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K-pop boyband NCT Dream have made a comeback with their fourth studio album and its lead single ‘When I’m With You’.The new visual features NCT Dream on a never-ending train that travels through the galaxy while they manipulate the world outside using a miniature model of it. As they speed across dimensions, the group face different strange obstacles.“When I’m with you, day and night / You’re like a rainbow, you make me shine / When I’m with you, I’m so blind / This color flooding my eyes / Wanna say it’s your aura / When I’m with you,” they sing in the upbeat chorus.‘When I’m With You’ is the lead single from NCT Dream’s fourth studio album ‘DREAMSCAPE’.

SM Entertainment have announced its release plans for the first quarter of 2025, with EXO’s Kai, Red Velvet’s Seulgi and more set to drop new music.In a new earnings release for Q3 2024 today (November), SM Entertainment detailed its plans for both music releases and concert line-ups for the remainder of 2024 and first quarter of 2025. These include previously announced music from NCT Dream, Taeyeon and a solo debut by Red Velvet’s Irene for this month.Additionally, new music from NCT’s Yuta, Mark, WayV and AI-idol naevis are expected to be released before the end of 2024.

K-pop boyband NCT 127 have their upcoming 2025 ‘Neo City – The Momentum’ world tour, featuring concerts in Asia, the US and more.Today (November 5), NCT 127 announced the stops for their 2025 ‘Neo City – The Momentum’ world tour, which will include concerts in Asia and the US from January to April next year.The boyband will kick things off with a two-night concert in Seoul on January 18 and 19, followed by two shows each in the Southeast Asian cities of Jakarta and Bangkok in February.At the end of February, NCT 127 will also embark on the tour’s North American leg in Duluth, Minnesota. It will continue on in March, with concerts in Illinois, Texas and California, as well as a singular Canadian date in Ontario.From mid-March to end-April, the group will return to Asia with concerts in Japan across three cities, as well as performances in Macau and Taipei.Venue and ticketign information for concerts on NCT 127’s 2025 ‘Neo City – The Momentum’ world tour have yet to be announced.

Red Velvet member Irene has officially announced her long-awaited solo debut with her first mini-album ‘Like A Flower’, due out later this month.SM Entertainment announced the K-pop idol’s solo debut on November 4 at midnight KST with a post to Red Velvet’s official social media. The label posted a teaser image containing a painted illustration of Irene surrounded by flowers and butterflies, alongside details for Irene’s solo debut.Slated to be her first mini-album, ‘Like A Flower’ is due out on November 26 at 6pm KST.

Big Bang rapper and soloist G-Dragon is set to perform at this year’s MAMA Awards.On Monday (October 21), CJ ENM announced the return of G-Dragon at this year’s ceremony. The 2024 MAMA Awards will be held across three days.

K-pop girl group aespa have made a comeback with their new mini-album and its lead single ‘Whiplash’.The new ‘Whiplash’ visual features the members strutting and posing confidently on a simple white film set, later breaking into the song’s sleek choreography. “Why at last, know I did that / Day 1 know I been bad / Don’t stop still shook / Goin’ too hard, yet Can’t touch that (Can’t touch that),” they chant on the chorus.‘Whiplash’ also includes the songs ‘Kill It’, ‘Flights, Not Feelings’, ‘Pink Hoodie’, ‘Flowers’ and ‘Just Another Girl’.

SM Entertainment has officially terminated with former NCT singer Taeil due to his involvement in an ongoing sexual assault investigation.On October 16, the K-pop agency released a statement sharing that it had terminated its contract with Taeil the day prior. “Our contract with Taeil was terminated as of October 15, 2024,” it said, per Korea JoongAng Daily.“Taeil is now under investigation for a crime, which is cause for contract termination because our trust in him as an artist has been severely damaged.

RIIZE merchandise amid growing unhappiness among fans due to the group’s line-up controversy.Numerous retailers specialising in K-pop merchandise have announced the temporary halt of RIIZE merchandise imports in light of the recent events surrounding the departure of former member Seunghan. They include numerous major and minor retailers across various continents, including North America, Europe, Australia and Asia.SubK Shop, a major K-pop retailer based in the US, announced today (October 16) that it would pause imports of RIIZE merchandise “out of respect for our customers, fans, and the artist”.It added that existing orders will continue to be fulfilled, while “future sales will be re-evaulated as the situation evolves”.

Minho of K-pop boyband SHINee is set to release his first full-length record, titled ‘Call Back’, next month.Today (October 15), SHINee’s Minho announced his first full-length studio album ‘Call Back’ with the release of a teaser image. According to his agency SM Entertainment, ‘Call Back’ will include ten tracks and showcase a “wider range of [Minho’s] musical spectrum”, per Korea Times.SHINee’s Minho will release ‘Call Back’ on November 4 at 6pm KST.

Seunghan has officially left RIIZE, two days after it was announced that the K-pop idol would be returning to the group after a year-long hiatus from the group.SM Entertainment announced Seunghan’s departure from the band yesterday (October 13), just two days after the K-pop agency said that the RIIZE singer would be returning from a year-long hiatus. In the label’s initial statement, Seunghan had been previously set to return to the group this November.In a new statement by SM Entertainment production house Wizard Productions – the division in charge of RIIZE – it explained that its previous decision to reinstate Seunghan as a member of RIIZE “had actually hurt fans more and caused them greater confusion instead”.“We feel particularly apologetic for prioritising Wizard Production’s position, instead of making our top priorities the growth achieved by the six RIIZE members while working their hardest,” it wrote, as translated by Soompi. “And the preciousness of the times that RIIZE and [RIIZE’s fandom] BRIIZE have spent together.”The company said that it “made this decision after debating it for a long time because we thought that if Seunghan returned after reflecting on his past wrongdoings and RIIZE showed another level of growth as a group, we would be able to give the artist and the fans greater joy”.The new decision for Seunghan to leave the group came after the production unit “ruminated carefully on each and every one of the opinions and responses sent in by fans”, on top of the K-pop idol himself “consistently express[ing] his desire to leave the group for the sake of the members and the fans”.안녕하세요, 위저드 프로덕션입니다.

NCT member Taeil has reportedly been indicted for the alleged sexual assault of a women with two other men.In late August, SM Entertainment announced that Taeil had departed K-pop boyband NCT after the agency learned he had been “accused in a criminal case related to a sexual offense”. While it did not disclose any details, the agency said that it “determined that Taeil can no longer continue his activities with NCT” due to the severity of the situation.Yesterday (October 7), Chosun Ilbo reported that the K-pop singer has been indicted for the alleged sexual assault of a drunk woman alongside two other non-celebrity men.

aespa have announced their upcoming ‘SYNK: Parallel Line’ EP, which is set to include solo tracks from their ongoing world tour of the same name.The release was announced today (October 7), according toKorea JoongAng Daily, and will be released on October 9. aespa’s EP will include four solo songs, one from each of the members, all of which were first previewed and performed at their ongoing 2024 to 2025 ‘SYNK: Parallel Line’ world tour.‘SYNK: Parallel Line’ will include Karina’s ‘Up’, which was co-written by the singer, according to SM Entertainment.

NCT member and soloist Jaehyun has confirmed his plans to enlist for mandatory military service later this year.On September 26, Star News reported that the K-pop idol will enlist later this year on November 4. Shortly after the news broke, SM Entertainment released a statement on Wevers that confirmed the singer’s enlistment date.“NCT’s Jaehyun has applied to join the army military band, and received a notice of acceptance from the Military Manpower Administration today,” said the agency.

SHINee’s Key has shared his thoughts on the use of AI (Artificial Intelligence) in music, following the release of his new mini-album, ‘Pleasure Shop’.Yesterday (September 23), SHINee’s Key held a press event for the release of ‘Pleasure Shop’ where he spoke about the use of AI in music. Notably, the singer revealed that “some of the graphics in the music video” for the album’s title track were created by AI.The video features the K-pop star him facing off with an AI version of himself.

K-pop girl group aespa have announced their upcoming new mini-album ‘Whiplash’ with the release of a teaser.On September 23, aespa dropped a cyberpunk-inspired graphic trailer for their fifth mini-album ‘Whiplash’, out October 21. According to SM Entertainment per Korea JoongAng Daily, the record will include six new songs.

K-pop girl group aespa have tapped Canadian musician Grimes for a remix of their hit single ‘Supernova’.On September 20, aespa and SM Entertainment unveiled their ‘Supernova / Armageddon’ remixes under the agency’s iScream project, through which DJs and producers around the world remix songs by its artists. Leading the project is a new remix of their hit track ‘Supernova’ by Grimes.In a string of posts on X earlier this week, Grimes shared that K-pop had gotten her into producing music again.

NCT rapper Taeyong, best known for being the leader of its NCT 127 sub-group, is releasing his first solo concert film, titled Taeyong: TY Track in Cinemas.Today (September 5), distributors Trafalgar Releasing and CJ 4DPlex announced details for NCT member Taeyong’s upcoming concert film, Taeyong: TY Track in Cinemas. The film will feature footage from the K-pop idol’s Olympic Hall concert in Seoul earlier this year, alongside exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, as well as a deep dive into his music and career.The movie is slated to hit theatres worldwide on October 16 and 19 worldwide.

Sam Smith has released a brand-new version of his 2014 hit single ‘I’m Not The Only One’, featuring K-pop singer Taeyeon of Girls’ Generation.The release is the second new version of ‘I’m Not The Only One’ that Sam Smith has released in recent weeks, following one with Alicia Keys. That version appeared on the 10th anniversary edition of his 2014 debut studio album, ‘In The Lonely Hour’.This re-recorded version of ‘I’m Not The Only One’ with Taeyeon of Girls’ Generation features brand-new Korean lyrics during the first verse and half of the bridge, while the two pop stars come together for the final chorus.Aside from the ‘I’m Not The Only One’ re-recordings with Keys and Taeyeon, Smith has also released re-recordings of this other singles.

SM Entertainment and South Korean police have shared more information about the “sexual offense” allegations surrounding former NCT member Taeil.Yesterday (August 28), SM Entertainment announced that NCT singer Taeil would leave the boyband after learning that the singer has been “accused in a criminal case related to a sexual offense”. Taeil had first made his debut as a member of NCT in 2016 as part of permanent sub-group NCT 127.In its statement, The K-pop agency said that it “determined that Taeil can no longer continue his activities with NCT” after the company “recognised the severity of the situation”.

Taeil has left K-pop boyband NCT an alleged “sexual offense”, according to his label SM Entertainment.Today (August 28), K-pop agency SM Entertainment in a statement on X (formerly Twitter) that NCT member Taeil will leave the boyband, after learning that the singer has been “accused in a criminal case related to a sexual offense”.The label said that, while it is “assessing the facts related to the matter”, it also recognises the severity of the situation and has “determined that Taeil can no longer continue his activities with NCT”, as translated by Soompi.In its statement, SM Entertainment also revealed that Taeil is “currently cooperating fully with the police investigation”, with updates to come as the investigation continues. “We deeply apologise for the concern and distress caused by our artist,” it added.SM엔터테인먼트입니다.

NCT singer Jaehyun recently performed songs by Bruno Major, Jeremy Passion and Yoo Jae-ha during an appearance on Lee Mujin Service.In the latest episode of music talk show Lee Mujin Service, NCT’s Jaehyun appeared as a guest to promote his debut mini-album ‘J’ and its lead single ‘Smoke’. Jaehyun opened the episode with a performance of the new single, before showcasing a string of covers.His first cover was of Jeremy Passion’s 2019 song ‘Lemonade’.