Park Yong-in Guilty in ‘Butterless Beer’ Controversy… Suspended Prison Sentence in First Trial

Park Yong-in found guilty in the ‘Butter-less beer’ controversy… Suspended prison sentence in first trial Urban Zakapa member Park Yong-in (37), who was put on trial on charges of selling butter-less beer as ‘Butter beer’, was sentenced to suspended prison sentence in the first trial. On the afternoon of the 18th, Judge Lee Min-ji of the 12th Criminal Division of the Seoul Eastern District Court sentenced Park Yong-in, who was indicted on charges of violating the Food Labeling and Advertising Act, to 8 months in prison, suspended for 2 years. A craft beer sales company, Virtua Company, represented by Park Yong-in, was sentenced to a fine of 10 million won. The court ruled that day, “The advertisement in question is false and exaggerated advertising because it misleads people into thinking that the product contains butter even though it does not.” Park Yong-in is accused of selling ‘Beurre’ (Butter) beer at convenience stores from June 2022 to January of the following year, and advertis

Song Ga-in and Shim Soo-bong Collaborate → Lee Chan-won‘s Movie Released... ‘Trot Stars’’s Great Transformation

Trot stars who boast ‘star power’ on stage and in broadcasting, such as Song Ga-in, Jeong Dong-won, Lee Chan-won, and Jang Min-ho, are all undergoing transformations. Song Ga-in is currently making rapid progress with her recently released 4th full-length album ‘Gaindal’. This is her first new album in 2 years and 10 months, and it is her first album since establishing her one-person agency Gaindal Entertainment last year, so it is drawing attention from both inside and outside the music industry. One of the double title tracks in this album, ‘I‘m Tears,’, is particularly a hot topic. Shim Soo-bong, who is considered the ‘living legend’ of the trot world, not only wrote the lyrics and composed the song, but also produced it herself. The song received from Shim Soo-bong

Enmix, March 17th comeback… Final chapter of ‘Fe3O4’ series revealed

Girl group NMIXX is finally revealing the last episode of their series album ‘Fe3O4’. On the 19th, their agency JYP Entertainment announced through their official SNS that NMIXX‘s fourth mini-album ‘Fe3O4: FORWARD’ will be released on March 17th. The first teaser content for ‘Fe3O4: FORWARD’, a motion poster, contains a scene of items reminiscent of their previous works, such as butterflies, cubes, black stakes, and stars, being moved in a basket on a set that looks like an airport security checkpoint. At the end of the video, a new object, ‘Sora shell’, and

Stray Kids Ranked in IFPI 2024 Global Chart for 3 Consecutive Years

Stray Kids has been listed on the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) annual global chart for three consecutive years, shining their presence as a ‘Global Top Artist’. According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) announcement on its official website and SNS channels on the 18th (local time), Stray Kids ranked in the top 10 in three categories: the ‘Global Artist Chart’, the ‘Global Album Chart’, and the ‘Global Album Sales Chart’. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) global chart ranks groups based on annual physical album sales, digital music downloads, and streaming figures worldwide. Stray Kids ranked 5th on the ‘Global Artist Chart’, successfully ranking on the chart for three consecutive years since first entering it in 2022. On the ‘Global Album Chart’, the mini album ‘ATE’ ranked 10th. ‘MAXIDENT’ in 2022, and

Youngpa-ssi, March 2nd release of ‘Cold’ “10CM gladly accepts featuring”

‘Hip-hop girl group’ YOUNG POSSE is meeting with singer 10CM. Their agency DSP Media and Beats Entertainment revealed the tracklist for their special album ‘COLD’(COLD) on YOUNG POSSE‘s official SNS on the 19th. The album includes the title song of the same name, ‘COLD (feat. 10CM),’Lovestagram’, ‘Blue Dot’, ‘Daddy Don‘t Leave Me’, ‘Santa Claus left me no goodz’, ‘Oskar’

EXO Xiumin, Seems to Have a Lot of Worries… Solo Comeback Trailer Released

EXO‘s Xiumin, Seems to Have a Lot of Worries... Solo Comeback Trailer Released EXO member and solo artist Xiumin has released a trailer for his new album. On the 19th at midnight, his agency INB100 released the trailer for Xiumin’s 2nd mini-album ‘Interview X’ through their official channel. The video briefly shows Xiumin, who seems to be lost in thought. It ends with Xiumin drawing ‘X’, which represents himself. The sensual video, which was created using a vintage camcorder and expressed with textures and tones that may seem somewhat rough, gives off the feeling of conveying Xiumin‘s complicated thoughts. Xiumin’s solo album will be released in September 2022, 2 years and 6 months after the release of his first solo album. The second mini album ‘Interview X’ is an album that will let us learn about Xiumin that we didn‘t know about and that some people wanted to know about, and it will contain new charms of Xiumin that we haven’t seen before. Xiumin will start with a trailer, track lis

Enmix, March 17th comeback… ‘Fe3O4’ series finale

NMIXX will make a comeback on March 17th with their new album ‘Fe3O4: FORWARD’. On the 19th at midnight, NMIXX released the motion poster content for their fourth mini-album ‘Fe3O4: FORWARD’ through their official SNS channel, announcing their comeback on March 17th. The first teaser content for ‘Fe3O4: FORWARD’, the motion poster, contains a scene of items reminiscent of their previous works, such as butterflies, cubes, black stakes, and stars, being moved in a basket on a set that looks like an airport security checkpoint. At the end of the video, a new object, ‘Sora shell’, and the phrase ‘Towards the Utopia, Together with Nmixx’ appeared, interestingly presenting NMIXX‘s worldview as they head toward the unknown space of Mixtopia (MIXXTOPIA). In particular, the 4th mini album is a series of ‘Fe3O4: BREAK’, which leads to the 2nd mini album ‘Fe3O4: STICK OUT’.

Virtual Idol AEONIT to Make a Surprise Comeback in March

The virtual idol group ‘AEONIT (hereinafter referred to as AEONIT)’ is returning to the music industry. AEONIT, who made a magical appearance last year with their debut single album ‘LUMOS’, is releasing their first digital single ‘ENDLESS DREAM’, and AEONIT‘s second dream is about to unfold. AEONIT announced the countdown to their comeback by releasing the ’Coming Soon‘ image through their official SNS account at midnight on the 19th (Wednesday). A daffodil blooming on the hands of the five members Saebyeok, Chanyu, Leon, Yuan, and Woozoo, gathered as one, is captured in a watercolor painting, drawing attention, and the new album name and release date of ‘2025.03.13’ have been revealed, raising expectations even more. In particular, the ’Coming Soon‘ image contains an emotional transformation from the fresh and cool boys of midsummer to youths dreaming of spring through ‘LUMOS’, drawing attention to the unique charm that Ioniq will show. The virtual idol group Ioniq, consisting of fiv

Youngposse, the title song is ‘COLD’… featuring 10CM

The combination of group YOUNG POSSE and singer 10CM is highly anticipated. Young POSSE (Jung Sun-hye, Wi Yeon-jeong, Jiana, Do-eun, Han Ji-eun) revealed the tracklist for their special album ‘COLD’ on their official SNS at midnight today (the 19th). Accordingly, this album includes the title song of the same name as the album ‘COLD (feat. 10CM)’, as well as ‘Lovestagram’, ‘Blue Dot’, ‘Daddy Don’ Leave Me‘, ’Santa Claus left me no goodz‘, ’Oskar‘s Drawing’, ‘COLD (YPS Colder Ver.)’, etc. It cont

‘March Comeback’ The Boyz “We Want to Make a Hit Song” [Photoshoot]

‘Singles’ has released a visual pictorial of The Boyz. In the revealed pictorial, The Boyz members perfectly pull off sophisticated suit styling and unique casual looks, capturing attention. The Boyz exudes diverse charms with a combination of intense red and classic tones, while adding to the pictorial‘s atmosphere with poses and facial expressions that highlight each member’s individuality, revealing The Boyz‘s strong presence. The Boyz recently met fans at their fan meeting ‘THE B LAND’, where they performed their debut song ‘Boy’ for the first time. Member New said, “We prepared the ‘Boy’ stage for The Boyz in school uniforms because we thought they would want to see it the most. It’s a meaningful debut song for both us and the fans”, expressing his feelings about the first stage. Kevin said, “The scene where we first enter on a balloon and each find our respective boy seats is a reenactment of the first scene from the ‘Boy’ music video. “The fans probably didn’t know,” he said. Yo

Heo Chan-mi, selected as the seventh runner for the ‘Kind Mr. Shipowner’ OST

Singer Heo Chan-mi confesses a lovely confession song. Heo Chan-mi will release the MBC daily drama ‘Kind Sun-ju-ssi’ OST Part. 7 ‘I Really Like You’ on all music streaming sites around the world through the global music platform AURORA at 6 PM today (18th). ‘I Really Like You’ is a song with a combination of emotional lyrics that seem to confess love and a bouncy melody. Heo Chan-mi will participate in the singing, and her refreshing voice and bright energy will give listeners heart-fluttering excitement. Heo Chan-mi, who recently released ‘Saturday Night’ and has been actively promoting, debuted in 2010 as a member of the idol group Coed School. After appearing on Mnet‘s ‘Produce 101’, JTBC’s ‘Mix Nine’, she challenged a new genre of trot with TV Chosun‘s ‘Miss Trot 2’. Despite being her first trot challenge, Heo Chan-mi received favorable reviews for her skills that improved with each round and her splendid performance, and she achieved a meaningful result of finishing 11th in ‘Miss

Jisoo, solo comeback celebration ‘SOO IN LOVE’ greatest fans ever♥

BLACKPINK member Jisoo showed her unprecedented love for fans in celebration of her solo comeback. On the 14th, Jisoo held a special fan meet-up event ‘SOO IN LOVE’ twice at CGV Cheongdam Cine City in Seoul to commemorate the release of her new mini-album ‘AMORTAGE’ and communicated with fans in person. Since this ‘SOO IN LOVE’ was held on the same day as Jisoo‘s comeback, it was designed as a place to reveal the actual album and behind-the-scenes footage of the title song ‘earthquake’ for the first time and share various stories about it. Jisoo gave fans unforgettable memories by filming an ‘earthquake’ dance challenge video with them. On this day, Jisoo said, “The album that I prepared so hard for, paying attention to even the smallest details, has finally been released. “I am happy and grateful every day for all the interest and love you have given me,” she said, adding, “I requested a fan meetup today because I wanted to meet Blink (Blackpink’s official fan club name) in person.” R

Ark, a group of five nationalities, makes a comeback with a new member as ‘New Kids’ [Comprehensive]

“We are ‘New Kids’(nu kidz)!” The seven-member boy group Ark has broken the ‘box’ that has confined them and jumped out into the world. Having steadily grown since their debut in August of last year, they are revealing a completely different musical color and individuality through their second mini-album ‘New Kids: Out the Box’(nu kidz: out the box) released on the 18th. The new album is named ‘New Kids’, which the members of Ark define as “People who break the mold and move forward in their own ways”. The title song is also ‘New Kids’(nu kidz). This shows how much Ark‘s identity and the word itself have changed.

On and Off Min-gyun, sniping the ball heart~

ONF‘s Min-gyun poses for the camera at the showcase for their second full-length album Part 1 ‘ONF:MY IDENTITY’ held at Blue Square in Hannam-dong, Seoul on the 18th. Reporter Kim Min-seong marineboy@donga.com

On and Off Min Kyun, so cool~

ONF‘s Min-gyun poses for the camera at the showcase for their second full-length album Part 1 ‘ONF:MY IDENTITY’ held at Blue Square in Hannam-dong, Seoul on the 18th. Reporter Kim Min-seong marineboy@donga.com

On and Off Seungjun, a fluttering heart!

ONF‘s Seungjun poses for the camera at the showcase for their second full-length album Part 1 ‘ONF:MY IDENTITY’ held at Blue Square in Hannam-dong, Seoul on the 18th. Reporter Kim Min-seong marineboy@donga.com

On and Off Seungjun, outstanding jawline~

ONF‘s Seungjun poses for the camera at the showcase for their second full-length album Part 1 ‘ONF:MY IDENTITY’ held at Blue Square in Hannam-dong, Seoul on the 18th. Reporter Kim Min-seong marineboy@donga.com

On and Off Seungjun, I‘ve got you in my heart~

ONF‘s Seungjun poses for the camera at the showcase for their second full-length album Part 1 ‘ONF:MY IDENTITY’ held at Blue Square in Hannam-dong, Seoul on the 18th. Reporter Kim Min-seong marineboy@donga.com

On and Off Wyatt ‘The Reversal Charm of a Real Man!’

ONF‘s Wyatt poses for the camera at the showcase for their second full-length album Part 1 ‘ONF:MY IDENTITY’ held at Blue Square in Hannam-dong, Seoul on the 18th. Reporter Kim Min-seong marineboy@donga.com

On and Off Wyatt, Intense Power~

ONF‘s Wyatt poses for the camera at the showcase for their second full-length album Part 1 ‘ONF:MY IDENTITY’ held at Blue Square in Hannam-dong, Seoul on the 18th. Reporter Kim Min-seong marineboy@donga.com