Ive Ray, your photography skills are amazing… A cut of An Yu-jin’s pet dog completed

Ive Ray, amazing photography skills… Ahn Yu-jin‘s pet dog A-cut completed Group Ive’s Ray uploaded a ‘dog life photo’ of member Ahn Yu-jin‘s pet dog ‘Ajjo’. On the 37th episode of the YouTube channel ‘Let’s Follow Ray by Celsius Shipdo’ that Ray appeared in, a story of visiting a dog kindergarten with Ahn Yu-jin‘s pet dog ‘Ajjo’ was depicted. Ray, who usually likes dogs, said that he is actually raising a puppy. He was worried that Ajjo might suffer from separation anxiety, so he showed consideration by having him adapt on the lawn instead of going straight to the classroom. After meeting the trainer, Ray showed off his pet owner pose by answering all the pet etiquette-related quizzes correctly, including leashes, pooping, and skinship. After entering the classroom, Ray approached the puppies and helped Ajjo adapt. Ray seemed to be disappointed for a moment because the puppies, including Ajo, were not interested in each other and played separately, but as if responding to Ray’s feeling

Taeyang to hold encore concert on February 1st next year

Singer Taeyang is holding an encore concert. This encore concert, to be held on Saturday, February 1, 2025 at the Inspire Arena in Jung-gu, Incheon, is his first domestic concert in about 5 months since the one held at the Olympic Hall in Olympic Park, Songpa-gu, Seoul in August. Starting with the Seoul concert, Taeyang toured 8 cities and plans to meet more global fans in 2025 with an encore concert as well as in Jakarta, Bangkok, Macau, and Manila. The Seoul concert was Taeyang‘s first solo concert in 7 years, and the genre-crossing setlist and splendid performances truly demonstrated the power of legendary artist Taeyang. The joint stage with GD and Daesung, who showed their unchanging chemistry, created a lot of buzz, and with the support of junior artists such as Somi and Boo Seok-soon, a rich performance was born. This encore concert is also scheduled to feature a diverse lineup and a splendid guest lineup. In addition, this encore concert is even more magnificent as the audience

Cravity, MV behind-the-scenes footage released… Military dance scene draws attention

Group CRAVITY (Serim, Allen, Jungmo, Woobin, Wonjin, Minhee, Hyeongjun, Taeyoung, Sungmin) has released a behind-the-scenes video of their title song ‘Now or Never’ music video. The video, which was released in two parts, captures CRAVITY filming the music video in various locations, including blue nature, complexly shaped buildings, and sand sets. CRAVITY put in endless effort to produce a high-quality result during the two-night and five-day filming. The members continuously studied their expressions and poses and repeatedly monitored themselves, showing off their professional side even during the filming that continued day and night. They thought about the details of each movement before the group dance on the boomerang set, and presented a Cravity-style performance that was on a whole other level, providing visual pleasure. While the powerful performance and captivating acting of the nine members captured attention, the chemistry of ‘real friends’ that was not revealed in the music

Red Velvet Joy, Open Eyes + Messy Hair… Dreamy Atmosphere [DA★]

Red Velvet‘s Joy, loose eyes + messy hair... dreamy atmosphere [DA★] Red Velvet’s Joy showed off her dreamy charm. On the 19th, Joy posted a picture of her daily life on her Instagram with the caption, “Warm clothes given by a warm older sister”. In the picture, she showed off her winter styling with a red turtleneck knit as a point. Her dreamy expression, messy hair, and free pose created an atmosphere like a pictorial. Meanwhile, Red Velvet, which Joy is a part of, celebrated its 10th debut anniversary this year and made a comeback in June with the album ‘Cosmic’. Reporter Jeong Hee-yeon, Donga.com shine2562@donga.com

On-yu, refreshing + boyish beauty bursting out… Perfectly digesting ‘fresh fashion’

Onew, refreshing + boyish beauty bursting... Perfectly embodying ‘Cheong-cheong fashion’ Group SHINee member Onew revealed the ‘HOME’ concept photos for his 4th solo mini album ‘CONNECTION’. In the revealed photos, Onew is posing with a model of a neatly structured house. With blue as a point, Onew also perfectly embodies ‘Cheong-cheong fashion’, showing off his refreshing visuals. Another photo shows Onew comfortably enjoying some leisure time with a cozy and warm house scenery. ‘CONNECTION’ is Onew‘s new album, released approximately 4 months after his 3rd mini album ‘FLOW’ in September. Following ‘FLOW’, which contained Onew’s thoughts without hesitation, people are expecting to see Onew‘s internal and external growth through this album. It will be released on various music sites at 6 PM on January 6, 2025. Reporter Jeong Hee-yeon, Donga.com shine2562@donga.com

DAY6, the first K-pop band to enter Gocheok Dome… China writing a new history in its 10th year

DAY6, the first K-pop band to enter Gocheok Dome… Chinese band DAY6, writing a new history in their 10th year, will be the first K-pop band to enter Gocheok Sky Dome today (the 20th). DAY6 will hold their solo concert ‘2024 DAY6 Special Concert ’The Present’’(2024 DAY6 Special Concert ‘The Present’) at Gocheok Sky Dome in Guro-gu, Seoul on December 20th and 21st. This concert is the first Gocheok Dome performance by a domestic band and is even more meaningful as it is the first special concert held in about a year since ‘DAY6 Christmas Special Concert ’The Present: You are My Day’(2023 Christmas Special Concert ‘The Present: You are My Day’). This year, DAY6 achieved numerous records with music they created themselves, completing the ‘Year of DAY6’. During his military hiatus, he sang eternity to My Day (fandom name: My Day) with the album ‘Fourever’ in March of this year, and released a mini-album in September.

Twice Nayeon ‘POP!’ Performance Video Reaches 100 Million Views

As the performance video of group TWICE‘s Nayeon’s solo debut song ‘POP!’ (Pop!) has surpassed 100 million views on YouTube, the group‘s global activities at the end of the year are also drawing attention. The performance video of the title song ‘POP!’ of Nayeon’s first solo mini album ‘IM NAYEON’ (I am Nayeon), released on June 28, 2022, surpassed 100 million views on YouTube at around 12 pm on the 19th. In response, her agency JYP Entertainment posted a congratulatory image on their official SNS channel and thanked fans for their great affection. The ‘POP!’ performance video was loved along with the music video that surpassed 200 million views on YouTube for its addictive melody, Nayeon‘s refreshing and lively charm, and cool dance lines that gave off pleasant energy. Along with Nayeon’s good record, TWICE also has 18 promotional songs from their debut song ‘OOH-AHH하게’(Elegant) to ‘SET ME FREE’(Set Me Free), 4 Japanese releases, and English singles ‘The Feels’(The Fields), ‘MOONLIGHT

Jang Hye-jin, releases ‘Carried by the Wind’ today (20th)… Cover drawn by herself

Singer Jang Hye-jin will release her new single ‘Carried By The Wind’ on the 20th at 6PM. ‘Carried By The Wind’ is a song that contains a message to the person you miss in the time that has passed since the breakup, whether it is you that you miss, or the me from back then. The sorrowful lyrics such as “In this wind that blows over me / I will gather my fragrance and send it to you” “With those eyes that looked at me / Come back and hug me again”, and Jang Hye-jin‘s appealing voice combine to multiply the emotion of the song. Jang Hye-jin, who is active not only as a singer but also as a painter, participated in the cover image for this new song and completed a single painting. She drew hearts in various colors on a blue background, and in line with the song title ‘Carried By The Wind’, she gave the feeling that part of the heart was blown by the wind and was headed somewhere. Jang Hye-jin, who returned with the new song ‘Carried by the Wind’ and is giving her fans a warm year-end gift

QWER, First Fan Concert Poster Revealed

The band QWER (QWER/Chodan, Magenta, Hina, Siyeon) has released the poster for their first fan concert ‘QWER The 1st Fan Concert ’1, 2, QWER!‘’ (hereafter ‘1, 2, QWER!’). In the poster, QWER is comfortably lying down with a keyboard around them. The similarity of their outfit to the group profile photo that was revealed when they officially debuted adds to the meaning of their first fan concert. Next to the puzzle piece that falls from the heart drawn in the center is the phrase ‘Be My Last Piece’. It raises expectations by foreshadowing a puzzle that will finally be completed with the love of fans. ‘1, 2, QWER!’ is the first fan concert that QWER has held since their debut, and the title of the concert was inspired by the lyrics that appear in the introduction of ‘Addiction’. Through this concert, QWER will present various corners where they can closely communicate with fans as well as their representative songs. This year alone, QWER has consecutively entered the top ranks of major d

Kyuhyun, kicks off Asia tour in Seoul today (20th)

Singer Kyuhyun is kicking off his Asia tour in Seoul. Kyuhyun will be holding his Asia tour ‘KYUHYUN 10th Anniversary Asia Tour ’COLORS‘ in Seoul’ (hereafter referred to as ‘COLORS’) for three days from the 20th to the 22nd at the Olympic Hall in Olympic Park in Songpa-gu, Seoul. ‘COLORS’ is an Asia tour with the same name as Kyuhyun‘s first full-length album released last month. Amid the enthusiastic interest of global fans, all tickets for the third Seoul concert were sold out as soon as they opened for sale. Through ‘COLORS’, Kyuhyun will present a colorful, color-chip-like setlist that encapsulates his 10-year career as a soloist as well as the new songs included in his full-length album. Kyuhyun will kick off his Asia tour ‘COLORS’ from the 20th to the 22nd at the Olympic Hall in Olympic Park, Seoul, and then meet fans in nine Asian cities including Kaohsiung, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Taipei, Yokohama, Bangkok, Macau, and Manila. Reporter Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com jhj@donga.com

GOT7, with Kakao Entertainment… Comeback on January 20th [Official]

The group GOT7 is making a comeback as a full group. Kakao Entertainment announced on the 20th that GOT7 (JAY B, Mark, Jackson, Park Jin-young, Youngjae, BamBam, Yugyeom) will release a new mini-album ‘WINTER HEPTAGON’ on January 20, 2025 and will begin full group activities for the first time in about 3 years. This album is the result of the concerted efforts of all seven members to repay the love of fans in commemoration of GOT7‘s 11th debut anniversary. Kakao Entertainment will be in charge of the overall planning and production of GOT7’s album and will present systematic and high-quality content. As this is a full group album that has been released in a long time, the plan is to focus Kakao Entertainment‘s music content planning, production, and marketing capabilities to infuse the album with GOT7’s unique colors and diverse charms that have deepened. Recently, GOT7 leader JAY B personally announced the news of their comeback next month at the site of his solo concert ‘TAPE: RE LOA

“Korea is small” K-pop stars decorating US and Japan year-end stages

The global dominance of K-pop continues into the end of the year. Numerous K-pop groups are going beyond Korea to perform on representative year-end stages in the US and Japan, which are known as the ‘Global Mecca of popular music’. Not only top-tier groups such as Seventeen, Twice, and NCT Dream, but also rookies such as P1Harmony and Pau have participated in major year-end events, truly proving the influence of K-pop. ○ Seventeen Seventeen, who are considered ‘K-pop leaders’ alongside ‘Pop legends’, will appear on the ‘Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade’ on the US terrestrial broadcasting station ABC on the 26th (Korean time). The program is a representative Christmas special in the US.

Sports Donga ‘D Awards’ to be held in Seoul on February 22nd next year

‘D Awards with upick - Bringing dreams and delights to the world with our music!’ Who were the brightest stars who led K-pop this year? Korea‘s top sports and entertainment daily Sports Donga will host the K-pop awards ceremony ‘D Awards’ (D Awards) on Saturday, February 22, 2025 at the Hwajeong Gymnasium of Korea University in Anam-dong, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul. The Awards, which cheers on those who have made K-pop shine in the world, sees the background of K-pop being loved by people all over the world as being faithful to presenting ‘Dreams’ (Dreams) and ‘Delights.

New Jeans donates 100 million won in the name of fan club ‘Bernies’ [Entertainment News HOT]

The members of the group New Jeans donated 100 million won in the name of their fan club, ‘Bernies’. On the 19th, the Green Umbrella Children‘s Foundation announced, “Minzy, Hani, Daniel, Haerin, and Hyein donated 100 million won, saying, ’Please use it for underprivileged children.‘” According to the foundation, their donations will be used to support the livelihood, housing, learning, and medical care of children and youth in need of family care, as well as career and employment support. The members of New Jeans previously announced in an emergency press conference on the 28th of last month that their exclusive contract with their agency Adore had been terminated, and on the 3rd of this month, they filed a lawsuit with the Seoul Central District Court to confirm the validity of their exclusive contract.

(Girls) Idol Miyeon ‘Sky Walking’ Special Clip ‘Soyeon Support Fire’

Group (G)I-dle‘s Miyeon is giving fans a special gift for the end of the year. On the 19th, (G)I-dle (Miyeon, Minnie, Soyeon, Yuqi, Shuhua) released a special clip teaser video for Miyeon’s solo song ‘Sky Walking’ through their official SNS channel. In the video, Miyeon immerses herself in the filming in various outfits including a pure white dress. In particular, Soyeon caught everyone‘s attention by constantly sending Miyeon compliments such as “You’re so cute””You‘re great” while directing the video shoot on site. Also, at the end of the video, a scene where Miyeon’s beauty stands out is revealed, and a verse from ‘Sky Walking’, ‘Pouring Milky way’, plays, raising fans‘ expectations. ‘Sky Walking’ is a song that Miyeon wrote and composed herself. With the song highlighting Miyeon’s cool high notes and refreshing voice, Miyeon took her first step as a singer-songwriter as well as the main vocalist of (G)I-DLE through ‘Sky Walking’. ‘Sky Walking’ was previously released at (G)I-DLE‘s

Lovelyz Kei releases solo song ‘Winter Garden’ after 5 years

Lovelyz‘s main vocalist Kei is releasing a solo song for the first time in five years. The digital single ‘Winter Garden’, released at 6 PM on the 19th, is Kei’s solo song in five years since the mini-album ‘Over and Over’ released in October 2019. Although she has showcased her tone as a solo artist through various drama and musical OSTs, expectations are high for this being the first time she has presented her own music to the public in a long time. ‘Winter Garden’ is an R&B ballad that maximizes Kei‘s sweet and delicate voice. Kei’s tone harmonizes with the minimal sound completed with warm strings and piano to portray a transparent winter with a pure white snowy landscape. ‘Winter Garden’ was composed by HOLLIN of producing team Monotree and Frankie Day and Ayushy of Team The Hub, while Monotree‘s PDLY, 9june9, and Kay participated in writing the lyrics.

SM‘s 30-year history contained in ‘Archive’ is released (With Melon)

SM Entertainment, the living history of K-pop, will celebrate its 30th anniversary next year. To commemorate this, it has decided to release commemorative content in the form of an ‘archive’ in collaboration with Melon, the largest popular music platform in Korea. SM Entertainment (SM) and Melon will release a special edition Melon magazine that will contain SM‘s representative songs that have been loved by the public for the past 30 years. The first issue will be released around February 14th of next year, the anniversary of SM’s founding, and will be released sequentially throughout the year. Melon magazine will be based on SM‘s 30th anniversary commemorative brand film ‘The Culture’, which was released on October 22nd, and will feature HOT

Fifty Fifty, ‘Crazy Live’ on PIX11 News Live in New York, USA

Global girl group FIFTY FIFTY gave a sweet Christmas to New York, USA. FIFTY FIFTY appeared on PIX11 News Live, a large news channel based in New York and New Jersey, USA, on the 17th (local time). On this day, FIFTY FIFTY was introduced as a group that is causing a ‘K-pop sensation’ with 8 million monthly listeners on Spotify, and the members passionately sang the winter season song ‘Naughty or Nice’ on PIX11 News Live. The members surprised the host by fully demonstrating their live performance skills that made people feel alive, and captured the hearts of the viewers with their warm voices and lively charm that are perfect for winter. The live video received a lot of attention, rapidly increasing in views immediately after its release. In particular, it drew hot responses from viewers such as “The live was crazy”, “They have members who speak English, so they are good at interviews”. On the 9th, the winter season song ‘Wi

Ive An Yu-jin, Perfect Cover of ‘Nobody Gets Me’

IVE‘s An Yu-jin gave her fans a surprise gift. On the 18th, her agency Starship Entertainment posted a video titled ‘Nobody gets me Covered by IVE ANYUJIN’ through IVE’s official YouTube channel. In the released video, An Yu-jin creates a natural atmosphere by wearing a leather jacket and jeans with a recording studio in the background. She sat in the recording studio and sang ‘Nobody gets me’ by American singer-songwriter SZA, showing off her clean and stable tone. In particular, she perfectly digested everything from low to high notes and falsetto, showing off a wide vocal spectrum while also creating a comfortable mood, adding An Yu-jin‘s own sensibility. On the 12th of last month, An Yu-jin participated in the singing of ’Dreaming‘, the theme song for Kakao Webtoon ‘The Great’, and showcased her outstanding musical ability. In addition, last year, he participated as a special single collaboration artist in the Disney 100th anniversary film ’Wish‘, adding charm to the work with the

Stray Kids, ‘合 (HOP)’ Solo Track Music Video ‘Hot!’

The music videos for the solo tracks of the members included in Stray Kids‘ new album are gaining global popularity. On the 13th, Stray Kids released a new format album SKZHOP HIPTAPE ‘合 (HOP)’ and the title track ‘Walkin On Water’. Since the 16th, they have been sequentially releasing music videos for a total of eight solo tracks from the new album, and as of the 18th, ‘Unfair (Felix)’, ‘HALLUCINATION (I.N)’, and ‘Like That, Slowly, Us (Seungmin)’ have taken over the 1st to 3rd places on YouTube’s music video trending worldwide as of the morning of the 19th. In particular, the video boasted popularity, ranking among the top trending videos on YouTube in about 20 regions around the world, including the United States, Mexico, and France. The members‘ solo track music videos were previously released on the official SNS channel under the title ‘UNVEIL: TRACK’ content section.