MUSIC‘Night’ Ahn Sung-hoon, the reply from his first love that he has been waiting for for 25 yearsTV CHOSUN entertainment show ‘Trot All-Star Game: Wednesday Night’ will present a special episode of ‘Anyangcheon Song Festival’ on the 21st.On that day’s broadcast, Ahn Sung-hoon, before a stage themed on first love, caught everyone’s attention by revealing the story of how he is still waiting for a reply to an email he sent to a friend he had a crush on in elementary school 25 years ago.The scene was filled with laughter at his friend’s confession that the feelings he conveyed before he went to study abroad have still not been replied to.The members created a cheerful atmosphere by responding with comments like, “Isn’t this voice phishing?” and “They must have received the wrong email address.” Meanwhile, the special episode of ‘Trot All-Star Game: Wednesday Night - Anyangcheon Song Festival’ featuring Ahn Sung-hoon will air on TV CHOSUN on the 21st at 10 PM.May 20, 2025
MUSICEven, reunited with Zanman Luffy… ‘Newbie’ releasedEven met Zanman Lupi again.Boy group Even released a special project song titled ‘Newbie’ with popular character Zanman Lupi through various music sites at noon on the 20th.This song is the second collaboration with Zanman Lupi, following ‘Olleut Maldeut’ released in April last year.Last year, member Yoo Seung-eon participated in the song that received much love for its innocent first love sentiment, and this year, Keita and Lee Jung-hyun participated to show an even more cheerful and lively atmosphere.’Newbie’ is a song that contains the excitement and tension of the early push and pull of a relationship, with a bright sound created by the harmony of acoustic guitar and drums.Lee Jung-hyun’s energetic vocals, Keita’s rap, and the unique lively sensibility of Zanman Luffy come together to present new fun to listeners.Even recently won first place on a music show with the title song of his fourth mini-album, ‘HOT MESS’, and was named the winner of the ‘Emerging Artist’ category at the ‘May 20, 2025
MUSICG-Dragon, news after 13 years → Vietnam is a daisy flower paradeThe news of singer G - DRAGON’s concert in Vietnam has all of Vietnam abuzz.On Wednesday, the 14th, his agency Galaxy Corporation announced that G -DRAGON will be performing at the global music concert’ K - STAR SPARK IN VIETNAM 2025 ‘to be held at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi, Vietnam on June 21st(local time).’ K - STAR SPARK ‘is a new K - POP show that meets audiences from all over the world with different concepts, challenging planning, and production every time in line with the global influence of K -POP.G -DRAGON proved their global popularity by being named on the lineup for the second consecutive time, following the first’ K - STAR SPARK ‘concert in Bangkok, Thailand held in February.In particular, this concert is G -DRAGON’s first visit to Vietnam in about 13 years since his last visit with Big Bang in 2012, and is receiving hot interest and anticipation from the Vietnamese locals who have been waiting for a long time.G - DMay 20, 2025
MUSICStage master ‘Highlight’ confirms solo concert at KSPO Dome!Last year, HIGHLIGHT, who solidified their position as ‘live craftsmen’ by dominating college festivals and summer festivals one after another, will be reuniting with fans with a solo concert this summer.HIGHLIGHT(Yoon Doo-joon, Yang Yo-seop, 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 in Olympic Park, Seoul.This concert will be the first large-scale performance to be held at the same venue in about a year since ‘LIGHTS GO ON, AGAIN’ last year, and is expected to prove HIGHLIGHT’s unchanging popularity.In particular, following the successful completion of the fan-con ‘WELCOME TO THE HIGH - MART’ in March of this year, they have been actively promoting their sixth mini-album ‘From Real to Surreal’ and have been communicating with fans.The concert name ‘RIDE OR DIE’ is a phrase taken from the lyrics of the title song ‘Chains’ of their sixth mini-album, and contains a firm promise to be with their fanMay 20, 2025
MUSICTreasure, Japanese fan concert, 72,000 audience and a spectacular finaleThe group TREASURE has successfully wrapped up their fan concert tour in Japan, once again proving their strong local influence.TREASURE held the finale of the ‘2025 TREASURE FAN CONCERT[SPECIAL MOMENT]IN JAPAN’ at Saitama Super Arena for two days from May 17th to 18th.The concert, which was held over a total of three times, attracted an enthusiastic response from an audience of approximately 72,000.The tour, which began in Hyogo in April, went on to perform a total of 10 times in major Japanese cities including Aichi, Fukuoka, and Saitama, mobilizing an audience of approximately 150,000.In particular, all tickets were sold out, proving TREASURE’s local popularity.The last day’s performance was broadcast live in over 100 theaters nationwide and on Fuji TV’s satellite channel, drawing even more attention.Through this tour, TREASURE set a record of surpassing 1 million cumulative audiences for its solo concerts in Japan.In addition, there were special events with Kobe Port Tower and popuMay 20, 2025
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