Key of SHINee landed on top of the iTunes top albums chart in 20 regions with “Killer,” a reissue of his second solo studio album, “Gasoline.” The second LP came out six months ago and was No. 1 on the chart in 24 regions. The repack consists of 14 songs in total, including three new songs -- the main track of the same title, “Heartless” and “Easy.” The musician will perform in front of his fa...

The8 of Seventeen hurt his left collarbone, according to his agency, Pledis Entertainment, on Monday. The idol suffered a fracture in the bone and will need to limit movement to a minimum and wear a stabilizer for the time being, the company said. He will still participate in a series of activities including an autograph session in China and a fan meet event in Seoul. The 13-member act is hosti...

Key of SHINee unveiled his second repackaged album, “Killer,” on Monday. The comeback comes six months after the release of Key’s second solo studio album “Gasoline” last August. The album includes three new tracks, including "Killer," “Heartless” and “Easy.” It also includes 11 tracks from Key’s second full-length album, including “Gasoline,” “I Can’t Sleep” and “Ain’t Gonna Dance.” The titl...

NewJeans continues to take the world by storm, with its releases recently showing a steady yet significant growth in the US music market. "OMG" and "Ditto" were the most-streamed on Spotify in the US among all regions, the world's biggest music streaming service said Monday in a press release. "OMG," the title track of the act's namesake second EP released in January, tallied accumulated stream...

Singer and songwriter Woodz, also known as Cho Seung-youn, is making a comeback with the pre-release single “Abyss” from his fifth mini-album. EDAM Entertainment, Woodz's managing agency, unveiled Monday the teaser image and title of the pre-release single. The teaser image, which looks like a movie poster, shows Woodz standing alone in front of an old castle with a message that reads “It’s alr...

Hanteo Music Awards hold the first in-person ceremony

Enhypen’s music video for “Drunk-Dazed” generated 100 million views on YouTube as of Thursday, according to agency Belift Lab on Friday. It is the boy band’s first music video to achieve the feat. “Drunk-Dazed” is the lead track from its second EP, “Border: Carnival,” that came out in April 2021. The band picked up three trophies from television music charts with the pop rock tune while the EP ...

SM Entertainment’s founder and former producer Lee Soo-man joined hands with Hybe in the latest development of an internal business management feud between Lee and the co-CEOs of SM. Hybe, the Korean entertainment agency that houses supergroup BTS, announced Friday that it has signed a deal with Lee Soo-man to buy 14.8 percent of his SM shares at 422.8 billion won ($334.28 million). Lee Soo-man...

Jay Park will bring out his new single, “Yesterday,” on Feb. 13, according to agency More Vision on Thursday. It will have two tracks: the lead track of the same name and “Love Is Ugly,” featuring Hwasa of Mamamoo. Last week, the rapper debuted as television host, taking over the 30-year-old late night music talk show “The Seasons.” He will also serve as one of the mentors for wannabe idols in ...

Mina, Sana, and Momo of Twice are making a unit debut in Japan as Misamo with their first mini album on July 26. JYP Entertainment made their debut official Thursday by dropping some teaser photos. Misamo consists of all three Japanese members and is the first subunit from the girl group. In the teaser shots, the trio is dressed all in white, looking like luxurious goddesses. Prior to their d...

Ballad king Im Chang-jung has returned with his third EP “I’m a Fool” on Wednesday. It took him longer than expected to release a new album, as he usually introduces a studio album once a year in the autumn, which is usually seen as the best season for ballads in Korea. “This mini album comes after six years since the last one. For studio albums, I sing a track twice or thrice but because there...

Shin Ji-min, formerly of AOA, will resume her music career as a solo performer and will release her first EP on Feb. 22, announced agency AloMalo Entertainment on Tuesday. A teaser poster for her first solo EP, “Boxes,” shows her, sporting long blonde locks, looking into the camera. It has been about two years since she quit the team after she was accused of bullying bandmate Kwon Mina for almos...

Meet the seven members of YG's new girl group

K-pop diva BoA will celebrate her 20th debut anniversary with fans by holding a concert in March. “BoA 20th Anniversary Live – THE BoA: Musicality,” her solo concert, will be held for two days from March 11 to 12 at the Olympic Hall in the Olympic Park in Jamsil, Seoul, according to SM Entertainment. This comes four years after the artist’s last solo concert in 2019 “#mood in SEOUL.” BoA, also...

The rift between SM Entertainment and its founder Lee Soo-man continues to deepen as Lee called out the process of making Kakao the company's second-largest shareholder an “act of illegality.” On Tuesday, SM Entertainment and South Korean tech giant Kakao announced a partnership that involved Kakao acquiring a 9.05 percent stake in the K-pop powerhouse. The share acquisition amounts to more tha...