‘Comeback’ Song Ga-in, the captivating diva embracing the moon

Singer Song Ga-in has released additional concept photos full of dreamy emotions ahead of the release of her fourth full-length album ‘Gain;Moon’. The photos highlight a mysterious and dreamy atmosphere with a blue moon in the background. Under the album‘s theme, ‘Moon’, Song Ga-in’s pose of reaching out her hand toward the sky creates the feeling of caressing the moon, adding to the emotional atmosphere. While in the first concept photos released previously, she showed off an elegant and calm charm in a traditional hanbok, in the second concept photos, she created a captivating yet modern atmosphere by wearing a see-through dress in gold and brown tones. Her sophisticated styling and atmosphere have raised expectations even more, showing off a different charm. Song Ga-in‘s fourth full-length album ‘Gain;Moon’, which will be released on the 11th, shows off musical attempts that are as unique as her improved visuals. Song Ga-in will present a new side of herself by covering a variety of

CYKERS, JOINING WITH JAPAN‘S LARGEST BROADCAST, LAUNCHES EXCLUSIVE CONTENT

The group Psychers is visiting various famous places in Tokyo, Japan. On the 7th, Psychers will exclusively release ‘Psychers DAY OFF IN TOKYO’ through the official YouTube channel of WOWOW, Japan‘s largest satellite broadcasting company. They will meet fans with content that contains a travelogue of recommended places in Tokyo that they recruited from roadies (official fandom name) in advance. Starting with ‘Team A’ of Sumin, Jinsik, and Hyunwoo, who are all born in 2004 and are called ‘04s’, the members are divided into teams of three, with ‘Team B’ of Junmin, Se-eun, and Yujun, and ‘Team C’ of Minjae, Hunter, and Yechan, choosing one of the ‘Places I Want to Visit’ and ‘Places I Want to Make Memories’ and filming a vlog while enjoying sightseeing. Through this content, they will create a special The Psychics who set out on a journey will show off their witty banter, sense of humor, and cheerful teamwork to provide enjoyment. They will completely capture the hearts of local fans by g

KISS OF LIFE, European tour response is hot

Girl group KISS OF LIFE has announced the start of their European tour. KISS OF LIFE will begin their European tour concert ‘KISS ROAD’ on the 20th. They will visit 13 European cities, including Milan, Italy, Zurich, Switzerland, Utrecht, Netherlands, Berlin, Germany, Vienna, Austria, London, England, Paris, France, Madrid, Spain, and Lisbon, Portugal, to present diverse performances. European fans are also showing great interest ahead of the concert. As of the 5th, most of KISS OF LIFE‘s concerts have been sold out, and most of the remaining seats have been filled, showing that all of the concerts are about to be sold out, giving us a glimpse into the anticipation of European fans. KISS OF LIFE’s world tour concert ‘KISS ROAD’ started in Seoul last year and successfully completed a tour of the Americas. In particular, their strengths of solid live performance and splendid performance, as well as smooth communication with fans, are the key points.

‘Comeback’ Arc, Colorful Teaser Preview

The group ARRC is gearing up for a full-fledged comeback with colorful teasing content. ARRC (Andy, Choi Han, Doha, Hyunmin, Jibin, Kien, Rioto) unveiled the logo sequence and promotion scheduler for their second mini-album ‘nu kidz: out the box’, respectively, through their official SNS at midnight and noon today (the 5th). First, in the logo sequence, broken TV objects are placed against the night sky, while the funky album title ‘nu kidz: out the box’ title logo catches the eye. At the same time, the members‘ voices shouting “nu kidz!” also appeared, increasing curiosity about the new album. The promotion scheduler emphasized the connection with the previous work with a trendy design reminiscent of an apparel brand tag. According to this, Ark will begin a full-fledged comeback countdown starting with the release of the comeback trailer ‘Trailer: Who is the ARrC?’ on the 6th. ‘Track Breakdown’, ‘Sampler Dro

Kang Min-kyung, boldly exposed in off-shoulder top… slender shoulder line [DA★]

Group Davichi‘s Kang Min-kyung caught attention with her bold off-shoulder fashion. On the 3rd, Kang Min-kyung posted a picture on her Instagram with the caption, “The reason I can’t put down my old iPhone. It‘s just like my astigmatic eyes.” In the revealed picture, Kang Min-kyung is wearing an off-shoulder and boldly revealing her shoulders. Her deep collarbone and slender shoulder line catch the eye. In the following picture, Kang Min-kyung is taking a mirror selfie. Kang Min-kyung, wearing a white blouse, shows off her innocent beauty. Meanwhile, Davichi, which Kang Min-kyung is a part of, held the 2025 Davichi Concert ‘A Stitch in Time’ (어 스위트 인타임) at the KSPO DOME (formerly Gymnastics Arena) in Olympic Park, Songpa-gu, Seoul on January 18th and 19th. Reporter Kim Seung-hyun, Donga.com tmdgus@donga.com

Attract, Creates ‘FiftyFifty Younger Brothers’… Holds Global Auditions

Attract, the agency that led the global hit of girl group FIFTY FIFTY, is creating a new boy group. On the 5th, Attract announced, “We will hold the First ATTRAKT GLOBAL AUDITION and look for members of the next-generation boy group.” In 2023, Attract gained significant attention in the K-pop market by producing girl group FIFTY FIFTY, which achieved unprecedented success on Billboard and global charts with “CUPID.” Having proven its box office potential and solid planning capabilities through FIFTY FIFTY, Attract is once again looking to take the world stage with a new boy group.

Enhypen Jake and Sung Hoon, the overwhelming visuals of the ‘pic artisans’

Jake and Sung Hoon of group ENHYPEN showed off their warm charms through a pictorial. On the 5th, fashion magazine ‘Esquire’ revealed the digital cover of the February issue featuring Jake and Sung Hoon from ENHYPEN in collaboration with luxury jewelry brand Tiffany & Co. on their official SNS. The two, who are Tiffany & Co.‘s Korean and Japanese ‘Friends of the House’, caught everyone’s attention with their bright smiles and warm visuals while wearing various jewelry. In the individual cuts, Jake added a sophisticated vibe with his simple expression, while Sung Hoon showed off his presence with a comfortable yet natural mood with his dog. Jake

‘Debut’ Hearts To Hearts, Audio Teasing Content Released

SM Entertainment‘s new girl group Hearts2Hearts, which will debut on the 24th, has announced the colorful charms of its eight members. Hearts To Hearts is a team that aims to connect with global fans through their own mysterious and beautiful music world filled with various emotions and heartfelt messages, and to move forward together as a bigger ‘we’. It consists of eight members, Jiwoo, Carmen, Yuha, Stella, Jueun, Aina, Ian, and Yeon, all with different personalities and limitless potential. Jiwoo (JIWOO, born in 2006), who catches the eye with her cool visuals with short hair, is the leader of Hearts To Hearts and boasts graceful dance lines as she learned ballet. Carmen (CARMEN, born in 2006), who is from Bali, Indonesia, is expected to capture the hearts of global listeners with her clear and elegant vocals. Yuha (YUHA, born in 2007) is expected to show off her all-rounder side in various fields such as vocals and dance, and Stella (STELLA, born in 2007), who spent her school day

Baby Monster‘s ‘BATTER UP’ Music Video Surpasses 300 Million Views

The music video for the group Baby Monster‘s pre-debut song ‘BATTER UP’ has surpassed 300 million views on YouTube. According to their agency YG Entertainment on the 5th, Baby Monster’s ‘BATTER UP’ music video surpassed 300 million views on YouTube at 11:44 p.m. the previous day. This achievement was made about 1 year and 2 months after its release on November 27, 2023. Immediately after its release, the music video ranked first on the global YouTube daily music video chart for 5 consecutive days amidst an enthusiastic response from music fans, immediately taking the top spot on the weekly chart. Riding the momentum, it quickly reached 100 million views (on the 18th) and 200 million views (on the 53rd), showing an unusually high level of popularity. With this, Baby Monster now has two videos with over 300 million views out of eight YouTube contents with hundreds of millions of views. The music video for their first mini album, ‘SHEESH’, previously achieved the same number of views in a

Tours‘ ‘TWS: Club’ Comeback after 3 months… Laughter potential exploded in sauna

The group Tours (TWS) has showcased an even more powerful humor code through its own content. On the 4th, Tours released a new episode of its regular own content, ‘Tours: Club’ (TWS: CLUB), ‘24/7 Bulgama Land #2’, on the team‘s official YouTube and global super fan platform Weverse channels. ‘Tours: Club’, which was newly released after about three months, contains the story of the members going to a jjimjilbang to celebrate the New Year in two episodes. In the previous episode, the six members successfully earned New Year’s money by tenaciously enduring the jjimjilbang while wearing towels shaped like sheep‘s heads on their heads. Sauna

QWER, First Fan Concert Since Debut in Japan… Heading to Tokyo on April 6th

Girl band QWER will be holding their first fan concert in Japan. According to their agency Tamago Production on the 5th, QWER will be holding their first fan concert ‘1, 2, QWER! in Tokyo’ (hereafter ‘1, 2, QWER!’) on April 6th at Zepp Shinjuku in Tokyo, Japan. ‘1, 2, QWER!’ is QWER‘s first fan concert in Japan following Korea. QWER’s debut song ‘Discord’ has reached the ‘Viral 50’ on Spotify, the world‘s largest music platform, despite not having conducted any separate promotions in Japan.

BTS Swallows Billboard with Jin OST and Jungkook‘s ‘New K-Pop Record’

The group BTS is showing off its undiminished heat on the US Billboard chart. According to the latest chart (dated February 8) released by the US music media Billboard on the 5th (Korean time), the OST ‘Close to You’, sung by Jin for the tvN Saturday-Sunday drama ‘Ask the Stars’, entered the ‘World Digital Song Sales’ 1st place and ‘Digital Song Sales’ 9th place. This song, which highlights Jin‘s elegant voice and delicate expressiveness, is receiving a hot response from all over the world, such as ranking in the ‘Single Downloads’ (20th place) and ‘Single Sales’ (22nd place) of the latest UK Official Chart.

Lunate, release of ‘Butterfly’ on the 19th… First comeback of the new year

The group LUN8 will be making an official comeback on the 19th. On the afternoon of the 4th, LUN8 released a scheduler image for their new single album ‘Butterfly’ through Fantagio‘s official SNS. The scheduler lists LUN8’s comeback date as the 19th, and includes a teaser schedule for their new single album. Ahead of the comeback, LUN8 will release an album preview for ‘Butterfly’ today (the 5th), and will begin taking pre-orders for the ‘Butterfly’ physical album through various online retailers at 2 PM on the 6th. LUN8 will then release various teasers such as concept photos, ‘TODAY‘s COVER LETTER’, ‘CONNECT THE LYRICS’, music video teasers, and D-1 content to increase the comeback fever. In addition, the mysterious image of a butterfly drawing a curve like dancing is also capturing attention. The same oriental mood as the previous coming-up teaser greatly increases curiosity about Lunate’s upcoming ‘Butterfly’ activity. ‘Butterfly’ is Lunate‘s first activity in 6 months.

ZerobaseOne, Promotion Schedule Revealed

The group ZEROBASEONE (Sung Hanbin, Kim Jiwoong, Jang Hao, Seok Matthew, Kim Taerae, Ricky, Kim Kyubin, Park Gunwook, Han Yujin) has revealed the promotion schedule for their 5th mini album ‘BLUE PARADISE’. According to the schedule, ZEROBASEONE will sequentially release the title song poster, followed by track posters, music video teasers, and album samplers on the 8th. In particular, the ‘HIDE’ concept photos will be released on the 13th and 14th, and the ‘SEEK’ version on the 16th and 17th, raising expectations for what kind of look they will present. Furthermore, this promotion schedule was produced in video form in addition to image form, giving fans something different to enjoy before the comeback. The journey to find ‘BLUE PARADISE’ is expressed as a map, and the high-quality CG that looks like something out of a SF movie catches the eye. ‘BLUE PARADISE’ is ZEROBASEONE‘s new mini-album, released approximately 6 months after their 4th mini-album ‘CINEMA PARADISE’ in August of las

New Hope Club Disbandment “Each Begins Their Own Adventure... Still Each Other‘s Best Friends” [Official]

New Hope Club Disbands “Each Begins Their Own Adventure... Still Each Other‘s Best Friends” [Official] British boy band New Hope Club has announced their disbandment. On the 5th, New Hope Club posted a message expressing their feelings on their official SNS, officially announcing the band’s disbandment. They said, “We sincerely thank you for being with us at every step of this journey for over 10 amazing years. Your support, love, and trust in New Hope Club have changed our lives. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to realize our dreams.” New Hope Club expressed their gratitude, saying, “We shared memorable nights filled with music, laughter, and joy together. The most beautiful thing of all was that you were like family to us. We will always cherish the love you gave us.” They said, “That‘s why we wanted to tell you why we’ve been quiet lately. After much thought, we decided it was time for us to step back from New Hope Club and start our own adventures. New Hope Club has always

Nine from the ‘Universe League’ to debut in the first half of the year

The group AHOF will debut in the first half of 2025. On the 5th, their agency F&F Entertainment announced, “We have completed meetings with all of the AHOF debut team,” and “The members will take a short break and then begin full-scale preparations with the goal of debuting in the first half of this year.” AHOF is a team formed through the SBS global boy group audition program ‘Universe League’, which ended last month on the 24th. In the final episode, a total of 9 members including Steven, Seo Jung-woo, Cha Woong-ki, Zhang Shuaibo, Park Han, Jay L, Park Joo-won, Zuun, and Daisuke made it to the debut team, confirming them as the global boy group AHOF. The group name was completed by borrowing from the ‘Hall Of Fame’. AHOF is an abbreviation for ‘All-time Hall Of Famer’, and contains the members‘ bold ambition to be inducted into the ‘K-pop Hall of Fame’. AHOF opened an official SNS channel as soon as it was formed and prepared to meet with fans.

GOT7 JB reveals Asia tour poster

Group GOT7‘s JAY B is going on an Asia tour. JAY B recently revealed the Asia tour poster for his 2025 JAY B concert ‘TAPE: RE LOAD’ through Mob Company’s official SNS. JAY B, who successfully held his solo concert ‘TAPE: RE LOAD’ in Seoul on December 7th last year and in Bangkok, Thailand on January 11th and 12th this year, will continue his tour with the same title in Manila, Taipei, Tokyo, Jakarta, and Kuala Lumpur this spring. According to the sensational poster, JAY B will hold ‘TAPE: RE LOAD’ in Manila, Philippines on March 2nd, Taipei, Taiwan on the 9th, Tokyo, Japan on the 19th, Jakarta, Indonesia on April 5th, and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on the 27th. The full-fledged solo tour is the first in three years since the 2022 world tour ‘TAPE: PRESS PAUSE’, so global fans are showing high expectations. JAY B held his first solo tour in November last year.

Project H, 4th member ‘Yang Seo-jin’ revealed

The fourth member of Project H has been revealed. On the 4th, H Music Entertainment released the image of the fourth member of Project H, Yang Seo-jin, through the official SNS of ‘PROJECT H 2025’. In the photo, Yang Seo-jin is drawing attention with her contrasting images, from her daily life with a clean face without makeup to her sophisticated look like a pictorial. In particular, her seemingly indifferent yet charming haughty gaze increases the excitement index of those who see it. Project H had an unusual debut stage through the pre-show of the ‘2024 SBS Gayo Daejeon’ held last year. On this day, Project H was recognized for their potential by perfectly performing performances that transcended generations and genres through songs by Ciara, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, NCT 127, IVE, aespa, 2NE1, and MOP. As K-pop fans‘ curiosity about the members grew, the innocent-looking Jo Hye-rin, the doll-like visuals of Vivi (VV), and the lovely-looking Seohee were introduced in sequence.

‘14-day comeback’ Jisoo, first solo Asia fan meeting tour since debut [Official]

‘14-day comeback’ Jisoo, first solo Asia fan meeting tour since debut [Official] BLACKPINK Jisoo will be holding a large-scale tour to meet fans in person. Conducting a fan meet-up and an Asia fan meeting tour. Jisoo will be holding a special event fan meet-up ‘SOO IN LOVE’ for a total of two times, at 6 PM and 8 PM, at CGV Cheongdam Cine City in Gangnam-gu, Seoul to commemorate the release of her new mini-album ‘AMORTAGE’ on the 14th. She will then continue her 2025 fan meeting tour ‘LIGHTS, LOVE, ACTION!’ in seven Asian cities, including Manila, Bangkok, Tokyo, Macau, Taipei, Hong Kong, and Hanoi, in the first half of the year. Jisoo‘s solo Asia tour is her first in 9 years since her debut with BLACKPINK in 2016. On the 4th, Jisoo released the poster image for ‘LIGHTS, LOVE, ACTION!’ for the first time through her agency BLISSOO’s official SNS and newly opened application.

PLAVE, sets new record… Melon surpasses 11 million streams in 24 hours

PLAVE sets new record… Melon surpasses 11 million streams in 24 hoursVirtual idol group PLAVE has set another record. Their new mini-album surpassed 11 million streams in 24 hours on Melon. PLAVE third mini-album, ‘Caligo Pt. 1’, released on the 3rd, achieved 11 million streams (a total of 11,329,400 streams) in just 24 hours after its release on Melon, a domestic music site. It surpassed the previous No. 1 record of 9.72 million, becoming the millionth album with the highest number of streams a