More than a stage, Lisa’s Coachella show becomes a statement
After losing appeal in injunction against Ador, NewJeans must win main suit: legal experts
Agency looking into Taemin dating rumor
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Taeyeon's Japan concerts canceled two days before scheduled dates
K-pop star Taeyeon’s upcoming concerts in Japan have been canceled just two days before they were set to take place. On Thursday, SM Entertainment announced via its official Japanese website that "The Tense," Taeyeon’s concerts originally scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at Tokyo’s Ariake Arena, have been canceled. The agency cited delays in equipment delivery as the reason for the cancellation. “The equipment used for the Asia tour is currently being transported to Japan, but it has not yet ar
April 18, 2025After losing appeal in injunction against Ador, NewJeans must win main suit: legal experts
NewJeans appear to be losing ground in their prolonged legal dispute with their agency, Ador. The girl group filed an appeal Wednesday challenging the court’s decision on the same day to uphold its earlier injunction ruling in favor of Ador, which prohibits NewJeans from independently signing advertising contracts or pursuing separate music activities. The group had filed an objection to the ruling in March. In the initial injunction ruling, the court rejected all 11 claims submitted by NewJeans
April 17, 2025
Hybe America’s Big Machine Music wins publisher of the year at AIMP Nashville Awards
Big Machine Music, a label under Hybe America, was named publisher of the year at the 10th AIMP Nashville Awards, the company announced Thursday. The awards, hosted annually by the Association of Independent Music Publishers, recognize outstanding achievements by independent publishers and songwriters in the American country and pop music scene. Big Machine Music earned the honor for a second time, following its previous win in 2021. “This is an amazing honor, but being part of Nashville’s vibra
April 17, 2025
Jimin logs 1.6b Spotify streams with ‘Who’ in record time
Jimin of BTS has generated 1.6 billion plays on Spotify with solo single “Who.” He achieved the feat in 270 days, reaching the milestone in the shortest time for an Asian artist, and the sixth-shortest time overall. “Who” fronted his second solo album “Muse” that was rolled out in July 2024. The single debuted on Billboard’s Hot 100 at No. 14 and spent 33 weeks on Billboard’s Hot 100, surpassing the record his band held at 32 with “Dynamite.” It enjoyed 28 weeks in total on the UK Official Singl
April 17, 2025
AB6IX’s Park Woojin to return as solo act
Park Woojin of AB6IX will bring out the solo physical single “Cool & Hot” on April 30, agency Brand New Music announced Thursday. He participated in all aspects of the single, from the concept and songwriting to visuals, to better express his style through the song. It will be his first solo endeavor in over two years after the EP, “Own.” He was the first member of the band to drop a solo album. On Wednesday, bandmate Lee Daehwi released the project single “Lovestruck” via Contents X and Dream U
April 17, 2025
Astro pays tribute to late member with friends, family
Astro is releasing a single in memory of late Moonbin on Saturday, said agency Fantagio on Thursday. The band teamed up with friends and family of their bandmate who passed away two years ago. The list of musicians who participated in making single “Moon” include: Moon Sua of Billlie, sister of Moonbin; Viviz; Minhyuk, Kihyun and I.M of Monsta X; Hoshi, Wonwoo, Minkyu, Dogyeom and Seungkwan of Seventeen; Bang Chan of Stray Kids; and Chanhee of SF9. Last year, Jinjin put out self-written single “
April 17, 2025
Blackpink’s Rose makes Time’s most influential 100 list
Rose of Blackpink was named as one of “The 100 Most Influential People of 2025” by Time magazine. She was selected by one of the “Pioneers” in the annual list published on Wednesday in the US. “She’s such as dynamic performer and songwriter, and I think it’s incredible that she’s able to captivate arenas full of people as both a member of the biggest girl group in the world and also as a solo artist,” gushed actor and producer Lily Collins in the accompanying article, touting the artist as “the
April 17, 2025'Don't Say You Love Me' to lead BTS member Jin's new album
Jin of K-pop supergroup BTS will return with "Don't Say You Love Me," a song about his ironic relationship with a lover. BigHit Music on Thursday unveiled the tracklist of Jin's second EP, led by the song, which is set to release on May 16, on the band's official social media accounts. The EP, titled "Echo," will consist of seven tracks, including "Don't Say You Love Me," "Nothing Without Your Love," "Loser" and Rope It." The vocalist contributed to writing lyrics for several of the tracks. "'Ec
April 17, 2025
NewJeans appeals after court upholds ban on independent activities
Members of K-pop girl group NewJeans filed an appeal Wednesday after a Seoul court dismissed their objection against an earlier ruling banning them from independent activities outside their management company. Earlier in March, the Seoul Central District Court accepted the injunction sought by the group's agency, ADOR, to prevent the five members from independently signing advertising contracts and pursuing separate music activities, as part of an ongoing legal dispute between the two parties. T
April 16, 2025CJ ENM to launch new K-pop label in collaboration with global firm
CJ ENM, South Korea’s leading entertainment company, plans to establish a new global K-pop label this year. At a press conference held Tuesday at the CJ ENM Music Media Lounge in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, CJ ENM Music Content Division Head Shin Hyung-kwan shared that the new label will be launched with a global partner, following in the footsteps of its affiliated labels WakeOne and Lapone Entertainment. "We plan to launch a new global artist label. More details will be revealed in the first half of th
April 16, 2025
BoyNextDoor to return with new EP 'No Genre' in May
BoyNextDoor, a boy group created by rapper Zico, is set to return May 13 with its fourth EP “No Genre,” the group’s agency KOZ Entertainment announced Tuesday. The new EP comes about eight months after its third EP “19.99,” and four months after the digital single “One and Only I Love You,” unveiled in January. With "19.99," BoyNextDoor entered the Billboard 200 at No. 40 and earned its first million-seller certification in Korea. The group’s momentum continued with “One and Only I Love You,” wh
April 16, 2025Agency looking into Taemin dating rumor
A rumor has rekindled online surrounding Taemin of SHINee and choreographer No:ze, and his agency Big Planet Made Entertainment said Wednesday that it is looking into the matter. Video clips and photographs have been circulating online including those of two people, some claiming to be the pair, hugging and walking arm in arm. A previous speculation that Taemin and No:ze were dating also emerged in late 2023. The dancer performed together with the singer for his solo performance of “Guilty” in N
April 16, 2025
Highlight finally returns as Beast
Boy group Highlight is back to using its original name. The Wednesday drop of “Endless Ending” a track from the group's upcoming EP — the sixth to be released under its previous name — marks the first time in nine years that the group is able to call itself Beast. "Highlight," a studio album released in 2016, was the last time the group released songs as Beast. The group originally debuted in 2009 as Beast and enjoyed immense popularity in its early years. In 2016, the members parted ways with t
April 16, 2025
BTS’ Jungkook renews record on Spotify
Jungkook of BTS reached another milestone with his solo digital single. He surpassed the 2.3 billion listens mark on Spotify with his first solo single “Seven (feat. Latto),” cementing the pioneering position he holds for an Asian artist on the platform. The single from 2023 ranked No. 85 on the most-streamed songs chart in the history of the music platform as well. “Seven” spent 91 weeks straight on its Weekly Top Songs Global chart, a record for a K-pop solo singer, and topped its Daily Top So
April 16, 2025
Stray Kids to drop 3rd EP in Japan
Stray Kids will roll out third EP in Japan on June 18, label JYP Entertainment announced Wednesday. It is about three years since its last EP, “Circus,” which debuted atop Oricon’s Daily Album Ranking and iTunes Top Albums Chart in 17 regions. “Circus” earned platinum certification in Japan in September 2022. The six-track album included Japanese-language version of “Maniac,” which topped iTunes Top Songs Chart in 12 regions, and music video for the titular track surpassed 100 million views as o
April 16, 2025
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