BTOB, New Album ‘BTODAY’ Concept Photo… Preview of Deeper Emotions

The concept photos of the new album of group BTOB Seo Eunkwang, Lee Minhyuk, Lim Hyunsik, and Peniel have been unveiled, drawing attention. From the 25th to the 27th, the agency BTOB Company released the concept photos of BTOB‘s new EP album ‘BTODAY’ through their official SNS for three days. In the first photo, BTOB gave off a lonely and wistful mood with their sorrowful gazes beyond the rain-covered glass window. The members’ dazzling visuals and mature beauty captured the hearts of fans, drawing a hot response. In the second photo that was revealed, BTOB smiled brightly while holding colorful umbrellas and getting drenched in falling flower petals in their casual styling. The bright colors and lively facial expressions, which contrast with the previous photos, made the viewers smile along with them. The last third photo shows BTOB radiating soft charisma against the backdrop of green bushes. The three versions of the concept photos, which combine the visuals of the four members with

U-KISS Suhyun reveals tracklist for first single album ‘i am’

U-KISS‘s Suhyun (Shin Suhyun) sings about the complicated emotions of love. Suhyun posted the tracklist for her first single album, ‘i am (I am),’, on her official SNS at midnight today (the 28th). According to the list, ‘i am’ contains a total of three tracks, including the title song ‘No Way I Could Easily’, the instrumental song ‘Intro’ that announces the beginning of the album, and the remake song ‘Another Beginning’. Part of the lyrics of the new song ‘No Way I Could Easily’ were revealed through the tracklist. The song stimulates curiosity about the complicated emotions of love, with lines such as “Why did I miss you / I tried to meet someone / Maybe it was you / The never-ending way with you / I hope I can find it”. ‘i am’ is an album that contains Suhyun’s first steps on a new musical journey. The efforts to find Soo-hyun‘s voice and the longing and determination she felt in the process are fully recorded. It is expected that we will be able to meet Soo-hyun’s will to show a di

New Beat to release pre-released song ‘JeLLo (Heartbroken)’ on March 5th

NEWBEAT is releasing a pre-released song. Group NEWBEAT (Park Min-seok, Hong Min-seong, Jeon Yeo-yeo-jeong, Choi Seo-hyun, Kim Tae-yang, Jo Yoon-hoo, Kim Li-woo) revealed the group logo, 3D logo animation, and album logo through their official SNS at midnight on the 28th, and announced that the pre-released song ‘JeLLo (힘숨찐)’ will be released on March 5th at 6PM through various online music sites. The group logo revealed that day immediately caught people‘s attention with its geometric pattern of ‘NEWBEAT’ organically connected. The simple yet intense design and unique atmosphere reminiscent of jelly stimulate curiosity about the worldview that Newbeat will unfold in the future. ‘JeLLo (힘숨찐)’ is a pre-released song from Newbeat’s first full-length album ‘RAW AND RAD (러앤 라드)’. It features a unique flow of rap and bass riff on top of an old-school beat, as well as a track with gorgeous variations. As it is the first song that Newbeat is introducing to the public, it is expected to contai

Group Espa, Japan‘s largest music festival ‘Summer Sonic 2025’ stage [Entertainment News HOT]

The girl group aespa will be performing at Japan‘s largest music festival, ‘Summer Sonic 2025’, held in August. ‘Summer Sonic 2025’ will be held on August 16th and 17th at the Tokyo ZOZOMARIN Stadium, Makuhari Messe, and Osaka Expo 70 Commemoration Park, and aespa will participate in the Tokyo performance to meet local fans. After making their official debut in Japan in July of last year with ‘Hot Mess’, aespa held an arena tour in four cities over nine shows, drawing an audience of 100,000 people.

Korean Music Copyright Association files 40 billion lawsuit with Wave for unpaid copyright fees [Entertainment News HOT]

The Korea Music Copyright Association (KMCA), a non-profit organization, has entered into a lawsuit with Wave, the largest OTT in Korea, over the issue of unpaid music copyright fees. On the 27th, KMCA announced, “We have filed a civil lawsuit because Wave has not paid more than 40 billion won in copyright fees for 10 years.” According to KMCA, Wave’s unpaid usage fees are an estimated amount based on sales and subscriber data disclosed electronically from 2011 to 2022, and the music copyright fee calculation standard applied. KMCA stated, “It has been five years since the legal music copyright fee collection regulations for OTT were established, but major domestic OTT operators have been arbitrarily interpreting them and collecting usage fees.”

Ailrit, Debut Song ‘Magnetic’ Japan Double Platinum Certification [Entertainment News HOT]

The debut song ‘Magnetic’ of the group Ailit has received ‘Double Platinum’ certification in the streaming category from the Recording Industry Association of Japan. According to the Recording Industry Association of Japan on the 27th, Ailit‘s first mini-album ‘Super Real Me’, the title song ‘Magnetic’, released in March of last year, surpassed 200 million cumulative streams as of last month. Ailit’s agency Belift Lab stated, “It‘s been 10 months since the song was released. This is the shortest period of time for a female group song to reach the same number of streams, including local artists.” ‘Magnetic’ has reached ‘Platinum’ (cumulative streams) in just 3 months since its release, the shortest period of time for a female group song to reach the same number of streams.

J-Hope, New Single ‘Sweet Dreams’ Released on March 7th [Entertainment News HOT]

BTS member J-Hope is releasing a new song and actively promoting it. According to his agency Big Hit Music on the 27th, J-Hope will release a new digital single, ‘Sweet Dreams’, on March 7th at 2PM. Featuring American R&B singer Miguel, the song is J-Hope‘s signature serenade filled with his true feelings of wanting to love and be loved. Miguel is a popular singer who won the ‘Best R&B Song’ for ‘Adorn’ at the American Grammy Awards. Before releasing the new song, J-Hope will be attending the ‘Festival Music Festival’, which will be held at the K-POP Dome in Seoul Olympic Park from the 28th to March 2nd.

Jay Park, Legal Response to False Rumor YouTuber [Entertainment News HOT]

Singer Jay Park has taken action against a cyber-wrecker YouTuber (a person who makes money by making videos about negative issues online) who has been spreading false rumors about him. According to his agency on the 27th, Jay Park filed a request to the Northern District Court of California in January for Google to allow the discovery of evidence confirming the identity of YouTuber A. Previously, A claimed on his YouTube channel that a rapper was importing drugs from Thailand and other places and distributing them in Itaewon, Seoul, and that Jay Park was close to him. He also said that Jay Park was involved in cryptocurrency and illegal financial transactions.

Japanese Woman Who Surprised BTS Jin with a Kiss, Charged with Sexual Harassment

Last year, a Japanese woman who caused controversy by giving a surprise kiss to BTS member Jin has been booked on sexual harassment charges. According to the Songpa Police Station in Seoul on the 27th, a Japanese woman in her 50s, Ms. A, was recently booked on charges of assault in a crowded public place under the Sexual Violence Punishment Act and was summoned. Ms. A previously attended Jin‘s fan meeting held at Jamsil Indoor Gymnasium in Songpa-gu, Seoul in June of last year, and when it was her turn to hug 1,000 people, she gave Jin a surprise kiss, sparking controversy over sexual harassment. At the time, Ms. A posted on her SNS, “His lips touched my neck. His skin was very soft.”

‘Taiwanese audition girl group’ Zenblue, surprise comeback on March 6th

The new girl group GENBLUE is ready to jump into the 5th generation girl group battle. On the 27th, their agency Ten Entertainment announced that the multinational girl group GENBLUE‘s first mini-album, ‘ACT LIKE THAT’, will be released on March 6th at 6PM. They won the final round of Taiwan’s popular national audition program ‘NEXT GIRLZ’ and officially debuted in Korea with ‘COCO’ in September of last year. Since then, they have been praised for expanding the K-pop realm and won the ‘K-POP New Artist Award’ at the ‘32nd Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards’.

“The foundation of the industry is shaken”… The reason why 5 K-pop groups spoke out about the ‘New Jeans incident’

“‘New Jeans situation’ has already become a problem for the entire K-pop industry beyond the two parties.” Five Korean popular music organizations have expressed concern over the independent actions of girl group New Jeans, which unilaterally announced the termination of its contract with its agency Adore, saying it “is an act that undermines the foundation of the K-pop industry.” The Korea Management Association, the Korea Entertainment Producers Association, the Korea Music Label Industry Association, the Korea Recording Industry Association, and the Korea Music Content Association held a press conference for music producers to protect fair rights in the music industry at the JW Marriott Hotel Seoul in Seocho-gu, Seoul on the 27th. The event was attended by Choi Kwang-ho, Secretary General of the Korea Music Content Association, Han

Youngpa-ssi, 10cm → Taiwan‘s top star, Jung Kyung-hwa joins, ‘Greatest comeback ever’

The king of collaborations, Taiwan‘s top youth star has joined the New Year’s resolution of the ‘Korean hip-hop daughters’. It‘s the group YOUNG POSSE. The ‘Korean hip-hop daughters’ YOUNG POSSE are making a comeback with a super luxurious collaboration lineup. Looking at the details of their collaborations, it seems that they are coming back with a true ‘decision’, reflecting the ‘hip-hop’ spirit that is also the identity of the group. YOUNG POSSE’s comeback D-day is March 2nd. The ambitious debut of the album with the special title of a special album, the title song has been confirmed to be ‘COLD’. The title song ‘COLD’ features ‘Emperor of Featuring’ 10cm, who has boasted the highest success rate of nearly 100%.

Hwang Chi-yeul “‘It may sound funny, but’… I put everything in it” (Q&A)

Singer Hwang Chi-yeol said of his new album, “It‘s music that contains the joys and sorrows of everyday life.” Hwang Chi-yeol will release his third full-length album, “ALL OF ME,” through various music sites at 6 p.m. today (the 27th). “ALL OF ME” is an album that contains everything about Hwang Chi-yeol, as its title suggests. Hwang Chi-yeol participated in producing and writing the lyrics for all the songs, and we will reveal a Q&A with him. Q. This is your first full-length album in about 6 years. I think you must have different feelings about it. A. I think a full-length album has a special meaning for a singer. I also put a lot more effort into the music video and song composition from the album concept planning stage. I’m more excited and nervous than usual about how fans will listen to it. Q. Is there a special reason why you chose “‘It might sound funny, but’” as the title track? A. I had a lot of concerns before deciding on a song centered around the band sound as the title t

“Want to take a picture with the Witches?” Special photo frame is born

The multinational rookie girl group Witches is actively promoting. Witches (Marie, Mu, Lucia, Margo, Nia) participated in the Photoism special photo frame while carrying out full-scale overseas promotional activities centered on the Chinese language region since releasing the fan song ‘Beautiful Story’ last December. The frame is filled with the cheerful charms of the five Witches members, and the members will meet fans in various poses such as the heart and cheek cock poses until March 10. Meanwhile, Witches, who debuted in November of last year with ‘Blah Lara’, revealed their title song and fan song ‘Beautiful Story’ on ‘Entertainment e-Generation’ of China Radio Corporation (BCC), hosted by famous Taiwanese radio DJ Ken Wu. It has been reported that they are currently preparing for a promotional and performance tour starting with the Chinese language region, followed by Thailand, Vietnam, East Asia, and North America.

“You can never be like me” Ive, ‘Rebel Heart’ popular

The long-run popularity of the new mega hit song ‘REBEL HEART’ by ‘MZ wannabe icon’ IVE (Ahn Yu-jin, Ga-eul, Lay, Jang Won-young, Liz, Lee Seo) is expected to continue. ‘REBEL HEART’, the title song of IVE‘s third mini-album ‘IVE EMPATHY’, which was pre-released on the 13th of last month, has entered a long-term battle by staying at the top for 6 consecutive weeks on Bugs’ weekly chart (February 17th to February 23rd), a major domestic music streaming site. ‘REBEL HEART’ also ranked 1st on Melon and Genie‘s weekly charts (February 17th to February 23rd) and YouTube’s Korean Weekly Popular Songs Chart (February 14th to February 20th), demonstrating its staying power as a mega hit song. Its performance on global charts is also drawing attention. ‘Rebel Heart’ has been on Billboard‘s ‘Global 200’ and ‘Global (Excluding the US)’ charts for five consecutive weeks, and has also been ranked on Billboard Japan’s ‘Hot 100’ and ‘Streaming Songs’ charts for six consecutive weeks, clearly demonstr

Dragon Pony‘s First Concert in Taipei Sold Out

The rookie band Dragon Pony‘s first solo concert in Taipei has sold out. Dragon Pony will be holding a solo concert, ‘Dragon Pony 1st Concert ’Not Out‘ in Taipei’ (hereafter ‘Not Out’) in Taipei on May 24th, and all tickets for the concert were sold out immediately after opening. ‘Not Out’ is a solo concert of the same name as Dragon Pony’s second EP, which will be released on March 19th. Following their concerts in Seoul on May 3rd and 4th, Dragon Pony will visit Taipei to deliver energy with hot music. Dragon Pony previously made a strong impression with their passionate performance at the large-scale music festival ‘EMERGE FEST 2025’ held in Taichung, central Taiwan on the 22nd. With the Taipei concert being sold out on momentum, expectations are high for the solo concert that will prove the global presence of the ‘K-band scene‘s best rookie’. Dragon Pony will be available on various music streaming sites at 6 p.m. on March 19.

At Heart, 7 members, 7 colors special video released… Girls’ Generation ‘Damanse’ cover

The first girl group AtHeart from ‘Global K-POP company’ TITAN CONTENT has released a special clip video filled with the unique charms of each of its seven members. On the 26th, AtHeart released a video through their official SNS that showed the profiles of the seven members, clips that show their vocal and performance abilities, and videos containing their natural appearances in everyday life. First, Arin with her strong eyes caught everyone‘s attention with an energetic performance in a free-spirited atmosphere. Seohyun, who heated up various online communities with her visuals that seemed to have jumped out of a fairy tale, sang the ‘Little Mermaid’ OST ‘Part of Your World’ with a refreshing tone, drawing responses such as ‘Little Mermaid live-action version’. Next, Nahyun, whose visuals combine chic and trendy charms, made her presence even more evident with her freestyle dance. Katelyn, who showed off her excellent concept digestion with her bright energy, and Kaitlyn, who showed

Dragon Pony, Kwon Se-hyeok’s concept film released… playing guitar with courage message

The new band Dragon Pony (Ahn Tae-gyu, Pyeon Seong-hyeon, Kwon Se-hyuk, Go Kang-hoon) released the concept film for their second EP, ‘Not Out’, through their official YouTube channel on the 26th. The video begins with Kwon Se-hyuk lying down, seemingly exhausted, in what appears to be an academy. Soon, Kwon Se-hyuk receives a text saying, “We‘re not crazy, It’s not enough” and heads outside. Kwon Se-hyuk‘s hands, which were holding a tall building as a guitar neck, are soon seen performing a splendid guitar performance. He foreshadows a message of courage by focusing on his playing with a determined expression. ‘Not Out’ is Dragon Pony’s first album in approximately 6 months since their debut EP, ‘POP UP’. Dragon Pony will tell a story of constantly challenging one‘s dreams even in the midst of the anxious times of youth through music filled with passion. Dragon Pony’s second EP ‘Not Out’ will be released on various music sites at 6 p.m. on March 19. Jeon Hyo-jin Dong

‘Multinational Girl Group’ Zenblue, Comeback on March 6th

‘New Generation rookie’ GENBLUE has declared their participation in the fierce battle of fifth-generation girl groups and is ready to soar. Their agency Ten Entertainment announced that the multinational girl group GENBLUE will release their first mini-album ‘ACT LIKE THAT’ on Thursday, March 6th at 6 PM (KST). They won the final round of Taiwan‘s popular national audition program ‘NEXT GIRLZ’ and made their official debut in Korea with ‘COCO’ in September of last year. They won the ‘K-POP Rookie Award’ at the ‘32nd Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards’ and were praised for broadening the realm of K-POP. The team name ‘ZenBlue’ is a combination of ‘Generation’ and ‘Blue’, which is reminiscent of the sky and the sea and symbolizes infinite possibilities, and contains the aspiration to become an icon of a new era that never stops challenging. ZenBlue is a group of six girls who won the survival show. First, the leader, XXIN, who is good at everything from dance to rap, is a rapper.

G-Dragon to appear on ‘M Countdown’ today (27th)… New song stage to be revealed for the first time

Singer G-Dragon will be appearing on Mnet‘s ‘M Countdown’. ‘M Countdown’, which will air today (the 27th), will feature diverse stages, from the first comeback stages of G-DRAGON and ZEROBASEONE to the music show debuts of new girl groups Hearts2Hearts and KiiiKiii. First, G-Dragon’s solo comeback stage will be unveiled. G-Dragon, who has returned with his third full-length album ‘Übermensch’ after 11 years and 5 months, will showcase his unique aura through two stages, the title song ‘TOO BAD’, which features a rhythmic beat of a party atmosphere, and ‘DRAMA’, which features a lyrical piano melody and emotional vocals. Fans‘ attention is focused on his stage, which foreshadows a unique performance and overwhelming stage presence. Zero Base One’s first comeback stage, which achieved 5 consecutive million-seller sales with their 5th mini album ‘Blue Paradise’, will also be revealed for the first time on a music show. Zero