South Korea's K-pop girl group BLACKPINK has appeared on the front of the latest issue of the US music magazine Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone revealed the cover of its June issue Monday (US time), describing the girl group as a "pop supernova." It marks the first time any girl group has appeared on the magazine's cover since Destiny's Child of the United States in 2001 and BLACKPINK also is the second all-Asian act to appear on its cover, according to the magazine. "

Tomorrow X Together entered Billboard 200 at No. 4 with its fourth EP “minisode 2: Thursday’s Child.” 　 The boy band “notched its highest-charting album yet,” said the publication on the website on Sunday in the US. 　 This is the band’s sixth time entering the chart. It also put two albums among top five on the chart back to back, label Big Hit Music said. 　 TXT came in first place at a television music chart show with main track “Good Boy Gone Bad&rd

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   　 Seventeen’s upcoming fourth studio album sold more than 2 million copies in preorders, according to distributor YG Plus on Friday. 　 The LP “Face the Sun” is likely to become the biggest-selling album for the band whose five previous albums each sold over a million units. 　 The LP will be fully unveiled on May 27 and the 13-member act will host a showcase the next day. The event will be broadcast live around the world through a range of platforms including

Kim Ga-ram of rookie girl group Le Sserafim is halting all of her activities amid growing controversy over bullying allegations against her. The six-member act’s management agency Source Music announced a temporary suspension of Kim’s activities Friday via the group’s fan community platform Weverse. “After discussions with Kim Ga-ram, it has been decided that the member will take a break for a while to ease her mind. ... Until Kim’s return, Le Sserafim will conti

K-pop sensation BTS’ upcoming anthology album “Proof” is set to offer an expansive look over the group’s nine-year career and what’s to come. BTS’ agency, BigHit Music, revealed the band will be returning to the stage on June 10 with an anthology album spanning the band’s discography. The three-CD collection will allow fans to walk down memory lane and explore unreleased rarities and never-before-heard tunes. The first CD will act as “the chroni

Jay B of GOT7 will host his own fan concert in Seoul on June 18, his label H1gher Music announced on Thursday. 　 The “Nostalgic” concert comes a year after his online fan meet event “Somo:Fume, Style of My Own: Fume” that drew over 1,800 viewers. The concert will be broadcast online as well for fans from around the world. 　 The musician joined the label as a solo artist last year and released his first solo EP “Somo:Fume” that topped iTunes top albums chart

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Nayeon of girl group TWICE will release "Im Nayeon," her first album as a solo artist next month, her agency said Thursday. JYP Entertainment also unveiled a promotional poster for the upcoming EP on social media. Nayeon will drop the EP at 1 p.m. on June 24 in South Korea, which is midnight US EST, apparently with the US music market in mind. The date is Friday, and Billboard charts are compiled from Friday to the following Thursday according to the eastern US time zone. The album

Yerin, formerly of now-disbanded GFriend, held a media showcase on Wednesday to introduce her first solo EP “Aria.” 　 Even though she debuted in 2015 as a member of the girl group, she admitted that she was all nerves and full of doubts. 　 “I questioned myself, wondering if I could do it right without making any mistake. But I am confident,” she declared before performing on stage. 　 “It would be a lie if I said I didn’t’ feel the pressure striking o

K-pop boy group Ateez will release a new Japanese-language EP next week, its management agency said Wednesday. The octet will drop its second Japanese EP "Beyond: Zero" next Wednesday, KQ Entertainment said, adding it will be the band's first release in Japan since its single "Dreamers" in July last year. The EP will have seven tracks, including the main track "Rocky" and "The King." Ahead of the album's release, Ateez unveiled a music video for

Onew of SHINee will roll out his first studio album in Japan on July 6, his label SM Entertainment announced on Tuesday. 　 The LP will consist of ten tracks: six new songs and four remakes of hit Japanese songs including Kazumasa Oda’s “Kirakira” and Misia’s “Everything.” 　 He will unveil the LP “Life Goes On” gradually -- first with a pre-release song “Kirakira,” followed by more tracks. 　 The veteran idol will then tour Japan from

TNX, the first boy band of P Nation, headed by “Gangnam Style” hitmaker Psy, made their long-awaited debut on Tuesday with its first EP “Way Up.” The six-member act – comprised of members TaeHun, KyungJun, HyunSoo, JunHyeok, Hwi and SungJun -- conducted its debut media showcase in Seoul a few hours ahead of the album’s release at 6 p.m. that day. “It feels unreal to be standing here on this stage … as much as we’ve dreamt about this moment

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