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This holiday season is about to be particularly golden. As announced Wednesday (Oct. 22), the singing voices behind KPop Demon Hunters girl group HUNTR/X will reunite on stage for iHeartMedia’s Jingle Ball 2025.
Though the trio consisting of EJAE, AUDREY NUNA and REI AMI has previously performed together on stage, their showcase at the annual 102.7 KIIS FM event will mark their first-ever live concert appearance. They join a bill that also features Alex Warren, Audrey Hobert, Conan Gray, Feid, Jackson Wang, Jessie Murph, The Kid LAROI, Leon Thomas, Renee Rapp and Zara Larsson.
This year’s Jingle Ball will ring in Christmastime at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 5 at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles. Fans can purchase tickets to the event now on Ticketmaster.
The festive news comes as the momentum behind KPop Demon Hunters continues to ramp up. The group’s signature song, “Golden,” has spent a total of eight weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 so far, marking the first time an all-woman K-pop group has reached the chart’s summit. The Netflix film’s full soundtrack also reached the top of the Billboard 200.
In the movie, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA and REI AMI respectively sang for characters Rumi, Mira and Zoey, who form a fictional band called HUNTR/X that slays demons on the side. In the months since KPop Demon Hunters premiered in June, appetite for the three ladies’ music has only grown, leading to them making their real-life performance debut on The Tonight Show on Oct. 7.
Still, the question remains: Will there be a sequel?
“The sequel has not been confirmed,” REI AMI told Billboard in a recent interview. “We are, you know, looking forward, and we will know once we get that email.”
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No, you’re not dreaming. Hasbro just dropped a KPop Demon Hunters Monopoly game, and it’s currently available for preorder.
The latest Hasbro innovation is based on the wonderful world of the Netflix animated film that ruled the latter half of 2025. You’ve got references to the film, including cameos from beloved characters Rumi, Derpy, Jinu and beyond, all translated into a fun-filled 15-minute game of Monopoly Deal. You can preorder the card game right now on Amazon for $12.99, and Walmart for $12.97. This game is great for 8+, easily playable for tweens, teens and adults — HUNTR/X fans of all ages.
The goal of the game is to help prepare the HUNTR/X members for an epic performance. You’ll be competing to collect items that Rumi, Mira and Zoey need to make the concert a success to eventually seal the Honmoon! The first player to assemble three complete sets wins.
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Monopoly Deal: Kpop Demon Hunters Card Game | Family Games for Kids, Tweens, Teens, and Adults | 2-5 Players | 15 mins. | Ages 8+
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A KPop Demon Hunters-themed Monopoly board.
To play, you’ll need to gather 2 to 5 friends and choose from five character cards depicting Rumi, Mira, Zoey, Jinu or Derpy. Each card boasts a unique ability that players can use throughout the game. You can also use action cards to go viral, take on the spicy challenge. You can even get Bobby, HUNTR/X’s manager, involved. This game is quick to learn and easy to play with each full session taking up to 15 minutes. The card is a great way to spice up game night, imbuing the mundane with KPop Demon Hunters.
This card game is also easy to travel with, meaning you can play a quick game wherever you are from your house to the beach and beyond. If you aren’t familiar with Monopoly Deal, it is different to traditional Monopoly. It’s a card game, instead of a board game, where players attempt to collect three complete sets of cards representing the properties from the OG board game.
KPop Demon Hunters is a Netflix original animated film that released back in June. The general plot follows a K-pop girl group named HUNTR/X consisting of members Rumi, Mira and Zoey. By day, the girls are performing for massive crowds, but by night, they’re out fighting off demons, protecting the world from their malevolent presence.
The film’s soundtrack reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, while the breakout single “Golden” made history as the first female K-pop single to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, where it has remained for seven weeks. The track went on to become one of the 10 longest-leading No. 1s from a movie over the chart’s 67-year history. Currently, the film is sitting at a whopping 325.1M views.
Suga, rapper and songwriter in the global K-pop sensation BTS, is discharged from South Korea’s mandatory military service as of Saturday (June 21), marking the official return of all seven members from their enlistment duties.The group’s representatives, BIG Hit, confirmed on Wednesday that Suga was nearing completion of his service duties after using up his remaining leave. His official discharge date is Saturday.
BIG Hit had said earlier that no events were planned for Suga’s release out of concern for overcrowding.It is a momentous occasion for fans of BTS, known as BTS ARMY. The seven singers of the superstar K-pop band plan to reunite as a group sometime in 2025 now that they’ve finished their service.Last week, BTS members RM and V were discharged from South Korea’s military after fulfilling their mandatory service. Jimin and Jung Kook were discharged a day later. All four were enlisted in December 2023.Jin, the oldest BTS member, was discharged in June 2024. J-Hope was discharged in October.Six of the group’s seven members served in the army, while Suga fulfilled his duty as a social service agent, an alternative form of military service, due to a prior shoulder injury.In South Korea, all able-bodied men aged 18 to 28 are required by law to perform 18-21 months of military service under a conscription system meant to deter aggression from rival North Korea.The law gives special exemptions to athletes, classical and traditional musicians, and ballet and other dancers if they have obtained top prizes in certain competitions and are assessed to have enhanced national prestige. K-pop stars and other entertainers aren’t subject to such privileges.However, in 2020, BTS postponed their service until age 30 after South Korea’s National Assembly revised its Military Service Act, allowing K-pop stars to delay their enlistment until 30.There was heated public debate in 2022 over whether to offer special exemptions of mandatory military service for BTS’ members, until the group’s management agency announced in October 2022 that all seven members would fulfill their duties.On Saturday, Suga wrote to BTS ARMY directly in a letter addressed to fans posted on Weverse, HYBE’s social media/fandom platform.Noting that he’s missed his fans and that he’s been thinking about how he’d reconnect with them, Suga reflected on BTS’ two-year hiatus. “I think I had two years to think about myself,” he wrote, in part, saying he’d “been running forward, but this time has been an opportunity to look back on myself.”
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“Dear ARMY, thank you for your patience and thank you very much. And I’m sorry for making you disappointed and worried about what happened last year. Above all, it was so upsetting that it hurt the fans’ hearts. I felt sorry for the members who must have felt heavy in their seats because of me,” wrote Suga, presumably in reference to an incident in 2024 in which he faced license suspension and fines for driving an electric scooter while intoxicated. At the time, Suga apologized to “everyone who was hurt by [his] careless and wrong actions,” and later said, “It’s all my fault. My carelessness is giving everyone who cares about me a hard time. I will try not to do anything wrong again and live with repentance.”
In his letter on Saturday, Suga wrote, “In the future, we will try our best to repay the love you have given us. I love you.”
Read Suga’s June 21 message to the BTS ARMY in its entirety, as translated in English:
“Hello, everyone. Nice to meet you. It’s a SUGA.It’s been about two years. How have you all been.It’s been a long time since I was called off today.It’s a day I’ve been waiting for and it’s been a long time, so I had a lot of thoughts on how to say hello.First of all, I wanted to say thank you to the fans who have been waiting for us. I really missed you.
I think I had two years to think about myself.In particular, I wanted to take a step away from what I had been doing for a long time.In the meantime, I have not been able to look back on myself because I have been running forward, but this time has been an opportunity to look back on myself.
Dear ARMY, thank you for your patience and thank you very much.And I’m sorry for making you disappointed and worried about what happened last year.Above all, it was so upsetting that it hurt the fans’ hearts.I felt sorry for the members who must have felt heavy in their seats because of me.
In the future, we will try our best to repay the love you have given us.I love you. Everyone, I’ll keep you posted from time to time.”
TOMORROW X TOGETHER is getting ready to blow your mind! The K-pop group announced on Friday (June 20) that it is set to embark on its fourth world tour. The trek, titled ACT : TOMORROW, will kick off with two shows at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea, on Aug. 22 and 23. The […]
JENNIE had a pretty rough time taking on the infamous Hot Ones challenge.
During her appearance on the web series Thursday (June 19), the BLACKPINK star — who admitted early on that she doesn’t eat spicy food — began the episode with optimism, but ended up crying for help and running tearful laps around the table after facing the fiery spate of wings.
“In my daily life, I have nothing — no spice in my life,” JENNIE told host Sean Evans at the top of the show. “I don’t like spicy food or anything to do with spice. If anything, I like things plain, but here I am, facing my fear.”
And face it she did. Things got painfully intense as the 29-year-old powered through the spice-laden challenge, following in the footsteps of her BLACKPINK bandmates ROSÉ and LISA, who had previously braved the wings of death in past episodes.
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Between interview questions about her debut solo album, Ruby, songs she fought for on the project, the importance of skincare, hearing fans sing her lyrics at concerts, and being a hamster mom, the singer and rapper visibly unraveled with each increasingly scorching bite. “I think I’m allergic to spice!” she said at one point.
The heat hit a whole new level when JENNIE reached wing No. 8, featuring the notorious Da’ Bomb hot sauce. “This is no joke,” she said, desperately grabbing a napkin to fan herself. After taking a dramatic lap around the table, she reached for milk and ice cream while screaming in agony. “I can’t hear anymore,” she said, forcing a smile. “God, help me!”
After somewhat regaining her composure, Evans asked if JENNIE might be able to convince JISOO — the only BLACKPINK member who hasn’t yet appeared on Hot Ones — to take on the challenge.
“100%, because she is the one who taught me spicy and she’s the other you,” JENNIE replied. “Like she made me eat spicy food with her. Ever since we were trainees. So, I think [Jisoo] should come on this show. You’re gonna love it.”
Reflecting on her bandmates’ appearances, she added, “Whatever ROSÉ and LISA did, this is the real reaction. Because I watched their episode and they were so chill about it so I was like if they’re doing it, maybe I can do it too. But I can’t!”
Watch JENNIE’s Hot Ones episode above.
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Stray Kids’ Seungmin appeared in Burberry’s Festival campaign in celebration of his ambassadorship with the designer brand.
The K-pop idol was styled head-to-toe in tailored designer wear affixed with the brand’s signature plaid motif. Seungmin joins a lengthy list of ambassadors for Burberry, including a mix of actors, musicians and athletes such as Barry Keoghan, Jack Draper, Tang Wei, Chen Kun and Bright Vachirawit.
Seungmin for Burberry’s Festival campaign.
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“It is an honor to join the Burberry family,” said Seungmin in a press release. “It’s an iconic British brand with a rich heritage, and I love that connection — I’m excited to be part of its future.”
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Seungmin acts as the main vocalist for the boy band Stray Kids. The South Korean group consists of eight members: Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmin and I.N. The group has reached many milestones since their debut in 2018. Among them, the band received a Billboard Music Award for Top Global K-pop Artist in 2024. Six of their albums have also debuted at No.1 on the Billboard 200.
To celebrate the K-pop artist’s ambassadorship, we’re showing you how to get Seungmin’s look from the festival campaign, down to the shirt he wore and the coat on his back.
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Long Gabardine Car Coat in Fossil
A taupe trench coat with turtleshell buttons.
Burberry’s trench coats are beyond iconic. This one — which we think Seungmin wore in the campaign — is the brand’s Long Gabardine Car Coat in the Fossil colorway. This trench is a taupe hue and comes equipped with decorative turtleshell buttons accompanied by a collared neckline and a peekaboo plaid lining. The coat also features a belted waist and a large Burberry tag affixed to the collar. The coat is oversized and works well layered overtop something else. Seungmin wore his coat open to show off his outfit beneath. You’d be keen on styling this trench with tailored pieces such as slacks or a polo to lean into the preppy vibes.
Check Cotton Shirt in Mauve Gray
A plaid collared shirt with contrasting striping and long sleeves.
Playful in plaid, Seungmin was also styled in a new Check Cotton Shirt in Mauve Grey. The top was worn slightly unbuttoned and tucked into his pants. This piece is made of breezy and soft cotton and features a subtle button closure, a point collar, single-button cuffs and a uniquely curved hem that creates a flattering fit. The plaid print comes in shades of gray, white black and red, mirroring the plaid lining of his trench coat. Like Seungmin’s styling, we’d suggest tucking this piece into slacks or denim to create a sleek and tailored appearance.
Loose Check Denim Jeans in Indigo
Denim plaid jeans with a loose fit.
Not your average denim, Seungmin’s bottoms are the Loose Check Denim Jeans in the shade Indigo. They look more like slacks than jeans. The pair is extremely chic and baggy, including a unique but understated plaid print accompanied by a distressed appearance.
Button and zipper closures give way to a suede patch with Burberry’s Equestrian Knight Design at the back. It’s all about contrast. These pants look tailored and preppy, but the oversized fit and denim fabric lean more casual. Thanks to this, you can style these slacks both casual and formal. We envision these slacks worn with a crisp white tee tucked in, accompanied by a baggy black leather jacket and low-top lifestyle sneakers.
ENHYPEN earns its third No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart (dated June 21) as the group’s new project, DESIRE : UNLEASH debuts atop the tally. The set sold 95,000 copies in the United States in the week ending June 12, according to Luminate. In total, it’s the eighth top 10-charting effort for the ensemble.
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Also in the top 10 of the latest Top Album Sales chart, My Chemical Romance’s 2004 album Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge reenters at No. 2 (a new high) after its deluxe reissue, while the latest releases from Lil Wayne, Turnstile, Addison Rae, The Doobie Brothers, Volbeat and Marina debut in the region.
Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart ranks the top-selling albums of the week based only on traditional album sales. The chart’s history dates back to May 25, 1991, the first week Billboard began tabulating charts with electronically monitored piece count information from SoundScan, now Luminate. Pure album sales were the sole measurement utilized by the Billboard 200 albums chart through the list dated Dec. 6, 2014, after which that chart switched to a methodology that blends album sales with track equivalent album (TEA) units and streaming equivalent album (SEA) units.
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My Chemical Romance’s 2004 album, Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge, returns to Top Album Sales, reentering at No. 2 (its first week in the top 10) with 37,000 copies sold (up 2,987%). The set was reissued on June 6 with refreshed audio and bonus tracks, across many variants — including nine vinyl iterations. All versions of the album, old and new, are combined for tracking and charting purposes.
Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter VI starts at No. 3 with 34,000 sold — marking the 13th top 10 album for the superstar. Rock band Turnstile nabs its best sales week ever, and highest charting album, as NEVER ENOUGH enters at No. 4 with 27,500 sold. Addison Rae’s debut full-length studio album Addison arrives at No. 5 with 23,000.
SEVENTEEN’s SEVENTEEN 5th Album ‘HAPPY BURSTDAY’ falls 1-6 in its second week (14,500; down 69%).
The Doobie Brothers notch its highest charting effort ever (and first top 10) on the 34-year-old Top Album Sales chart, as the veteran band’s new studio set, Walk This Road, drives in at No. 7 with 12,000 sold.
Volbeat grabs its fourth top 10-charting title on Top Album Sales as God of Angels Trust starts at No. 8 with 11,000 sold. Morgan Wallen’s chart-topping I’m the Problem falls 3-9 with 10,500 (down 34%) and Marina locks in her fourth top 10 with the No. 10 debut of Princess of Power (nearly 10,000).
The Seoul High Court has sided with ADOR, the label behind K-pop powerhouse NewJeans, in an ongoing legal dispute that’s captivated fans and industry insiders alike.
On Tuesday (June 17), a panel of judges — Hwang Byung-ha, Jeong Jong-gwan, and Lee Kyun-yong — upheld a prior injunction barring the five-member group, currently promoting as NJZ, from pursuing independent activities outside of their exclusive contract with ADOR.
The court rejected the group’s appeal, stating there were no sufficient legal grounds to overturn the original decision, which was put in place to maintain the status quo of the contract.
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In their filing, the members of NewJeans argued that HYBE, the parent company of ADOR, had broken the trust central to their contract — pointing to HYBE’s internal audit and the controversial dismissal of former ADOR CEO Min Hee-Jin. They also cited a lack of support and neglect from the label as further grounds for appeal.
However, the court disagreed, finding no contractual clause that guaranteed Min’s position as CEO or producer. Judges emphasized that while the leadership dispute may have created tension, it did not invalidate the binding nature of the agreement.
The court further noted that HYBE had acted in good faith by establishing ADOR specifically for NewJeans and providing major support for the group’s debut and rise to stardom. Even after Min’s dismissal, HYBE reportedly offered to keep her involved in the group’s creative direction and later reinstated her as an internal director of ADOR.
In response to concerns about inactivity and career disruption, the judges concluded that any resulting harm stemmed from the members’ refusal to fulfill contractual obligations — not from actions by the company. They also emphasized that the contract had been individually negotiated and could not be considered an unfair, one-size-fits-all agreement under Korean law.
The ruling highlighted the potential financial damage to ADOR if the group were allowed to unilaterally terminate the agreement, a risk the artists had acknowledged at the outset. The seven-year term, the court noted, was clearly agreed upon by all parties.
With the decision, the court reaffirmed ADOR’s legal authority over NewJeans’ management and effectively shut down the group’s attempt to gain independent control of their activities marking a significant chapter in a legal battle that could reshape how artist-label contracts are viewed in the K-pop industry.
BTS fans’ long wait is nearly over. The K-pop supergroup’s label, BIG Hit, announced on Wednesday morning (June 18) that Suga, the final member of the group awaiting discharge from mandatory military duty in the South Korean army, is preparing to join his bandmates. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, […]
