‘Tropic’ Jang Min-ho, the singer whose Christmas carol album is most anticipated [DA:Chart]

‘Trotpick’ Jang Min-ho, the singer with the most anticipated Christmas carol album [DA:Chart] Singer Jang Min-ho was selected as the singer with the most anticipated Christmas carol album. On the 23rd, the trot star voting web service ‘Trotpick’ (trotpick) announced the results of the special vote ‘Which singer is the most anticipated Christmas carol album?’, held from the 16th to the 22nd. According to the voting results, Jang Min-ho took first place with 196,620 points. Jang Min-ho debuted in 1997 and went through groups such as Ubis and Baram before turning into a trot singer in 2011. After a long period of obscurity, he reached his prime in 2020 when he gained attention through TV Chosun‘s ‘Mr. Trot’. He is also active in entertainment, appearing in KBS2’s ‘Convenience Store Restaurant’. Jang Min-ho made a comeback on the 28th of last month with his third mini-album ‘Essay ep.3’ along with the new title song ‘Love‘s Tiki Taka’. He will embark on a national tour in December. He will

Jang Song-ho, ‘Tropic’ Spotlight Star No. 1 [DA:Chart]

Jang Song-ho, ‘Trotpick’ Spotlight Star 1st Place [DA:Chart] Singer Jang Song-ho took 1st place in the Trotpick Spotlight Star vote. On the 23rd, the Trot Star voting web service ‘Trotpick’ (trotpick) released the results of the Spotlight vote that took place from the 16th to the 22nd. According to the vote, Jang Song-ho took 1st place with 19,950 points. Trotpick‘s new voting service, ‘Spotlight Star’, is a vote that allows you to shine the spotlight directly on your favorite singer. You can participate using Daily Pick and Star Pick, and an online article will be published for the singer who achieves 1st place every week. In addition, the 4 singers who ranked 1st in each round over the 4 weeks will be provided with Seodaemun Electronic Billboard support. The 13th vote will be held from December 23rd to 29th. Kim Da-hyun, Kim Tae-yeon, Park Sung-on, Son Tae-jin, and Ahn Sung-hoon were selected as candidates for the 13th vote. Their fans can participate in the vote using Daily Pick and

Jin Hae-seong, ‘Tropic’ Supernova 1st place [DA:Chart]

Jin Hae-seong, ‘Trotpick’ Supernova 1st Place [DA:Chart] Singer Jin Hae-seong took 1st place in the Trotpick Supernova vote. On the 23rd, the trot star voting web service ‘Trotpick’ (trotpick) released the results of the Supernova vote that took place from the 16th to the 22nd. According to the voting results, Jin Hae-seong took 1st place with 388,450 points. Jin Hae-seong, born in 1990, debuted in 2012 with his first album ‘Accept My Love’. He won the Male New Artist Award in the Adult Song category at the 23rd Korea Entertainment and Arts Awards and ultimately won the KBS trot survival audition program ‘Trot National Sports Festival’. Jin Hae-seong performed outstandingly on TV Chosun‘s ‘Mr. Trot 2’ last year and took 3rd place ‘Mi(美)’. She appeared on trot variety shows such as ‘Mister Lotto’‘Santara Multara Ttanttara’ and met fans nationwide through ‘Mr. Trot 2’ Jin Seon-mi Concert. After releasing her new album ‘Love Bird’ last month, she will be holding her first solo concert ‘St

Jeon Yu-jin, ‘Trotpick’ Weekly Female No. 1 [DA:Chart]

Jeon Yu-jin, ‘Trotpick’ Weekly Female No. 1 [DA:Chart] Singer Jeon Yu-jin took first place in the Trotpick Weekly Voting Female Singer category. On the 23rd, the Trot Star voting web service ‘Trotpick’ (trotpick) released the results of the weekly voting that took place from the 16th to the 22nd. According to the voting results, Jeon Yu-jin took first place in the female singer category with 447,200 points. Born in 2006, Jeon Yu-jin came from the Pohang Beach National Song Festival and debuted in March 2020 with the digital single ‘Would You Like to Love?’. She became known as a trot prodigy after placing second in the finals of the ‘I Like Trot’ special episode of KBS2‘I Like Songs’. Jeon Yu-jin confidently won MBN‘Current King of Singers’, which ended in February. While appearing on the ‘Korea-Japan Top Ten Show’ with the ‘Current King of Singers’, he is also holding the ‘2024 Active King of Singers Nationwide Tour Concert’. He met his fans through a fan meeting on the 16th, and rele

Lim Young-woong, ‘Tropic’ Weekly Male No. 1 [DA:Chart]

Lim Young-woong, #1 Male in ‘Trotpick’ [DA:Chart] Singer Lim Young-woong took first place in the Trotpick weekly vote for male singers. On the 23rd, the trot star voting web service ‘Trotpick’ (trotpick) released the results of the weekly vote that took place from the 16th to the 22nd. According to the voting results, Lim Young-woong maintained his undisputed first place in the male singer category with 1,004,630 points. Lim Young-woong opened the real ‘Lim Young-woong era’ by taking first place Jin on TV Chosun‘s ‘Tomorrow is Mr. Trot’. ‘Now Trust Me Only’ ‘HERO’ ‘My Love Like Starlight’ ‘Love Always Runs Away’ ‘Will We Meet Again’ ‘Polaroid’ ‘Do or Die’ ‘Home’ ‘Warmth’ etc. Lim Young-woong is receiving much love for his success in everything from national tours, US concerts, movies containing live performances, and even reality shows. He showcased his acting skills as an actor by presenting the short film ‘In October’. After successfully completing his encore concert at Seoul World C

Oh Hyun-woo, first concert ‘Today, our present time’ held on January 18th

Singer Oh Hyun-woo will meet fans through his first concert. Oh Hyun-woo, who will open the concert ‘Today, Our Present Time’ on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at Space Brick in Hongdae, Seoul, plans to continue musical communication with fans through a concert for the first time since his appearance on MBN‘s ‘Voice King’ in 2021. Oh Hyun-woo made a comeback in November with the release of the sweet winter ballad ‘Lean on My Shoulder’. This song contains a warm message that comforts and silently consoles a tired heart, and as if sending encouragement to someone, its warm tone and restrained singing style move you. The unique husky tone and sweet voice create a single flow, making it a winter season song that is loved for its warmth and is expected to share a warm connection with fans through this concert. Oh Hyun-woo sang Kim Hyun-sik’s ‘My Love By My Side’ with a clean singing style without any techniques during his appearance on ‘Voice King’, receiving praise from the judges including Yo

‘Good Hero’ Lee Jun-ho Donates 100 Million Won for Christmas

Singer and actor Lee Junho donated 100 million won to help treat underprivileged children and adolescents. Recently, Lee Junho donated 100 million won to Samsung Seoul Hospital to support the treatment of underprivileged children and adolescents. The funds donated to Samsung Seoul Hospital will be used for treatment of children and adolescents with surgery, transplants, rehabilitation, and emotional support programs. Through his agency JYP Entertainment, Lee Junho said, “I participated in sharing in the hopes of repaying the love I received around Christmas and helping children in need have a warm year-end. I hope that more children will grow up healthy and be able to dream in the coming new year. I want to continue to show interest and love to places that need a helping hand.” Lee Junho is consistently spreading his positive influence. He first met with the international relief and development NGO World Vision (hereinafter referred to as World Vision) in 2011 through sponsorship of ch

‘Hive Escape’ Promis Nine, ‘From’ Released… All Members Participated in Lyrics [DA:Today]

‘Escape fromis_9, release of ‘From’… All members participated in writing the lyrics [DA:Today] Group fromis_9 is sending a special single ‘from’ as a final gift as they are all leaving HYBE. ‘from’ is a fan song in which the members express their gratitude to Flover (fandom name) who have supported and loved fromis_9 (Lee Sae-rom, Song Ha-young, Park Ji-won, Noh Ji-seon, Lee Seo-yeon, Lee Chae-young, Lee Na-kyung, Baek Ji-heon). Song Ha-young participated in the composition, and all members completed the lyrics together. Ahead of the release, fromis_9 said through their agency Pledis Entertainment on the 23rd, “We wrote the song like a letter, filling our hearts to Flover. I hope that this sincerity is conveyed well and warms a corner of your heart during the cold winter,” he said. “I hope that it seeps into the days to come so that we can laugh and make memories together anytime, anywhere.” Since their debut in January 2018, fromis_9 has released various songs including ‘Talk & Talk’,

Kyuhyun, Asia Tour Seoul Concert Completed… From Ballads, Dance, to Musicals

Kyuhyun, Asia Tour Seoul Concert Success… From Ballad, Dance to Musical Singer Kyuhyun announced the start of his Asia tour in Seoul. Kyuhyun held his Asia tour ‘KYUHYUN 10th Anniversary Asia Tour ’COLORS‘ in Seoul’ (hereafter ‘COLORS’) to commemorate the 10th anniversary of his solo debut at the Olympic Hall in Olympic Park, Songpa-gu, Seoul for three days from the 20th to the 22nd. ‘COLORS’ is an Asia tour with the same title as Kyuhyun‘s first full-length album released last month, and all tickets for the three concerts in Seoul were sold out as soon as pre-sales opened, proving Kyuhyun’s immense ticket power. Kyuhyun opened the concert with ‘Restart’, released in January. He heightened the atmosphere of the concert by going back and forth between refreshing and warm with songs like ‘Together’, ‘Journey’, ‘That‘s Good (Time with You)’, ‘Last Poem’. Then, Kyuhyun performed a medley of drama OSTs and sang ‘Nights Without You’.

Stray Kids, US ‘Billboard 200’ 1st place for 6 consecutive times since debut

Stray Kids, No. 1 on US Billboard 200 for 6 consecutive times since debut Group Stray Kids has made a new history on Billboard, the home of pop and the world‘s largest music industry market. According to a preview article released by Billboard on the 22nd (local time), Stray Kids’ album SKZHOP HIPTAPE ‘合 (HOP)’ (합 (합)), released on December 13, sold approximately 187,000 copies in the US in its first week of release, topping the ‘Billboard 200’ for the week of December 28, their sixth time at the top of the chart. Since debuting at No. 1 on the ‘Billboard 200’, the artist who has had six consecutive albums enter the top spot has achieved the feat of approximately 18,000 since the chart began in March 1956. Stray Kids is the first in 69 years. With this record, Stray Kids became the group with the most number 1s on the Billboard 200 chart in the 2000s, tying BTS, Linkin Park, and Dave Matthews Band.

An Ye-seul, new single ‘When White Snow Falls’ released today (23rd)

Singer Ahn Ye-seul presents a warm love song ahead of Christmas. Today (the 23rd) at 6 PM, Ahn Ye-seul‘s new digital single ‘When White Snow Falls’ will be released through various online music sites. ‘When White Snow Falls’ is a ballad that depicts happy days when you can spend this cold winter warmly because you have someone you love, just like your heart becomes warm when you see cold snow. The lyrics, written in everyday language such as ‘When white snow falls, I suddenly think of you/You came to me like snow without a sound/You filled my day without a single gap/I feel the warmth in your cold hands/It’s like I become warm when I see the cold snow’, and Ahn Ye-seul‘s clear voice stand out. This song was produced by composer Go Byung-sik, who has worked with Ahn Ye-seul on various projects, and he showed fantastic chemistry with Ahn Ye-seul. Christmas comes without fail every year, and everyone feels excited for no reason when this day comes. An Ye-seul completes the romantic Christ

‘13th Anniversary’ Apink, Year-end Solo Concert Success

The group Apink has successfully concluded their seventh solo concert. Apink (Park Chorong, Yoon Bomi, Jung Eun-ji, Kim Nam-joo, Oh Ha-young) held their 2024 7th solo concert ‘PINK CHRISTMAS’ at KBS Arena in Gangseo-gu, Seoul on the 21st and 22nd. ‘PINK CHRISTMAS’ is Apink‘s first solo concert as a full group in four years. Apink presented a romantic year-end to fans with a special live stage prepared for the Christmas season and their unchanging team chemistry even in their 14th year since their debut. Apink opened the day with the carol song ‘PINK CHRISTMAS’, performing ‘Remember’, ‘Mr. Chu (Mr. Chu), ‘Crystal (Krystal)’ as a medley. Apink then performed hit songs such as ‘I don’t know’, ‘D N D’, ‘FIVE’, ‘1도 아니다’, ‘Dumhdurum’, ‘LUV’, eliciting cheers and sing-alongs. Jazz version

DK (December) returns with a breakup ballad… Releases ‘No Matter What’

Singer DK (December) is teasing a hazy breakup ballad. DK will release his new single ‘As If Nothing Happened’ on the 29th at 6PM. ‘As If Nothing Happened’ is a song about meeting an ex-lover again as if nothing happened, shaking their hand and telling them what he wants to say. DK plans to present a high-quality song with soft and delicate expressions of emotion and explosive singing ability, adding sadness. Vocalist DK, who is ‘trustworthy and listens to’, has received much love from the public with songs such as ‘So You Can Be Glad You Broke Up’, ‘I‘ll Be a Star’, ‘I Always Love You’, ‘That Day, That Night’, ‘Please’, ‘Heart’, ‘Footsteps’, ‘Let’s Live Together’. In addition to releasing albums, he is also actively participating in drama OSTs and collaborative song songs, and recently, he has been consistently meeting viewers by appearing on various entertainment programs such as SBS‘s ‘The Listen: We Together Again’ and MBC’s ‘The King of Mask Singer’. DK, who brought joy to fans wi

Wonwe to release special album ‘SECRET SANTA’ today (23rd)

ONEWE is giving their fans a warm end-of-year music gift. ONEWE (Yonghoon, Kanghyun, Harin, Dongmyung, Kiwook) will release their special album ‘SECRET SANTA’ through various music sites today (the 23rd) at 6 PM. The title song ‘This is How Christmas Should Be (WE X MAS)’ is a perfect ONEWE-style carol. It is a song that Harin, Dongmyung, and Kiwook performed during Yonghoon and Kanghyun‘s military service, and it is a song that the whole group sang again, and the five voices blend together to deliver a warm and exciting emotion. In addition, ‘SECRET SANTA’ includes the track ‘ACTOR’, which stands out with its rhythmic beats and rich band sound. ‘ACTOR’ is also an unreleased song that could only be heard at Onewe’s concerts, giving a movie-like moment where you feel like you‘re the main character. ‘SECRET SANTA’ is an album where Onewe transforms into Wev’s (fandom name) Santa to deliver a warm musical gift to welcome winter. It includes unreleased songs that fans have been requesting

An Sol-hee, ‘Do Snakes Eat Flowers’ OST ‘Thank You for Being You’ to be released on the 28th

Singer Ahn Sol-hee sings the OST of ‘Do Snakes Eat Flowers? On the 28th at noon, the OST ‘Thank You for Being You’ of the webtoon ‘Do Snakes Eat Flowers’, which Ahn Sol-hee participated in, will be released through various online music sites. ‘Thank You for Being You’ is a song containing a sweet confession of love, and its lyrics, which fully embody the longing of romance, such as ‘Thank You for Being You, the only one I‘ll walk to you/I’ll put only you in my two eyes I want to see you every day’, are attractive. In particular, Ahn Sol-hee, who has presented music with unique sensibility, participated in the singing. Ahn Sol-hee‘s clear and elegant vocals that draw you in the more you listen, and her outstanding sensitivity will faithfully express the emotions of love, increasing the level of immersion. Composers Pilseungbulpae, Yuk Sang-hee, and Meteor, who have worked on albums and OSTs for various artists, have joined forces to add sincerity to this song. The webtoon ‘Do Snakes Eat

Triple S, 82 Major, Pau… ‘K-pop Underdog’ that the world first recognized

In the K-pop scene where numerous stars are released every year, it is not easy for newcomers to make their names known to the public. However, this year, groups that have overcome the limitations of newcomers and have drawn attention by gaining attention from foreign media with outstanding planning skills are emerging and showing a different presence. The main characters are second-year groups Triple S, Pau, and 82 Major. These so-called ‘small and medium-sized companies’ are writing a ‘K-pop reversal’ by drawing rave reviews from foreign pop music magazines such as Billboard in the US and NME in the UK without the capital or large-scale promotion of large-scale agencies. Triple S is a ‘24-member girl group’

‘Existence itself is now history’ K-band icon Day6 enters Gocheok Dome

If you were to compare K-pop to the stock market and pick the ‘Rising Stocks of the Year’, these would be them. Now, it‘s the group DAY6, which has become the pride of the ‘K-band’. Starting with the chart reverse run that ‘could be a ‘page’ that announced the start of the DAY6 era’, the four members have roughly 4 songs this year that have been ‘stood’. In the first half of the year, there was ‘Welcome to the Show’, followed by ‘Melting’ and ‘Happy’, which were consecutive hits. These people, who have expanded the base of K-pop and led the ‘K-band’ to a genre, will hold a solo concert ‘THE PRESENT’ at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 20th and 21st.

SEVENTEEN, ENHYPEN, TREASURE… 5 Great Emperors Oricon Annual Album Ranking 40% Monopolized

The five kings of K-pop swept more than ‘40%’ of the top rankings of Japanese album sales. They are Seventeen, Stray Kids, Tomorrow x Together, Enhypen, and Treasure. The five groups that form the top tier of male idols acknowledged by everyone swept 40% of the ‘Annual Album Rankings’ of Japan‘s Oricon. According to the annual album rankings of the two main charts in the ‘Annual Rankings 2024’ recently announced by Oricon, they monopolized 10 rankings, accounting for 40% of the top 25. Almost all of the albums released in both Korea and Japan last year and this year, with Seventeen having three albums, Treasure having one, and the other three groups having two albums each, have ‘topped the charts’

Bibiji, Women‘s Professional Basketball All-Star Game Celebration Performance!

On the 22nd, at the Bucheon Gymnasium in Gyeonggi Province, Bibiji is performing a congratulatory performance at the match between the Korean All-Star and the Japanese All-Star at the ‘Hana Bank 2024-2025 Women‘s Professional Basketball All-Star Game’. Bucheon | Reporter Kim Min-seong marineboy@donga.com

Vivienne who shined in the All-Star game~

On the 22nd, at the Bucheon Gymnasium in Gyeonggi Province, Bibiji is performing a congratulatory performance at the match between the Korean All-Star and the Japanese All-Star at the ‘Hana Bank 2024-2025 Women‘s Professional Basketball All-Star Game’. Bucheon | Reporter Kim Min-seong marineboy@donga.com