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BigBang‘s Taeyang and BTS‘ Jimin gave us a studio vibe last week, with the release of their eagerly awaited collaboration “Vibe.”
Now, the K-pop legends team-up for a live “Vibe,” which arrives Thursday (Jan. 19), via YG Entertainment subsidiary The Black Label and BigHit Music.
The new cut is accompanied with a performance video, which shows the boy band veterans working their musical magic in a spacious living room, draped in clean-and-comfy white curtains, decorated with house plants, and with a six-strong band in support. It’s a chilled vibe.
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The original cut of “Vibe” and its official music video simultaneously arrived Jan. 13, marking Taeyang’s first solo track since he was discharged from his mandatory service in the South Korea military in Nov. 2019. His last solo single was 2018’s “Louder,” recorded for the Winter Olympics, and his most recent solo album was 2017’s White Night.
“Vibe” became Jimin’s first official solo release since BTS announced that they were going on hiatus to allow its members to focus on their solo ventures (he last appeared solo on the 2022 collaborative track “With You” with Ha Sung Woon).
For those keeping score, Jimin is the final member of BTS to release a solo project since the band announced that they were taking that break, breaking millions of hearts in the process.
K-pop fans were so eager for the collaboration, “Vibe” debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Trending Songs before the song was released.
Taeyang and Jimin took the reins on the composition, along with Teddy, founder of The Black Label and a long-time collaborator and producer for Taeyang and BigBang. The Black Label songwriters and producers Kush, Vince, and 24 were also on board.
Watch Taeyang and Jimin’s live version of “Vibe” below.
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BTS got a triple dose of good news when the 65th annual Grammy nominations were announced on Tuesday (Nov. 15). The group is vying for best pop duo/group performance for the third year in a row with “My Universe,” a collab with Coldplay. They are up for best music video for “Yet to Come.” And they are nominated for album of the year as featured artists on Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres.
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It’s the first time the K-pop sensations have been nominated in more than one Grammy category in any given year.
BTS was nominated for best pop duo/group performance with “Dynamite” (2020) and “Butter” (2021). They are the only act to be nominated three years in a row in this category since it was introduced as part of a Grammy revamp of its category structure in 2011.
This category is home to both ongoing groups/duos and collaborations by solo artists. Looking strictly at ongoing groups and duos, Coldplay has had the most nods in the category (five), followed by Maroon 5 (four), BTS (three), and The Chainsmokers and Florence + the Machine (two each).
“My Universe” is the second collab by two groups to be nominated for best pop duo/group performance. Coldplay was also involved with the first, “Something Just Like This,” a 2017 collab with The Chainsmokers.
Three members of BTS – J-Hope (Jung Ho-Seok), RM (Kim Nam-Joon) and Suga (Min Yoon-Gi) — are also credited as songwriters on the Coldplay album, so they would have been album of the year nominees even if BTS were not listed as featured artists.
The other nominees for best pop duo/group performance are ABBA’s “Don’t Shut Me Down” and three collabs by solo artists – Camila Cabello featuring Ed Sheeran’s “Bam Bam,” Post Malone & Doja Cat’s “I Like You (A Happier Song)” and Sam Smith & Kim Petras’ “Unholy.”
The other nominees for best music video are Adele’s “Easy on Me,” Doja Cat’s “Woman,” Kendrick Lamar’s “The Heart Part 5,” Harry Styles’ “As It Was” and Taylor Swift’s All Too Well: The Short Film.
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Five years after making its world premiere, KPOP the musical has landed on Broadway. The two-hour musical, about global superstars preparing for a “one-night only” concert amid personal and cultural struggles threatening to “dismantle one of the industry’s hottest labels,” premiered at the Circle in the Square Theater in New York City on Oct. 13.
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The cast gave fans a peek at what to expect from the live show during a performance on Good Morning America on Tuesday (Oct. 18). South Korean singer Luna makes her Broadway debut in the musical as the character MwE.
“I have always loved doing all those ever since I was a young child, and I even liked creating some routines,” Luna, who has appeared in musical productions of In the Heights and Mama Mia, shared in an interview earlier this year. “For this musical, I get to dance while I sing while I act, that is so exciting.”
Besides Luna, the cast of KPOP includes Jinwoo Jung, BoHyung Kim, Julia Abueva, Major Curda, Jinwoo Jung, Jiho Kang, Jully Lee, Amy Keum, James Kho, Marina Kondo, Eddy Lee, Joshua Lee, Lina Rose Lee, Timothy H. Lee, Abraham Lim, Min, Kate Mina Lin, Aubie Merrylees, Patrick Park, Zachary Piser, Kevin Woo and John Yi.
Tickets for the show start at $104 at Broadway.com. You can also find them on ticketing sites such as StubHub, Seat Geek and Vivid Seats for approximately $83-$90 and up.
KPOP is directed by Teddy Bergman and features a book by Jason Kim, choreography by Jennifer Weber, music and lyrics by Helen Park and Max Vernon, and costumes by Clint Ramos and Sophia Choi.
The musical, which is recommended for ages 10 and older and is performed mostly in English with Korean song lyrics, is currently slated to run until the end of November.
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