Stray Kids to drop mixtape No. 5

Stray Kids will roll out digital single “Mixtape: dominATE” on March 21, JYP Entertainment announced Monday. It will be the band’s fifth release in the Mixtape series, and is titled after the eight-member act’s ongoing world tour that kicked off in Seoul in August last year. The band will resume the tour with a two-day show in Santiago and will have 55 shows held over 34 cities across the world by the end of July when it will hit the staidum in Rome. The tour is set to draw 2.2 million concertgo

March 10, 2025

Blackpink’s Jennie tops iTunes chart in 21 regions with 1st solo LP

Jennie of Blackpink placed her first solo studio album “Ruby” atop iTunes Top Albums Chart in 21 regions. Focus track “like Jennie” swept music charts abroad with all 14 B-side tracks trailing along. Music video for the main track claimed No. 1 spot on YouTube’s trending video charts upon release and generated over 16 million plays on the platform as of Monday. She dropped three songs in advance before the full release of the album and all made Billboard’s Hot 100: “ExtraL” featuring American ra

March 10, 2025

Infinite hails full return, celebrates 15 years with EP No. 8

Infinite is set to return as a full group Thursday with the release of the group's eighth EP, “Like Infinite.” The album consists of seven tracks, including “Dangerous,” effortlessly combining disco punk sounds and energetic rhythms and demonstrating the perfect chemistry among the bandmates honed through their 15 years together. “Like Infinite" is part of the band’s project to celebrate the milestone of 15 years, along with the tour “Limited Edition.” The tour began in Seoul in December last ye

March 6, 2025

Fantasy Boys uploads teaser for 4th EP

Fantasy Boys gave fans a taste of their upcoming fourth EP “Undeniable” through teaser photographs, released via agency Pocket Doll Studio on Thursday. The ten members showed more mature sides of themselves, donning black leather with silver accessories. They flew to Japan Tuesday for their Japan tour, “Shine The Way,” which consists of four shows in the country: two in Osaka on Friday and another two in Tokyo on Monday. The tour is named after their first LP in Japan which will be released Marc

March 6, 2025

Seventeen to unveil tour film

A movie will bring Seventeen’s “Right Here” concert to the silver screen, the band’s agency Pledis Entertainment said Thursday. The film will premiere with limited screenings worldwide from April 2; in Japan, it will hit cinemas May 16. Viewers can reexperience the band’s concert in Goyang, Korea, in October 2024. The two shows drew about 58,000 fans and marked the beginning of the "Right Here" world tour that came to a close in Bangkok in February. Overall, over 1 million fans attended the 30 s

March 6, 2025

Xdinary Heroes to bring out 6th EP

Boy band Xdinary Heroes will release their sixth EP on March 24, label JYP Entertainment announced Wednesday. The mini album “Beautiful Mind” comes about five months after the group's previous EP, “Live and Fall.” The six-member act hosted a three-date concert in Seoul named after the album following its release, inviting fans to a venue twice the size of its previous gig — a series of shows dubbed “Closed beta.” In February, the band collaborated with Korean rock band YB for the senior’s track

March 6, 2025

Enhypen to hit Japan stadiums this summer

Enhypen will host four shows in Japan this summer, announced agency Belift Lab Tuesday. The band of seven will perform at stadiums in Tokyo on July 5-6 and Osaka on August 2-3 for its international “Walk the Line” tour. The concerts mark Enhypen's stadium debut in the country, just over 4 1/2 years since their debut. They will be returning to Japan about six months after they toured three cities, drawing around 190,000 fans in total. Enhypen performed in Bulacan, the Philippines, last week and h

March 5, 2025

Seventeen’s Wonwoo to enlist in April

Wonwoo of Seventeen will start his military service on April 3, agency Pledis Entertainment said Wednesday. He will not be able to join his bandmates for Tecate Pa'l Norte 2025 or the fan meet tour in Japan slated for April, but will be present at Carat Land, the band’s fan meetup in Incheon on March 20-21, the management company reassured. He will be the second enlisted member of the 13-piece act, after Junghan who began his service in September 2024. The two formed a subunit and dropped the si

March 5, 2025

BTS’ J-Hope joins Jimin on Billboard’s Hot 100 as No. 83

J-Hope of BTS landed on Billboard’s Hot 100 at No. 83 as a featured artist in Don Toliver’s “LV Bag,” according to the chart published Tuesday in the US. The single was unveiled as a soundtrack for Louis Vuitton’s menswear fashion show whipped up by Pharrell Williams, creative director of the French maison and one of the collaborators on the song. It is J-Hope’s fifth solo entry on the chart and the third highest rung after “Chicken Noodle Soul (feat. Becky G.)” and “More,” which ranked Nos. 81

March 5, 2025

EXO’s Kai to return as solo act in April: report

Kai of EXO is gearing up to make a comeback as a solo singer in April, according to a local media report Tuesday. He will be shooting the music video next week for the upcoming solo endeavor, it added. The veteran idol will release his fourth EP about two years after his previous EP, “Rover.” The mini album topped the iTunes Top Albums Chart in 40 regions as well as a series of music charts at home and abroad. The title track earned him two trophies from television music chart shows in Korea. Ka

March 5, 2025