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Jennie Kim tells the camera quietly that she’d rather not talk about herself. And yet, director Caroline Suh was able to make her share about her childhood and training days in the newest Netflix documentary “Blackpink: Light up the Sky.” She’s not the only one. Blackpink members Jisoo, Lisa and Rosé allowed Suh and her …
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There’s something about the girls of ITZY that make them impossible to ignore. The five-member girl group has filled the K-pop sphere with their unique unbridled energy since their debut in 2019, marking their status as mainstays in one of the most competitive industries in the world. Set aside the ostentatious styling choices, or their …
Enhypen, a new boy group from Mnet’s survival show “I-Land,” is slated to make its highly anticipated debut in November. It’s only been a few weeks since the multinational seven-piece band put up its first official profile, but this sensational rookie act has already attracted the spotlight. Initially, the high-profile show–jointly organized by South Korean entertainment giant …
Kpop artists move online to meet fans As the pandemic continues to persist, K-pop artists are increasingly going online to meet and communicate with their fans. Most recently, boy band Seventeen hosted their fourth annual fan meeting “Seventeen in Carat Land” on Sunday via fan community platform Weverse. It was a tightly-packed four-hour show that …
Beijing-based Yue Hua Entertainment was penalized by the Chinese government after Wang Yiren, a Chinese member of K-pop girl band Everglow, performed at an event for South Korean military troops in June last year, according to the South China Morning Post. The K-pop girl band is produced and managed by Yue Hua Entertainment’s subsidiary in …
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Kpop group Blackpink returns with a healing song for summer with “Ice Cream.” They collaborated with American pop star Selena Gomez for the song. They launched the song today, Aug. 28. Blackpink members said they tasted the sweetness the first time they heard the song’s melody. “Ice Cream,” is from Blackpink’s first regular album to be …
IU’s latest single “Eight” is available for streaming and we are screaming! The track and music video features the rapping of BTS’ Suga. The influence of the film “Inception” is very noticeable in the music video which was released today, May 6. IU enters a white chamber, puts on the music and goes to sleep. …
Born to Beat or BTOB debuted on March 21, 2012 under Cube Entertainment. It’s the first time that we saw Eunkwang, Minhyuk, Changsub, Hyunsik, Peniel, Ilhoon and Sungjae. They practically grew up before our eyes. We celebrate eight years with BTOB. We light our melody bong for them and count the many ways we love them. We love how …
Six years ago, BTS embarked on a two-week journey of Los Angeles, California to learn about the roots of hip-hop culture. Wearing baggy pants, oversized tees and shiny bling, they were wide-eyed rookies trying to find their place both in the grounded and gritty world of West Coast hip-hop and the expanding universe of K-pop. …
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It’s Seventeen’s fourth concert in the country since their first fanmeeting in 2016. “Ode to You” in Manila on Feb. 8 is the 25th show for Pledis Entertainment’s 13-member Korean boy group. And yet, the group managed to do a lot of firsts in this concert. This concert saw plenty of firsts. It’s the first …
Plenty of firsts in Seventeen’s ‘Ode to you’ Manila Read More »