Son Ho-young, Sweet Barista Transformation… Spreading Good Influence

god Son Ho-young has transformed into a barista. On the afternoon of the 16th, Son Ho-young released a video titled ‘Please just order Americano...ㅣDaily Cafe Part-time Job’ on his official YouTube channel. In this video, Son Ho-young goes to work at ‘I Got Everything’, a cafe that creates jobs for the severely disabled. Son Ho-young meticulously learned how to take orders, calculate, and even drink recipes from a barista with 11 years of experience. He also showed his passion by writing down each different recipe. Son Ho-young, who had a hard time with the flood of orders because he was not familiar with using the POS machine, said, “I will order really simply when I go to a cafe”, making everyone laugh. He also said, “I was curious about what it would be like because it was a place where people with disabilities could work together, and there was an expert. “I was so lacking,” he said, strengthening his resolve. Although he was not good at it, Son Ho-young made drinks step by step ac

Oh My Girl Hyojung, ‘Christmas Night Train’ Release D-1… Teaser Video Released

Oh My Girl‘s Hyojung, ‘Christmas Night Train’ Release D-1... Teaser Video Released Oh My Girl’s Hyojung has released a teaser video just one day before the release of her special single. On the 17th at midnight, her agency WM Entertainment released a teaser video for Hyojung‘s special single ‘Christmas Night Train’ through their official SNS. This teaser video contains a seasonal atmosphere with a warm indoor space and lighting, a winter beach, and a tree. In the video, Hyojung smiles brightly and exudes her signature positive and lovely charm. Part of the lyrics, “I’ll go to you on a hot Christmas”, were revealed, and combined with the melody of the song, they have raised the anticipation for this special single. The special single ‘Christmas Night Train’ is Hyojung‘s first seasonal song, and it is known that she participated in composing it herself and Seo Ji-eum participated in writing the lyrics. You can meet it on various music sites on the afternoon of the 18th. Meanwhile, Hyojun

‘The Strongest in Performances’ TREASURE Confirms First North American Tour Next Year

YG‘s Treasure Box ‘Promised Land’ will be held in North America. Top group TREASURE has confirmed their first North American tour since their debut. It will be held in four major cities in the United States: New York, LA, Washington D.C., and Oakland next April. According to their agency YG Entertainment (YG), TREASURE has announced that four major cities in North America will be added to their world tour ‘Special Moment’, which begins in Seoul, South Korea next March. Prior to North America, TREASURE will be holding ‘Special Moment’ in Seoul on March 29th and 30th, and in four Japanese cities: Hyogo, Aichi, Fukuoka, and Saitama in April and May.

Rise, Spotify Korea Year-End Settlement 2024 Boy Group Album Highest Ranking

RIIZE (under SM Entertainment) has achieved the highest ranking in Spotify‘s Korean year-end settlement for the world’s largest music streaming platform. Based on Spotify‘s year-end settlement campaign ‘2024 Wrapped’, RIIZE ranked 6th in the most-streamed album category in Korea with their first mini-album ‘RIIZING’, released in June of this year, making them the highest-ranking boy group this year, surpassing RIIZE and solidifying their title as ‘unique digital powerhouse’. Following this, ‘Impossible’, which was included in the album, took the ‘Top RADAR Korea Song of 2024’, which was announced by Spotify on the 16th. This is given to the most streamed song in a playlist curated by Spotify of songs by new artists, proving the interest of listeners in RISE. While RISE is receiving unending rave reviews from platforms and media around the world, ‘

VIXX Ken, a real prince on a white horse… Solo comeback photos revealed

VIXX Ken, a real prince on a white horse… Solo comeback photos revealed VIXX Ken has revealed the first concept photos ahead of his solo comeback. On the 16th, the first concept photos for Ken’s second mini album ‘PUZZLE’ were introduced through the official channel. Ken, who appeared wearing a purple velvet suit, emphasized his signature dandy charm. He showed off his tall proportions while standing alone in front of a carousel with lights on in a quiet space. He also showed off his free spirit by riding the carousel. Ken showed off his empty eyes and expressed a hazy and dreamy atmosphere as if he was seeing a fantasy among the flowers in full bloom. Ken’s second mini album ‘PUZZLE’ is Ken’s first mini album in 4 years, and it is expected to warm the hearts of fans by containing his signature sweet and soft voice and his own emotions in a diverse musical spectrum. Released at 6 p.m. on the 26th. Reporter Jeong Hee-yeon, Donga.com shine2562@donga.com

Billy Completes First World Tour in America… Continues Asia Tour

Billy successfully wraps up first world tour in Americas… Continuing with Asia tour Group Billlie has successfully wrapped up their concerts in America following Europe. Billy (Siyoon, Sean, Tsuki, Moonsooah, Haram, Suhyun, Haruna) successfully wrapped up their ‘Billlie World Tour ’Our FLOWERLD (Belllie‘ve You)’ GRAND AMERICA‘ (hereafter ’Our FLOWERLD (Belllie‘ve You)’) in Los Angeles, USA on the 15th (local time). ‘Our FLOWERLD (Belllie’ve You)‘ is Billy‘s first world tour since his debut. So far, they have visited 9 cities in Europe and 14 cities in America, closely interacting with their global fans. Among these, the Los Angeles concert, which marked the finale of the tour, was filled with fans even before the start, proving Billy’s popularity in the area. Billy started with his debut song ’RING X RING‘ and recently released his 5th mini album ’appendix: Of All We Have Los

Boynextdoor, surprise comeback on January 6th next year… first digital single release

The ‘5th generation representative’ group BOYNEXTDOOR will make a surprise comeback in January next year. On the 17th, their agency KOZ Entertainment revealed the comeback artwork on their official SNS and announced that BOYNEXTDOOR will be releasing a new song on January 6th. The comeback artwork revealed that day catches the eye with the text ‘Today I Love You’, the title of the new song, along with an emotional illustration. The boy in the blue image is sitting still, playing the guitar, and sometimes lying down as if he doesn‘t want to think about anything. He blows bubbles while feeling the wind from the fan, or sits gloomily while holding balloons.

‘Dating rumors’ Nana, Chae Jong-seok and ‘That‘s right’ Lover’s chemistry in the music video that makes you exclaim

Actress Nana took on the lead role in singer Baek Ji-young‘s new music video for “That’s Right,” and showed off restrained emotional acting. Nana‘s colorful gaze and facial expressions that change from moment to moment in the released music video were impressive enough. Nana’s dynamic expression of the meaning of calmly accepting even the hot days after a breakup and living everyday life captivates the viewer‘s attention with its fresh and three-dimensional feel. The chemistry with model Chae Jong-seok, who plays the lover in the drama, is also a point of interest. Not only does the sensual development and Nana’s unique charm come together, but the delicate emotional expressions that emanate from her deep eyes increase the immersion of the music video. In particular, Nana, who is showing her strengthened potential as an artist with a unique sensibility, is drawing attention by releasing the music video version of ‘That‘s Right’ that she once again edited herself on her YouTube channel

Will SEVENTEEN, which is about to celebrate its 10th anniversary, surpass the ‘10 million mark’ for the second time in a row?

The group SEVENTEEN, which will celebrate its 10th debut anniversary next year, is challenging the ‘10 million group’ for the second consecutive year. According to the Circle Chart, a domestic popular music chart, on the 16th, SEVENTEEN‘s cumulative album sales from January to November were 9,761,390 copies. If SEVENTEEN sells 238,610 more copies in December, they will break the 10 million mark this year, following last year. Given that their album sales have been consistent, there are predictions both inside and outside the music industry that they will easily surpass 10 million copies sold. SEVENTEEN has been continuously releasing various types of albums this year,

ACE, Live Full of Poison… ‘PINATA’ 4-week Activity Completed

ACE, live full of venom… Successful completion of 4-week promotions for ‘PINATA’ Group ACE has successfully completed promotions for ‘PINATA’. ACE (Park Jun-hee, Lee Dong-hoon, Wow, Kim Byung-kwan, Kang Yu-chan) ended their approximately 4-week promotions for their third single album ‘PINATA’ with MBC ‘Show! Music Core’ and SBS ‘Inkigayo’ that aired on the 15th. The title song of the same name as the album, ‘PINATA’, is a song that combines a magnificent and three-dimensional sound inspired by the movie ‘Tenet’ with the energetic voices of the Ace members. Ace‘s intense performance and concept, which expressed a journey to regain emotions, boasted a scale reminiscent of a blockbuster movie. On various music shows, Ace presented the ‘PINATA’ stage with solid and powerful vocals that did not waver even in the midst of fierce, sharp dance moves. All members adhere to live performances, and main vocalists Lee Dong-hoon and Kang Yu-chan in particular solidified Ace’s strengths with live per

Onew to make a comeback on January 6th… Hold solo concerts in 4 Asian cities [Official]

Onew to make a comeback on January 6th… Hold solo concerts in 4 Asian cities [Official] Group SHINee member Onew will start the new year with a new album. Today (16th) at midnight, Onew posted the promotion plan for his 4th mini album ‘CONNECTION’ through his official YouTube channel, and announced his comeback on January 6th, 2025. In the video released this time, Onew is seen walking towards a grand mansion that shows off its overwhelming scale. Onew‘s enchanting visuals combined with the European-style building that retains its magnificent beauty evoke admiration. Onew’s title song music video and this promotion plan were all filmed on location in Prague, Czech Republic. Expectations are growing for the music and performances that Onew will present in this exotic atmosphere. Onew‘s comeback will be about 4 months since the release of his 3rd mini album ‘FLOW’ last September. Following ‘FLOW’, in which he participated in producing and writing all the lyrics, Onew plans to once again

Eve Leez, debut first OST ‘Summer’… Fairytale-like live clip released

IVE Riz, first OST since debut ‘Summer’… Fairytale-like live clip revealed IVE Riz participated in the OST ‘Summer’ of the drama ‘Love is a Single-log Bridge’. On the 15th, Studio Maum C released a video titled ‘Love is a Single-log Bridge OST Part 7 Riz (IVE) - Summer Special Live Clip’ through their official YouTube channel. The video creates a warm yet dreamy atmosphere with the clean white-toned space and Riz‘s signature clear voice. Riz showed perfect synergy with lyrics that contain youth, a refreshing tone, and delicate facial expressions. Riz’s vocals became more powerful as it approached the end, presenting an overwhelming emotion. Lastly, Liz showed off her dazzling visuals by smiling while looking at the camera. ‘Summer’ is the first OST that Liz has released since her debut, and is the seventh track of the OST for the tvN Saturday-Sunday drama ‘Love is a Single-Log Bridge’. It is a song that contains a love that does not change even after 18 years, and Liz‘s fairy tale-like

Pau, Successful Conclusion of First US Jingle Ball Tour “Happy Moment”

The group POW has entered the ‘Jingle Ball Tour’, a large-scale year-end festival in the United States. POW met the local audience on the Jingle Ball Tour stage held in New York on the 13th (local time). They performed a total of four songs including their debut song ‘Favorite’, ‘Slow Dancing’, ‘Dazzling’, ‘Boyfriend’ with solid live performances, receiving a great response. Despite it being their first ‘Jingle Ball Tour’ appearance, they even led the ‘Cheer Up’ with a splendid performance. POW, who heated up the atmosphere with their performance, said in a fluent English, “I can feel the energy of New York. I‘m so happy. Let’s make this moment shine together”.

Daesung Completes Japan Encore Arena Tour

Singer Daesung has finished his Japanese live tour. On the afternoon of the 15th, Daesung held the last performance of the ‘D-LITE JAPAN LIVE TOUR 2024 “D’s IS ME” - Encore’ (hereinafter referred to as ‘D’s IS ME’) concert in Kobe, Japan. This performance was part of Daesung‘s Japanese live tour ‘D’s IS ME’ encore concert that was held for about two months starting in April of this year, and was held four times in two cities, Tokyo and Kobe, starting on the 30th of last month. In the live arena tour that day, Daesung performed ‘Wings’, ‘Ai’, ‘Rainy Rainy’, as well as Big Bang’s acoustic and dance The colorful setlist including the medley captivated both the eyes and ears of local fans. In particular, the ending of the encore concert was enough to move the audience. Daesung performed a new song for his fans as the last stage, ‘Umbrella (傘) (D’s IS ME Limited Edi

Jang Min-ho, a trend expected to be a year-end concert hit song medley (Trotpick)

Singer Jang Min-ho‘s hit song medley is highly anticipated. According to the Trot Star voting web service ‘Trotpick’ on the 16th, Jang Min-ho won first place with 212,110 points in the special vote for the 2nd week of December with the theme of ‘Which popular singer is the most anticipated to have a hit song medley at the year-end performance?’. Jang Min-ho will hold the 2024 Jang Min-ho Concert ‘Hosijeol (好時節): Time Travel’ at Sejong University’s Daeyang Hall from December 27 to 29. Starting with the Seoul performance, he plans to meet audiences all over the country. Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com reporter jhj@donga.com

Park Ji-hyun, Spotlight Star 1st Place (Tropic)

Singer Park Ji-hyun is in the spotlight. According to the trot star voting web service ‘Trotpick’ on the 16th, Park Ji-hyun took first place with 84,470 points in the Spotlight Star voting for the second week of December. ‘Trotpick’Spotlight Star’, a ‘Trotpick’ voting service, 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 reaches first place every week. In addition, the four singers who place first in each round over the four weeks will be provided with Seodaemun Electronic Billboard support. ‘Trotpick’ said, “The 12th round of voting will be held from December 16th to December 22nd. The candidates for the 12th round of voting are Nam Seung-min, Ryu Ji-kwang, My Jin, Jang Song-ho, and Jinna Yu. You can participate in the vote using Daily Pick and Star Pick,” he said. The free Daily Pick and Star Pick accumulation methods are as follows. ▲Yo

Jin Hae-seong, Supernova Continues to Rank 1st (Tropic)

Singer Jin Hae-seong took first place. According to the Trot Star voting web service ‘Trotpick’ on the 16th, Jin Hae-seong won first place in the Supernova category of the weekly vote for the second week of December with 418,490 points. Jin Hae-seong will be holding his first solo concert since his debut, ‘Star and Love Song’, in Seoul and Changwon on December 21 and December 25, respectively. Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com reporter jhj@donga.com

Jeon Yu-jin, Weekly Female No. 1… Fan Meeting Held as a Double Celebration (Trotpick)

Singer Jeon Yu-jin took first place. According to the Trot Star voting web service ‘Trotpick’ on the 16th, Jeon Yu-jin took first place in the female singer category of the weekly vote for the second week of December with 424,110 points. Jeon Yu-jin will hold a fan meeting on the 16th to commemorate her victory in ‘Current King of Singers’ and will release her mini-album ‘Only You (tentative title)’ on December 17. Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com reporter jhj@donga.com

Lim Young-woong, Weekly Male 1st Place (Trotpick)

Singer Lim Young-woong took first place. According to the Trot Star voting web service ‘Trotpick’ on the 16th, Lim Young-woong won first place in the male singer category of the weekly vote for the second week of December with 1,001,170 points. Lim Young-woong will hold a recital concert at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul for a total of six days from December 27 to 29 and from January 2 to 4, 2025. Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com reporter jhj@donga.com

Baby Monster, 2024 Hot Debut Idol (Idol Pick)

The group Baby Monster has been selected as the 2024 Hot Debut Idol. According to the star voting web service Idolpick on the 16th, ‘Pick Your Own Idol’, Baby Monster won first place in a special vote with 1,706P on the topic of ‘Who will be the 2024 Hot Debut Idol?’. A total of 1,855P were collected in this vote, and Baby Monster took first place with an overwhelming 91% of the votes. Baby Monster officially debuted in April of this year and received much love with their title song ‘SHEESH’, etc. They garnered attention by being called a monster rookie with their outstanding live vocals and performance skills. Baby Monster plans to hold their first world tour since their debut in January 2025, starting in Seoul. Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com Reporter jhj@donga.com