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Shinee is putting out a repackaged version of its recently released seventh studio album “Atlantis,” SM Entertainment said Wednesday.
It will include nine tracks from the LP “Don’t Call Me” as well as three new songs: “Atlantis,” “Area” and “Days and Years.”
The veteran idol group came out with new music for the first time in 2 1/2 years and topped iTunes top albums chart in 47 regions.
It will host its first virtual concert on April 4. The last time it held a standalone concert was three years ago.
But it might be the last chance to see all four members together on stage for a while, as Taemin has hinted at starting his military duty in the summer during a recent live chat with fans. Minho, who was discharged in November, and the two other remaining members have completed their service.
The repacked album will be unveiled on April 21 and will hit the stores three days later.
GOT7’s JB may sign with Jay Park
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JB of GOT7 is in talks to sign with Jay Park’s H1GHR Music, according to media reports on Wednesday. The hip-hop label said that no decisions have been made yet, following the reports.
JB has been the leader of the band since its debut in January 2014 and has participated in writing a series of songs for their albums.
In January, the seven members decided not to renew their contracts with JYP Entertainment and most of them have already found new homes: Jinyoung at BH Entertainment, Yugyeom at AOMG, Bambam at Abyss Company and Youngjae and Jackson at Sublime Artist Agency.
Having recently released the single “Encore,” the group has promised fans they will remain as GOT7 with JB still in the lead role.
H1GHR Music is a hip-hop and R&B label co-founded by Jay Park and Cha Cha Malone in 2017.
Treasure sails into Japan with much fanfare
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Boy band Treasure has officially debuted in Japan on Wednesday with its rollout of their first Japanese studio album “The First Step: Treasure Effect.”
The album landed in 1st place on Japan’s leading music website LINE Music’s top 100 album chart, raising expectations for the upcoming tally by Oricon.
The LP consists of 13 tracks which include the Japanese versions of 12 songs from its first studio album that have already gained popularity in Japan despite the Korean lyrics. “Beautiful,” its first Japanese song and an ending theme song from the original soundtrack of animation “Black Clover,” will also be featured.
The 12-piece act topped major charts in Japan with their pre-debut releases: “Boy,” “I Love You,” “Mmm” and “My Treasure.”
The band sold over 1 million albums before its debut in Japan and its own web drama “It’s Okay, That’s Friendship” uploaded earlier this month drew more than 2 million views in three days.
Jessi draws global attention with new single
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Jessi’s music video for “What Type of X” notched 20 million views on YouTube on Wednesday.
Her digital single came out on March 17 and shot straight to the top of YouTube’s trending worldwide chart. The music video amassed over 10 million views in three days, and entered the top five on Billboard’s World Digital Song Sales chart published Thursday.
Her music video for last year’s hit “Nunu Nana” recently surpassed 100 million views on the platform and fans are also eager to see if her latest release can reach the same milestone.
She has also launched an accompanying TikTok challenge for the pop rock number, which was co-written by her producer Psy and herself. The social media challenge, joined by fellow musicians Jay Park, Heechul of Super Junior, Chungha and Psy, has drawn over 64 million views so far.
By Hwang You-mee (
glamazon@heraldcorp.com)
