Bruno Mars, Rosé and More… Participate in Producing ‘Number One Girl’

Singer Rosé is receiving support from Bruno Mars again. Her agency The Black Label revealed that pop star Bruno Mars participated as a producer for Rosé‘s second pre-released single ‘Number One Girl’, which will be released tomorrow (the 22nd) at 2 PM (Korean time). Rosé and Bruno Mars will be working together again following Rosé’s first pre-released single ‘APT.’, which was released on October 18. ‘Number One Girl’, like ‘APT.’, is a pre-released single that will be released ahead of Rosé‘s official comeback on December 6, and will also be included in her first full-length album ‘rosie’. ‘rosie’ consists of a total of 12 tracks, and Rosé plans to show off her own musical world that encompasses various genres by participating in the writing and composing of all the songs in this album. In particular, Rosé’s new song, ‘number one girl’, which she wrote while thinking of her fans, is a song that also incorporates her own real experiences, and contains Rosé‘s more honest story. In partic

Music Industry Association Conducts Campaign to Eradicate Ticket Scalping at Large-Scale Concerts

As part of the ‘2024 Monitoring and Campaign Consignment Service for Music Piracy and Performance Tickets’, which the Korea Popular Music Performing Industry Association (hereafter, the KCOMPA) and the Korea Creative Content Agency (hereafter, the KOCCA) are promoting, the ‘Campaign to Improve Awareness of Performance Tickets’ was conducted at large performance sites. Starting with the ’Olivia Rodrigo‘s First Concert in Korea’ held at Jamsil Sports Complex on September 20 (Friday), the KCOMPA conducted campaigns and events to improve awareness of ticket fraud at major performances, such as ▲’Dream Concert’ held at Goyang Sports Complex on October 19 (Saturday), and ▲‘Grand Mint Festival 2024 (GMF)’ held at 88 Lawn Yard for two weeks from October 26 (Saturday). This campaign was designed to create the right cultural environment to eradicate ticket fraud for audiences who visit performances in person, and through this, to promote fair ticket trading in the performance sector. It was prep

Oh Hyun-woo, ‘Lean on my shoulder’ teaser released… Expectations for comeback↑

Singer Oh Hyun-woo has raised expectations for his comeback by releasing a teaser for his new song. The teaser video for Oh Hyun-woo‘s new song ‘Lean on My Shoulder’, released on the 20th, contains Oh Hyun-woo’s husky and sweet voice along with the guitar melody, creating a warm atmosphere that could be considered a winter season song. The identity of the song, which contains a warm message that comforts and silently consoles a tired heart, is revealed throughout the 50-second video. Oh Hyun-woo made his official debut in the music industry with ‘I guess we‘re breaking up now’ after appearing on MBN’s ‘Voice King’ in 2021. During the ‘Voice King’ competition, Oh Hyun-woo selected Kim Hyun-sik‘s ‘My Love By My Side’ and received rave reviews from the judges, including Yoon Il-sang, for his sweet tone with a clean singing style without any techniques, and Bada said, “Your voice is really nice. He expressed his anticipation for his future activities, saying, “He is an eardrum boyfriend.”

SEVENTEEN‘s The 8 to Release First Solo ’STARDUST‘ on December 4th

SEVENTEEN member THE8 will be releasing his first Chinese EP ‘STARDUST’ on December 4th. On the 21st, THE8‘s ‘STARDUST’ promotion scheduler was posted on SEVENTEEN’s official SNS. According to it, THE8 will release the album tracklist on the 23rd, concept photos on the 24th and 26th, and a teaser video on December 2nd and 3rd. After the release of the new album, the performance video will be unveiled on the 6th, and the visualizer will be unveiled on the 7th and 8th. THE8 had previously aroused curiosity by posting photos on SNS with the words ‘STARDUST’, ‘Coming Soon’. Following the news of the release of a new album following the photos containing his unique atmosphere, fans are increasingly interested in the unique musical world that THE8 will present. DEBUT in 2015 as a member of SEVENTEEN, THE8 has released not only a group album but also Chinese digital singles such as ‘Dreams Come True’, ‘那幕 (Falling Down)’, ‘Side By Side’, ‘海城 (Hai Cheng)’.

Oh Hyun-woo, ‘Lean on my shoulder’ teaser released “Ballad optimized for winter season”

Singer Oh Hyun-woo is drawing attention by releasing a new song teaser ahead of his comeback. Oh Hyun-woo, who is scheduled to release a new ballad song, ‘Lean on My Shoulder’ on November 25th, made his official debut in the music industry with ‘I guess we‘re breaking up now’ after appearing on MBN’s ‘Voice King’ in 2021. The teaser video released on the 20th is filled with warmth, as it features Oh Hyun-woo‘s husky and sweet voice flowing together with the guitar melody, making it seem like it could be considered a winter season song. The identity of the song, which contains a warm message that comforts and silently consoles tired hearts, is revealed throughout the 50-second video. After the teaser was released, fans expressed their anticipation for Oh Hyun-woo’s comeback activities, responding with comments such as “This is a new song that is perfect for the winter season,” “This song shows a different charm from ‘By your side’, which was released last March,” and “You can feel his o

Jennie to Depart for US ‘Coachella’ in April Next Year

Singer Jennie will be performing at ‘Coachella’ as a solo artist. According to the lineup for ‘Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival’ (hereinafter referred to as ‘Coachella’), the largest music festival in the U.S., announced on the 20th (local time), Jennie will perform on April 13th and 20th, 2025. Jennie has drawn attention by being named as a solo artist on the 2025 ‘Coachella’ lineup. Jennie made history as the first K-pop girl group to perform at ‘Coachella’ as a member of BLACKPINK in 2019, and as the first K-pop artist to headline in 2023. At that time, Jennie displayed a strong presence with a perfect live performance and a high-quality stage, so the attention of fans around the world is focused on the stage that Jennie will show as a solo. ‘Coachella’ is a music festival that started in 1999 and is held in Indio, California, USA for two weeks, attracting over 200,000 audiences every year, making it the largest music festival in the US. Jennie will perform in 2025.

Seventeen to appear on Disney‘s year-end stage… alongside Elton John and John Legend

The group SEVENTEEN will be the first K-pop artist to perform on Disney‘s year-end special stage. According to ABC on the 21st (Korean time), SEVENTEEN will appear on ‘The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular’, which will air on December 2, and will perform a solo stage of ‘Santa Claus Is Coming to Town’. ‘The Wonderful World of Disney’ is a Disney special program that is in its 9th year this year. In the meantime,

Day6, Gocheok Dome 38,000 seats sold out… ‘K-band new history’

The band DAY6 proved their powerful ‘ticket power’ by becoming the first domestic band to enter Gocheok Sky Dome and selling out all tickets for all shows. 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. According to their agency JYP Entertainment on the 21st, advance ticket sales for the 4th generation of their official fan club My Day began on the 19th at 8 PM, and general ticket sales began on the 20th at 8 PM. General ticket sales

Welcome to Day6! Gocheok Dome concert sold out

The band DAY6 once again proved their powerful ticket power by selling out all tickets for their Gocheok Sky Dome debut concert. DAY6 will be holding 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. Ticket pre-sales for the 4th generation of the official fan club My Day began at 8 PM on November 19th, while general ticket sales began at 8 PM on the 20th. After the general ticket sales opened, a total of approximately 38,000 tickets for the two performances were sold out. DAY6, who sold out both their concerts at Jamsil Indoor Stadium in Seoul in April with a total of 34,000 spectators and Incheon Inspire Arena in September with a total of 40,000 spectators, sold out all tickets for their monumental Seoul Gocheok Sky Dome concert in December, setting a new record for the largest number of spectators per concert, demonstrating their powerhouse performances. This concert

Ahn Ye-eun, comeback today (21st)… rich music ‘Story Bag’ release

Singer-songwriter Ahn Ye-eun will release her fourth EP, ‘Story Bag’, through various music sites at 6 PM today (the 21st). Ahn Ye-eun is releasing a new album for the first time in about 1 year and 9 months since the release of her regular album, ‘Easily Written Stories’. The title song, ‘Carp King’, is an electroswing genre song that tells the story of a carp that suddenly appears from somewhere and tells stories. Ahn Ye-eun‘s real-life dream about a carp was given the character of a storyteller, and the carp tells the story as the narrator. The addictive melody added to the lyrics, such as “Choose, choose, catch, catch”, doubles the excitement. The music video released with the song shows Ahn Ye-eun moving between a palace and a street market. Against a backdrop that fully utilized the concept of a period drama, Ahn Ye-eun showed off her cheerful charm by dancing with dancers. In addition, ‘Story Bag’ includes ‘Inae’, which depicts the heart of a narrator who is left alone after a b

Nowadays, release of ‘Let‘s Get It’ today (21st)… Hongdae busking challenge

Cube Entertainment‘s new boy group NOWADAYS is making a ‘super-fast comeback’ after 3 months. According to their agency Cube Entertainment on the 21st, NOWADAYS’s new digital single album ‘Let‘s get it’ will be released on various online music sites at 6 PM that day. In the previously released music video teaser video, NOWADAYS approached Sulae while playing ‘The Rose of Sharon Has Blossomed’, and Sulae’s identity was revealed to be actor Hong Seok-cheon, capturing attention. Afterwards, the members showed off a powerful performance, raising expectations for the new song. ‘Let‘s get it’ is a unique string instrument.

Jin Hae-seong to hold solo concert in December

Singer Jin Hae-seong will hold a solo concert to celebrate the end of the year. Jin Hae-seong will hold the 2024 Jin Hae-seong Concert ‘Stars and Love Song’ in December 2024. Starting with the Seoul performance at COEX Auditorium on December 21 at 1 PM and 6 PM, he will meet the audience with two performances each at his hometown, Changwon Seongsan Art Hall, on December 25 at 1 PM and 6 PM. This concert is Jin Hae-seong‘s first solo concert since his debut, and is a special performance designed to look back on the year 2024 with his fans. With a variety of song selections and stage compositions that highlight Jin Hae-seong’s charms, he will present warm and cozy year-end memories that will melt the winter cold. Jin Hae-seong received much love from trot fans by taking third place in ‘Mr. Trot 2’. He is actively engaged in various activities such as album activities, broadcast appearances, and performances, and released a new album ‘愛(ROMANCE)’ last October. Meanwhile, the Seoul perform

ENHYPEN, 2nd Album Repackage → Performance DVD Marches to No. 1 on Japan‘s Oricon

The group ENHYPEN is achieving outstanding results on the Japanese Oricon chart. According to the latest chart (dated November 19) released by Japan‘s Oricon on the 21st, ENHYPEN’s regular 2nd repackaged album ‘Romance: Untold-Daydream-’ (ROMANCE: UNTOLD-daydream-) sold 147,349 copies on the first day of its release in Japan, taking first place on the ‘Daily Album Ranking’. This is the highest first-day sales for any Korean album by ENHYPEN in history. This is about 40,000 copies more than the first-day sales of their previous regular 2nd album ‘Romance: Untold’. ENHYPEN has so far sold 147,349 copies on the first day of its release in Korea and Japan.

‘♥Mina’ K4 of Ryu Philip, an explosion of mature beauty with a strong concentration like an adult group

‘Adult K-pop group’ K4 has released unreleased profile photos ahead of their Japanese promotions next month. Ahead of the release of their third Japanese single ‘LOVE - Inyeon (Love - Inyeon)’ on December 11, Forest Network surprisingly released unreleased profile photos of K4 (Kim Hyun-min, Oh Joo-joo, Ryu Philip, Jo Jun) today (the 21st). The photos that were revealed are unreleased profile photos and behind-the-scenes cuts from the filming of their previous album ‘Love Storm, Bye Bye Bye’, and they portray the colorful charms of each of the four members. K4‘s excellent concept digestion, tall visuals, and mature aura, which perfectly pull off the stylish white and blue suit styling, are impossible to take your eyes off of. Also, the members’ professionalism was clearly felt in the serious look they showed while filming. In particular, the deadly chemistry with the female actress who filmed with them caught the eye, and the even more intense masculinity was enough to shake the hearts

‘Yoon Il-sang Produced Girl Group’ Coming Out… Debut Confirmed Next Year

SW Entertainment‘s five-member rookie idol group UDTT (Woodangtang Ttang Girls) will debut early next year. On the 22nd, SW Entertainment revealed the official logo of UDTT (Woodangtang Ttang Girls) through its official SNS channel, formalizing the group’s launch next year. UDTT is a group of five girls with refreshing energy and outstanding skills, and singer Yoon Il-sang will be in charge of producing and providing support. UDTT, which will be unveiled soon, also includes members from SBS‘s ‘Universe Ticket’ and Mnet’s ‘Girls Planet 999: Girls‘ War’, raising expectations. In the released logo motion video, the silver-toned U

Youngpa-ssi, today (21st) ‘MAMA’ appearance… Seo Taiji and Boys homage stage preview

The group YOUNG POSSE will be presenting a special stage paying homage to Seo Taiji and Boys at ‘MAMA’. YOUNG POSSE will be performing on stage at the ‘2024 MAMA AWARDS’ (hereafter ‘MAMA’) held at the Dolby Theater in LA today (21st, local time). This will be YOUNG POSSE‘s first time performing on the ‘MAMA’ stage since his debut in October of last year. YOUNG POSSE has proven his rapid growth by being nominated for the Best New Female Artist category thanks to his popularity at home and abroad. YOUNG POSSE is determined to properly showcase the charm of K-hip-hop through this stage. Since the awards ceremony will be held in LA, the birthplace of hip-hop, YOUNG POSSE is preparing a powerful performance that infuses Californian culture with unique local dancers. They will also pay homage to Seo Taiji and Boys’ ‘Come Back Home’ and will present a perfect narrative with a freestyle rap stage that will imprint the team as Youngpa C.

Sim A-ron, last episode of debut documentary released… Park Jae-beom‘s support

H1GHR MUSIC‘s new artist Sim Aaron has expressed her sincerity towards music through a documentary. On the afternoon of the 20th, Sim Aaron released the last three episodes of the documentary ‘Youth Soaking in Sunlight’ through H1GHR MUSIC’s official YouTube channel. ‘Youth Soaking in Sunlight’ is documentary content that Sim Aaron presented before and after the release of her debut EP ‘Chare’ on the 5th of this month. The three episodes in total capture Sim Aaron‘s footsteps during her long period as a trainee before her debut, and the third episode was released on this day under the title ‘A Ray of Sunlight in the Midnight’. Sim Aaron was joined in the video by More Vision’s CEO Park Jae-beom, YG Entertainment producer Kang Wook-jin, and H1GHR MUSIC director Woo Kang-hee. Sim A-ron told them, “I was able to overcome those times because there were people who recognized my music during the dark times and opened a new path for me.

Omega X enters the Japanese Oricon chart

The group Omega X has settled into the Oricon charts. Omega X entered the Oricon weekly chart at 14th place on the 20th with their 2nd Japanese mini album ‘To.’. Omega X, who made a comeback in Japan on the 13th for the first time in two years, showed off their prowess by rising to 4th place on the Oricon daily chart the day after its release. ‘To.’ is an album that contains the meaning of ‘Sending you the stories we want to say.’. It contains a total of 5 tracks, including the title track ‘The Power of Love (愛の力)’ and the pre-released track ‘Cool My Head’, ‘Think I Wanna Do’, ‘TOXIC’, ‘Bounce It’. For this 2nd mini album, Omega X participated in writing the lyrics, composing, and arranging all the songs on the album for the first time since their debut. Members Jung Hoon, Han Gyeom, and Ye Chan also showed their abilities as artists by contributing ideas for the album choreography and performance direction. In particular, ‘To.’ has a special meaning as it contains the voices of all me

Rosé and Bruno Mars to Appear at ‘MAMA’ on the 22nd… ‘APT.’ Stage Preview [Official]

Rosé and Bruno Mars will perform ‘APT.’ at the ‘2024 MAMA AWARDS’ on the 22nd. Bruno Mars, a world-class pop star who needs no introduction, is the artist behind many hit songs that will make you hum along with their titles alone, such as ‘Just the Way You Are’, ‘Marry You’, ‘Uptown Funk’, and ‘That‘s What I Like’. He has also been active as a singer-songwriter and producer. Rosé, who has established herself as a global artist beyond K-pop, has also achieved remarkable feats as a solo artist, such as topping the Spotify chart and becoming the fastest K-pop female solo artist to reach 100 million streams. Expectations are high for Bruno Mars to deliver his own more honest and intimate story through his first full-length album, ‘rosie’, in which he participated in writing and composing all the songs, on Friday, December 6. In the meantime, Bruno Mars is expected to

Misamo and Bu Seok-soon‘s Comeback... ‘Unit Storm’ Blowing in K-Pop

A ‘unit craze’ is sweeping the K-pop scene. Representative K-pop groups such as Twice and Seventeen are catching attention by resuming unit (small groups with some members) activities in preparation for the new year. Units, which were previously used as a means of expanding the group‘s color, are recently boasting global influence that is no less than that of the group itself, and are drawing attention as another major source of income for K-pop. A representative example is Twice’s first unit, Misamo. Misamo is a three-member unit consisting of Japanese members Mina, Sana, and Momo. They debuted in July of last year and made a comeback on November 6 with their second mini-album, ‘Haute Couture’. They are