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It’s take two for BTS and UNICEF. The K-pop superstars and United Nations Children Fund announced the #OnMyMind initiative on Monday (April 22), the second chapter of their Love Myself campaign. The new initiative aims to improve and support the mental health youth around the world. To help kick off #OnMyMind, BTS, label Big Hit […]
K-pop girl group aespa posted a teaser trailer for their upcoming debut full-length studio album on Sunday night (April 21). The four-woman act revealed that Armageddon will be released on May 27 in a 30-second clip that opens with ominous keyboard sounds and an overhead shot of a watery, crop circle-like formation featuring a cryptic formation.
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At press time no additional information was available on the collection, which will reportedly be fronted by the first single “Supernova” on May 13.
Before that, KARINA, WINTER, GISELLE and NINGNING will take a trip to the big screen for a limited run of their live film aespa: WORLD TOUR, which will take fans inside the group’s U.K. live debut at London’s O2 Arena during their 2023 Synk: Hyper Line world tour. The 125-minute film directed by Yoon Dong Oh (NCT Nation: To the World) and Hamin Kim that will hit theaters worldwide on April 24 and 27 includes behind-the-scenes interviews alongside performance footage. Tickets are on sale now and fans can find screening details and participating countries at aespaworldtourincinemas.com.
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The group’s label, SM Entertainment, recently revealed that member WINTER, 23, underwent preventive surgery to treat a collapsed lung. In a statement, SM said that the procedure was intended to treat a pneumorthorax, a condition in which air accumulates in the chest, applying pressure on the lungs and possibly leading to collapse. “Winter is recovering from recent pneumothorax surgery. As the disease is prone to recurrence, the decision was made as a preemptive measure based on the opinions of the medical staff after sufficient discussion,” read a statement from the label.
The statement noted that WINTER’s recovery is a priority and that “future schedules will be made with Winter’s recovery status as the top priority.”
To date, aespa have released four mini albums, including their 2021 debut, Savage, as well as Girls (2022), My World (2023) and Drama (2023). They were most recently heard on the Rebel Moon – Songs of the Rebellion EP, which also features original songs by Jessie Reyez, Tainy, Tokischa, TOKiMONSTA, Black Coffee and Kordhell inspired by Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon movie series. aespa will kick off a run of SYNK: Parallel Lines tour dates on June 29-30 with two nights in their native Seoul, South Korea.
Check out aespa’s Armageddon album announcement below.
Billboard and Billboard Korea have joined forces with CJ ENM to expand the global influence of the K-pop industry. The entertainment company behind KCON and MAMA AWARDS has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Billboard and Billboard Korea, ahead of the first Billboard Korea print issue mid-year. Harry H.K. Shin, Head of Music Entertainment […]
ENHYPEN are getting ready to take ENGENE’s out to the ballgame. The seven-man K-pop boy band announced on Friday morning (April 19) that their fans can catch members Heeseung, Jay and Ni-Ki at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on April 29, where the trio will throw out the first pitch at that day’s game between the […]
K-pop group SEVENTEEN finally released the full tracklist for their anticipated greatest hits album on Thursday (April 18), revealing that the 33-track 17 Is Right Here will not only include some of their most beloved singles, but also four new songs.
One of those fresh tracks, “MAESTRO,” will be the collection’s first single, followed by the hip-hop team’s “LALALI,” the performance team’s “Spell” and the vocal team’s “Cheers to youth.” The album from the 13-man South Korean boy band is due out on April 29.
In addition to helping to compose all 20 previously released singles on the album, member Woozi also led the composition and writing of “MAESTRO,” “Spell” and “Cheers to youth,” and contributed to writing lyrics for “LALALI” with the four members of the hip-hop team: S. Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu and Vernon.
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The first of the two-CD set features the new songs and Korean versions of the eight lead singles from past Japanese releases, while the second disc features the 20 lead singles from past Korean releases.
The collection was first teased after the band played two stadium shows at South Korea’s Asiad Main Stadium in Incheon on their Follow Again Tour on March 30-31. Soon after, a colorful animated teaser video created by artist Max Dalton (The Grand Budapest Hotel) recreated and animated images from the band’s previous releases. A second, 16-second video featured of images of the group in dark clothes and futuristic settings separated into their hip-hop, performance and vocal units. Three different version of the collection will be available, entitled “Here,” “Hear” and “Dear.”
The group — which also features Jeonghan, Jun, DK, Joshua, Hoshi, Dino, The8 and Seungkwan — also recently launched an interactive website with a variety of photos, lyrics and other keepsakes for their CARAT fan group.
Check out the full track list below:
CD1
“MAESTRO”
“LALALI”
“Spell”
“Cheers to youth”
“CALL CALL CALL!” (Korean version)
“Happy Ending” (Korean version)
“Fallin’ Flower” (Korean version)
“24H (Korean version)
“Not Alone” (Korean version)
“Power of Love” (Korean version)
“DREAM” (Korean version)
“Ima – Even if the world ends tomorrow” (Korean version)
CD2
“Adore U”
“Mansae”
“Pretty U”
“VERY NICE”
“BOOMBOOM”
“Don’t Wanna Cry”
“CLAP”
“THANKS”
“Oh My!”
“Home”
“Fear”
“Left & Right”
“HOME;RUN”
“Ready to love”
“Rock with you”
“HOT”
“_WORLD”
“F*ck My Life”
“Super”
“God of Music”
“Adore U” (instrumental)
A BTS pop-up shop is headed to a number of cities in Asia and to Los Angeles beginning later this month. The K-pop supergroup’s label Big Hit Music announced on Wednesday (April 17) that “Monochrome” will debut in the on-hiatus group’s hometown of Seoul, South Korea beginning on April 26 through May 12. The event […]
Chowon, a member of the K-pop girl group ICHILLIN’, was reportedly hospitalized after being hit by a foul ball at a professional baseball game that she and her band mates were participating in on Tuesday (April 16), according to local reports in Korea.
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At a matchup between the Kiwoom Heroes and KT Wiz and Kiwoom held at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, ICHILLIN’ opened the game with member Yeju throwing the first pitch and ICHILLIN’ leader E.Ji taking the ceremonial first bat ahead of a group performance later. While watching the game and waiting to perform, the group’s youngest member, 18-year-old Chowon, was struck by a foul ball during the third inning.
According to reports, the foul ball struck Chowon in the back of the head with the blow knocking the singer unconscious. She was taken in for medical assistance in the stadium and regained consciousness with the aid of on-the-scene physicians and officials. The star was transferred to a nearby hospital.
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The initial reports indicate Chowon was not seriously injured. However, the performance from ICHILLIN was canceled after the incident.
A YouTube account has uploaded video footage from ICHILLIN’s time at the baseball game where viewers can hear the crack of a baseball and see ICHILLIN and those in the audience near them spot a high-flying foul ball coming towards them. According to social media comments, the uploader chose not to include footage of the moment the ball made impact. The moment happens during the last five seconds of the video:
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Billboard has contacted KM Entertainment, the label and representation for ICHILLIN’, but did not immediately receive a response.
Consisting of members Chowon, E.Ji, Yeju, Jackie, Chaerin, Joonie and Jiyoon, ICHILLIN’ made their debut in September 2021 with the single “Got’Ya” to compete alongside the latest crop of K-pop groups vying for international attention. With three EPs under their belt, the group’s latest record, Feelin’ Hot, dropped on March 7, led by the single “On My Lips,” with its music video garnering almost a million views to date.
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Although BTS‘ Suga has another year left on his mandatory South Korean military service stint, the K-pop superstar is still lighting up the charts from afar. On Tuesday (April 16), Trafalgar Releasing and HYBE announced that the limited run of the concert film from the singer’s alter ego, Agust D, set box office records in […]
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