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Wed, July 24, 2019 | 07:24

Former audition show hopefuls debut as K-pop group Limitless

Limitless, a boy group consisting of three contestants of Mnet's music audition “Produce 101” season2, Jang Moon-bok (Moonvok), Seong Hyun-woo (A.M.) and Yoon Hee-seok (Heeseok); as well as Lee Hwi-chan (Raychan) from JTBC's “MIXNINE,” made its official debut Tuesday with the album “Dreamplay.” Their showcase, held at MUV hall in Hongdae, western Seoul was crowded with report...

Jung Hae-myoung | 2019-07-10 16:19

MAMAMOO to hold concert in Daegu

Girl band MAMAMOO will hold an encore concert of its “Four Seasons, Four Colors” project with “2019 MAMAMOO concert ” in Daegu from July 27-28. To commemorate band's debut on June 19, the concert will start on 6:19 p.m.

2019-07-09 16:49

YG requested call girls to entertain foreign investors: report

Yang Hyun-suk, the former CEO of YG Entertainment, requested sex workers to entertain foreign investors in Europe in October 2014, according to major broadcaster MBC, Monday.

Dong Sun-hwa | 2019-07-09 15:08

K-pop singer leaves group to treat degenerative knee injury

Jenny, a member of K-pop girl band DIA, has left the group due to a knee injury that will a take long time to recover, her agency MBK Entertainment said Saturday. “Jenny was diagnosed with chondromalacia patellae (CMP),” the agency wrote on the group's online fan website. “Her condition has improved following the treatment, but her doctor said it would be hard for her to cont...

Dong Sun-hwa | 2019-07-07 15:38

Boy band Pentagon kicks off world tour

The world tour, named "Prism," kicked off with its inaugural concert in Seoul in April and will take the band on a journey to perform in 23 cities in Asia, the United States, Europe and South America from August to December.

2019-07-07 10:38

BIGBANG's T.O.P released from military service [PHOTOS]

BIGBANG's main rapper, whose real name is Choi Seung-hyun, started his two-year mandatory military service as a conscripted police officer in February 2017. But the 32-year-old was kicked out of the police four months later after he was discovered to have smoked marijuana multiple times in 2016.

2019-07-07 10:04

[INTERVIEW] Billboard columnist says BTS, the Beatles comparable

Anyone interested in K-pop should be familiar with the name “Jeff Benjamin.” Benjamin, a New York-based music journalist, has been writing about K-pop for America's music media outlet Billboard since 2013. CNN once dubbed him “the perfect person to talk about K-pop.” He also boasts a special bond with K-pop phenomenon BTS. The journalist has been keeping his eyes on the seven...

Dong Sun-hwa | 2019-07-05 17:13

Singer Younha: Ups, downs inevitable in life

Singer Younha's mini album “STABLE MINDSET” has been well-received by fans who were anxious to hear her comeback after years of hiatus since her last album. In late June, Younha, 31, met reporters for a roundtable interview at a small wine pub in the Hongdae area in western Seoul. She appeared calm and graceful, compared to years ago when she showed off her powerful vocals in...

Jung Hae-myoung | 2019-07-05 16:46

Singer Heize collaborates with BTS member-producer SUGA

K-pop band BTS member SUGA has produced a comeback single for female artist Heize titled “We don't talk together.” It will be released on Sunday evening. SUGA participated in the production, lyrics and composition of the song with the artist. El Capitxn also helped in the composition. The album will be available as a CD, which is unusual for single albums. Heize Official uplo...

2019-07-04 16:10

WINNER stages seven-city tour in Japan

Four-piece K-pop boy band WINNER has started its sixth Japanese tour that will take it to seven cities, its management agency said Thursday.

2019-07-04 14:34

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