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June 27, 2022

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UK magazine NME commends aespa, “Unreal 2021”

2021.12.30 09:44

SM Entertainment’s K-pop group ‘aespa’ was praised by British pop music magazine NME. NME posted an article titled ‘aespa reflect on their “unreal” 2021,’ on its website on the 28th (local time).NME said, “The K-pop sensations look back at a successful year, with two hit singles, a hit mini-album and accolades aplenty.” It also praised aepas’ activities this year, saying, “As a new group of SM Entertainment, which has footsteps of powerhouses like S.E.S, BoA, Red Velvet, Girls’ Generation and f(x), this fairly new quartet have gigantic shoes to fill. However, aespa have taken the i
BTS Suga tested positive for COVID-19 says, “I’m very good.”

2021.12.29 09:33

BTS’ Suga, who has tested positive for COVID-19, left a message for his fans.On the 27th, Suga wrote on the fan community Weverse, saying, “I’m very good. Don't worry too much.”Suga entered Korea on the 23th after BTS’ schedule in the U.S., and has tested positive for COVID-19 on the 24th, during his self-quarantine. Fortunately, he had not met other BTS members.However, two more BTS members, RM and Jin, have tested positive for COVID-19 on the 25th. Currently, the members are on their second long-term vacation, so there is no problem for their schedule. Foreign media also showed great in
Actor Lee Jung-jae updates charming selfie with BTS’ V

2021.12.28 10:39

Actor Lee Jung-jae and group BTS member V met together. On the 27th, Lee Jung-jae uploaded a photo on his Instagram. It is a selfie he took with BTS’ V. In the photo, the two V pose V sign together with dazzling smiles on their faces.Lee Jung-jae is currently gaining high attention from global fans for Netflix series’ Squid Game.’ He has been also nominated for the ‘Best Actor of the TV Drama Series’ category at the U.S. Golden Glove Awards to be held on January 9 (local time).Recently, BTS held the in-person concert ‘BTS Permission to Dance on Stage’ at SoFi Stadium in LA.
Weverse membership subscribers increase with BLACKPINK and BTS’ popularity

2021.12.24 13:37

Amid the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, online fan community platforms have gained high popularity. According to the ‘2021 Fandom Trend’ data released by fan community platform Weverse, the number of cumulative subscribers for 36 artist communities operated by Weverse was 36 million (including duplicates). This is an increase of 16.8 million from last year. As many K-pop groups such as Cherry Bullet, TREASURE, FT Island, iKON, BLACKPINK, STAYC, ONEUS, and Winner have open their community on Weverse this year, the number of subscribers rapidly increased. In the case of BLACKPINK, which joined i
ITZY officially releases first Japan debut album ‘IT’z ITZY’

2021.12.23 09:42

K-pop group ITZY will officially debut in Japan by releasing the Japanese best album ‘IT'z ITZY.’According to their agency JYP Entertainment on the 22nd, ITZY will release the Japanese best album ‘IT'z ITZY’ and its title song ‘WANNABE Japanese ver’ in Japan. In the album ‘IT’z ITZY’ a total of 12 songs, including Japanese version and Korean version of ‘DALLA DALLA,’ ‘ICY,’ ‘WANNABE,’ ‘Not Shy,’ ‘MAFIA In the morning,’ and ‘LOCO,’ are included. In particular, the title song ‘WANNABE Japanese ver,’ which was pre-released on the 1st of last month before its official releas
‘Squid Game’ Lee Jung-jae named Breakout Star of 2021 in TV

2021.12.18 03:13

The U.S. media New York Times (NYT) has named actor Lee Jung-jae as a breakout TV star.On the 16th (local time), the NYT selected Lee Jung-jae as one of cultural figures showing great performances in media fields such as movies, plays, music, and musicals this year.The NYT describes Lee Jung-jae perfectly played the role of ‘Seong Gi-hun’ in Netflix series ‘Squid Game,’ and pulled off amazing and complex performances expressing an indescribable fear.It also said Lee Jung-jae did not play just a hero, villain, fool, or skilled scammer in the series. Citing the interview with Lee Jung-jae in
BTS performs ‘Butter’ for ‘The Late Late Show with James Corden’ episode 1000

2021.12.13 01:46

K-pop group BTS performed ‘Butter’ at the U.S. TV network CBS’ popular talk show ‘The Late Late Show with James Corden (James Corden Show).’ BTS appeared on the James Corden Show aired on the 8th (local time) and had a performance of ‘Butter’.Following the performance of ‘Permission to Dance’ on the 23rd last month, they had a ending stage this time, celebrating 1000th episode of the James Corden Show.At the show, BTS came out of audience seats singing ‘Butter.’ While the audience enjoyed the music, the seven members moved from the seat to the stage and showed an exciting performanc
Lineup of presenters at ‘Mnet Asian Music Awards’ unveiled: Rain, Uhm Jung-hwa, and Street Woman Fighter teams

2021.12.08 15:45

The list of presenters for the ‘2021 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA),’ the Asia's largest music awards, was unveiled.According to CJ ENM on the 7th, Rain, Eom Jung-hwa, Choi Soo-young, Choi Si-won, and Tiffany Young were confirmed as presenters of 2021 MAMA, where Lee Hyo-ri will appear as a host.In addition to them, Mnet’s dance competition show ‘Street Woman Fighter’s teams, LACHICA’s Gabi and PROWDMON’s Monica, and actor and singer Haha were also listed. In addition, entertainers who proved the possibility of K-content, including Kwon Yul, Kim Seo-hyung, Kim Young-dae, Kim Hye-yoon, N
Original webtoon of ‘Hellbound’ gains popularity among global fans

2021.12.07 02:18

As Netflix series ‘Hellbound’ has gained global popularity, the original webtoon (web comics) has been also launched a global service. Naver Webtoon announced on the 6th that the average weekly view for the ‘Hellbound’ original webtoon increased by about 22 times and the average number of weekly paid views increased by about 14 times after the release of Netflix series. This is the result of comparing the average views for two weeks after the release and the weekly average for three months before the release of the Netflix series.With the huge popularity of the series, the original webtoon

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