The Wild and Wacky World of K-Pop

[AdrenalineRush1996]

BTS' two-year hiatus will begin during this month as RM, Jimin, V and Jungkook will begin their mandatory military service soon, following the enlistements of Jin from last year, J-Hope from seven months ago and Suga from four months ago.

BTS members Jung Kook, RM, Jimin and V to begin military service in December

Last four members of South Korean supergroup have begun enlisting, meaning the band will finish their mandatory military service by 2025

www.theguardian.com

 

[AdrenalineRush1996]

Twice has announced a new single titled "I Got You".

TWICE announce new single 'I Got You'

K-pop girl group TWICE have announced their new single, titled 'I Got You', which will be released next year.

www.nme.com

 

[AdrenalineRush1996]

V has signed a sponsorship deal with South Korean coffee chain Compose Coffee to mark their tenth anniversary.

Compose Coffee signs advertising deal with K-pop star Kim Taehyung

The South Korean coffee chain will mark its tenth anniversary with a series of promotions featuring the BTS star as its brand ambassador

www.worldcoffeeportal.com

 

[Space Cadet]

TVXQ made their comeback today with the song "Rebel" and their 9th album, 20&2. Today is also their 20th anniversary of being a group, so congrats to them! Very hard for K-pop groups to stay together even by their 7th year(of course, they're down to being a duo now).

 

[Rick Jones]

It's been fun to see how much Christmas stuff they put together for fans, or even just seeing how packed Gayo Daejeon is annually.

 

[AdrenalineRush1996]

Le Sserafim's Yunjin has revealed details on her upcoming solo single.

LE SSERAFIM's Yunjin on her next solo single: “It's about loving all the past versions of myself"

LE SSERAFIM singer Yunjin has shared details about her next solo single, describing it as "about loving all the past versions of myself".

www.nme.com

 

[Space Cadet]

ITZY made their comeback yesterday with the mini album Born To Be. Here's the MV for lead single, "Untouchable":



Band member Lia is currently on hiatus due to anxiety-related issues. Hope she makes a full recovery.

 

[Rick Jones]

ITZY made their comeback yesterday with the mini album Born To Be. Here's the MV for lead single, "Untouchable":



Band member Lia is currently on hiatus due to anxiety-related issues. Hope she makes a full recovery.

She's been missed. I'm always hoping everything is OK.

 

[AdrenalineRush1996]

Mnet has confirmed that M Countdown will be undergoing some changes in time for the show's 20th anniversary.

Mnet's 'M! Countdown' undergoes changes for 2024

Mnet's 'M! Countdown' is undergoing changes for 2024.The music show is making changes with the goal to appeal to K-pop fans globally with a new weekl…

www.allkpop.com

 

[Space Cadet]

NMIXX made their comeback yesterday with the song, "Dash." They also released a mini album called Fe304: BREAK as well.




Speaking of actual "comebacks," we have one with Sistar19, which was the sub-unit for Sistar. They released a single album today and here's the lead single, "No More(Ma Boy)":

 

[AdrenalineRush1996]

Fun fact: Koreana were actually the first Korean pop group to score a hit single in continental Europe back in 1988 with "Hand in Hand", which was recorded as the official song of that year's Summer Olympics held in their native South Korea.

 

[AdrenalineRush1996]

The nominees for this year's Korean Music Awards have been announced.

Here are all the nominees of the 21st Korean Music Awards

The upcoming 21st Korean Music Awards has announced its nominees, featuring the likes of NewJeans, BTS’ Jungkook, H1-KEY and more.

www.nme.com

 

[AdrenalineRush1996]

(G)I-dle's new song "Wife" has been banned by South Korean national broadcaster KBS over its sexually explicit lyrics.

K-pop group's new track banned over ‘sexually explicit’ lyrics

South Korea’s national broadcaster KBS has banned new (G)I-DLE track "Wife" due to its “sexually explicit” lyrics.

www.thepinknews.com

 

[AdrenalineRush1996]

SM Entertainment are planning to launch a new K-pop boy band in the United Kingdom.

SM to debut British K-pop boy group

K-pop powerhouse SM Entertainment is set to debut four new K-pop acts including NCT Wish this year. The frontrunner is NCT Wish which is to debut at the label concert, “SMTown Live,” slated to be held at the Tokyo Dome in Japan on Feb. 21, according to SM Entertainment on Thursday. NCT Wish is...

www.koreaherald.com

 

[AdrenalineRush1996]

CBBC will air the Canadian K-pop teen dramedy series Gangnam Project next week.

CBBC hits the K-pop charts with new drama series Gangnam Project

This coming-of-age dramedy is full of heart, culture and humour while dealing with themes of identity, belonging, acceptance, and discovering your truth

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[AdrenalineRush1996]

K-pop record producer Lee Ho-yang, best known under his stage name Shinsadong Tiger, has been found dead at age 40.

Prominent K-pop composer, known as 'Shinsadong Tiger,' found dead, South Korean police say

South Korea's police say Lee Ho-yang, a prominent K-pop composer and producer better known by his professional name of “Shinsadong Tiger,” has been found dead.

apnews.com

 

[Space Cadet]

^

Sad news, he's produced so many good K-pop songs. His current group, Tri.be is on a temporary hiatus because of his passing. They had just made a comeback too.



TWICE is back with a new mini album called With You-th. Here's the MV for the lead single/title track, "One Spark":

 

[AdrenalineRush1996]

EXO's Suho has signed a partnership deal with Diageo to promote responsible drinking in the Asia-Pacific region.

Diageo partners with global K-Pop star SUHO to promote responsible drinking across Asia Pacific

The 'Enjoy the Flow, Savour Every Moment’ campaign features an original song recorded by SUHO

www.diageo.com

 

[AdrenalineRush1996]

Coca-Cola has teamed up with JYP Entertainment to create a K-pop themed limited edition flavour of the cola called K-Wave.

Coca-Cola Launches Limited-Edition K-WAVE Zero Sugar For K-Pop Fans | ESM Magazine

Coca‑Cola has launched a limited-edition flavour K-WAVE Zero Sugar drink and a suite of music-focused digital and IRL experiences for K-Pop fans.

www.esmmagazine.com

 

[Space Cadet]

Anyone familar with K-pop knows about Dingo's Killing Voice series, were either a group or an artist comes on the program and sings both past hits, b-sides and their newest stuff. Today, TWICE appeared on the show for the first time and they sang 19 of their songs. The most notable thing is that if you're familiar with TWICE's discography, you'll know that this barely scratched the surface and they could easily do multiple episodes or make the episode like 5 hours long. Either way, I enjoyed it a lot.