Jay Park discussed his new digital single “Ganadara,” which features IU.   　 This is the first time the two musicians have teamed up, with the single having come out Friday.   　 “She said ‘Let’s work together someday when there’s an opportunity,’ and I instantly started making the song and asked her (to collaborate),” he confided. He said she was the ultimate professional and he loved her vocal tone, describing the re

BTS reunites with local fans, marks “return home” with first in-person concert in 864 days

Suho of EXO will come out with his second solo album in April, according to a local media report Thursday.   　 Label SM Entertainment confirmed the news, saying he is preparing the album and will return to the scene next month.   　 This is the first official activity for the veteran idol, who completed his mandatory military duty as an alternative social worker last month.   　 “I’m preparing a gift for EXO-L,” he said upon discharge referring to the band's off

K-pop boy band to hold live in-person concerts in Seoul

Twice will perform one more time at Tokyo Dome on April 25, announced label JYP Entertainment on Tuesday. 　 The band was planning to perform live at the dome on April 23-24, as part of its fourth international tour. The nine-member act kicked off its tour with two concerts in Seoul in December last year and performed live in front of a total of 100,000 audience members over seven shows in five US cities last month. 　 Twice hit the Tokyo Dome stage for the first time in March 2019, in the short

Stray Kids will kick off its international tour on April 30, announced label JYP Entertainment on Monday. 　 Starting with two concerts in Seoul, the band will fly off to Kobe, Japan in June and hop off to Tokyo the following week. On June 29, it will head to the US and visit fans in seven cities and wrap up with final two-day performances in Tokyo on July 27. More concerts may be added as the “And More” phrase from the poster hinted. It has been almost 2 1/2 years since it hosted an

New album produced by Soyeon, Yuqi and Minnie consists of nine tracks

The Korea Music Content Association has joined hands with the Korean Intellectual Property Office to crack down on online sellers of counterfeit K-pop merchandise, according to the association on Monday. Amid the global popularity of Hallyu content, an increasing number of items that violate trade marks and other rights of entertainment agencies are being sold online. Frequently pirated items include light sticks, photo cards and clothes. Major entertainment firms such as Hybe, S.M. Entertai

South Korean boy group NCT Dream will give an online concert next month with its second full-length record set to drop late this month, the group's agency said Monday. The concert "Dream Stage: Glitch Mode" will be streamed on the Beyond Live platform on April 5, SM Entertainment said. The subunit of the 23-person K-pop mega group NCT will perform tracks in the second full album "Glitch Mode" as well as other hit singles during the show, which will be prerecorded, the agency

K-pop girl group Oh My Girl will release its first full-length album in three years in late March, the group's agency said Monday. "Real Love," the second studio album from the group, will drop at 6 p.m. on March 28, WM Entertainment said. It marks the group's first full album in three years, with the latest one released in 2019. Debuting in April 2015 with the EP "Oh My Girl," the septet has since released hit singles, such as "Secret Garden," "The Fifth Seaso

    　 Pentagon will meet fans in person at a fan meet event on April 2-3, announced agency Cube Entertainment on Friday. 　 Under the title “Pentagon’s Private Party,” the nine-member act will take to the stage twice. Both will be broadcast live as well. 　 Not all members will be present, however. Yeoone suspended activities last month after suffering a back injury from being hit by a drunk driver. Hui is currently serving his mandatory military duty. 　 The ban

All tickets for K-pop supergroup BTS' upcoming Seoul concerts were sold out on the first day of sales as were those for the group's Las Vegas shows earlier, sources in the music scene said Friday. The sources said tickets for all three "Permission To Dance On Stage - Seoul" concerts were sold out in a few hours after they went on sale exclusively for members of the BTS fan base ARMY at 8 p.m. the previous day, prior to a public sale. The concerts scheduled for March 10, 12 and 13 mark

    Highlight is gearing up for return in March, said agency Around Us Entertainment on Thursday. 　 The quartet finished shooting for a music video and jacket album photo recently and is in the final stage of releasing a new album. Its previous album was its third EP “The Blowing” from May last year. The EP, the first in over 3 1/2 years created by all four bandmates, ranked among the top 10 on the iTunes top albums chart in 15 regions. 　 Members of the band, now in i

DJ producer opens up about being on audition program “Super Band 2” and techno music

   　 NU’EST will release a best-of album on March 15, one day after its disbandment, said agency Pledis Entertainment on Wednesday. 　 The date of the release falls on the tenth anniversary of its debut. The album, called “Needle & Bubble,” will chronicle the band’s decadelong music career. The album will be a parting gift for the band‘s fans, and will be full of messages the bandmates wanted to deliver to them, the company said. 　 On Monday, the