The Wild and Wacky World of K-Pop

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Here's the debut single of new K-pop girl group Kep1er titled "Wa Da Da", which came out earlier this month.

 

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Congratulations to Chen as the EXO singer and his wife have welcomed the birth of their second child as confirmed by the K-pop boy band's record label SM Entertainment.

EXO singer Chen welcomes second child, fans shower wishes over K-pop idol

Chen welcomed his firth child, a baby girl, in April 2020 EXO singer

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Yuju released her post-GFriend solo debut EP Rec. on Tuesday and was accompanioned by the lead single "Play".

 

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Aespa's "Dreams Come True" has returned back to the top of Soompi's K-pop music chart.

aespa’s “Dreams Come True” Rises Back To No. 1; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2022, January Week 4

aespa’s “Dreams Come True” Rises Back To No. 1; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2022, January Week 4

www.soompi.com

 

[Megumi]

I didn't think that I had missed a whole year, but I missed like 5 years before that. Time sure flies.

Well, 2021 seems to be the year of second gen groups/soloists making comebacks. Hyuna, SHINee, U-Know released new music this year. Also, 2PM is going to make a comeback later this year.

Also, as an update to the Spotify/Kakao M situation, they made a new deal and all the music distributed by Kakao M is back on Spotify again(including Spotify Korea).

2021 was a good year for comebacks. It's all a big blur for me now though. I had so much more to say during the year.

Blackpink member Rosé's debut single "On the Ground" has topped the Billboard Global Charts.

Blackpink member Rose’s solo single slams Billboard Global Charts

SEOUL: Singer-songwriter Rose from K-pop girl group Blackpink proved she could stand tough even alone as she breezed through global music charts with her first solo single On the Ground, scoring No. 70 on the Billboard’s Hot 100 and topping Billboard Global Charts.

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I hated this song. It was uninspired and mediocre.

Loona now has the longest streak for an all-female K-pop act on Mediabase's Top 40 as their single "Star" has been on the chart for nine straight weeks.

K-pop act LOONA makes radio chart history with 'Star' | Yonhap News Agency

SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- LOONA has set a new record for a K-pop girl group with its son...

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I loved "Star." I tried to get my family to listen to it, but I also gave them 20+ other English K-pop songs, so I think they kind of just ignored it.

SM Entertainment's new girl group, Aespa made their first comeback with new song, "Next Level."

Uninspired group. The only three songs that I like from them are "Iconic," "Yeppi Yeppi," and "I'll Make You Cry." The rest have been duds. It shouldn't be hard to live up to Red Velvet, but aespa is doing the impossible.

although I not into Kpop but this is my favorite Kpop song:

I love "Gee." It was the first or second K-pop song I had ever heard witht the other being Wonder Girls' "Nobody," of course.

Blackpink's Lisa has become the first female K-pop artist to top the Billboard Rap Digital Song Sales chart as "Money", the B-side to her debut single "Lalisa" topped the chart five days ago.

BLACKPINK Lisa continues to smash records with her b-side ‘Money’

Lisa's b-side, Money, appears on seven Billboard charts, including number one on the Rap Digital Song Sales Chart. When even

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I'm so confused. "Money" is awful, but all of my foreign friends love it, and it's the more popular of the two on Spotify. I played the hell out of "Lalisa," which is repetitive, but "Money" is beyond generic when it comes to lyrics.

Also, I saw that no one posted about an early SotY contender:

 

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WINNER member Lee Seung-hoon has tested positive for COVID-19.

K-pop group WINNER’s Lee Seung Hoon tests positive for Covid-19 : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama

K-pop group WINNER’s Lee Seung Hoon tests positive for Covid-19. Bollywood News: Latest Bollywood News, Bollywood News Today, Bollywood Celebrity News, Breaking News, Celeb News, Celebrities News, Bollywood News Hindi, Hindi Bollywood News at Bollywood Hungama.com.

www.bollywoodhungama.com

 

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JYP Entertainment's upcoming girl group, NMIXX just released their debut trailer today. No word yet on their debut date.

 

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K-pop girl group April has disbanded just a year after several members of the group were accused of allegedly bullying former member Lee Hyun-joo.

Scandal-plagued K-pop girl group APRIL have disbanded

K-pop girl group APRIL have officially disbanded, according to their agency DSP Media., a year after their bullying controversy.

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Odisha native Shreya Lenka is hopeful on becoming the first Indian K-pop star after she made it through the final round of global auditions held for selecting the fifth member of K-pop group Black Swan.

Shreya Lenka of Odisha One Step Away From Becoming 1st Ever K-Pop Idol From India

Shreya Lenka has to beat Brazil's Gabriela Dalcin to secure her place as the fifth member of the K-pop group Black Swan.

www.news18.com

 

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K-pop girl group April has disbanded just a year after several members of the group were accused of allegedly bullying former member Lee Hyun-joo.

Scandal-plagued K-pop girl group APRIL have disbanded

K-pop girl group APRIL have officially disbanded, according to their agency DSP Media., a year after their bullying controversy.

www.nme.com

Sucks to hear. I only like "Oh! My Mistake." I think they reacted differently than AOA did with their Mina situation. While AOA's reputation is being restored, it looks like a bullying accusation will end a group no matter what.

Tiffany Young also released a new song called "Silver Blue and Gold" on Spotify. I can't find it on YouTube, but here's the Spotify link:
There are no lyrics. Maybe a teaser for some upcoming English work? I love her English songs, so I'm excited for it.

 

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Hawaiian boy band Crossing Rain has become popular with K-pop fans.

Hawaii’s own boy band Crossing Rain builds a following with K-pop fans

The made-in-Hawaii group has a growing fan base all its own and a dream of making it big on the international K-Pop stage.

www.hawaiinewsnow.com

 

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Congrats to Hyuna and Dawn as the K-pop couple have announced that they're now engaged.

‘Marry Me … my answer is yes’: K-pop stars HyunA and Dawn engaged

Four years after their music label dropped them when they made their relationship public, K-pop sweethearts HyunA and Dawn announce their engagement on social media.

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[Megumi]

I attended a virtual Jamie concert this morning, and i loved her music. It turns out that I already had one of her songs liked on Spotify without even realizing: her "Witch" collab with Hyoyeon, Cheetah, etc. I listened to her new song "Pity Party," and it's nice. Not a lot of views on Spotify and less than a million on YouTube, so it seems she hasn't blown up internationally just yet, but she's talented.

 

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K-pop boy band Pentagon has scored their first number 1 album in their native South Korea with their new mini album In:vite U.

K-Pop Boy Band Pentagon Finally Scores Their First No. 1 Album In Korea

Pentagon hits No. 1 on the albums chart in South Korea on their twelfth try.

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Legendary K-Pop group BIGBANG will be making their comeback in over 4 years in the spring. Also, member T.O.P. has left his long-time agency YG Entertainment but will still continue to promote with the group.

 

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Legendary K-Pop group BIGBANG will be making their comeback in over 4 years in the spring. Also, member T.O.P. has left his long-time agency YG Entertainment but will still continue to promote with the group.

A long time coming and the upcoming new material will be their first as a quartet, given that Seungri left in 2019 due to his role in the Burning Sun scandal and is set to serve an 18-month prison sentence after being found guilty back in August.

 

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Just three months after her departure from Woollim Entertainment along with six others that comprise of the eight-piece K-pop girl group Lovelyz as well as now becoming a full time musical actress in her native South Korea, Kei has been cast as Misa Amane in the upcoming stage musical adaptation of Death Note.

Death Note: The Musical Adds Former K-pop Star as Misa

Death Note has kept its head down since its comeback at Netflix, but the franchise is not staying [...]

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K-pop singer Suzy is set to release her first set of new material since 2018's Faces of Love later this month.

Suzy is back with new music for first time in four years

Singer and actor Suzy, also known as Bae Suzy, is returning to the music industry with a new single after a four-year hiatus. Her last music was an EP called “Faces of Love.” “Suzy will release a new digital single ‘Satellite’ on Feb. 17 at...

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Super Junior has released a teaser for their forthcoming special single album.

K-pop band Super Junior announces special single album ‘coming soon’

After a year, the group has dropped a teaser image on their Instagram, confirming some new music.

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Girls Generation member and solo singer Taeyeon has released her 3rd full album today. Here's the MV for the title track, "INVU":



Girl group APink has made their first comeback in almost two years with the song, "Dilemma." They released a special album called HORN today as well: