Siwon, soft ball heart

Choi Si-won poses for the camera at the production report meeting for the movie ‘Lobby’ held at Lotte Cinema Konkuk University Entrance in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul on the 4th. Reporter Kim Min-seong marineboy@donga.com

Youngpa-ssi Do-eun ‘Please look forward to the new album~’

The showcase commemorating the release of YOUNG POSSE‘s special album ’COLD‘ was held at Yes24 Wonderlock Hall in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul on the 4th. YOUNG POSSE’s Do-eun is posing for the camera. Reporter Kim Min-seong marineboy@donga.com