JYP Entertainment has finally unveiled its new girl group―ITZY! On January 21 at midnight KST, JYP Entertainment dropped a prologue film introducing the agency’s new girl group ITZY. Just like the prediction, ITZY consists of five members: YUNA, RYUJIN, CHAERYEONG, LIA, and YEJI. RYUJIN previously appeared on JTBC’s ‘MIXNINE’ under her full name Shin Ryu-jin. CHAERYONG appeared on SBS’ ‘K-POP STAR 3’ and Mnet’s ‘SIXTEEN’ with her sister, girl group IZ*ONE member Lee Chae Yeon. YEJI also appeared on SBS’ ‘THE FAN’ under her full name Hwang Ye-ji. Earlier this month, JYP Entertainment confirmed that the new girl group has already completed filming its debut music video. However, the exact date of ITZY’s debut has not been announced yet. Check +
BTS Jimin’s surprise news on Naver V LIVE caused a real-time search and real-time trend of Naver’s Twitter account to be covered with V-app after a server was down by a flood of users. “Jimin of BTS Live: I’m here” +
“Love Yourself in Seoul,” which contains the live performance of BTS, has topped the list a week before its release. According to the Korea Information Commission (KCC) on Wednesday, “Love Yourself in Seoul” topped the list at 9:35 a.m. with +
K-pop boy band Stray Kids announced big plans for 2019, including a global showcase tour, the group’s first full concert and a mixtape. A video titled “Step Out 2019,” released via their official V Live channel Friday, shows what to +
Former K-pop star Yoo Seung-joon, ostracized from Korea for disloyalty after dodging military duty, has made a surprise comeback here. Also known as Steve Yoo, the dance music artist on Friday released the mini-album “Another Day” with four tracks, including +
The ongoing 2019 Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival is gaining explosive popularity, with the number of its visitors highly likely to hit an all-time high. The annual ice fishing festival kicked off Jan. 5 on a frozen lake in the remote +
Alice in Wonderland, a fairy tale that everyone has ever read. If you have ever wanted to enter the world of fairy tales, take note of this article. Recently, various social networking sites share photos of an exhibition of experiences +
Actress Kim Jae-kyung’s beautiful Hanbok self-portrait, who plays as the ambassador to the Korean traditional clothes Hanbok for 2018-19, is the talk of the town among netizens. Kim Jae-kyung’s agency has drawn attention by posting two photos and a short +
K-pop boy band BTS’ latest album, “Love Yourself: Answer,” ranked on the Billboard 200 album chart for the 20th week in a row, the latest chart showed Wednesday. The album came in 78th on the album chart for the week +
KPOP Girl group that uses new concept mysticism has emerged. It is a girl group wearing a rabbit mask. Recently, in various online communities, a girl group wearing a rabbit mask is attracting KPOP idol fans. Their group name is +
YG Entertainment’s Celeb bear “Krunk” now meets at the GRÉVIN Museum Seoul. GRÉVIN Museum Seoul, the world’s best celebrity wax museum from Paris, will hold a special collaboration exhibition “Let’s have fun with Krunk at Grevin Museum!” from July 27 to October 14 to commemorate the third anniversary of the +
Stepping onto the fourth floor of Musee Grevin Seoul, where the three-story exhibit of the wax museum begins its downward path, you’d run into a wall of text that explains the history of the building; located in the heart of Seoul, the structure used to house the local branch of +
‘2018 SORIBADA BEST K-MUSIC AWARDS’ Global fandom awards vote is getting hot. The 2018 SORIBADA BEST K-MUSIC AWARDS (2018 SOBA) will be held on August 30th at 6:30 pm in Songpa-gu, Seoul, It is held in the stadium. This ‘2018 SOBA’ has raised the expectation from before the exhibition that +
How cold is winter in Korea? When winter arrives in Korea, icy cold winds come with it. However, no matter how cold, there are certain sports that can only be enjoyed during the winter season. For instance, hiking spectacularly snow-capped mountains, camping under the glittery winter stars, and of course, +
Just a week away from its much-anticipated return, BTS released teaser photos for its upcoming “Love Yourself: Answer” album. On Thursday night, the act’s agency Big Hit Entertainment revealed 16 promotional photos, divided into “L” and “F” versions, on its Twitter account. The group previously released teaser photos for the +
As a record-breaking heat wave continues to scorch Korea, more people are turning to dishes that are believed to help beat the summer heat. Known as boyangsik, which translates to “invigorating food” in Korea, the strength-building dishes are often served in summer, with people even lining up in front of +
“Along With the Gods: The Last 49 Days” surpassed 10 million in attendance on the 14th day of its run, the film’s distributor said Tuesday. The local action fantasy film recorded 10,002,508 for its cumulative tally of views at about 2:34 p.m. based on a real-time tally from the Korean +
Elcin Demirci and Tea Xin Yi, 2 final winners of the A100 Entertainment audition The highly anticipated result for the A100 Entertainment and All-S Entertainment auditions are out! Unfortunately, All-S Entertainment was not able to pick the desired winner. Instead, there were two winners picked out by A100 Entertainment. V-Square +
Food from different regions can tell us a lot about those places. This is certainly the case for Busan’s specialties, among which there are many that retain the history and unique social aspects of Korea’s southern port city. In particular, the history of Busan as a provisional capital the during +
The Grand Hilton Seoul will celebrate the largest beer festival in the world — Munich’s Oktoberfest — here in Seoul on Saturday evening, Sept. 8. Launched in 2007, the Grand Hilton Seoul’s Oktoberfest has now become the property’s signature festival, attracting more than 1,000 visitors every year and receiving rave +
BTS has released a trailer for its upcoming album, raising fans’ expectations. At midnight on Thursday, the group revealed a teaser video titled “Epiphany” for its upcoming album “Love Yourself: Answer” through its official YouTube channel. The video features the group’s member Jin sitting in the middle of a room +
K-pop septet BTS has been nominated for the Order of Cultural Merit, for the first time as an idol group. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has recently announced that BTS is one of 12 nominees for the Order of Cultural Merit this year, which will be given out +
