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K-pop star Kang Daniel has shared that he chose to become an idol due to his family’s financial situation.Prior to his recent concert in New York City, the 26-year-old singer and KONNECT Entertainment CEO spoke to Cosmopolitan, where he shared that he decided to become a K-pop idol to support his family. “I’m going to be very honest with you: It was all because of money,” Kang said.The singer went on to explain that prior to becoming a K-pop trainee, he had attended an arts high school to study modern dance, but eventually dropped out because the the tuition fee was “really expensive”.“At that point, I didn’t really have a clear direction to go,” the singer shared.

K-pop singer Kang Daniel has filed a police report against the majority shareholder of his agency, Konnect Entertainment.On May 20, KoreaJoongAngDaily reported that Kang had filed a police report against the majority shareholder of his agency Konnect Entertainment for allegedly forging his signature to sign a ₩10billion deal (roughly £5,770,720).While Kang is the company’s founder and CEO, the shareholder in question – who was left unnamed – owns 70 per cent of Konnect Entertainment’s shares. Kang’s criminal complaint against the shareholder includes charges of forgery, embezzlement, breach of trust and more.According to the news outlet, the shareholder had reportedly forged Kang’s signature to sign a music distribution deal worth ₩10billion in December 2022.

K-pop singer and former GFRIEND member Yuju has spoken about reuniting the girl group in the future.Yuju recently spoke to South Korean media at the press conference for the release of her new single ‘Dalala’. During the event, the singer shared that her former GFRIEND bandmates remain close, saying that they are “just like any other close friends out there” and that she believes the group will reunite someday.“The members of GFRIEND are really supportive of one another.

Kang Daniel has released a brand-new song called ‘Wasteland’, alongside a filmic visual clip.‘Wasteland’ is the first taste of Kang Daniel’s upcoming fifth mini-album ‘Realiez’, which is set to be released on June 19. The new song, co-written and -composed by the K-pop idol, is his second fully English song after ‘Look Where We Are’.“‘Cause you took my heart from a graceland / You left me for dead, and I gave up on trust / You kindled the flame now it’s wasteland / Woah, wasteland,” he sings on the moody song.‘Wasteland’ also dropped alongside a Mad Max-inspired “music sequence”.

VIVIZ, Kang Daniel and Epik High have joined the line-up of the upcoming ‘K-pop Stars Festival’, to be held in Poland.‘K-pop Stars Festival’ is set to feature a line-up of twelve artists over three days, to be held in Warsaw, Poland from July 7 to 9. Tickets to the upcoming event are available now from 390,000zł to 4,000,000zł through GoingApp.The festival is described as “a 3-day celebration of K-Pop music and Korean atmosphere in the center of Europe” on its official website.

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.

Yuju, a member of defunct girl group GFRIEND, will soon be releasing her sophomore mini-album.On February 14 at midnight KST, Yuju announced her return with her second mini-album with a poster outlining its promotional schedule. Titled ‘O’, the new record is set to arrive on March 7 at 6PM KST.According to the poster, other notable dates include the release of its tracklist on February 27, a highlight medley on March 1 and music video teasers on March 3 and 6.YUJU 2ND MINI ALBUM [O]PROMOTION SCHEDULE 2023.03.07 6PM (KST)#YUJU #유주 #O#20230307_6PM #RELEASE pic.twitter.com/uc9xSCyKBC— 유주 YUJU (@konnect_YUJU) February 13, 2023The upcoming mini-album arrives a year and three months after Yuju released her solo debut project ‘Rec.’ in January 2022.

Kang Daniel has apologised for remarks he made about 2021 dance programme Street Woman Fighter that were criticised as sexist.The idol took to Instagram earlier today (July 20) to apologise for the remarks he made about filming Street Woman Fighter and Street Man Fighter. Daniel first hosted Street Woman Fighter when it premiered in 2021 and was brought back to host Street Man Fighter, which is set to air on August 16.Daniel had received backlash after commenting on the difference between filming the male and female versions of the dance survival programme in a series of messages on the service Universe, saying he preferred filming Street Man Fighter to Street Woman Fighter.“To be really honest, I’m so comfortable because [Street Man Fighter] is all men,” he wrote, per Korea JoongAng Daily.

Kang Daniel has dropped the music video for ‘Parade’, a cut from his recently released album ‘The Story’.In the new visual for ‘Parade’, which dropped yesterday (June 8), Kang assumes the role of an ordinary office worker, going through the motions of a mundane daily routine of commuting to work alongside dozens of other business people like him.He then attempts to break free of the monotony with a party at the office, decked out with balloons and streamers strewn everywhere as he and his co-workers perform the choreography to the track. “To the skies / This is our own parade / It’s too late to stop / Raise your glasses, the festival is for all of us, all of us,” he croons on the chorus.‘The Story’ was first released on May 24, and was led by the title track ‘Upside Down’. The record features 10 new tracks, all co-written by Kang, alongside contributions from labelmate K-R&B singer Chancellor, who features on the song ‘Mad’.

Kang Daniel recently offered his insight on the creative process behind his recent release, ‘The Album’.In a recent interview with Rolling Stone India, the soloist talked about taking more creative liberties on his first-ever studio album ‘The Story’, which dropped earlier this week, instead of leaning toward mainstream trends with his work, following the release of his ‘Color’ trilogy in 2021 and 2020.“I think that every artist who is appealing to mass culture comes across that dilemma every once in a while,” the singer explained. “I think it’s that intricate balance between creativity or the mainstream or the message of whatever the fans want, and what to give more weight to in terms of priority.”The singer elaborated that, this time around, he followed his “gut feeling and just went with the flow” while working on the record.

Kang Daniel has made his much-anticipated comeback with his first full-length studio album ‘The Story’, alongside a music video for title track ‘Upside Down’.In the new visual, the K-pop idol makes his way through a myriad of vibrant sets, accompanied by a team of dancers. His journey starts in neon-lit a barbershop, before he heads to a rooftop carpark, and stops by a laundromat for the dance break.“Just imagining it tires me out / Wanna know the reason, I don’t know / I feel like I’m the only one moving backwards / I need to change it back, turn everything around,” he sings on the new laidback track.‘The Story’ features ten new tracks, all co-written by Kang, alongside contributions from labelmate K-R&B singer Chancellor, who features on the song ‘Mad’.

Kang Daniel has been confirmed to be returning with new music next month.The former Wanna One singer’s upcoming May return was first revealed through his appearance on GRAMMY.COM’s Press Play At Home series, which was released earlier today (April 22).During his stint on the Press Play At Home series, Kang performed his most recent title track ‘Antidote’. It was revealed at the end of the video that he is expected to release new music next month, which will be his first in over a year.The news was later confirmed by his label KONNECT Entertainment in a brief statement to South Korean news outlet Joy News 24.