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MONSTA X and Jessi have been announced as the final K-pop acts to join the line-up for We Bridge, a music festival set to take place in Las Vegas.We Bridge announced yesterday (February 23) that both acts would be joining the performing line-up for day one (April 21), with MONSTA X set to headline the first night of the festival. Both acts will be sharing the bill with Dreamcatcher, CIX and soloist Kang Daniel.‼️ FINAL LINEUP ANNOUNCEMENTWe are excited to announce that @OfficialMonstaX will also be joining the final lineup of the #WeBridge concert as the headliner on day 1 ✨Get your tickets: https://t.co/9xhUMDB6HC pic.twitter.com/fT0bXdWddi— WE BRIDGE Expo (@WeBridgeExpo) February 23, 2023‼️ FINAL LINEUP ANNOUNCEMENTWe can’t wait to see Jessi on stage in Las Vegas! Don’t miss her performance as she joins day 1 of the #WeBridge Expo ✨Get your tickets: https://t.co/9xhUMDB6HC pic.twitter.com/8mikPCLBZX— WE BRIDGE Expo (@WeBridgeExpo) February 23, 2023Earlier this month, ENHYPEN was announced as the headliner for the festival’s second night (April 22), sharing the stage with boy group ONEUS and soloist Be’O, as well as girl groups VIVIZ and fromis_9.

SEVENTEEN vocalist DK has unveiled a cover of EXO member Baekhyun’s solo song ‘Amusement Park’ to celebrate his birthday.On February 18, the idol uploaded his rendition of Baekhyun’s ‘Amusement Park’ to SEVENTEEN’s official YouTube channel in celebration of his 26th birthday. The track was originally released by the EXO singer in December 2020 as an end-of-year gift to his fans.“Full of dreams and love / Let’s go to a mysterious world / Colourful fireworks / A wonderful parade for two / I am your amusement park,” croons DK on the mellow mid-tempo number.The new cover arrives shortly after SEVENTEEN’s BSS subunit – which comprises DK and bandmates Seungkwan and Hoshi – released their debut single album ‘Second Wind’ earlier this month.

K-pop girl group fromis_9 are working on their first-ever studio album, their agency has confirmed.A YTN Star report published earlier today (February 14) cited music industry officials who claimed that fromis_9 would release their first studio album in mid-March, and that the group had recently filmed a music video for the upcoming release.Later that day, Pledis Entertainment confirmed via KoreaJoongAngDaily that the girl group were indeed preparing to release their first studio album. However, the agency did not comment on the extent of fromis_9’s preparations, nor share details such as the record’s release date and title.The upcoming record will be fromis_9’s first release as an eight-member group, following the departure of founding member Jang Gyu-ri in July 2022.

Pledis Entertainment has shared a notice outlining fan etiquette rules after what it describes as “multiple cases of violation” of SEVENTEEN’s personal information and space.On October 6, Pledis Entertainment uploaded a notice regarding fan etiquette on the group’s official Weverse page. In it, the agency highlighted several examples and instances where SEVENTEEN’s privacy and safety had been violated by fans, followed by a list of fan etiquette rules and consequences of violating them.“Recently when SEVENTEEN leaves and enters Korea and other countries, there have been repeated activities threatening artists’ safety, such as excessive physical contact and taking photography or videos up close,” it stated.Pledis added that some fans had used “improperly acquired information” to end up on the same flights as the boyband, as well as causing discomfort and inconveniencing fellow passengers at airports and on flights by taking photos in unauthorised areas and rowdy behaviour.“There also have been multiple cases of violation of the fan etiquette by selling or buying artists’ personal information or invading artists’ privacy by visiting a personal space such as their houses,” said the agency.Pledis then outlined its official fan etiquette rules dissuading fans from visiting the group’s unofficial engagement avenues and private spaces, stalking, selling and purchasing their personal information and more.

SEVENTEEN has released the music video for ‘Limbo’, his fourth official solo single.“Close your eyes / Follow the light that awaits you / Don’t hesitate / Your dream will become reality,” the idol (real name Wen Junhui) croons in the mysterious visual accompanying his latest release.‘Limbo’ comes over a year after the 2021 release of ‘Silent Boarding Gate’. Much like his last solo single, and previous releases ‘Crow’ and ‘Can You Sit By My Side?’, a version of ‘Limbo’ in Jun’s native Mandarin is also available.Apart from his solo releases, the idol has also contributed tracks for television dramas — the latest of which is a Chinese-language version of Paul Kim’s ‘Dream’ for The King: Eternal Monarch.Jun, along with his bandmates in SEVENTEEN, is set to kick off the Southeast Asia leg of their ‘Be The Sun’ world tour with a two-day residency in Jakarta this weekend.

NU’EST member Baekho has dropped new teasers for his upcoming solo debut EP ‘Absolute Zero’.The K-pop idol took to Twitter on September 21 at midnight KST to announce new details for his upcoming solo debut through a briefly animated teaser poster, soundtracked by sound effects reminiscent of static. Through the teaser, Baekho announced that his solo effort will be titled ‘Absolute Zero’, and is slated for release on October 12 at 6pm KST.백호 (BAEKHO) 1st Mini Album [Absolute Zero]Release on 2022.10.12 6PM(KST)#백호 #BAEKHO#Absolute_Zero pic.twitter.com/UxQA5slHJV— 백호(BAEKHO) (@BAEKHO_PLEDIS) September 20, 2022The announcement marks the first details from the album since his label Pledis Entertainment confirmed last month that Baekho was preparing for the album’s October release at the time.

SEVENTEEN’s Jun will be dropping a brand-new solo single titled ‘Limbo’ later this week.On September 19 at Noon KST, Jun (real name Wen Junhui) announced the upcoming release via SEVENTEEN’s official Twitter account with a mysterious teaser image. The ‘Limbo’ teaser features the singer showcasing his back, while a gloved hand rests atop his shoulder.‘Limbo’ is due out on September 23 at 1:00pm KST.

NU’EST member Baekho has unveiled his latest single ‘Savior’ as his contribution to the official soundtrack to K-drama Good Job. The new song dropped on September 1 along with an accompanying video, which features snippets from the mystery-romance series interspersed with footage of Baekho recording the track in the studio.“Everyday you’ll grow brighter / In the dark of night / Get me out of here, yeah / Oh, I want to be in front of you,” he belts in the chorus.Good Job, which began airing on August 24 via South Korean streaming platform ENA, stars Bossam: Steal The Fate co-stars Yuri of Girls’ Generation and Jung Il-woo as the show’s leads. The series follows Eun Seon-woo (Jung), a chaebol who leads a secret double life as a detective by night.

NU’EST member Baekho is gearing up to release solo music later this year.This is according to South Korean media outlet Newsen, which reported yesterday (August 30) that Baekho was reportedly focusing on preparations for his debut solo album. The report added that the idol also recently finished a photo shoot for the album’s cover jacket.Pledis Entertainment, Baekho’s management agency, has since responded to the news through a press statement issued to Top Star News.

SEVENTEEN have performed their May 2022 single ‘Hot’ on the latest episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!.On August 18, the boyband set the stage alight with a powerful performance of ‘Hot’, the title track of their fourth studio album ‘Face The Sun’. However, member Dino was absent after being diagnosed with COVID-19, leaving the remaining members of SEVENTEEN to perform as a 12-member act.SEVENTEEN are currently touring the US as part of their ‘Be The Sun’ world tour.

SEVENTEEN singer Dino will miss the group’s performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and a concert in Houston, Texas after testing positive for COVID-19.South Korean label Pledis Entertainment published a statement Wednesday (August 17) announcing Dino’s absence from some upcoming promotional activities as he had tested positive for the coronavirus.“Dino took a PCR test in Los Angeles on August 16 (PT) and was confirmed with COVID-19. He is currently experiencing a mild sore throat and has been under self-quarantine and administering self-treatment, away from the other members,” wrote the label in an English statement shared to SEVENTEEN’s official Twitter page.

fromis_9 member Jang Gyu-ri has shared a handwritten letter following her departure from the group.Last Thursday (July 28), Pledis Entertainment announced Jang’s departure from the group at the end of the month, following the expiration of her contract with fromis_9’s former agency. A day later, the 24-year-old idol and actress posted a handwritten letter to fan community site Weverse addressing the news.“I’m worried that our Flover (formis_9’s fan base) are very surprised at this sudden news.

SEVENTEEN have reached a new peak on the Billboard 200 chart with their new repackaged album ‘Sector 17’.On July 31, Billboard announced that the 13-member boyband’s repackaged album ‘Sector 17’ had debuted at Number Four on the weekly album chart, marking their highest-charting entry yet.‘Sector 17’, which dropped on July 18, had earned a total of 34,000 equivalent album units, according to Billboard. Among these, 31,000 comprise album sales while the remainder comprise streaming and track equivalent units.The album was a re-release of SEVENTEEN’s fourth studio effort ‘Face The Sun’, and saw the addition of lead single ‘World’, pre-release track ‘Cheers’, B-side ‘Circles’, as well as a Korean-language version of their 2020 Japanese single ‘Fallin’ Flower’.‘Face The Sun’ itself had debuted and peaked at Number Seven on the Billboard 200 following its release in June, making ’Sector 17’ the act’s second Top 10 entry of 2022.

Pledis Entertainment has announced that Jang Gyu-ri will leave fromis_9 following the expiration of her contract.Earlier today (July 28), South Korean music label Pledis Entertainment took to fromis_9’s official Twitter page to announce Jang’s departure from the K-pop girl group at the end of the month following the expiry of her exclusive contract with the group’s previous agency.“fromis_9 will become an eight-member group starting from this coming August and will meet their fans in their upcoming Japanese activities and other various activities scheduled for the second half of this year,” wrote Pledis.“fromis_9’s fifth EP ‘from our Memento Box’ will be the last promotional activity of Jang Gyu-ri as she wraps up her time as a member of fromis_9. She will conclude her contract earlier with us as of July 31 to embark on a new journey.”With Jang’s departure, fromis_9 will consist of Lee Sae-rom, Song Ha-young, Park Ji-won, Roh Ji-sun, Lee Seo-yeon, Lee Chae-young, Lee Na-gyung and Baek Ji-heon.Pledis Entertainment said the remaining members of fromis_9 had opted to sign new exclusive contracts with the company after the group transferred to Pledis from WAKEONE in August 2021, and Jang was the only member who did not do so.[공지] 프로미스나인 향후 활동 안내Read: https://t.co/6r7wJ2minB— fromis_9 [프로미스나인] (@realfromis_9) July 28, 2022“Jang Gyu-ri maintained the conditions of the original contract with her former agency and Pledis has been in charge of tasks including the management of her team and individual activities,” the label continued.

SEVENTEEN’s Hoshi has opened up about the group’s “serious” yet “awkward” discussions that led to all 13 members renewing their contracts with Pledis Entertainment.In a recent interview with Vogue Korea, Hoshi revealed that SEVENTEEN’s members had a “serious discussion” with each other before deciding to renew their contracts with their current management agency.“All the members are on the same page of ‘Let’s be SEVENTEEN together’ and we talked a lot about the details,” the idol explained, as translated by Soompi.“It was a bit awkward to have such a serious conversation with the friends I enjoyably sing, dance, and work with,” Hoshi admitted. “However, instead of avoiding that moment, we faced it, had a conversation, and were able to grow.”While Hoshi expressed how “happy and thankful” he was that his bandmates have ultimately decided to renew their contracts, he also said the discussion on contract renewal felt like a wake-up call. “I was reminded that it’s not a given that we are in each other’s lives.

SEVENTEEN have unveiled the first music video teaser for their upcoming single, ‘World’.In the teaser, the 13-piece group are seen alighting from their vehicles in the middle of a desert plagued by a sandstorm, with what appears to be an abandoned gas station being the only sign of life around. They then gather below a sign that reads “Welcome to the World”, with a blank in the middle of the phrase yet to be filled in.‘World’, alongside SEVENTEEN’s forthcoming repackaged album ‘Sector 17’, is due out on July 18 at 6pm KST / 5am ET.‘World’ is set to be the title track of ‘Sector 17’, a repackaged version of SEVENTEEN’s May studio album ‘Face The Sun’, and one of four new tracks to feature on the record.

fromis_9 have made a comeback with their fifth mini-album ‘from our Memento Box’, led by the title track ‘Stay This Way’In the new tropical-themed visual, the members of fromis_9 enter a summer paradise, where they frolic on a scenic beach and hold a picnic. The group take pictures of one another, documenting their vacation together, and later watch the sunset by the ocean together.“Stay this way / We’re hot and bright / Let loose and dance / The moon tonight’s so beautiful,” they sing in the upbeat chorus of ‘Stay This Way’.In addition to ‘Stay This Way’, the group’s new mini-album also includes four other tracks: ‘Up And’, ‘Blind Letter’, ‘Cheese’ and ‘Rewind’.

SEVENTEEN are set to return with a repackaged version of their May ‘Face The Sun’ album, titled ‘Sector 17’.On June 26, at the end of the boyband’s ‘Be The Sun’ concert in Seoul, SEVENTEEN announced that they would soon be returning with a repackaged version of their latest album, ‘Face The Sun’. The next day, Pledis Entertainment officially released the first teaser of the group’s forthcoming release, titled ‘Sector 17’.In the new clip, a taxi with a license plate with the words “From Sun” drives away, revealing the group’s 13 members as they stand before a neon-lit backdrop of buildings, one of which bears a sign that reads “Sector 17”.Further details on the release such as its title track and new B-sides are expected at a later date.

fromis_9 have been injured in a car accident.Last night (June 26), the group’s agency Pledis Entertainment shared in a statement that five members of the group – namely Hayoung, Jiwon, Seoyeon, Chaeyoung and Ji-heon – had been involved in a car accident the previous night. However, the company shared that none of the passengers, which included the members and their staff, had been seriously injured.“These five members got a more thorough examination on Sunday, June 26.

NU’EST member Baekho has hinted at plans to release solo music later this year.In a recent interview with Singles Magazine, the singer revealed that he is “working hard” on his debut as a solo artist. “I’m focusing and working hard on how I can utilize my voice better to create more versatile sounds within one song,” Baekho explained, as translated by Soompi.

SEVENTEEN member Joshua has shared a gorgeous rendition of London-born singer dhruv’s hit debut single ‘double take’.On June 18, the Korean-American K-pop idol uploaded a cover of dhruv’s 2019 TikTok viral debut single ‘double take’, as part of the boyband’s ‘#17studio’ series. In the clip, Joshua sits in SEVENTEEN’s recording studio with a microphone as he sings performs the, remaining true to the original version of the song.“Boy, you got me hooked onto something / Who could say that they saw us coming? / Tell me, do you feel the love?,” croons the idol.