MUSICTREASURE, P1Harmony, ENHYPEN, ZEROBASEONE, RISE ‘The Awards’ Best Main CharactersThe final protagonists of the pre-award best category, which is ‘warming up’the new festival of K-pop stars’ The D Awards, have been decided. The top group TREASURE, P1Harmony, Enhypen, Zerobase One, and Rise. The ‘Ending Fairies’ who will have the honor of the pre-award at the ‘Pre-Announcement’ on the 21st, a day before the opening of the first D Awards, were confirmed. Among the five male idol groups that have risen to the ranks of the top tier of K-pop, TREASURE, P1Harmony, Enhypen, Zerobase One, and Rise will receive the D Awards signature trophy, ‘D CUBE.20 hours ago
MUSICWonwee, ‘WE: Dream Chaser’ concept photo… Gray suit fitONEWE is signaling a variety of charms. ONEWE (Yonghoon, Kanghyun, Harin, Dongmyeong, Kiwook) recently posted the second concept photos for their second full-length album ‘WE: Dream Chaser’ on their official SNS. In the photos that were revealed, ONEWE catches the eye with their unified gray suit set-up look. With their sensual style, they doubled the modern atmosphere and fully showed off their ‘visual band’ aspect. In particular, ONEWE heightened the anticipation for their comeback with a different charm from their previous intense leather look with a grunge mood. ‘WE: Dream Chaser’ is ONEWE‘s first full-length album in about 5 years since the release of their first full-length album ‘ONE’. With all five members participating in the song production, they invite listeners into ONEWE’s unique musical world that has become even more intense. A total of 11 songs are included, including the title song ‘The Starry Night’, which is a self-composed song by Kang Hyun. Meanwhile, Onewe‘s secon20 hours ago
MUSICThe Awards Held Today… Exclusive Broadcast on Channel A at 10:30 PMThe grand opening of the new festival of K-pop stars, the ‘1st D Awards’ is underway. Hosted by Sports Donga and organized by ‘upick’ and WSM, the ‘1st D Awards with upick’ will be held today (22nd) at the Hwajeong Gymnasium of Korea University in Seoul. The best lineup of the Awards has been completed, with performances by top artists from 14 teams and 16 presenters (presenters). The main MCs of the Awards, who will be the ‘first button’, will be Go Min-si, the representative actress of ‘K-storytelling’, and Lee Jong-won, the ‘hot icon’ of the home theater. ▲A fantasy you can‘t see anywhere else22 hours ago
MUSIC‘Comeback D-2’ Jebewon, 5th Mini Album ‘Blue Paradise’ Sampler ReleasedZEROBASEONE is heralding a unique charm called ‘Mysterious Refreshing’. ZEROBASEONE (Sung Hanbin, Kim Jiwoong, Jang Hao, Seok Matthew, Kim Taerae, Ricky, Kim Gyubin, Park Gunwook, Han Yujin) posted an album sampler for their 5th mini album ‘BLUE PARADISE’ on their official YouTube channel at midnight today (the 22nd). The video includes an illustration of some of the highlight sound sources being played sequentially when each track‘s disc is inserted into a computer CD-ROM, adding to the viewing pleasure. Artists Kang Sung-mo and Kwon Seo-young participated in the work through artist curation and management by global art company AXOO, increasing the level of perfection. Zero Base One collaborates once again with global hit maker KENZIE for the title song ‘BLUE’, following the previous title song ‘GOOD SO BAD’. Using the word ‘blue’, which is Zero Base One’s representative color and has ambivalent meanings, the song sings about ‘a sad but prettier fateful love’. In addition to this,22 hours ago
MUSICYoungpa-ssi, Special Album ‘COLD’ Concept Photos RevealedThe group YOUNG POSSE is foreshadowing a special youth diary. YOUNG POSSE (Jeong Sun-hye, Wi Yeon-jeong, Ji-ana, Do-eun, Han Ji-eun) posted the first concept photo for their special album ‘COLD’ on their official SNS at midnight today (the 22nd). In the revealed photo, YOUNG POSSE appears wearing a school uniform against the backdrop of a school in Taiwan. The mise-en-scène reminiscent of a youth film catches the eye. In particular, the friendly atmosphere lasts for a moment, but the members show blank expressions that we have never seen before. What is impressive is how they delicately portray the temperature difference in emotions that can be felt during school days. ‘COLD’ is an album where you can meet a different side of YOUNG POSSE, who has earned the title of ‘Korean hip-hop daughter’, through music based on authentic hip-hop. While teaser content for the movie concept is becoming a hot topic day after day, anticipation is rising with the news of collaboration with famous Taiwan23 hours ago
MUSICDragon Pony, ‘Not Out’ concept photos released… Intense gazeDragon Pony has transformed into a festival headliner, drawing attention. Dragon Pony (Ahn Tae-gyu, Pyeon Seong-hyeon, Kwon Se-hyeok, Go Kang-hoon) released the first concept photo ‘Headliner (On Stage Ver.)’ of their second EP ‘Not Out’ through their official SNS on the 21st. In the photo in the format of a festival lineup poster, the four members show off their unique presence with their intense gazes and poses. The immersion in the concept is heightened by objects such as speakers and fences, raising expectations for the overwhelming band performance that Dragon Pony will show on stage. ‘Not Out’ is an album filled with Dragon Pony‘s passion and ambition. Dragon Pony will showcase the hot music of imperfect boys and solidify their position as the ‘K-band scene’s best rookie’. As their first step to heating up the band scene, Dragon Pony will hold their first solo concert since their debut, ‘Dragon Pony 1st Concert ’Not Out‘ i at Shinhan Card SOL Pay Square Live Hall in Mapo-gu, Seou23 hours ago
MUSIC(G)I-DLE‘s Shuhua, photogenic eyes + poses [pictorial]Group (G)I-dle‘s Shuhua has stimulated global fans’ hearts with her captivating visuals. Shuhua adorned the cover and pictorial images of the March issue of magazine ‘Allure Korea’, showing off her captivating charm in a refreshing atmosphere. In this pictorial, Shuhua boasted simple yet gorgeous visuals and proved her limitless ability to digest concepts with various styling. First, in the cover photo, Shuhua caught everyone‘s attention with her captivating gaze and photogenic poses. In other photos, she showed off her unique charms in a vintage top matched with jeans and a pure white dress with red shoes as a point. (G)I-dle, which Shuhua is a part of, had the honor of winning a total of 4 awards, including the grand prize, ‘Best Song’, at the ‘32nd Hanteo Music Awards 2024’ held on the 15th and 16th. Last year, (G)I-dle had a brilliant year by winning the main prize and best album award in the digital music category at the ‘39th Golden Disc Awards’, the grand record award at the ‘20Feb 22, 2025
MUSICTo Kiki Town! Monsta X Kihyun to Hold Free Fan Event to Celebrate Discharge on March 8thTo Kiki Town! MONSTA X Kihyun to hold free fan event to commemorate his discharge on March 8th MONSTA X‘s Kihyun will be going on a special trip with his ‘Monbebe’ (official fan club name). His agency Starship Entertainment announced the 2025 Kihyun Fan Event ‘Trip to Kiki Town!’ through MONSTA X’s official SNS at 2 PM today (21st). According to the poster that was released alongside it, Kihyun will be holding a free fan event to commemorate his discharge at Myeonghwa Live Hall in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul at 1 PM and 5 PM. This fan event is Kihyun‘s first official event after his discharge, and only members of the 8th term official fan club ‘Monbebe’ can participate. The concert is free of charge, and tickets will be available for sale starting at 7 p.m. on the 27th through Interpark Ticket. While fans are focusing on the long-awaited meeting with Kihyun, the introduction to the concert, “A special trip for Monbebes who have always waited for the time with Kihyun,” is drawing much attentFeb 21, 2025
MUSICThe cheerful energy of ‘Trot world‘s best friends’ Ahn Sung-hoon X Na Sang-doTrot singer Ahn Sung-hoon showed off his cheerful talking skills and singing skills. Ahn Sung-hoon appeared on the Friday corner ‘Happy Friday Twin Party’ of KBS1‘Morning Yard’, which aired on the 21st. Ahn Sung-hoon, who paired up with Na Sang-do and appeared on the yellow team, said about his partner Na Sang-do, “We have a perfect four-year age difference and my personality is like my mom‘s and Na Sang-do’s like my dad‘s, so I think we’re a perfect ‘Anna Couple’. We talk on the phone often, and he used to answer me correctly, but he‘s become blunt,” showing off their true friend chemistry. Ahn Sung-hoon also revealed about Na Sang-do, “He takes good care of people, is kind, and polite to adults, but his shortcoming is that he cuts people off easily when he sees the opposite sex, so I had a gut feeling that he would be single,” to which Na Sang-do also replied, “I’ve been watching Ahn Sung-hoon for over 10 years and he‘s handsome and kind. The problem is that they say it’s Casanova, bFeb 21, 2025
MUSIC“Monbebe, I hope you didn‘t go somewhere else” Monsta X Kihyun, live broadcast to celebrate discharge at 6pm today (21st)“Monbebe, I hope you didn‘t go anywhere else” Monsta X’s Kihyun to hold a live broadcast to commemorate his discharge at 6 PM today (21st) Monsta X‘s Kihyun will be showing off his love for fans from the first day of his military service. According to his agency Starship Entertainment, Kihyun was discharged today (21st) after completing his 1 year and 6 months of military service. A separate discharge ceremony was not held due to safety concerns on-site. Kihyun, who entered the training camp on August 22, 2023, received basic military training and has been serving faithfully as an active-duty soldier in the army. With this, Kihyun becomes the fourth Monsta X member to complete his military service, following Shownu, Minhyuk, and Jooheon. Kihyun said through Starship Entertainment, “Our Monbebe (official fan club name)! I really missed you. I hope you didn’t go anywhere else. Thank you for waiting for me, even though it must not have been a short time. I will work hard to show Monbebe tFeb 21, 2025
MUSIC‘As expected, MZ wannabe icon’Ive, April fan condo sold outGirl group IVE (Ahn Yu-jin, Ga-eul, Lay, Jang Won-young, Liz, Lee Seo) also sold out all tickets for their fan concert in April. According to Starship Entertainment, “The ‘2025 IVE THE 3RD FAN CONCERT ’IVE SCOUT‘, to be held on April 5th and 6th at the KSPO Dome (formerly the Gymnastics Arena) in the Seoul Olympic Park, has sold out all tickets for the second round thanks to the support of many people.”Amidst the heated ‘ticket war’for ‘IVE SCOUT’,’the second round was sold out, and IVE achieved a sellout following its re-entry to KSPO Dome approximately eight months after the encore Seoul concert of its world tour in August last year. They showed off their powerful ticket power. With their third mini album ‘IVE EMPATHY’, released on February 3, they achieved 12 music show wins and 5 consecutive million-seller sales, and with their pre-released song ‘REBEL HEART’, they achieved a ‘Perfect All-Kill’ on the domestic music charts.Feb 21, 2025
MUSICPLAVE, ‘Dash’ Enter Billboard ‘Global 200’ ChartThe virtual idol group Flav has successfully entered the Billboard ‘Global 200’ chart. According to an announcement by Billboard, an American music media outlet, on the 19th, the title song ’Dash‘ from Flav‘s third mini-album ‘Caligo Pt. 1’, released on the 3rd, entered the Billboard Global 200 at 195th place. The Billboard Global Chart is a chart that ranks online streaming and digital sales in over 200 countries around the world, including the United States. Flav has made history once again by being the first virtual idol group to successfully enter the chart. Following its release, it topped Melon, a domestic music site, and received a hot response, doubling its monthly listeners on Spotify in just two weeks, proving its global influence and potential beyond Korea. Since its comeback, Flav has been shaking up the music industry and the history of virtual idols by continuously achieving favorable results in domestic and international music, albums, and music broadcasts. Through thisFeb 21, 2025
MUSICKoo Jun-yeop, ♥ Suffering from the loss of Seo Hee-won, suspends activities indefinitelyFormer Clon singer and DJ Koo Jun-yeop will be taking an indefinite hiatus. On the 21st, Taiwan‘s China Times reported that Koo Jun-yeop will be taking an indefinite hiatus. It was reported that he made this decision due to the recent loss of his Taiwanese actress and wife, Seo Hee-won. Upon hearing the news of Seo Hee-won’s death, Koo Jun-yeop said, “I am going through a time of indescribable sadness and pain that feels like my insides are going to burst. I have no strength to say anything and I don‘t want to.” However, Koo Jun-yeop will continue to film advertisements that he has already finished filming, and will stop DJ shows, press conferences, and fan meetings. The timing of his resumption of activities has not been set yet. After announcing his marriage to the late Seo Hee-won three years ago, Koo Jun-yeop left for Taiwan and has been working as a DJ show and various advertisement models there. Seo Hee-won passed away from pneumonia caused by the flu while traveling with her famFeb 21, 2025
MUSICBTOB March 5th Comeback… Physical Album Pre-Order Sales OpenBTOB to make a comeback on March 5th… Physical album pre-orders open Group BTOB‘s Seo Eunkwang, Lee Minhyuk, Lim Hyunsik, and Peniel will be returning in March. On the 20th at 6PM, their agency BTOB Company made their comeback official by releasing the coming up teaser poster and promotion scheduler for BTOB’s new EP album ‘BTODAY’ through their official SNS. The poster revealed this time is an image that shows the faint silhouette of a single flower in a vase beyond a window covered in raindrops, and its calm and emotional mood is impressive. According to the promotion scheduler that was revealed together with the album, the album trailer will be released on the 21st, followed by a physical album preview on the 23rd, a tracklist on the 24th, and a title track spoiler on the 25th. The concept photos that give a glimpse into the concept of ‘B2DAY’ will be released over a total of 4 days. In addition, on the 28th, 5 days before the album release, a highlight medley that allows a previewFeb 21, 2025
MUSIC‘Full group comeback’ Infinite, Inspirit‘s super handsome visuals that make you beautiful‘Full group comeback’ Infinite, Inspirit The super handsome visual group Infinite (Kim Sunggyu, Jang Dongwoo, Nam Woohyun, Lee Sungyeol, L, Lee Sungjong) showed off their improved visuals. From the 18th to the 20th, their agency Infinite Company released concept photos for Infinite‘s eighth mini-album ‘LIKE INFINITE’ through their official SNS for three days, and a moving poster through their official YouTube channel on the 21st at midnight. In the individual photos released for each member, Infinite showed off a unique styling with suits, hooded t-shirts, and caps. Posing naturally under the sunlight, they showed off their dazzling visuals and stylish charm, creating an atmosphere like a fashion pictorial. In the group photo, the powerful visual synergy of the full group immediately overwhelmed the gaze. Infinite’s picturesque visuals and boyish smiles that seem to have jumped out of a romance comic really captured the hearts of fans. In addition, the moving poster features Infinite iFeb 21, 2025
MUSICMONSTA X Kihyun‘s thoughts on his discharge from military service “Thank you for waiting, please look forward to our activities”MONSTA X Kihyun‘s thoughts on being discharged from his military service “Thank you for waiting, please look forward to my activities” Kihyun of group MONSTA X shared his thoughts on being discharged. On the morning of the 21st, Kihyun was discharged from his military service at the 25th Infantry Division in Nammyeon, Yangju-si, Gyeonggi-do. On this day, he expressed his gratitude to the fans and reporters who visited the site and said, “I received the discharge order as of February 21, 2025 and stand in front of MONBEBE and the reporters like this. It’s very cold today, but thank you for waiting”. Kihyun said, “Now that I‘m out, I’ll do it again and have fun. You must be curious about what‘s waiting for me, but I’m preparing a lot. I‘ll do a lot of performances and release songs. Please look forward to it”. “I’ve been here for a year and 6 months, and I worked hard in the military to a degree that I wouldn‘t be ashamed of anyone, and I’ve received many awards. I can proudly tell you tFeb 21, 2025
MUSICJenny, Tooth Gem‘s Unconventional Styling... Doichi and ‘Extra L’ Pre-ReleaseJennie, unconventional styling with Tooth Gem… Pre-release of ‘ExtraL (feat. Doechii)’ Singer Jennie is releasing a pre-released song ‘ExtraL (feat. Doechii)’. Jennie will pre-release ‘ExtraL (feat. Doechii)’ from her first solo full-length album ‘Ruby’ through various music sites today (the 21st) at 2 PM (Korean time). The teaser video that was revealed first immediately caught people‘s attention with the trendy beat that is strongly piercing into the ears and the unique rapping of Jennie and Doechii. Jennie, who showed off an unconventional style of wearing a jacket over her underwear, added Tooth Gem to maximize the hip feel. She even made the viewers happy by completely enjoying the music, such as singing along with Doechii and getting into the rhythm. Jennie’s new song ‘ExtraL (feat. Doechii)’ won the ‘Best Rap Album’ at the ‘67th Grammy Awards’, and is currently receiving the most attention in the hip-hop scene.Feb 21, 2025
MUSICBand Dragon Pony, comeback on March 19th… release of second EP ‘Not Out’Band Dragon Pony to make a comeback on March 19th… Second EP ‘Not Out’ The band Dragon Pony is back riding on the spring breeze. On the 20th, their agency Antenna revealed the timetable for Dragon Pony‘s (Ahn Tae-gyu, Pyeon Seong-hyeon, Kwon Se-hyeok, Go Kang-hoon) second EP ‘Not Out’ through their official SNS, and made their comeback official on March 19th. According to the timetable, Dragon Pony will unfold a variety of content with a festival concept. Along with the dates indicated in time format, content such as a festival map and rehearsals to increase concept immersion are foreshadowed. Dragon Pony’s comeback is about 6 months after the release of their first EP ‘POP UP’ in September of last year. The second EP title, ‘Not Out’, is inspired by a baseball term that refers to the moment when a batter gets an additional chance to run as a runner in a three-strike situation. Meanwhile, Dragon Pony took over major domestic festival stages with their debut last year. In particular, thFeb 21, 2025
MUSICBold styling, Little Mermaid Rosé [DA★]Blackpink member Rosé showed off her mermaid-like figure. Rosé recently posted several pictorial photos on her SNS. In the photos, Rosé shows off her beautiful figure with various stylings. Her beauty and slender figure catch the eye. Meanwhile, Rosé withdrew from the Korea Music Copyright Association. Last September, she signed an exclusive contract with Atlantic Records, a label under Warner Music Group. It seems that Rosé chose this because she judged that it would be more efficient for an American publisher to manage copyrights rather than having them managed twice in Korea and the US, as she is active in the US. Photo = Rosé SNSFeb 21, 2025
MUSICHong Isaac, solo concert tickets open… mini album pre-sale in progressHong Isaac, solo concert ticket open… Mini album pre-sale General ticket sales for singer Hong Isaac‘s solo concert begin today (the 21st). The 2025 Hong Isaac concert ’THE LOVERS‘ will open for general ticket sales through Interpark Ticket from 7 PM today, the 21st. The performance will be held for a total of 3 times over 3 days from March 14th to 16th at the Blue Square Mastercard Hall. The concert is part of CJ Cultural Foundation’s musician support project ‘Tune Up’, and is Hong Isaac‘s solo concert being held in 3 years after winning ‘Singer Gain 3’ with a wider musical spectrum. In addition to the new songs from the new mini album that will be released on the 27th, Hong Isaac will present a diverse setlist filled with his 10 years as a singer. Among them, Hong Isaac started taking pre-orders for the physical album of his mini album ‘The Lovers Note’ on the 20th. According to the album composition image, it includes a photobook, CD, and selfie photocards (2 out of 4 randomly givenFeb 21, 2025