NewJeans performs 'Cool With You' at Korea's historic palace

SEOUL, May 20 (AJU PRESS) - K-pop girl band NewJeans' special performance at Korea's traditional royal place is set to be broadcast on KBS World in 142 countries on Tuesday. The iconic group's performance of "Cool With You" will air on a music show starting at 11:25 p.m. (1425 GMT), the national television channel said. The song is part of "Get Up," the group's mini-album released in July 2023. NewJeans is the second K-pop group, after BTS, to

May 20, 2024

Enhyphen's new album tops iTunes charts in nine countries one day after release

SEOUL, May 14 (AJU PRESS) -- "Memorabilia," the latest album by K-pop boy band Enhyphen, topped iTunes album charts in nine countries Tuesday, just one day after its release, its agency said. The six-track album was dropped on Monday and debuted at the top position in the Philippines, India, Brazil and other countries as of 9:00 a.m., according to Belift Lab. It also made the top 10 list in 21 countries. The album's title track, "Fatal Trouble," was includ

May 14, 2024

Stray Kids to drop collaborative single with Charlie Puth this week

SEOUL, May 07 (AJU PRESS) - Boy band Stray Kids are set to release their new single "Lose My Breath" later this week. The single featuring a collaboration with American singer-songwriter Charlie Puth will be available on major music-streaming sites this Friday, according to the eight-member band's agency JYP Entertainment. Excitement has been building among fans since teaser videos and posters for the single were revealed last week, as it soured to the top on YouTube

May 7, 2024

BTS leader RM to drop prerelease track from second solo album this week

SEOUL, May 07 (AJU PRESS) - BTS leader RM will drop "Come Back to Me," a prerelease track from his upcoming second solo album, this week, its agency said Tuesday. The indie-pop song and its music video will be unveiled at 1 p.m. Friday ahead of the release of the 11-track album titled "Right Place, Wrong Person" slated for May 24, according to Big Hit Music. The music video was written, directed, and produced by Lee Sung-jin, who directed the awar

May 7, 2024

'We support BTS, not HYBE'

SEOUL, May 03 (AJU PRESS) - Amid a growing dispute between HYBE and ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin, BTS, the global K-pop phenomenon under HYBE, has seemingly become collateral damage. Their devoted fanbase, ARMY, is now taking action. On Friday, ARMY issued a full-page statement in some newspapers demanding HYBE and its subsidiary Big Hit Music "take responsibility for the unsubstantiated attacks and defamation targeting BTS" and called for "immediate legal action.”

May 3, 2024

BTS agency launches global audition for new boy band

SEOUL, May 03 (AJU PRESS) - Big Hit Music, the entertainment powerhouse behind BTS and Tomorrow X Together, has launched a global audition to discover a new boy band that will continue the legacy of the K-pop sensations. The contest is open to males of any nationality born after 2006 and will be held both online and offline, the company said Friday. The offline audition will run from June 1 to August 31 in 17 regions around the world, including Hawaii, Vancouver, Sydney, Oaklan

May 3, 2024

Korea to launch international webtoon festival in September

SEOUL, May 02 (AJU PRESS) – The Korean government plans to launch an international webtoon festival in September to promote the globally popular digital comics that originated in the nation about two decades ago. The inaugural Global Webtoon Festival will be held in Seongsu-dong, an emerging hipster hotspot in northeastern Seoul, from September 26 to 29, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Thursday. The festival will institute new webtoon awards to

May 2, 2024

Teaser video for NewJeans' collaborated song with Japanese artist creates buzz

SEOUL, May 01 (AJU PRESS) - A music video for girl band NewJeans's new song "Right Now" was teased on Wednesday. Min Hee-jin, who masterminded the iconic K-pop quintet, also uploaded the video on Instagram the same day. There are already high expectations about the song as the music video comes as a collaboration with Japanese contemporary artist Murakami Takashi. Murakami, renowned for blending Japanese traditional art with pop culture, is considered one of Ja

May 1, 2024

HYBE takes legal action against NewJeans agency CEO amid management control feud

SEOUL, April 25 (AJU PRESS) - Entertainment giant HYBE plans to file a complaint Thursday against Min Hee-jin, the CEO of its affiliated label behind popular K-pop girl band NewJeans, on charges including breach of trust. HYBE said this week's audit confirmed that Min had devised plans to take over management control of the subsidiary, ADOR, and break away from the K-pop powerhouse. Auditors secured a computer file from an ADOR executive that showed Min's side con

April 25, 2024

Label control battle casts shadow over NewJeans' comeback

SEOUL, April 23 (AJU PRESS) - An apparent power struggle over control of the music label behind NewJeans is casting a shadow over the highly anticipated comeback of the popular K-pop girl group. Entertainment giant HYBE said Monday it is conducting an audit of the management of its affiliate, ADOR, on suspicion that CEO Min Hee-jin is seeking to take over the management control of the label. The investigation, launched on the same day, targets Min and another ADOR executive, acco

April 23, 2024