“Dice” also comprises five other tracks that embody different sides to the artist. “Sunshine” is an electronic-pop tune peppered with punky guitar sounds that exude a vibrant energy like setting off on an unexpected trip. Onew recommended fans listen to the song while driving or going on a vacation. “On the Way” -- picked by Minho as his favorite song from the album -– is a romantic song of an ...

Watching each of the bandmates delivering their final words, leader Choi Hyun-suk burst into tears. “I know how hard the members had worked for this, and watching their backs from here as they speak just made me feel a little strange. They prepared so hard, even sleeping less to train,” he said, wiping the tears off his face. “We know that Treasure exists because of Treasuremakers, and we promi...

Earlier that day, executives at Hybe, the band’s agency, conducted a press conference at the MGM Grand Hotel, during which the company’s chief communication officer Lee Jin-hyeong and chief operations officer Kim Tae-ho answered questions related to the concert and the bands’ ongoing military enlistment issue. “We’re very cautious on speaking about the military enlistment issue as we know how im...

On their goals with the new album, Jun-hyung said they hope to really enjoy ourselves instead of “taking things too seriously.” “It’s more fun to watch when the performer is having fun in the first place,” Jun-hyung said. The third year into their career, Ghost9 is aiming to strike higher on the music charts as well, hopefully making their way up to the topmost ranks. Kang-sung also added that...

Apro is “no different” The song “HoMe” carries the message he wants to convey to listeners through “Avenue”: “Although this is entirely my story, it can be yours as well.” “‘Home’ seemed like the objet through which we all become just the same people. Although while we are all at different stages in our lives, the fact that we come from home and return to it after work is the same.” And it’s b...

Boy band Cravity dropped its latest album “Liberty: In Our Cosmos” on Tuesday, making a return to the music scene after a seven-month hiatus. Originally scheduled to be released on Feb. 22, the album was delayed after the whole group tested positive for COVID-19 just a few days prior. Ahead of the album’s release at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, the nine-member act conducted an online press conference live...

KCON is back and live for the first time in two years, and the global K-pop festival will be featuring some of the biggest acts to celebrate the return of in-person concerts, including the six teams that will compete on the upcoming survival program “Queendom 2.” CJ ENM, the event’s organizer, on Tuesday announced the full line-up of performers set to hit the stage during the two-day “KCON 2022 ...

Meanwhile, Pledis Entertainment on Friday launched a separate audition online called “Global Wonder Teens” to recruit new talent under three categories of voice, performance and confidence. Pledis is home to several popular K-pop idol bands, including Seventeen, fromis_9 and Minhyun and Baekho of now disbanded NU’EST. Anyone born in 2003 or later can apply, regardless of gender and nationality, ...

Another part of the site was used to build the Waterworks Museum. Inside the main and annex buildings, exhibitions show the stories and artifacts from the centurylong history of the water supply system, and also how the related culture and technology had developed with it. In the area outside, visitors can experience how facilities, such as pumps and pipes, had been operated back when the plant ...

Stray Kids has been making steady progress since their debut in 2018. Last year, they became the first JYP Entertainment artists to sell a million copies of an album with their second long-player “Noeasy.” With “Oddinary,” the band pushed the envelope further, selling 1.3 million units in pre-orders alone, up by nearly 400,000 compared to their previous release, “Noeasy.” “It’s all thanks to St...

All the bandmates participated in the making of the nine tracks. Along with Soyeon, Minnie and Yuqi took part in composition and lyrics of several songs -- Minnie for “Already” and “Escape” and Yuqi for “Polaroid” and “Liar.” “As it’s our first studio album, we paid extra attention. We’re always writing songs, so we’re happy to be able to finally show them to Neverland,” Yuqi said, referring to...

“How have you been, guys? To be honest, I don’t think I’ve been so well in the past two years. We had to wait indefinitely for the end of the pandemic, and all I could do was miss you guys. I realized this today. Although we’ve done so many things to continue the show without an audience, it became clear to me today that a concert becomes whole when the artist and audience come together in one pl...

While Big Hit Music did not reveal the exact number of tickets sold, around 45,000 will be attending the three concerts in total, given that the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism allowed the group to invite 15,000 spectators for each day to provide some physical distancing amid the ongoing concerns of coronavirus spread. This will be the largest in-person concert in Korea to take place sinc...

During the interview, Lee was ever so careful in putting her answers into words, pausing now and then to mull her thoughts. Her decision to perform Jung Joon-il’s “Hug Me” during the 2021 singing competition also followed a weighed and considered process. “I think I was the most honest with myself with that song. I tried to deliver the message that, ‘I’m in pain, so please hug me,’ which is som...

Kisum, whose real name is Jo Hye-ryung, made her debut in 2013 with her collaboration with singer Se-A, “First Love.” She gained recognition through the 2015 Mnet’s female rapper survival program, “Unpretty Rapstar,” and has been actively releasing music both for herself and in collaboration with other musicians. While she has less of the boisterous, bubbly energy iconic of Kisum’s early days, t...