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Big Hit Music has uploaded footage from TXT’s recent fan concert, including that of Taehyun’s exclusive cover of Bruno Mars’ ‘Finesse’.The 2024 TXT ‘Fanlive Present X Together’ was held in person early this month, at Seoul’s Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium from March 2 to 3. The concert also received a Japanese edition, held at Tokyo’s Tokyo Garden Theater on March 8.Last night (March 17), an official video of singer Taehyun’s special solo stage was uploaded to the group’s YouTube channel, which saw him perform an abridged cover of Bruno Mars’ ‘Finesse’.

BOYNEXTDOOR, TWS, ZEROBASEONE, NCT Wish and TEMPEST, girl group Red Velvet, and singers Jung Yong-hwa and Choi Yena. They will be joined by Japanese groups INI, JO1 and ME:1.

ILLIT, the latest girl group from HYBE, have become the new faces of Acne Studios’ latest SS24 global campaign.The luxury fashion house made the announcement on their official X (formerly Twitter) account yesterday (March 14), with a brief 23-second video of the quintet posing in outfits from the brand’s SS24 collection.The clip also notably features a snippet of an upcoming song by ILLIT, credited by Acne Studios to as ‘My World’. The song will be released as part of their upcoming debut mini-album.Introducing ILLIT, the five new faces of #AcneStudios.Starring: YUNAH, MINJU, WONHEE, MOKA and IROHA, the members of rising K-pop band ILLIT, photographed in #AcneStudios SS24 collection.Photographer: Charlotte Wales Stylist: Léopold Duchemin Music: ‘My World’ by ILLIT pic.twitter.com/eGNH05qbLh— Acne Studios (@acnestudios) March 14, 2024The reveal of ILLIT as Acne Studios’ newest campaign stars comes shortly after the band were spotted sitting front-row at the Acne Studios FW24 show at Paris Fashion Week late last month.“Music is a big part of my life and often inspires me; music and fashion are so intertwined.

Glastonbury has unveiled the line-up for its 2024 edition, with boyband SEVENTEEN set to be the first K-pop act to perform at the festival.Today (March 14), the iconic UK music festival announced its much-anticipated line-up for the upcoming 2024 edition, which will be held from June 26 to 30 this year at Worthy Farm in Pilton, England. Glastonbury 2024 will be headlined by Dua Lipa, Coldplay, SZA and Shania Twain.Also on the bill for the main Pyramid Stage are South Korean boyband SEVENTEEN, who will become the first-ever K-pop act to perform at the iconic UK music festival.

Tomorrow X Together (TXT) have announced their upcoming 2024 ‘Act: Promise’ world tour, which will kick off with concerts in Seoul this May.Tomorrow X Together new world tour was announced today (March 11) by the boyband’s label, Big Hit Music. It will kick off with a three-date concert at the KSPO Dome in Seoul, South Korea from May 3 to 5.The kick-off dates of the K-pop boyband’s 2024 tour will be made available for livestreaming, according to an announcement on TXT’s official Weverse page.

NewJeans attended the 2024 Billboard Women in Music Awards to receive the ‘Group of the Year’ award, saying it was “something we really don’t take for granted”.This year’s Billboard Women in Music awards ceremony took place on the evening of March 6 at Los Angeles’ YouTube Theater, with NewJeans named Group of the Year at the ceremony, making them the first-ever K-pop group to have done so in the awards’ history.After receiving their trophy from country musician Lainey Wilson, Australian-Vietnamese member Hanni expressed in her acceptance speech how starstruck she was to be in the same room with artists the group look up to.“To be here today celebrating Women’s History Month and to participate in an awards show that’s overflowing with such amazing artists is so surreal and it’s hard to believe we’re in the same room as you all,” Hanni said. “I’d like to thank all the artists that are here because without your music, I don’t think we would have been able to grow up so inspired.

NewJeans have teased that they potentially have a tour and new music on the way.NewJeans recently made an appearance at the Billboard Women in Music 2024 event in Los Angeles, where they took home the award for Group of the Year. It’s notably the first time the award has been given out since 2015, when Fifth Harmony won the trophy.Prior to the event, group were interviewed on the red carpet, where they were asked about potential touring plans.

LE SSERAFIM have dropped the official music video for ‘Smart’, a cut from their latest mini-album ‘Easy’.LE SSERAFIM’s label, Source Music, released the new visual last night (March 5) on the HYBE Labels YouTube channel, marking the second track off the ‘Easy’ record to receive a video treatment following its title track.The ‘Smart’ music video features the quintet performing the song’s accompanying choreography in the middle of a large, empty warehouse adorned with numerous large tapestries of art hung from the ceiling and on the walls.“So that’s me-me-me-me-me / I’ll show you, see-see-see-see-see / LE SSERAFIM, leading me to victory,” they sing in the chorus. “I’m a smartеr baby, smarter / Smarter baby, smarter / Whеn I look at someone, up to ten / I see through and break through.”‘Smart’ was originally released on the girl group’s third mini-album ‘Easy’, which dropped on February 19 and was led by a single of the same name.

BTS member Suga has announced an upcoming concert film called D-Day: The Movie, featuring footage from his solo ‘D-Day’ tour.Suga’s label, Big Hit Music, announced the upcoming movie though BTS’ social media channels earlier today (March 6) at midnight KST. It also simultaneously unveiled the film’s official theatrical poster and screening dates.D-Day: The Movie is scheduled for limited screenings in theatres across the globe on April 10 and 13, however “additional screening dates” may vary across different countries.

Tomorrow X Together (TXT) will be making their long-awaited comeback this April with a new mini-album titled ‘minisode 3: Tomorrow’.The group’s label, Big Hit Music, made the announcement yesterday (March 3) though its social media channels, alongside a brief animated clip showcasing the group’s refreshed logo for the comeback.Big Hit Music also posted to fan community Weverse that ‘minisode 3: Tomorrow’, the group’s mark the sixth mini-album so far, will be released on April 1 at 6pm KST / 5am ET. However, other details such as a tracklist, title track and other visuals have yet to be revealed by the group.minisode 3: TOMORROW(https://t.co/ACKvD9fa8f)#투모로우바이투게더 #TOMORROW_X_TOGETHER #TXT #minisode3 #TOMORROW pic.twitter.com/Bt5UHozYtN— BIGHIT MUSIC (@BIGHIT_MUSIC) March 3, 2024The upcoming release of ‘minisode 3: Tomorrow’ will mark TXT’s first music in five months, with their last music being their third studio album ‘The Name Chapter: Freefall’.

V of BTS will be releasing a brand-new digital single titled ‘Fri(end)s next Friday, Big Hit Music has announced.V made the announcement earlier today (March 4) at midnight KST thought BTS’ social media platforms. The label described the upcoming track as a “love song in the pop soul R&B genre”, and included the first teaser for the upcoming song.

SEVENTEEN leader S.Coups has received an exemption from mandatory military service, Pledis Entertainment has confirmed.In a statement to South Korean news outlet Edaily, Pledis Entertainment confirmed earlier reports that SEVENTEEN member S.Coups had been exempted from mandatory military service due to an injury.“Due to a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee joint, S.Coups underwent anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery and anterolateral ligament reconstruction surgery,” the label explained, per Soompi.“Because it was a major surgery, he has been undergoing physical rehabilitation therapy for a long time, starting from last year up until now,” the label added. S.Coups had been absent from SEVENTEEN’s promotions for their ‘Seventeenth Heaven’ as well as the Asian leg of their ‘Follow’ tour since October last year due to the same injury.As a result of the severity of his injury and surgery, the South Korean military classified S.Coups as a Grade 5 during a medical examination determining his ability to serve the military.

ENHYPEN have surprised fans with a cover of One Direction‘s hit single ‘What Makes you Beautiful’.ENHYPEN’s cover of ‘What Makes You Beautiful’ was released today (February 23), in collaboration with the South Korean television talk show The Seasons: Lee Hyori’s Red Carpet. The K-pop boyband’s rendition of One Direction’s debut song is largely faithful to the original, albeit shorter, skipping the second verse and chorus entirely.“Baby, you light up my world like nobody else / The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed / But when you smile at the ground, it ain’t hard to tell / You don’t know, oh-oh, you don’t know you’re beautiful,” they sing on the chorus.

LE SSERAFIM have dropped an English-language version of their latest single ‘Easy’.The new English version of ‘Easy’ comes shortly after the quintet released the original track along with the rest of the ‘Easy’ mini-album earlier this week. The new version of ‘Easy’ was also released alongside ‘Sped Up’ version and a ‘Slowed + Reverb’ version.Meanwhile, the accompanying visualiser is horizontally set for mobile phones, and boasts intricate 3D and CGI animation that corresponds with the visual style of the original ‘Easy’ music video.

LE SSERAFIM singer Sakura has opened up about the girl group’s new single ‘Easy’ and why they pivoted away from their “strong” image.LE SSERAFIM released their third studio album ‘Easy’ earlier this week, alongside a music video for the lead single of the same name. The girl group theme for the record was the “anxiety and vulnerability beneath a confident exterior”, according to their label Source Music.In a new interview with Weverse Magazine, member Sakura opened up about the record’s theme, saying that the group though that “we couldn’t keep repeating the idea of being strong and unwavering”.“Now that we’re into our second year as a group, we thought it was time to show more of a personal, introspective side of us,” she added.

LE SSERAFIM have dropped their third mini-album ‘Easy’, alongside a music video for its title track.The five-piece released both the record and music video today (February 19) at 6pm KST, marking their first new music of 2024. It also marks their first body of work since they released their first full album ‘Unforgiven’ in May last year.In the video treatment for title track ‘Easy’, the five members of LE SSERAFIM strut into what looks like a church, empty aside from overgrowth and trippy neon lights as they begin to perform the choreography for the song.“I could get hurt but keep on walking, kiss me / If it’s hard then I make it easy / Up on the stage, sparks fly off my body / Pull up and I rip it up like ballet,” the group sing on the song’s trap-infused chorus.According to a statement from Source Music, the new album “[enhances] the authenticity of the album’s theme surrounding anxiety and vulnerability beneath a confident exterior”.

BTS member J-hope has announced his upcoming ‘Hope on the Street’ album and docu-series.Yesterday (February 18), on J-hope’s 30th birthday, the BTS rapper announced his upcoming special album, titled ‘Hope on the Street Vol.1’. According to Big Hit Music, the project will feature six tracks and is set to be released on March 29.The record will be released around the same time as a docu-series called Hope on the Street, which will following the K-pop idol on his “dance journey”.

BOYNEXTDOOR are set to release new music this April, as confirmed by their label KOZ Entertainment.The confirmation was made to South Korean news outlet Ilgan Sports on February 13. KOZ Entertainment – founded and led by Zico – shared a brief statement, as translated by Soompi: “BOYNEXTDOOR is preparing with the goal of making their comeback in April.

NewJeans are set to perform at this year’s Billboard Women in Music Awards.The announcement was made yesterday (February 8) by Billboard, who also revealed that the quintet had won the Group of the Year award for this year’s ceremony. NewJeans will be receiving their trophy and performing alongside the likes of Charli XCX, Ice Spice, Victoria Monét, Tems and more.NewJeans also took to their X (formerly known as Twitter) to provide comment on their upcoming attendance of the awards ceremony, writing: “Can’t wait to share this special evening alongside Bunnies (NewJeans’ fanbase) and meet all the artists that we’ve always looked up to!”Billboard’s 2024 Women in Music Awards will take place on March 6 at the YouTube Theater in Los Angeles, and recorded footage from the show will be made available on Billboard’s website the day after.

ENHYPEN has been arrested for allegedly misusing a boarding pass to entering the transit area of Singapore’s Changi Airport in order to meet the band.A 25-year-old woman was arrested on January 22 after she allegedly misused a boarding pass in order to gain access to the airport’s transit area in an attempt to meet K-pop ENHYPEN, per local news outlet The Straits Times. The group were departing from Changi Airport after performing in Singapore on January 20 and 21, as part of their ongoing world tour.Local police told The Straits Times that she was arrested in violation of Singapore’s Infrastructure Protection Act 2017, which bars people from entering protected places in the airport with no intention of leaving the country.

IU has opened up about how BTS singer V was cast in the music video for her new single, ‘Love Wins All’.Last week, IU made her long-awaited comeback with her new single ‘Love Wins All’. In the music video, she and the BTS member star as a couple fighting to survive in a dystopian world as they recall their happy memories from the past.In a new behind-the-scenes clip, IU explained how she ended up casting V in the video, sharing that she and director Um Tae-hwa had come to the conclusion during discussions that the male lead had to “possess the mood of a young boy, but give off a very cool and reliable feeling after the transformation”.The singer added that, in the beginning, she was not sure if they would be able to find somebody like that.

NewJeans, BTS’ Jungkook, H1-KEY and more.Today (January 26), the annual Korean awards ceremony unveiled its full list of nominees on its official website. The ceremony honours mainstream and underground musicians across a variety of genres, and distributes awards based on the recommendations of its panel.The 21st Korean Music Awards ceremony will take place on February 29 at 8pm KST, and will be streamed live on the PRIZM app.K-pop girl group NewJeans, rapper Beenzino and indie rock band Silica Gel received five nominations each, including Musician of the Year, Song of the Year and Album of the Year, as well as Best Song and Best Album nominations in their respective genre categories.NewJeans notably won both Best K-pop Song and Best K-pop Album at last year’s ceremony, as well as Rookie of the Year.

SEVENTEEN have debuted a new original single called ‘The Meaning of Meeting’ live during a concert in Macao.SEVENTEEN recently concluded a two-night concert at Macao’s Olympic Sports Center Stadium on January 20 and 21, as part of their ongoing ‘Follow’ world tour. During the set, the K-pop boyband performed a new Chinese track titled ‘The Meaning of Meeting’ (or ‘相遇的意义’ in Mandarin).Shortly after the concerts, SEVENTEEN released a special video with the official studio version of the song, alongside footage of their performance at the Macao shows.

IU has released the music video for her new song, ‘Love Wins All’, featuring an appearance by BTS‘ V.In the music video for ‘Love Wins All’, IU and V play survivors of a post-apocalyptic world where humans are being hunted by strange floating cubes. The couple soon seek refuge in an abandoned mall, where they find an old-school camcorder with the ability to let them see the world as if it had never been invaded.The lovers spend the day escaping from their reality, having a romantic dinner, taking wedding photos and holding a party.

K-pop boyband TWS – an abbreviation of “Twenty Four Seven With Us” – have made their debut with their first mini-album ‘Sparkling Blue’.Today (January 22), the new Pledis Entertainment group – comprising members Shinyu, Doyoon, Youngjae, Hanjin, Jihoon and Kyungmin – made their debut with a music video for their first single ‘Plot Twist’. The song is part of TWS’ new mini-album ‘Sparkling Blue’, which arrived at the same time.The video follows the boyband on their first day in a new school and the awkward moments they face as newcomers. “First encounters are always so hard / ‘Cause nothing goes to plan / First encounters are always so hard / My name is,” they sing on the chorus.Ahead of their official debut, TWS also dropped their pre-release single ‘OH MYMY: 7S’ earlier this month.

LE SSERAFIM have announced their third mini-album, ‘Easy’. Here’s everything we know about the upcoming release.LE SSERAFIM officially announced the upcoming release of ‘Easy’ at midnight on January 22, with the release of a trailer titled ‘Make It Look Easy’.

BTS rapper Suga is the face of Valentino’s latest menswear campaign for its 2024 S/S collection, Valentino The Narratives.In a new campaign clip released by the Italian luxury fashion house, Suga shares a glimpse of his life as a star as he is ushered into a venue surrounded by fans and press while wearing a white Valentino suit.“The energy, individuality and story of stardom,” reads the accompanying caption. The campaign was directed by creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli and shot by photographer Theo Wenner.A post shared by Valentino (@maisonvalentino)Per Harper’s Bazaar Singapore, Valentino’s new The Narratives campaign features moments from the idol’s life, from the music studio to the streets of Seoul, as well as his public appearances among the press and fans.The musician was introduced as one of Valentino’s brand ambassadors called DI.VAs – standing for “Different Values” – almost a year ago.

ADOR CEO, creative director and producer Min Hee-jin has spoken about her vision and goal for K-pop girl group NewJeans.In an interview for Japanese broadcasting corporation NHK’s documentary Songs that resonate around the world~ A new era of Korean and Japanese pop music (literal translation), Min discussed her motivations behind the creation of the five-member group, per Newsis.Min shared that she had wanted to showcase concepts and styles that had not been seen and proven to succeed in the mainstream. She went on to point out an “intangible value” of sincerity that “cannot be seen, but is felt by everyone”.“Rather than [having NewJeans’ image] being driven by business, I wanted them to look like their age.

BTS’ rise to fame has been announced.Multimedia company TidalWave Comics has announced its upcoming FAME: BTS comic book, which will follow the journey of the seven-member K-pop group. The 22-page comic is written by Eric M.

NewJeans, ENHYPEN, aespa and more.The 31st Hanteo Music Awards, which will celebrate the best of K-pop in 2023, is set to take place on February 17 and February 18 at Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul.A total of 50 acts have been nominated for Artist of the Year, including the likes of girl groups NewJeans, (G)I-DLE and aespa, as well as boyband SEVENTEEN, SHINee and ENHYPEN. The criteria for this award will be based on a mix of the Hanteo Global score (50 per cent), global voting score (20 per cent) and judging score (30 per cent)Meanwhile, 10 boyband are up for Rookie of the Year (Male), including KOZ Entertainment’s BOYNEXTDOOR, SM Entertainment newcomers RIIZE and Boys Planet winners ZEROBASEONE.Six girl group have been nominated for Rookie of the Year (Female).