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MUSICJeon Yu-jin, ‘Tropic’ Weekly Female No. 1 [DA:Chart]Jeon Yu-jin, ‘Trotpick’ Weekly Female No. 1 [DA:Chart] Singer Jeon Yu-jin took first place in the Trotpick Weekly Voting Female Singer category. On the 10th, the Trotstar voting web service ‘Trotpick’ (trotpick) released the results of the weekly voting that took place from the 3rd to the 9th. According to the voting results, Jeon Yu-jin took first place in the female singer category with 415,960 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 final round of the ‘I Like Songs’ special episode of KBS2‘s ‘I Like Trot’. Jeon Yu-jin confidently won MBN’s ‘Current King of Singers’, which ended in February of last year, and participated in the ‘2024 Active King Nationwide Tour Concert’. She met fans through fan meetings and also released the mini-album ‘Only You’ to commemorate her victory in ‘Current King of Singers’.Mar 10, 2025
MUSICLim Young-woong, ‘Tropic’ Weekly Male No. 1 [DA:Chart]Lim Young-woong, ‘Trotpick’ Weekly Male 1st Place [DA:Chart] Singer Lim Young-woong took first place in the Trotpick Weekly Voting Male Singer category. On the 10th, the trot star voting web service ‘Trotpick’ (trotpick) released the results of the weekly voting that took place from the 3rd to the 9th. According to the voting results, Lim Young-woong maintained his undisputed first place in the male singer category with 1,011,560 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’ ‘Can 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 reality shows. He showcased his acting skills as an actor by presenting the short film ‘In October’. Lim Young-woong will be filming for a total of 6 daysMar 10, 2025
MUSICSon Tae-jin, Encore Concert Successful Thoughts “Together for a Long Time with Great Music”Singer Son Tae-jin filled his encore concert with moments of emotion and joy. Son Tae-jin successfully completed his first nationwide tour encore concert, ‘[Seoul] 2024-25 Son Tae-jin Solo Concert ’The Showcase‘ National Tour - Encore’ (hereafter ‘The Showcase’), at the Peace Hall of Kyunghee University in Seoul on the 8th and 9th, solidifying his position as a ‘national singer’. Through ‘The Showcase’, Son Tae-jin visited eight cities nationwide, starting with Seoul in November of last year, and then Daejeon, Daegu, Ulsan, Busan, Gwangju, Jeonju, and Goyang. As this encore concert is the final performance of a long journey lasting approximately 4 months, Son Tae-jin proved once again his limitless spectrum by greatly changing the setlist from classical to Korean pop, trot, and more. Son Tae-jin opened the concert with ‘If You Want’, and then showcased his sweet low-to-mid range voice with ‘Sway’, ‘Casablanca’, and ‘New York New York’. He then combined various emotions with ‘Flower’, ‘Mar 10, 2025
MUSICTaemin joins… SHINee to hold concert in May [Official]The group SHINee is returning with their seventh solo concert. SHINee‘s seventh solo concert, ‘SHINee WORLD Ⅶ [ESSAY] (Every Stage Shines Around You)’, will be held for three days from May 23rd to 25th at the KSPO DOME in Seoul Olympic Park. Notably, Onew, Key, Minho, and Taemin will all be participating in this concert. Previously, Taemin did not participate in SHINee’s content or stages for the ‘SM 30th Anniversary Concert’, and his agency Big Planet Made raised questions by stating, “We will support him so that he can be treated fairly and promoted.” SHINee, who will be performing as a full group, will hold a fan meeting to celebrate their 15th debut anniversary in 2023 and an encore performance of their sixth solo concert in 2024, and this year, they will also spend their debut day (May 25) with SHINee World (official fandom name), which makes it even more meaningful. Tickets for this concert will be available on Melon Ticket, and will be available on March 18 at 12 p.m.Mar 10, 2025
MUSIC8TURN, ‘LEGGO’ First week activities completedThe group 8TURN (Jaeyoon, Myungho, Minho, Yunseong, Haemin, Kyungmin, Yoongyu, Seungheon) started with Mnet‘s ‘M Countdown’ on the 6th, and appeared on KBS2’s ‘Music Bank’, MBC‘s ‘Show! Music Core’, and SBS’s ‘Inkigayo’ to perform their new single ‘LEGGO’ and the title song of the same name ‘LEGGO’. 8TURN gave off a free-spirited vibe with sounds and visuals that showed off a fancy transformation, and a choreography that was like a high teen musical. The bouncy vocals and sticky rapping on top oMar 10, 2025
MUSICJENNIE Burnout Confession “My Body Can‘t Handle It, I’m Always Sick and My Immunity Is Weakened” (Yo Jeong Jae-hyung)Jennie Confesses to Burnout “My body couldn‘t handle it, I was sick all the time and my immune system was weakened” (Yojung Jaehyung)BLACKPINK’s Jennie confessed to being burnt out.Jennie, who returned with her first solo full-length album ‘Ruby’ on the 7th, appeared as a guest on the YouTube channel ‘Yojung Jaehyung’, which was released on the 9th.Jennie had a hard time due to poor condition ahead of the filming of ‘Yojung Jaehyung’. She revealed that she had schedules in London, Paris, and theMar 10, 2025
MUSIC‘Comeback’ Red Velvet Seulgi “Golden-like behavior + styling, feeling like a broken egg” [Q&A]Red Velvet‘s Seulgi will be releasing her second mini-album ‘Accidentally On Purpose’ today (the 10th). Seulgi’s second mini-album ‘Accidentally On Purpose’ will be released in full on music sites on March 10th at 6PM, and the music video for the title track ‘Baby, Not Baby’ will also be available simultaneously on YouTube‘s SMTOWN channel. This album contains a total of 6 tracks, including the pop dance song ‘Baby, Not Baby’, which dramatically unfolds along with funk bass and cool electric guitar performances, and which charmingly showcase Seulgi’s three-dimensional appearance. In addition, Seulgi will hold a countdown live on Red Velvet‘s YouTube, TikTok, and Weverse channels starting at 5 PM today to celebrate her comeback with fans around the world. [The following is a Q&A about Seulgi’s second mini-album ‘Accidentally On Purpose’] Q. It‘s been about 2 years and 5 releases since your first solo album.Mar 10, 2025
MUSIC‘Rap:Public’ 3 Block Rappers to Release Mixtape on the 11thThe 3 Block rappers who were the final runners-up on the Tving original entertainment show ‘Rap:Public’ are releasing a surprise mixtape album. ‘Rap:Public’ announced on the 11th at 6 PM that they will release the Rap:Public 3 Block MIXTAPE ‘〈3’’ through all music streaming sites. The 3 Block rappers who were the final runners-up on ‘Rap:Public’, including Kim Haon, Noh Yoon Ha, Reddy, Bbael Cup, Shins, Yang Kyle, James Ahn, and Cha Boom, participated in this mixtape, and it contains a total of 9 tracks, including the group song ‘Oh Shit’. They will present a variety of sounds with tracks that contain various personalities and styles. The group song ‘Oh Shit’ is a song that captures the energy of a city that never sleeps at 3:33 in the morning, and the addictive hook and the bold verses that highlight each member‘s personality combine to complete TEAM TRINITY’s explosive atmosphere. ‘Rap: Public’, a real hip-hop survival show where they engage in a strategic survival competition usingMar 10, 2025
MUSICHighlight, Fancon Completed… April Comeback AnnouncedThe group HIGHLIGHT has successfully concluded their fan-con and announced a comeback as a full group in April. HIGHLIGHT (Yoon Doo-joon, Yang Yo-seop, Lee Gi-kwang, Son Dong-woon) held their 2025 fan-con ‘WELCOME TO THE HIGH-MART’ at Jamsil Indoor Stadium in Seoul on the 8th and 9th. On this day, HIGHLIGHT transformed into Hi-Mart‘s new employee Yoon Doo-joon, assistant manager Yang Yo-seop, manager Lee Gi-kwang, and Gen. G representative Son Dong-woon, and energetically welcomed the ‘customers’, LIGHT (official fandom name), who visited the concert venue with a cheerful skit. Then, in line with the unique concept of the ‘Excellent Employee Selection Event,’, Highlight carried out various missions and showed off their chemistry that lives up to their reputation. In order to acquire the virtues of an excellent employee, Highlight performed various missions such as guessing product names, displaying items, and counting money in both individual and team matches. Games using familiar itemMar 10, 2025
MUSICJennie, #1 on various global chartsGroup BLACKPINK Jennie‘s ‘Ruby’ is sweeping various global music charts. Jennie’s first solo full-length album ‘Ruby’, which was released through various music sites at midnight (Korean time) on the 7th, topped the real-time chart of Bugs, a major domestic music site, and the iTunes ‘Top Albums’ charts in 21 countries/regions, including the Philippines, Thailand, and Singapore. In addition, ‘Ruby’ ranked first on the daily digital bestseller charts of China‘s QQ Music and Kugou Music, and all the songs on the album, including the title song ‘Like JENNIE’, are gaining popularity across the board, taking the top ranks on global music charts. The ‘Like JENNIE’ music video ranked first on YouTube’s most popular videos within 5 hours of its release, and ranked first on YouTube Trending Worldwide and YouTube Music Video Trending. It also ranked first worldwide, proving Jennie‘s high global popularity and influence. ‘Ruby’, which contains Jennie’s color that shows various musical talents andMar 10, 2025
MUSICTempest, a visual that calls for spring… First concept photos releasedThe group TEMPEST has released the first concept photos for their sixth mini-album ‘RE: Full of Youth’. Tempest, who will make a comeback on the 31st, showed off a fresh and youthful charm that they have never shown before. First, Hanbin completed a lively fashion with a pink hooded sweatshirt, light blue cargo pants, and converse. Hanbin‘s cute and lovely aura stood out, and Hyungseop created a calm mood by wearing a black jacket and jeans, a classic boyfriend look. Hyuk, who wore a white hooded sweatshirt and silver fashion necklace to create a sporty look, created a dreamy atmosphere with his flawless white skin and captivating eyes. Eunchan created a street mood by wearing a printed sweatshirt and cardigan, and captured the attention of fans with his distinct facial features and unique proportions. LEW, wearing a pink knit, showed off her flawless side profile and added a touch of sophistication to give off a dandy aura. Tae-raeMar 10, 2025
MUSICWonwee, ‘Star Counting Night’ Comeback First Week Music Broadcast SuccessThe band ONEWE has successfully wrapped up their first week of promotions since their comeback. ONEWE (Yonghoon, Kanghyun, Harin, Dongmyeong, Kiwook) released their second full-length album ‘WE: Dream Chaser’ on the 5th, and began performing on Mnet‘s ‘M Countdown’ on the 6th, followed by KBS2’s ‘Music Bank’, MBC‘s ‘Show! Music Core’, and SBS’s ‘Inkigayo’ to perform their comeback stage for their title song ‘The Starry Night’. On stage, ONEWE put on a splendid band performance along with their powerful live vocals. The five members heightened the immersion by dynamically playing and expressing the bright and exciting atmosphere of the song. In particular, the rap part and guitar solo that enrich the song added to the fun of watching and listening. The new song ‘The Starry Night’ is a Wonwee-style rock band song with an attractive bright and exciting guitar sound. It is a song written by member Kang Hyun, and Kiwook also participated in writing the lyrics, adding his own unique color. WMar 10, 2025
MUSICStray Kids to release ‘Mixtape: dominATE’ on March 21stThe group Stray Kids will be releasing a digital single, ‘Mixtape: dominATE’, on March 21st. Their agency JYP Entertainment posted an image on their official SNS channel at midnight on the 10th and announced that Stray Kids will be releasing a new digital single on the 21st. ‘Mixtape: dominATE’ is the fifth work of Stray Kids‘ ‘Mixtape Project’, which they have been carrying out since 2019. In December 2019, ‘Mixtape: Gone Days’, in March 2020, ‘Mixtape: Even a Fool Knows’, in June 2021, ‘Mixtape: 애’, and in August 2022, ‘Mixtape: Time Out’, followed. Recently, Stray Kids has been successfully carrying out the world tour ‘Stray Kids World Tour’, which has the same name as their new album, and is touring the world. They will hold 34 large-scale star concerts in 22 regions.Mar 10, 2025
MUSIC‘BTS will sweep everything’ J-Hope‘s precedent‘BTS will sweep everything.’ As if to prove this, the whole world was excited by J-Hope‘s appearance. iTunes, one of the representative platforms for global pop music, is an example. Not only did his new song ‘Sweet Dreams hit #1 on the day of its release, the 7th, but it also topped the ‘Worldwide iTunes Song Chart’ until the 8th, the second day after its release. J-Hope’s comeback song ‘Sweet Dreams’ is in ‘runaway mode’, ranking 2nd in North America, 1st in Japan, 2nd in Germany, and 6th in the UK on iTunes on the 8th, achieving top rankings all over the world, including in leading global pop countries.Mar 10, 2025
MUSICWill The Boyz, who are about to release their second act, be hit by conflicts between their agency and broadcasting company?The Boyz has encountered an unexpected ‘reef’ while preparing for a comeback after transferring agencies. As the conflict between their new agency, One Hundred, and KBS spreads, fans are starting to feel a sense of crisis that The Boyz will be the ones to get in trouble. Attention is being paid to whether One Hundred‘s conflict with KBS will affect The Boyz’s future plans. One Hundred recently claimed that singer Xiumin, who is under their agency, was having difficulties appearing on KBS 2TV‘s music program ‘Music Bank’ due to ‘external pressure’, and has temporarily suspended appearances by broadcaster Lee Soo-geun and singer Lee Moo-jin, both of whom are under their subsidiary Big Planet Made Entertainment, on KBS.Mar 10, 2025
MUSICNew Jeans to sell ‘goods first’ with NJZWhat was so urgent? New Jeans is releasing ‘goods’ under the stage name NJZ. New Jeans, who unilaterally notified their agency Adore of their ‘breakup’ and went their own way, is drawing attention by officially releasing goods (fandom products) under the stage name ‘NJZ’. New Jeans recently released goods consisting of six key rings through the SNS account of ‘Complexchinese’, the organizer of ‘Complexcon’, a performance brand based in the Greater China region. The NJZ goods are ‘key rings’, which are popular items among the younger generation, and each one has a different animal shape.Mar 10, 2025
MUSICXdinary Heroes Mini 6th Album Track Released, Title Song ‘Beautiful Life’JYP Entertainment‘s (abbreviated JYP) boy band Xdinary Heroes (XH) will make a comeback with their new song ‘Beautiful Life’. Xdinary Heroes will release their sixth mini-album ‘Beautiful Mind’ on the 24th. JYP released a tracklist image on their official SNS channel on the afternoon of the 9th, raising curiosity about the new album. According to this, Xdinary Heroes’ 6th mini-album ‘Beautiful Mind’ contains a total of 7 tracks, including the title song ‘Beautiful Life’, ‘FIGHT ME’, ‘more than i like’, ‘Diamond’, ‘Supernatural’, ‘George the Lobster’, and ‘BBB (Bitter But Better)’. The six members are Gunil, Jung Soo, Gaon, O.de, Jun Han, and Juyeon.Mar 09, 2025
MUSIC“Best Birthday Present” Girls‘ Generation Taeyeon, Solo Debut 10th Anniversary Concert Success (Comprehensive) [DA:On-site]“Best birthday present” Girls‘ Generation’s Taeyeon, successful solo debut 10th anniversary concert (comprehensive) [DA:On-site] The energy gushing out from her small frame was explosive. Girls‘ Generation’s Taeyeon, celebrating the 10th anniversary of her solo debut, rewrote the ‘Legend’ concert. It was a moment when the stage skills she had built up over the past 10 years from Girls‘ Generation, the representative idol group of Korea, to solo artist Taeyeon, shone brilliantly. Taeyeon held ‘TAEYEON CONCERT - The TENSE’ for three days from the 7th to the 8th at the KSPO DOME (Gymnastics Arena) in Olympic Park. With a total of 30,000 people filling up KSPO DOME, the performance on the 8th was live-viewed in 17 Megabox branches nationwide and 8 regions including Japan, Thailand, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Vietnam, and the performance on the 9th was also live-streamed through the global platform Beyond LIVE and Weverse. The last performance featured BamBam, whMar 09, 2025
MUSICTaeyeon, Proving the ‘K-Pop Vocal Pride’ that She‘s Protected for 10 Years... Alone, She Overwhelms 30,000 Fans [Comprehensive]When Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon stepped onto the stage, there were no dancers or chorus needed. Only Taeyeon’s voice filled the large stage and overwhelmed the 30,000 audience. It was a moment that perfectly showed Taeyeon’s 10 years of maintaining the “pride of K-pop vocalists.” Taeyeon held a concert to showcase her accomplishments as the “Queen of K-pop” to mark the 10th anniversary of her solo debut. She held her solo concert “The Tens” at the Olympic Park K-SPO Dome (formerly the Gymnastics Arena) for three days from the 7th to the 9th, welcoming an audience of 30,000 people on her own. Taeyeon used the English word “Tense”, which means “tense”, to describe theMar 09, 2025
MUSICTaeyeon “Worried about my stamina while preparing for the performance… I will take good care of my health for you all”Taeyeon, “Worried about my stamina while preparing for the concert... I‘ll take good care of my health for you all.” Girls’ Generation‘s Taeyeon thanked her fans after wrapping up her concert. On the 9th at 5 PM, Taeyeon held the ‘TAEYEON CONCERT - The TENSE’ at the KSPO DOME in Olympic Park. The concerts took place for three days from the 7th to the 9th, and the final performance on the 9th was live streamed through the global platform Beyond LIVE and Weverse. Taeyeon said, “I worried a lot about my stamina while preparing for the concert this time, but I realized, ’My body is not my own.‘ I need to take care of my health for you all to like it, enjoy it, and laugh at it if I stay healthy. I felt a sense of responsibility, ’I‘m not the type of person who can just lie down because it’s annoying.‘ Thank you.” She confessed, “Thank you for waiting for me and filling up the concert halls every time my album comes out and I perform. This concert was held for 3 days and I didn’t know it wouMar 09, 2025