MUSICOn and off you, cute look~ONF‘s Yuga poses for the camera during 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.comFeb 18, 2025
MUSICOn and off you, the youngest‘s cute V~ONF‘s Yuga poses for the camera during 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.comFeb 18, 2025
MUSICOn and Off Etion, the blond prince~ONF‘s E-Tion 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.comFeb 18, 2025
MUSICOn and Off Etion, cute hamster transformation~ONF‘s E-Tion 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.comFeb 18, 2025
MUSICOn and Off Hyojin, heart-fluttering heart towards fans!ONF‘s Hyojin 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.comFeb 18, 2025
MUSICOn and Off Hyojin, fatal charm~ONF‘s Hyojin 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.comFeb 18, 2025
MUSIC‘I am a firefly’ Hwang Ga-ram “I have thought of myself as a bug” (News Briefing)‘I am a Firefly’ singer Hwang Ga-ram appeared on ‘Pyeon Sang-wook‘s News Briefing’. Hwang Ga-ram appeared on the interview corner of SBS ‘Pyeon Sang-wook’s News Briefing’ that aired on the afternoon of the 18th and told various stories about ‘I am a Firefly’, which received much love. On this day, Hwang Ga-ram warmed up the studio atmosphere by singing a verse of ‘I am a Firefly’ along with a greeting. Hwang Ga-ram then left a strong impression by telling the story of ‘I am a Firefly’, which swept the top spots on major charts and became the ‘national consolation song’, and of how he ended his 14 years of obscurity. Hwang Ga-ram revealed that he lived on the streets of Seoul for 147 days after deciding to become a singer. Hwang Ga-ram shared his past, saying, “I took the college entrance exam and came to Seoul with 2 million won with the intention of pursuing music,” and also said that music was the driving force that helped him endure 147 days of homelessness. Hwang Ga-ram caught everFeb 18, 2025
MUSICOn and Off ‘Comeback Showcase’ONF is performing the title song 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.comFeb 18, 2025
MUSICONF ‘Highly anticipated 2nd regular album’ONF is performing the title song 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.comFeb 18, 2025
MUSICComeback On and Off ‘Tears Up the Stage’ONF is performing the title song 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.comFeb 18, 2025
MUSICComeback On and Off ‘The more you watch, the more you fall in love with the charm!’ONF is performing the title song 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.comFeb 18, 2025
MUSICOn and off, powerful performance~ONF is performing the title song 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.comFeb 18, 2025
MUSICONF ‘Release of a full album after 4 years~’ONF‘s Min-gyun, U, E-Tion, Hyo-jin, Seung-jun, and Wyatt pose 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.comFeb 18, 2025
MUSICOn and Off ‘Comeback to fans as real men~’ONF‘s Min-gyun, U, E-Tion, Hyo-jin, Seung-jun, and Wyatt pose 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.comFeb 18, 2025
MUSIC‘New Ark Member’ Andy “‘Project 7’ I want to meet the members at the broadcasting station”Andy, the new member of group Ark, shared his thoughts on their debut. Ark will make a comeback to the music industry by releasing their second mini-album, ‘New Kids: Out the Box’, through various music sites at 6 PM on the 18th. They introduced their new album themselves at the album release commemorative showcase held at the SBS Prism Tower public hall in Mapo-gu, Seoul that afternoon. Andy, who previously appeared on the JTBC boy group audition program ‘Project 7’, said about joining Ark as a new member, “I‘m happy to be able to work with the Ark members who I spent my time as a trainee with and shared a dorm with. I’m also happy to be able to meet my fans again.”Feb 18, 2025
MUSICKorean Singers Association Holds K-Pop Performances at Highway Rest Stops NationwideThe Korea Singers Association will be introducing a new performance culture at highway rest areas. The Korea Singers Association signed an MOU with Kidari Food Co., Ltd., a food company that operates seven highway rest areas nationwide. The MOU signing ceremony held at the ‘Jeongan Albam Rest Area’ on the 14th was attended by Lee Ja-yeon, President of the Korea Singers Association, and Jin Hye-jin, the ‘Next Generation Trot Queen’, while Kidari Food Co., Ltd. Chairman Lee Myeong-soo, Executive Vice President Lee Kyung-ae, and Advisor Kim Jong-chan. Kidari Food Co., Ltd. was founded in 1992 as a food company and is a representative mid-sized company in Daejeon that operates 7 rest areas nationwide. According to this, in the future, the Korea Singers Association plans to promote hidden masters by having members perform special stages at the ‘Jeongan Albam Rest Area’ in the Cheonan/Nonsan direction operated by Kidari Food, ‘Naerincheon Rest Area’, ‘Hongcheon Rest Area’ in the Seoul/YangyaFeb 18, 2025
MUSICBreaking Project, Open, Rising Star, Big Girl Talent Discovery SuccessThe ‘8th Breaking Project’, co-hosted by the SBS Cultural Foundation and the Korea Breaking Federation, was held on February 15th at the Ibex Studio in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi-do. The ‘Breaking Project’, which has been held since 2021, aims to discover and foster breaking talent in Korea and is held twice a year in February and August. It aims to discover and foster breaking talent in Korea in the wake of breaking being adopted as an official event at the 2024 Paris Olympics. A total of 114 people participated in the 8th Breaking Project, and in particular, 28 people participated in the B-girl category, making it the competition with the largest number of B-girls in Korea. A total of 9 people were honored with awards, 3 people each in the Open, Rising Star, and B-Girl categories. The ‘OPEN category’ went 1st place Ahn Hoon (D.Sleep / Affiliation: Jinjo Crew / Baseus) ▲2nd place Choi Dong-wook (Rush / Gambler Crew) ▲3rd place Lee Moon-sae (Madmoon / Platon Crew), and the ‘BGIRL category’Feb 18, 2025
MUSIC‘Ive‘s younger sister’ Kiki is a 5-member group... ‘I DO ME’ music video releasedStarship Entertainment‘s new group KiiiKiii has released the title song music video as their first content for their full-fledged debut promotion. The identity of KiiiKiii, revealed through the music video, is that they are a five-member group. On the 16th, Starship surprise-uploaded KiiiKiii’s first debut title song ‘I DO ME’ music video on their official YouTube channel. Starship boldly omitted KiiiKiii‘s introduction teaser and released the music video first, carrying out an unconventional promotion. The ‘I DO ME’ music video, which was pre-released without revealing any information other than the team name, created a buzz. The music video, which combines a mysterious concept, addictive music, and the members’ elegant performances, drew a hot response immediately after its release, maximizing the anticipation for KiiiKiii, and rose to the top of the domestic YouTube trending videos in just 12 hours, recording an incredible 2.19 million views as of 10 a.m. today (the 18th).Feb 18, 2025
MUSICLee Chan-won, Daesang Power… ‘Secret of Celebrity Soldier’ Season 2 to be aired in AprilKBS2‘s Korea’s first medical storytelling entertainment show ‘Celebrity Soldier‘s Secret’ has confirmed the production of Season 2. The ‘Celebrity Soldier’s Secret’ Spanish flu episode that aired on the 11th recorded a 1.1% viewership rating for the 2049 demographic (Nielsen Korea, nationwide). This is nearly double the previous figure, proving the equal interest of all viewers regardless of gender or age. There were also ‘signs of a hit’ on the set. The ‘Celebrity Soldier‘s Secret’ that will air on the 18th (Tuesday) will highlight the life and death of the late Kim Hyun-sik, the ‘Eternal Guest’ who left behind numerous hit songs and burned his short life. During the filming of the ‘Indomitable Man’ Kim Hyun-sik episode, who recorded an album right up until his death, squeezing out his voice that wouldn’t come out despite suffering from cirrhosis, the studio‘s lights went off with a ‘bang’ sound, startling all the MCs. The production crew and MCs of ‘Secret of a Celebrity Soldier’ conFeb 18, 2025
MUSIC‘Epani‘s daughter’ Serve “Parents are my role models♥” [Photoshoot]The pictorial of singer and creator Seob, who is the daughter of model Epani and heated up SNS with the ‘Mara Tanghulu’ dance, has been released. Seob, who stood in front of the camera with the shy expression and bright energy typical of a teenage girl, made the staff on site smile by solving the pictorial in her own style, from a clear and plain mood to a kitschy concept. She became a hot topic when she walked the runway for the 2025 F/W Seoul Fashion Week DUCKDIVE collection ‘SMS (Sportsmanship Message Service)’, held at Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Jung-gu, Seoul, for the first time in the brand‘s history at the age of 13. When asked about her recent activities, singer and creator Seob, who is raising expectations for her diverse activities such as future albums and short-form content, said, “I’ve been going to various events and continuing to film a lot of short-form content. “I also run a small event where I give CDs to people who dance well on my channel,” he replied. Creators whoFeb 18, 2025