K-pop boy group 2PM member Jang Wooyoung will stage seven solo concerts across four Asian cities from November through March, JYP Entertainment said Tuesday. The world tour will kick off with two shows in Seoul on Nov. 14 and 15, followed by concerts in Hyogo, Japan, on Dec. 25 and 26. Wooyoung will then perform in Tokyo on Jan. 9 and 10 before wrapping up the schedule in Taipei on March 20. The singer addressed that he plans to incorporate jazz h

A 10th-anniversary art balloon exhibition for K-pop group NCT drew more than 4.5 million visitors to Seoul's Seokchon Lake over 25 days, SM Entertainment said Tuesday. The exhibition attracted about 4.547 million visitors from Sept. 3 through 27, according to data compiled by the Lotte Future Strategy Institute. NCT worked with Lotte and Seoul's Songpa District on the installation, which featured large-scale art balloons around the lake as pa

K-pop supergroup BTS brought home the second "Song of the Year" win from the MTV Video Music Awards with group's title track "Swim," MTV said Sunday. The seven-member group also won "Best K-Pop" and "Best Group," sweeping all three categories in which it was nominated at the ceremony in Los Angeles. BTS became the second K-pop act to win Song of the Year at the VMAs, following BLACKPINK's Rosé,

South Korea will promote K-pop, food, beauty products and consumer brands at an expo in Mexico City this weekend. The country's largest expo in Latin America, organized in partnership with six government ministries and related agencies, is scheduled to run from Sept. 24 to 27. Export-related consultations during the expo will connect some 120 South Korean companies with more than 250 Mexican buyers. A separate consumer exhibition will also run at t

K-pop girl group NMIXX will release their sixth mini album next month, their agency JYP Entertainment said on Wednesday. Strange Muse" is slated for release on Oct. 19, featuring six songs including the title track "Birthday Wish." The album will also feature the group's first unit songs since their debut, pairing Lily and Haewon on "Sing to the Moon," Sullyoon and Bae on "Hot 'n Unbothered,&q

A remix EP of K-pop girl band aespa's "Whiplash" featuring winning entries from a competition for emerging producers is set to be released on Wednesday, according to their agency SM Entertainment. The EP, titled "ScreaM Rookies 2 : Whiplash (Remixes)," was produced by ScreaM Records, SM Entertainment's dance music label. The tracks were selected from the second "ScreaM REMIX COMPETITION," which invited students fr

K-pop rock band Xdinary Heroes will release a new mini album next month, their agency JYP Entertainment said on Monday. The six-member band unveiled their plan for the album's release slated for Oct. 12 through a teaser video and promotional posters on social media. The teaser for "IMPULSE" centers on the keyword "desire," opening with the phrase, "Desire. That's what moves people." JYP said additio

An open forum on copyright rules for artificial intelligence (AI)-generated music will be held in Seoul on Tuesday, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said on Monday. The forum, the country's first of its kind, will be held at the National Assembly, with a focus on how copyright organizations should register, manage and distribute royalties for AI-assisted music. A key issue will be how to determine the level of human

K-pop boy group Super Junior's member Yesung will unveil a teaser song next week ahead of his 10th-anniversary solo album, slated for early next month, his agency SM Entertainment said on Monday. "Winds of Time" will be unveiled next Monday to build excitement for his second full-length album, "Where We Are," due out on Oct. 6. Yesung took part in writing the lyrics for the song, an alternative pop track built around acoustic in