MUSICVivi, pure white yet sensual… falling in love with ‘Burn it’BIBI, all white but sensual… Falling in love with ‘Burn it’Singer BIBI has released a portion of the music video for her new song ‘Burn it’. BIBI posted the video on her Instagram on the 8th with the caption “Meta loves music. #burnit #comingsoon”. In the video, BIBI, who appears in an all-white look, shows off her overflowing talents while showing off her fresh yet sensual appearance. BIBI‘s double single ‘Dere’, released last month, is the third episode in the ’ERA of Love’ series, which began with ‘Hongdae R’ and ‘Night Yanggaeng’ in August of last year, and contains an unconventional yet emotional charm. The new song ‘BURN IT’, which is included along with the title song ‘DERRE’, is a unique R&B song in which Bibi participated in writing and composing the lyrics and Dean was featured. It is a romantic song about two people giving and receiving each other’s hearts, and sings of the feelings of love that one wants to win. Reporter Jeong Hee-yeon, Donga.com shine2562@donga.comDec 09, 2024
MUSIC‘Plus Star’ Lee Jun-ho, a star whose daily vlog you want to see [DA:Chart]‘Plus Star’ Lee Jun-ho, the star whose daily vlog we want to see [DA:Chart] Actor and singer Lee Jun-ho has been selected as the star whose daily vlog we want to see. On the 9th, the star voting web service Plustar, ‘Everything About Supporting My Star’, revealed the results of the special star voting ‘Which star do you want to see a daily vlog of?’, which took place from the 25th of last month to the 8th of this month. According to the voting results, Lee Jun-ho took first place with an overwhelming vote rate of approximately 80%, recording 3,355,300 silver points. Video support for Lee Jun-ho will be held for 7 days from December 16th to 22nd through the Myeongdong outdoor electronic billboard. Previously, Lee Jun-ho has revealed his daily life through broadcast programs and his YouTube channel. He has shown a friendly and easygoing charm, different from his glamorous appearance on stage or in his works. The YouTube video containing Lee Jun-ho‘s daily life is gaining popularity, reacDec 09, 2024
MUSICKim Hye-yoon-Yang Joon-il-Secret Number-BINI Jhoanna Plus Star 1st Place [DA:Chart]Kim Hye-yoon - Yang Joon-il - Secret Number - BINI Jhoanna 1st Place in Plustar [DA:Chart] The results of the Plustar weekly vote have been revealed. On the 9th, the star voting web service Plustar, titled ‘Everything About Supporting My Star’, announced the results of the weekly vote that took place from the 2nd to the 8th. According to the results, 1st place in the solo category went to Yang Joon-il (1,531,740 silver points), followed by Kang Daniel (93,700 silver points) and Solomon Lee (12,000 silver points) in 2nd and 3rd place. In particular, Yang Joon-il boasted hot popularity by taking first place for 39 consecutive weeks. In the celebrity category, 1st place went to BINI‘s Jhoanna (26,440 silver points), 2nd place went to BINI’s Gwen (450 silver points), and 3rd place went to Stacey with 100 silver points. In the actor category, Kim Hye-yoon (2,195,380 silver points) took first place. Rowoon (392,190 silver points) and Lee Jun-ho (207,500 silver points) took second and third pDec 09, 2024
MUSIC‘Idol Pick’ Kang Daniel, the 2025 season greetings you want [DA:Chart]‘Idol Pick’ Kang Daniel, the 2025 Season Greeting you want [DA:Chart] Singer Kang Daniel has been selected as the main character of the 2025 Season Greeting you want. According to the ‘Pick my own idol’ star voting web service Idol Pick on the 9th, Kang Daniel took 1st place in the special vote ‘What is the 2025 Season Greeting you want?’. In this vote that was held from the 2nd to the 8th of this month, Kang Daniel received 14,769 picks. Out of the 19,647 picks collected in this vote, Kang Daniel took 1st place with a high voting rate of about 75%. Kang Daniel, who took 1st place, releases a season greeting with a new concept every year. The recently released behind-the-scenes video of this year‘s season’s greetings showed Kang Daniel in various looks, from comfortable homewear to suits. Kang Daniel announced a new start by signing an exclusive contract with the comprehensive entertainment company ARA (Artistic Round Alliance) in July. He released a new mini-album ‘ACT’ in September aDec 09, 2024
MUSICENHYPEN Heeseung - Kolette Madelo - Lee Chae Yeon - ACE - BVG Girl Idol Pick Weekly #1 [DA:Chart]ENHYPEN Heeseung - Kolette Madelo - Lee Chae Yeon - ACE - BVGIRLS Idol Pick Weekly 1st Place [DA:Chart] The results of the Idol Pick Weekly vote have been revealed. According to the ‘Pick Your Own Idol’ star voting web service Idol Pick’ on the 9th, ENHYPEN Heeseung took 1st place in the male idol individual category with 148,370 picks in the weekly vote for the 1st week of December. ENHYPEN Heeseung also took 1st place in the Idol Pick Weekly overall. In addition, Kolette Madelo took 1st place in the international category with 12,735 picks. The 1st place female idol individual category was LEE CHAE YEON with 5,405 picks. Additionally, ACE took 1st place in the male idol group category with 6,938 picks, and BVGIRLS took 1st place in the female idol group category with 2,053 picks. ACE has been ranked 1st for 5 consecutive weeks, and BVB has been ranked 1st for 53 consecutive weeks. Lee Chae-yeon has also been ranked 1st for 42 consecutive weeks, and Kolette in the international categoDec 09, 2024
MUSICJeong Da-han-Choo Hyuk-jin-Min Soo-hyun-Oh Yu-jin ‘Tropic’ Spotlight Reward Main Characters♥ [DA:Chart]Jung Da-han - Chu Hyuk-jin - Min Soo-hyun - Oh Yu-jin ‘Trotpick’ Spotlight Reward Main Characters♥ [DA:Chart] ‘Trotpick’ Spotlight TOP line has been revealed. On the 9th, the trot star voting web service ‘Trotpick’ (trotpick) revealed the results of the spotlight voting for 4 weeks from the 11th of last month to the 8th of this month. The 1st place for each week is the main character of the reward. Accordingly, Jung Da-han (347,820 points), Chu Hyuk-jin (22,450 points), Min Soo-hyun (37,060 points), and Oh Yu-jin (198,720 points) will receive support on the Seodaemun electronic billboard. The electronic billboard screening for them will be held for 3 days from December 16th to 18th. You can meet them on the outdoor electronic billboard of Shinhan Bank in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul. Reporter Jeong Hee-yeon, Donga.com shine2562@donga.comDec 09, 2024
MUSICLim Young-woong-Jeong Dong-won-Jang Min-ho ‘Tropic’ Ranking TOP Line [DA:Chart]Lim Young-woong - Jeong Dong-won - Jang Min-ho ‘Trotpick’ Ranking TOP Line [DA:Chart] The ‘Trotpick’ Ranking TOP Line has been revealed. On the 9th, the trot star voting web service ‘Trotpick’ (trotpick) announced the results of the ‘Trotpick Ranking’, which integrates data calculated as weekly votes from the men‘s and women’s weekly votes. The voting results for four weeks from the 11th of last month to the 8th of this month are combined, and regardless of rank, if the total accumulated points for four weeks are 2 million or more, they will receive Myeongdong Billboard support. As a result, Lim Young-woong (3,985,070 points), Jeong Dong-won (2,619,710 points), and Jang Min-ho (2,185,930 points) were selected as the support protagonists. The Myeongdong Billboard screening for them will be held for three days, from December 19th to 21st. You can meet them at the outdoor electronic billboard on the rooftop of the Rimowa Myeongdong Store across from the main entrance of Lotte Avenuel at EDec 09, 2024
MUSICLim Young-woong - Jeon Yu-jin - Jin Hae-seong ‘Trotpic’ Weekly No. 1 protagonists♥ [DA:Chart]Lim Young-woong - Jeon Yu-jin - Jin Hae-seong, the protagonists of ‘Trotpick’ Weekly 1st Place♥ [DA:Chart] Singers Lim Young-woong, Jeon Yu-jin, and Jin Hae-seong were selected as the protagonists of the Trotpick Weekly Event. On the 9th, the trot star voting web service ‘Trotpick’ (trotpick) announced the results of the 64th weekly event by tallying the votes from the 11th of last month to the 8th of this month for 4 weeks. As a result, Lim Young-woong, Jeon Yu-jin, and Jin Hae-seong took 1st place in each category as the protagonists of the event. First, Lim Young-woong, who took 1st place in the male category, recorded 3,985,070 points, and Jeon Yu-jin, who took 1st place in the female category, recorded 1,868,180 points. Jin Hae-seong, who won the Supernova category, earned 1,782,500 points. Accordingly, the videos of Lim Young-woong, Jeon Yu-jin, and Jin Hae-seong will be screened on the Shinhan Bank outdoor billboard near Seodaemun Station in Seoul for three days from December 16Dec 09, 2024
MUSIC‘Tropic’ Jang Min-ho, a singer who can perfectly handle even rhythmic jazz music [DA:Chart]‘Trotpick’ Jang Min-ho, a singer who can perfectly digest even rhythmic jazz music [DA:Chart] Singer Jang Min-ho was selected as a singer who can perfectly digest even rhythmic jazz music. On the 9th, the trot star voting web service ‘Trotpick’ (trotpick) announced the results of the special vote ‘Which singer is most likely to perfectly digest even rhythmic jazz music?’, held from the 2nd to the 8th. According to the voting results, Jang Min-ho took first place with 179,170 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 heyday in 2020, gaining attention through TV Chosun‘s ‘Mr. Trot’. He is also active in entertainment programs, 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 DeDec 09, 2024
MUSICOh Yu-jin, ‘Tropic’ Spotlight Star No. 1 [DA:Chart]Oh Yu-jin, ‘Trotpick’ Spotlight Star 1st Place [DA:Chart] Singer Chu Hyuk-jin took 1st place in the Trotpick Spotlight Star vote. On the 9th, the Trot Star voting web service ‘Trotpick’ (trotpick) released the results of the Spotlight vote that took place from the 2nd to the 8th. According to the voting results, Oh Yu-jin took 1st place with 198,720 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 reaches 1st place every week. In addition, the 4 singers who place 1st in each round that runs for 4 weeks will be provided with Seodaemun Electronic Billboard support. The 11th vote will be held from December 9th to the 15th. Park Seo-jin, Park Ji-hyun, Lee Chan-won, and Jeon Yu-jin were selected as candidates for the 11th round of voting. Their fans can participate in the voting using Daily PDec 09, 2024
MUSICJin 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 9th, the trot star voting web service ‘Trotpick’ (trotpick) released the results of the Supernova vote that took place from the 2nd to the 8th. According to the voting results, Jin Hae-seong took 1st place with 465,520 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 ultimately took 3rd place ‘Mi(美)’. She appeared in trot variety shows such as ‘Mister Lotto’‘Santara Multara Ttanttara’ and met fans nationwide through ‘Mr. Trot 2’ Jin Seon-mi Concert. She released her new album ‘Love Bird’ last month and will be holding her first solo concertDec 09, 2024
MUSICJeon Yu-jin, ‘Trotpick’ Weekly Female No. 1 [DA:Chart]Jeon Yu-jin, ‘Trotpick’ Weekly Female 1st Place [DA:Chart] Singer Jeon Yu-jin took first place in the Trotpick Weekly Voting Female Singer category. On the 9th, the Trot Star voting web service ‘Trotpick’ (trotpick) released the results of the weekly voting that took place from the 2nd to the 8th. According to the voting results, Jeon Yu-jin took first place in the female singer category with 468,910 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’ contestants, he is also holding the ‘2024 Active King Nationwide Tour Concert’. He is scheduled to release the mini-album ‘Only You (tentDec 09, 2024
MUSICLim Young-woong, ‘Tropic’ Male No. 1 [DA:Chart]Lim Young-woong, ‘Trotpick’ Male 1st Place [DA:Chart] Singer Lim Young-woong took first place in the Trotpick weekly vote for male singers. On the 9th, the trot star voting web service ‘Trotpick’ (trotpick) released the results of the weekly vote that took place from the 2nd to the 8th. According to the voting results, Lim Young-woong maintained his undisputed first place in the male singer category with 1,007,960 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 showed off his acting skills as an actor by presenting the short film ‘In October’. After successfully completing his encore concert at Seoul WorldDec 09, 2024
MUSICEyelet ‘Magnetic’ Short-form Mecca TikTok Recognizes ‘Challenge Song of the Year’If there is a ‘Challenge of the Year’ award, that honor definitely goes to these ‘super newcomers’ Ailitt. TikTok, the ‘holy land’ of SNS challenges, has acknowledged it. Ailitt, the protagonist of the ‘Magnet Syndrome’, ranked 4th in Korea and 3rd in Japan in the ‘Year On TikTok’ Top Song category announced by the global short-form video platform TikTok. In the ranking, which is based on the songs most used in content creation within the platform, the only K-pop song to ‘succeed in simultaneously charting in Korea and Japan was their debut and successful song ‘Magnetic’. In addition,Dec 09, 2024
MUSICKim Beop-rae, the vague + dignified ‘Sangun’ of ‘Jan’… Infinite transformationActor Kim Beop-rae released his first mini-album, ‘Sangun(山君)’, in two years through music sites at noon on the 9th. The title song of this album, ‘Jan(盞)’, stimulates the listener‘s empathy by continuously whispering the earnest heart created over eons of time. The music video for the title song, ‘Jan(盞)’, which was released along with the music source through the official SNS and YouTube, contains the appearance of Kim Beop-rae playing the dual roles of a king and a warrior. The story of the king who loses his strength and is threatened with his life while the loyal warrior who was guarding him fights a suspicious man heading to the king’s bedroom is heartbreaking. Kim Beop-rae‘s delicate facial expressions in ‘Intro’ make us feel the intense emotions. After ‘Intro’, when the song ‘Cup’ starts, Kim Beop-rae slowly walks out of the palace and shows off his bravery. However, at the end of the video, he dies bitterly after drinking poison, and the story of the warrior committing suicideDec 09, 2024
MUSICOneus, Warm ‘Rupert‘s Tears’… “Longing Spreads and Shines Dazzlingly” [DA:New Song]The group ONEUS (Seoho, Leedo, Keonhee, Hwanwoong, Xion) released the digital single ‘Rupert‘s Tears (Rupert’s Drop)‘ at noon on the 9th. ’Rupert‘s Tears (Rupert’s Drop)’ is a new song by ONEUS about 7 months after the release of the digital single ‘Now (Original by Fin.KL)’ in May. The song title was inspired by ‘Prince Rupert‘s Tears’, which means tempered glass beads that are made by rapidly cooling molten glass to have strong stress. ONEUS has received much love for their conceptual worldviews such as a human monarch who becomes a vampire, Pygmalion who breathes new life into himself, and a mysterious and dreamy mermaid prince. This time, they delivered sweetness with ‘Rupert’s Tears (Rupert‘s Drop)‘. ’Rupert’s Drop’ is a pop genre song that stands out with its delicate acoustic guitar sound. ‘Rupert‘s Drop’ is a song that is born strong in hot flames but shatters in an instant with even a small impact.Dec 09, 2024
MUSICYG Treasure ‘February Album-March Fan Concert’ Takes the Lead EarlyThey showed off their new K-pop killer move, ‘the end of refreshing beauty’. Such TREASURE has declared their New Year‘s plan early, including holding a domestic fan concert for the first time in 3 years and 5 months. According to their agency YG Entertainment (YG), TREASURE will hold the ‘2025 TREASURE Fan Concert [Special Moment] in Seoul’ for two days on March 29th and 30th next year at the Peace Hall of Kyunghee University in Seoul. It has been 3 years and 5 months since they held a domestic fan concert, since [TEU-DAY] in October 2021. TREASURE’s year-end and New Year‘s activity plans are announced directly by YG’s head and general producer Yang Hyun-suk through the YG Announcement, which is regularly announced.Dec 09, 2024
MUSICJYP “Regretful of KG lawsuit filing… Damage to team comeback next year”As KG, a member of the multinational girl group Bithumb, announced her withdrawal from the team due to JYP Entertainment (JYP)‘s treatment, JYP refuted KG’s claims, saying they were “false and exaggerated.” On the 9th, JYP USA, the American branch of JYP, issued an official statement, saying, “We deeply regret that KG unilaterally announced false and exaggerated information to the public and chose to take the form of a lawsuit,” and “This is causing great damage to the other members of Bithumb, who are diligently preparing for the release of an album in the first half of 2025 and various other plans, as well as to our company.” Earlier in January, a member of BithumbDec 09, 2024
MUSICRoy Kim, Seoul Concert Completed… Filled with Unreleased SongsSinger Roy Kim successfully held his solo concert ‘Roy actually’ for three days from the 6th to the 8th at the Olympic Handball Stadium in Seoul. ‘Roy actually’ is a concert title inspired by the movie ‘Love Actually’ and featured a special setlist containing various stories about love. Roy Kim, who previously sold out all of his Seoul concert tickets, completed a classy performance by responding to the audience‘s sympathy and sensibility with well-made stages. Roy Kim opened the concert with ‘Tonight Only’, followed by ‘Are You Well, My Love’, and ‘If You Love Me’. He then sang popular hit songs such as ‘Home’, ‘Big Dipper’, ‘Suddenly’, ‘If We Break Up Then’, ‘Back to That Time’, ‘Let’s Get Along, Us’, and heated up the atmosphere on the scene. He then moved the audience with songs that embody Roy Kim‘s lyrical lyrics and sensibilities such as ‘Grandpa and Camera’, ‘As Adults’, ‘Let’s Stop’, and also his debut song ‘Bom Bom’.Dec 09, 2024
MUSICTREASURE to hold fan concert in March next yearThe group TREASURE will be holding the ‘2025 TREASURE FAN CONCERT [SPECIAL MOMENT] IN SEOUL’ on March 29th and 30th next year at the Grand Peace Palace in Kyung Hee University, Seoul. This is their first fan concert in Korea in approximately 3 years and 5 months since [TEU-DAY] in October 2021. With this, TREASURE will continue their explosive activities with their recently released new song ‘LAST NIGHT’, a comeback with a new mini-album in February next year, and a meeting with fans in March. In particular, through the fan concert, not only will they show new and colorful stages, but various corners where they can communicate more intimately with fans are anticipated. YG said, “We are preparing a new album with a different musical color than before, so [SPECIAL MOMENT] will also show TREASURE‘s new charms,” and asked, “We are preparing with excitement together with the members, so please look forward to it.” TREASURE has been receiving a hot response since releasing their new song ‘LADec 09, 2024