SEOUL, November 13 (AJP) - HYBE has won an Asian corporate treasury award for a system that manages cash across its overseas operations, the K-pop company said Friday. HYBE received the Overall Winner prize in the Judges' Choice category at the 2026 Adam Smith Awards Asia. Winners were announced in September and honored at a ceremony in Singapore on Nov. 10. The competition, organized by Treasury Today Group, drew 345 entries from 21 countries. HYBE was the only recipient i
SEOUL, November 13 (AJP) - K-pop group aespa has teamed up with the American singer Eartha Kitt for a new version of the Christmas classic "Santa Baby" featuring her original vocals, SM Entertainment said Friday. The collaboration comes ahead of the 100th anniversary of Kitt's birth on Jan. 17, 2027. Kitt first recorded the song in 1953, and her rendition remains one of its most recognizable versions. Primary Wave Music, the song's music publisher, handled the
SEOUL, November 12 (AJP) - NCT 127 and NCT Dream will perform at next year's Coachella festival under the NCT banner, SM Entertainment said Thursday, confirming the two groups behind the festival's lineup listing. Both groups will take the stage on April 10 and 17 in Indio, California. Each will deliver its own performance before joining forces for a collaborative set, the agency said. The appearances will mark the Coachella debut of both NCT units. The festival's o
SEOUL, November 11 (AJP) - K-pop boy group EXO's member Kai and Sehun will debut as a new duo, EXO-KASE, with their first mini-album "Waking Up The City" on Dec. 1, SM Entertainment said Wednesday. The seven-track album will feature a title song of the same name alongside individual solo tracks by both members, marking their first joint release as a separate unit. Born in 1994, Kai and Sehun have long been known to fans for their contrasting performance styles. Th
SEOUL, November 11 (AJP) - K-pop girl group RESCENE will hold its first headlining concerts in Seoul next February, following a surge in popularity that has lifted the group's music charts and album sales, organizer Coupang Play said Wednesday. The five-member group will stage "NOTES : BLOOMING" at Olympic Hall in Seoul's Olympic Park from Feb. 19 to 21, 2027. The three-day event will be jointly organized by Coupang Play and the group's agency, The Muse Ente
SEOUL, November 11 (AJP) - K-pop juggernaut BTS' song "SWIM" has been included in Apple Music's year-end playlist of the best songs of this year. According to the group's agency BigHit Music on Wednesday, the title track from BTS' fifth full-length album "ARIRANG" was included in the playlist released last Saturday, marking the first time a South Korean act has been featured on the list. The playlist features 100 songs selected by the Ameri
SEOUL, November 09 (AJP) - ITZY's Chaeryeong is taking greater control of her music and choreography with her first solo album, but she has deliberately chosen an accessible sound to win over listeners and secure the chance to explore more ambitious ideas, the singer said Monday. Speaking at a press conference, Chaeryeong described her debut mini-album "Lovesick" as both an opportunity to express herself and a test of her ability to stand alone after seven years and
SEOUL, November 09 (AJP) - Kakao Entertainment and U.S.-based Atlantic Music Group (AMG) have selected rookie boy group LNGSHOT for their first joint project aimed at expanding K-pop artists' presence in North America, Kakao said Monday. The initiative marks the first step under a strategic partnership signed in October to develop K-pop artists and support their international growth from the early stages of their careers. LNGSHOT, a four-member group under Jay Park's la
SEOUL, November 09 (AJP) - SM Entertainment and two of its affiliates have suffered a data breach exposing sensitive personal information, including national identification numbers, bank account details and contract records. The company said an external attacker gained unauthorized access to internal business systems, including its electronic document approval platform, and extracted stored files around Nov. 4. The compromised information includes names, phone numbers, addresse
SEOUL, November 09 (AJP) - K-pop girl group TWICE's Nayeon has unveiled the three-track lineup for her upcoming solo single "NA-sty," JYP Entertainment said Monday. The single, scheduled for release on Nov. 20, features the title track "BABY ANGEL" alongside "SHiVER" and "BOY." "BABY ANGEL" was created with contributions from Shim Eun-jee, previously known for works such as TWICE's "YES or YES," "KNOCK KNO
