At 9 a.m. on Sept. 22 KST, YG Entertainment dropped JisooŌĆÖs individual teaser poster for the groupŌĆÖs upcoming 1st full album, THE ALBUM. In the poster, Jisoo exudes a seductive charm with unconventional styling and red lips, raising even more anticipation for BLACKPINKŌĆÖs comeback. BLACKPINK will release all tracks from their first full-length album on Oct. 2 (12 a.m. EST & 1 p.m. KST). Details about the new music are still shrouded in mystery, but the recently-released teaser poster indicates a starkly different mood from ŌĆ£How You Like ThatŌĆØ and ŌĆ£Ice Cream,ŌĆØ drawing keen attention....

During an interview followed by the photoshoot, Jisoo talked about her goals for this year. She said, ŌĆ£I want to try new things and put myself out there to take some risks. Although things may not always go as IŌĆÖve planned them, I want to try my best without having to regret it later. I want to explore myself to go with my passion and to become a better person....

On April 13th, V shared an Instagram story photo of him and Kang Dong Won attending the Michael Jackson ONE show by Cirque Du Soleil in Las Vegas. The two smile as Kang Dong Won wraps an arm around VŌĆÖs shoulders in the photo. V also labeled Kang Dong WonŌĆÖs hat ŌĆ£Geochang hyungŌĆØ and his own hat ŌĆ£Geochang dongsaeng,ŌĆØ referring to their hometown of Geochang county. Earlier, Apple TV+ original series PachinkoŌĆśs producer Theresa Kang-Lowe and Korean-American composer Brian Lee also posted a photo with Kang Dong Won and V on their Instagram....

The second online concert by BTS attracted 1 million viewers from 191 regions around the world. According to Big Hit Entertainment, ŌĆ£MAP OF THE SOUL ON:E,ŌĆØ which took place on October 11, has been watched in 993,000 viewers from 191 regions around the world. Compared to 756,600 viewers from 105 countries recorded in their first online concert (Bang Bang Con: The Live), the number of viewers increased significantly. Initially, BTS was scheduled to hold ŌĆ£Map of the Soul ON:EŌĆØ in Seoul in October and conduct both online streaming and offline performances....

In the music category, EXO won the ŌĆśQQ Music FansŌĆÖ Choice K-Pop Artist AwardŌĆÖ while BTS won the Most Popular Artist Award in the ceremony held on the 10th. Both groups won 100% due to the votes of their fans. The ŌĆśQQ Music FansŌĆÖ Choice K-Pop Artist AwardŌĆÖ awarded to EXO was decided by the poll held on ChinaŌĆÖs largest music platform, QQ Music. As EXO received more than 100 million votes, they came first....

Ken shared a picture of the two on his Instagram, with the caption ŌĆ£Hehe this was from KBS Song Festival with Jin hueh hueh. I think I took a photo with my mom tooŌĆ” but maybe notŌĆ” kekekek #Ken #StarlightBabies #BTS #Jin #Sandeul #WheredYouGo #SongFestival #IsThisRight #kekekekŌĆØ BTS Jin and VIXX Ken were both born in 1992 and the two are known to be extremely close friends. It seems like B1A4ŌĆÖs Sandeul was with them as well!...

ŌĆ£Sweet NightŌĆØ is a self-composed and self-written OST track for the popular drama Itaewon Class, starring VŌĆÖs close friend Park Seo Joon. V quickly broke singer AdeleŌĆÖs record, whose song ŌĆ£HelloŌĆØ topped iTunes charts in 102 countries. Fans are reminded of VŌĆÖs video message to himself in 2015 following this huge accomplishment: ŌĆ£Today is July 20th, 2015. Right now, a future-me is watching this video. What are you doing right now?...

On Jan 21, CheetahŌĆÖs label confirmed the pairŌĆÖs split, saying, ŌĆ£The two drifted apart recently due to their busy schedules and decided to end their relationship. They will go back to being good friends.ŌĆØ Cheetah and Nam started dating publicly in Dec 2018. She starred in Jazzy Misfits, directed by Nam, last year, and the two showed off their relationship through MBCŌĆÖs entertainment show DonŌĆÖt Be Jealous. In the end, however, they decided to part ways and stay as good colleagues....

According to SpoTV NewsŌĆÖ report on the 30th, the star will appear on NetflixŌĆÖs original series Move to Heaven. Lee Je Hoon, Tang Jun Sang, Ji Jin Hee, Lee Jae Wook, and Im Won HeeŌĆÖs appearances were previously confirmed, but Choi SooyoungŌĆÖs was not. Choi Sooyoung has been constant and active in her career as an actress. Following her comedic performance in Miss & Mrs. Cops, she worked in the show Tell Me What You Saw and Run On....

Momoland got tested for COVID-19 after using the same hair shop as Chungha. Their agency MLD Entertainment said, ŌĆ£Momoland and Chuanhga used the same hair shop, so all members conducted COVID-19 test as a preemptive measure.ŌĆØ IZONE also had an examination for COVID-19 and canceled their comeback live scheduled for today. Swing Entertainment confirmed, ŌĆ£We will conduct the COVID-19 today for all staff and IZONE members considering their safety and health....

On the 11th, SM Entertainment announced that Chen will be releasing his third solo mini-album Last Scene on the 31st. The new album will contain a total of six tracks, including the title song ŌĆ£Last Scene.ŌĆØ This marks the singerŌĆÖs solo comeback three years after his second mini-album Dear my dear in 2019 and his first return to the K-pop scene since his discharge from the military. Meanwhile, Chen has been promoting in various fields, including solo albums, drama OSTs, and collaborations, as well as EXO and EXO-CBXŌĆÖs activities....

D.OŌĆÖs first-ever solo album Empathy consisted of a total of 8 tracks. And of them, D.O personally wrote the lyrics for the two tracks, raising expectations. ŌĆ£RoseŌĆØ is an acoustic folk song with a light guitar rhythm. The lyrics, written by D.O, tells a sweet love story, from the heart-fluttering moments of falling in love to plucking up the courage to ask out that girl. In addition, D.O wrote about how he would ask himself how heŌĆÖs doing, just like how people ask each other by writing the song, ŌĆ£IŌĆÖm Fine....

On October 29, BewhY shared a screen-capture of the messages he received from one netizen. If you look at the conversation, the person wrote, ŌĆ£After listening to the music created by those who took the drugs, those who didnŌĆÖt take the drugs and those who quit but fell back into the drugs, I judged that you are someone who is using the drugs. The public thinks of you as a person who believes in Jesus and lives a kind life, right?...

On September 7th, FANATICS members Via, Doi, Chaelin, and Rayeon were holding a live broadcast while wearing skirts. Only two of the members had leg coveringsŌĆŌĆØ usually, girl group members are provided with blankets or jackets to cover their legs. When a female staff member handed one of them a jacket, a male manager is heard harassing her in the background. He chastised the female staff member: ŌĆ£What are you doing covering [the legs]?...

Various winter songs are released as they spread the warmth this year. Artists this year especially focus on soothing those who have been through hardships in the past year due to the COVID-19 crisis. First, The Boyz released their single ŌĆ£Christmassy!ŌĆØ on the 7th of this month, on the 3rd anniversary of their debut. The pop-house winter song gives off Christmas vibes as it starts with a bell jingling. The star of EBS, Pengsoo, also released ŌĆ£Christmas ReturnsŌĆØ on the 11th of December....

fromis_9 is currently preparing to release their third mini-album ŌĆśMy Little SocietyŌĆÖ on September 16th. Off the Record Entertainment released the following statement: ŌĆ£Hello. This is Off the Record Entertainment. This is an official statement regarding fromis_9 member Lee SeoyeonŌĆÖs injury and promotion plans. We sincerely thank all the Flovers who have been waiting for fromis_9ŌĆÖs third mini-album ŌĆśMy Little Society.ŌĆÖ We feel deeply apologetic for delivering this unfortunate news....