Kim Soo-hyun, Song Sam-dong Syndrome Reappears… Hong Yi-sak and ‘Dreaming’ Song Released

Actor Kim Soo-hyun and singer Hong Yi-sak, who created the ‘Song Sam-dong Syndrome’, are once again giving us excitement with the release of the ‘Dreaming’ song. The seventh song, ‘Dreaming’, of the OST of the show musical Again ‘Dream High’, which opens at the Woori Financial Art Hall in Olympic Park on April 5, will be released on March 8 at 6 PM through various music sites. ‘Dreaming’, the OST of the original drama ‘Dream High’ and the number from the show musical Again ‘Dream High’, is a pop ballad that sings of the main characters‘ challenges and hopes for their dreams. In particular, this song was the background of the story where, when Kim Soo-hyun, who plays Sam-dong in the drama, cannot hold a note due to tinnitus during the Kirin Arts High School showcase stage, Suzy, who plays Hye-mi, helps protect Sam-dong’s dream and eventually creates a wonderful performance. Thanks to this, it is still considered a famous scene that gives special emotions even after 14 years. Kim Soo-hyu

Dragon Pony Releases Concept Photos for ‘Not Out’

The band Dragon Pony (Dragon Pony/Ahn Tae-gyu, Pyeon Seong-hyeon, Kwon Se-hyeok, Go Kang-hoon) has additionally released the second concept photo ‘’Not Out‘ Festival - Headliner (Backstage Ver. 2)’ for their second EP ‘Not Out’. In the photo, which is in the format of a festival lineup poster, Dragon Pony is introduced as a headliner. The four members, each holding their instruments, look like they are united with passion for music. In particular, Dragon Pony shows the image of a free rock band backstage, while also showing a burning passion to make the leap to headliner. ‘Not Out’ is Dragon Pony‘s first album in about 6 months since their first EP ‘POP UP’. Following ‘POP UP’, all members served as main producers for the new album as well, directly leading the writing, composing, and arranging of a total of 5 songs. Dragon Pony will shed new light on the value of imperfection through ‘Not Out’ and deliver the energy that shines within it. Dragon Pony’s two

Son Dong-pyo, first self-composed song ‘Stally’ mood sampler released

Singer Son Dong-pyo released a mood sampler for his digital single ‘Stally’ on his official YouTube channel on the 7th. The video, which starts with noise sounds, shows night scenes of various parts of Seoul intersecting each other. Amid the lonely atmosphere, Son Dong-pyo is seen walking down a night street with an empty look in his eyes. ‘Stally’ is Son Dong-pyo‘s first self-composed song since his debut. Son Dong-pyo himself participated in writing the lyrics and composing the song, adding sincerity. He plans to convey comfort and courage to listeners through his story of standing at the end of his teens and the beginning of his twenties. Son Dong-pyo has recently been active in various fields, appearing in the web variety show ‘Run Seok Jin’ and the web drama ‘0th Period is Inssa Time’. People are looking forward to the story that Son Dong-pyo, who announced his return to his main job as a singer, will tell through ‘Stally’. Son Dong-pyo’s new single ‘Stally’ will be released on va

Jisoo “I hope my fans are proud of my stage” [Photoshoot]

Jisoo, “I hope my fans are proud of my stage” [Photoshoot] Blackpink member and actress Jisoo graced the cover of the fashion magazine Harper‘s Bazaar Korea Spring Edition. Jisoo graced the cover of Bazaar’s first special book, Spring Edition, in 2025. She stood in front of the camera wearing the new collection of the brand for which she is active as a global ambassador. The pictorial, themed ‘Daydreaming’, captured Jisoo‘s moments in a leisurely afternoon, filled with various colors. Jisoo, who boasts a brighter and more beautiful presence than anyone else, perfectly pulled off the casual mood, making the staff admire her throughout the shoot. In an interview following the shoot, Jisoo looked back on the preparation process for her new album ‘AMORTAGE’. She said, “I wanted to capture emotions that everyone has experienced at least once. I think there is no one who cannot relate to the theme of love. I decided on the title song ‘Earthquake’ first, and I felt that it was an uncontrollab

Ive Ray, Lovely Kongsooni [Photoshoot]

IVE Ray, Lovely Kongsooni [Pictorial] Group IVE‘s Ray has been selected as the ambassador for a makeup brand. In the released pictorial, Ray emphasized his flawless skin using the brand’s new products. With clean makeup that highlighted his natural vitality, he simultaneously exuded his signature loveliness and trendy charm. The brand explained that they selected Ray, who has established himself as a wannabe for the 1020 generation in Korea and Japan with his lively and trendy charm, as the ambassador because he fits the brand‘s identity of ‘Creating a sensual me with free makeup styling’. Starting with this pictorial, Ray plans to continue various activities as the new face of the brand and exert his influence as a ‘global trend’. Meanwhile, IVE, which Lay is a part of, officially ended promotions for its third mini-album ‘IVE EMPATHY’ with SBS ‘Inkigayo’ on the 16th of last month. Perfect All-Kill on Domestic Music Charts with Pre-released Song ‘REBEL HEART’

Espa Winter, Colorful Charm [Photoshoot]

aespa Winter, colorful charm [Photoshoot] A pictorial of a brand that aespa Winter worked with has been released. Winter participated in a campaign held in downtown Seoul to commemorate the launch of a new bag. He showed off a colorful, youthful, yet timeless style with practical and sophisticated bags. Winter overwhelmed the audience with bags in intense colors such as blue, green, yellow, orange, and red, radiating force that rivaled that of a professional model. Meanwhile, aespa, which Winter is a part of, is currently holding its second world tour, ‘2024-25 aespa LIVE TOUR - SYNK: PARALLEL LINE’. Reporter Jeong Hee-yeon, Donga.com shine2562@donga.com

Miss Kim, Happy Birthday (Tropic)

Singer Miss Kim is receiving a ‘Trotpick’ birthday event. According to Trotpick, a service that supports those who love trot culture, Miss Kim was selected as the event protagonist in a special vote for those born in March. The vote was held from February 12 to February 18. The Trotpick birthday event is characterized by support being provided in stages based on the number of votes. As a result of the vote, Miss Kim earned 59,000 points, achieving 100% birthday support. Accordingly, a congratulatory pop-up will be posted on the Trotpick app on March 8, the day of her birthday, and an online article will be published, as well as a birthday advertisement on the Myeongdong billboard in Seoul. Detailed locations for the video event can be found on the ‘Trotpick’ official website. Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com reporter jhj@donga.com

‘Starship‘s youngest daughter’ Kiki, 5-person, 5-color charm, ‘Genji beauty’ [Pictorial]

‘Starship‘s youngest daughter’ Kiki, oozing ‘Genji beauty’ [Photoshoot] Starship Entertainment has released an Allure pictorial of their new group Kiki (KiiKii). In this digital cover, Kiki showcased her unique style by capturing her own colorful charms and individuality with Singapore’s representative global fashion brand. In the pictorial, Kiki perfectly digested the brand‘s 2025 spring collection with her unique style and confident poses. She heated up the atmosphere on site with her professional attitude that is unexpected for a rookie, raising expectations. The hair & makeup and styling that brought out the members’ individualities also perfectly harmonized with the collection and created synergy. From bags with structural chain details, sporty yet sensual mesh boots, and ballet flats with a flowing silhouette. Kiki has solidified her presence as a next-generation fashion icon by showing off her sophisticated yet unique charm. This pictorial will be first seen on the March digital

New Jeans Honey said she was ignored… Ailit’s 90-degree bow was definitely visible

In the problematic CCTV footage that sparked the controversy of ‘Ignore News Jeans’, Ailitt was clearly seen ‘90 degree bowing’ to the News Jeans. The internal document that said ‘Just remove the News and make a new version’, the person who ‘re-read’ several times 1 year and 5 months after the publication of the Music Industry Report was Min Hee-jin, former CEO of Adore, was also presented as specific evidence of the information she read. In addition, questions were raised as to why there was no reaction if the provocative phrase ‘Just remove the News and make a new version’ really existed even though former CEO Min, who is known to never miss even the smallest detail, read the report in question when it was published. ‘Ignore,

Super Junior, 20th Anniversary Project Variety Show Begins… First Airing on the 21st

Super Junior to start 20th anniversary project with variety show… First episode on the 21st Group Super Junior will be kicking off the grand journey of their 20th anniversary project in 2025 with a variety show. Super Junior‘s reality variety show ‘I Opened My Eyes, Super TV’ is a one and only hardcore variety show planned for Super Junior. It is a show with the concept that the members, who have finally become ‘20-year-old’ adults, must come together and escape from the ‘world of words spoken’ that changes every time they open their eyes, under the grand ambition to keep the words they proudly said. It consists of a total of 10 episodes. This program is expected to be filled with dynamic content that is put into action with a single word, from a photo exhibition that pursues fun rather than emotion, to a parody of ‘I’m Solo’, a jjimjilbang that becomes a gaming hell, a member‘s housewarming, and a DIY trip, as well as the unique ‘Super Junior’ chemistry that has been built up over man

SHINee Onew, I know all about Jjinggu‘s feelings... Vlog that wraps it up as a set

SHINee Onew, knows how Jjinggu feels... A vlog that wraps it all up Group SHINee member Onew (ONEW) is opening a comprehensive variety channel, ‘ONP’. ONP is an abbreviation for ‘ONEW Piece’, and is a broadcasting station for Jjinggu (fandom name). The channel will highlight Onew‘s unique charm that has never been seen before by organizing various contents including vlogs. The opening ceremony will be kicked off by ‘ONEW THE LIFE’, which will establish itself as ONP’s flagship program. This is a vlog content that collects pieces of Onew‘s daily life, and starting with the Czech Republic episode today (the 7th) at 9 PM, new episodes will be uploaded one episode at a time for five weeks. Through ‘ONEW THE LIFE’, Onew will share his unadorned daily life and show off his friendly and comfortable charms set in the Czech Republic, New York, and Japan. Regarding ‘ONEW THE LIFE’, Onew said, “Please show lots of anticipation and interest as I plan to show a variety of sides of me that you’ve ne

Song Ga-in‘s ‘Paldogain’… Will it shake up the Paldo Trot scene?

Singer Song Ga-in‘s first web entertainment show ‘Paldogain’ has partially unveiled itself. On the afternoon of the 7th, Song Ga-in released the first teaser video of ‘Paldogain’ through her YouTube channel ‘Paldogain’. In the released video, Song Ga-in said, “I’m really excited and thrilled. I heard there are a lot of genius singers,” expressing her anticipation. Song Ga-in, who visited a singing classroom, announced the start of ‘Paldogain’ in earnest by saying, “The ‘Paldogain’ singing competition will begin.” Next, students from the singing classroom who have strengths in various fields such as singing, long-term, dancing, and talent appeared in large numbers. Song Ga-in exclaimed, “Awesome!” and took charge of the atmosphere on site by giving honest comments and even performing on stage herself. ‘Paldogain’, which raised expectations with the first teaser, is a web entertainment show where Song Ga-in visits singing classrooms in all eight provinces of the country and directly comm

Jamie, Ben Bliss X Sunoa Collaborative EP ‘Dahlia’ Feature Participation

Singer Jamie has lent her support to Ben Bliss and Sunoa‘s first collaborative EP. Jamie featured in the track ’FREAK’, included in Ben Bliss and Sunoa’s collaborative EP ‘Dahlia‘, which was released at noon today (the 7th) through various music streaming sites. The EP ‘Dahlia’, his first work under the name Ben Bliss, leaving behind his original Z.flat, is an album that contains the flower language of the dahlia, which means ‘a letter to those who were us’, and all of the songs were produced by Ben Bliss himself. The only track featuring a singer, ‘FREAK’, is a song about the emotions of excitement or fear that swirl when meeting incomprehensible but attractive people in life. It is a song with an impressive new jack swing rhythm. Jamie participated in writing the lyrics and composing the song, as well as featuring, making Jamie‘s vocals even more attractive in describing the mysterious relationship in the song. Meanwhile, Jamie appeared on the popular audition program SBS ‘

Lee Seung-chul, 39th anniversary debut album ‘The Best Live 31’ to be released on the 8th

Lee Seung Chul to release special live album to celebrate 39th debut anniversary Singer Lee Seung Chul will be releasing a special live album to celebrate his 39th debut anniversary. His agency LSC Entertainment announced that Lee Seung Chul will be releasing a new live album, ‘THE BEST LIVE 31’ at noon on the 8th. The album consists of 31 carefully selected famous songs from Lee Seung Chul‘s 20th and 25th debut anniversary live albums and world tour concert live albums. The album name, ‘THE BEST LIVE 31’, contains the meaning of giving 31 sweet live gifts to fans for White Day. The physical album is provided in double CD and USB formats, and the existing original live sound source has been enhanced with the latest remastering technology to create a richer and clearer sound. It vividly captures the emotions that could only be felt at a concert venue, and at the same time, the famous songs that have been loved for a long time have been reborn with a refined sound, ‘THE BEST LIVE 31’. Le

‘Discharge’ Monsta X Kihyun, Free Fan Event D-1… 3 Things to Watch for Monbebe

‘Discharged’ Monsta X Kihyun, Free Fan Event D-1… 3 Things to Watch for for Monbebe The special reunion between Monsta X Kihyun, who has proudly returned after completing his military service, and ‘Monbebe (fandom)’ is just one day away. According to his agency Starship Entertainment, Kihyun will be holding the ‘2025 Kihyun Fan Event ’Trip to Kikitown!‘ (2025 KIHYUN Fan Event ’TRIP TO KIKITOWN!‘)’ at Myeonghwa Live Hall in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul at 1 PM and 5 PM on the 8th. This fan event ‘Trip to Kikitown!’ is the official place where Kihyun, who was discharged from his military service on the 21st of last month, will meet ‘Monbebe’ (official fan club name) offline for the first time. Both shows will be free of charge for fans who have been waiting for Kihyun‘s military service. The concert sold out as soon as tickets opened, proving the fans’ passionate interest and love for Kihyun. Kihyun previously held a live performance to commemorate his discharge on Monsta X‘s official YouTube

Jennie, Kitty Bra with a Breakthrough… ‘Like Jennie’ Music Video Released

Jennie, unconventional kitty bra… ‘Like JENNIE’ music video released Singer Jennie, as expected, left a deep impression with an unconventional music video. At 2 PM on the 7th, the music video for ‘Like JENNIE’, the title song of her first solo full-length album ‘Ruby’, was released simultaneously worldwide through the official SNS of global artist Jennie. As soon as the music video began, Jennie appeared wearing a red spacesuit and pulled back the curtains, drawing attention. Then, when Jennie swallowed something in the shape of the alphabet ‘J’ floating in the air, the color of her eyes changed and she transformed into a hip style. She captured attention with her bold and hip outfit and overwhelmed the audience with an intense, synchronized dance performance with her mega crew. At the end of the video, Jennie‘s body, still wearing the same red spacesuit as at the beginning, caught fire, and after the fire went out, Jennie transformed into a capybara, providing a unique kind of fun. A

‘JYP Band’ Xdinary Heroes Comeback on the 24th… Scheduler Released, Anticipation ↑

‘JYP Band’ Xdinary Heroes to make a comeback on the 24th… Anticipation rises as scheduler is released JYP Entertainment (hereafter JYP) boy band Xdinary Heroes (XH) has released a scheduler for their new mini album. Xdinary Heroes will make a comeback on the 24th with the release of their sixth mini album ‘Beautiful Mind’. JYP Entertainment surprised everyone by releasing a poster announcing the comeback on their official SNS channel on the afternoon of the 5th, followed by a scheduler image containing the new album promotion schedule at noon on the 7th. According to the scheduler image in the form of a mind map, a mood film will be released on the 8th, a tracklist on the 9th, an instrumental live sampler on the 10th, track sneak peaks on the 11th to the 13th, individual teaser images and visual films on the 14th to the 19th, unit teaser images and low film posters on the 20th, group teaser images and highlight film samplers on the 21st, and a title song music video teaser on the 22nd

‘Listen Page’ Season 2, Kevin joins → Working with Dark B D1

‘Listen Page’ will be joining the show for its second season with Kevin from The Boyz. The K-pop music program ‘Listen Page’ will be reaching out to viewers with a deeper storyline with the replacement of its MC. Kevin will be joining as the new MC for this season, and with his extensive experience as a K-pop artist and hosting various music programs, he is expected to bring both professionalism and friendliness to ‘Listen Page’. DKB D1 will continue their relationship from Season 1. The two will create a trustworthy synergy with their lively hosting skills and bright energy. Kevin said, “I‘ve always loved music programs, and I’m so happy to be the MC of a program where I can meet various artists. I think I can create good synergy with the program as a singer who leads K-pop together. I‘ll do my best.” DKB D1 continued, “We will do our best to lead Season 2 well, surpassing the popularity of Season 1. He added, “Please look forward to the chemistry with Kevin.” Meanwhile, ‘Listen Pe

Roy Kim-Ha Hyun-sang-Han Ro-ro join… ‘Have a Nice Day’ Final Lineup Revealed

Roy Kim-Ha Hyun-sang-Han Ro-ro join… ‘Have A Nice Day’Final lineup revealed ‘Have A Nice Day #11 (hereafter referred to as Have A Nice Day)’ has announced its final lineup with a total of 10 new teams joining. Following the hot topic of the first lineup full of spring emotions, the top artists who have dominated the charts and rising music powerhouses have joined, creating an even more complete lineup. The previous first lineup included ‘MeloMance’, ‘Beomjin’, ‘May’, ‘Paul Kim’, ‘Ha Dong-gyun’, ‘Hwang Ga-ram’, ‘N.Flying’, ‘10CM’, ‘Gu Won-chan’, ‘Soran’, ‘So Soo-bin’, ‘Jeong Se-woon’, ‘Hong Isaac’, ‘Dept’. The first lineup on April 12th includes ‘Prince of Spring’, who successfully completed their solo concerts in Seoul and Busan. ‘Roy Kim’ has made the list. Singer-songwriter ‘Stella Jang’, who has been solidifying his position through his participation in various OSTs and his own unique style, Pentagon‘s ‘Woo Seok’, who announced his new start as a solo artist by releasing the single,

Xiumin, who does not appear on KBS, holds Asia tour

Singer Xiumin will be holding his first solo fan-con Asia tour. On the afternoon of the 7th, INB100, Xiumin‘s agency, announced the holding of the ‘2025 XIUMIN FAN CONCERT ‘X Times ( ) (엑스타임스)’ ASIA TOUR’ through their official channel along with a poster. The tour, which will begin on March 22nd at the Blue Square Mastercard Hall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, will be held in six Asian cities: Tokyo on April 11th, Osaka on April 13th, Bangkok on April 19th, Manila on May 10th, and Taipei on May 25th. Just like the posters, which were created with the concept of multiple Xiumin interviewing each other, the fan-con this year will be filled with compositions, artwork, and videos that showcase the various charms of solo artist Xiumin. In addition, Xiumin’s 2nd mini album ‘Interview X (Interview) to be released on March 10th It is expected to give fans unforgettable memories with a variety of rich compositions, including stages for new songs included in ‘X’ and various event corners. Xiumin‘s secon