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IU has performed a cover of girl group IVE’s debut single, ‘Eleven’.On January 20, IU released the 31st episode of her YouTube music talk show IU’s Palette, featuring IVE as guest stars. As part of the episode’s ‘Colour Switch’ segment, she performed a cover of the band’s 2021 debut single ‘Eleven’, while IVE returned their rendition of ‘Holssi’, which IU released last year.IU employed a live band complete with a cellist, drummer, bassist, keyboardist for a rock-tinged, self-arranged version of the song.

ZEROBASEONE, SHINee’s Taemin, Kep1er and more.On February 21, KCON announced eight of the artists that will be performing at the Makuhari Messe for its upcoming Japan event, set to take place from May 9 to 11, 2025 in Chiba, Japan.It included Japanese boyband JO1 and K-pop boybands BOYNEXTDOOR, ZEROBASEONE and CRAVITY. Girl groups announced as part of the line-up include Kep1er, alongside Japanese girl group ME:1.

IVE have returned with their third mini-album ‘IVE Empathy’, alongside a music video for title track ‘Attitude’.‘Attitude’ is one of two title tracks for ‘IVE Empathy’, the other being the song ‘Rebel Heart’, which was released last month. Wonyoung is credited as a co-lyricist on ‘Attitude’, alongside frequent IVE collaborator Seo Ji-eum.

IVE members Wonyoung and Yujin have opened up about their experiences with receiving hate comments in a new interview.Today (January 15), a new clip from Korean variety series Yoo Quiz On The Block was released, teasing its upcoming episode with guest stars Wonyoung and Yujin of IVE. In the preview, both singers share their personal experiences as two of K-pop’s biggest idols, which has resulted in immense scrutiny from the public.“If I were an office worker, it would be as if I’m being assessed 24/7,” Yujin said in an interview segment for the show.

IVE have dropped their new song ‘Rebel Heart’, a pre-release track from their upcoming mini-album ‘IVE Empathy’.Today (January 13), IVE and Starship Entertainment unveiled the single ‘Rebel Heart’ ahead of the full release of ‘IVE Empathy’, the girl group’s third mini-album. The song was released alongside an accompanying music video at 6pm KST.The label has described ‘Rebel Heart’ as “a portrayal of solidarity among rebels with different narratives” in a press release.

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K-pop girl group IVE have announced new releases for 2025, including a new single in January and mini-album in February.On Christmas Eve (December 24), IVE dropped a surprise teaser video for their upcoming third mini-album, titled ‘IVE Empathy’. The project will be preceded by its first single on January 13 at 6pm KST, before releasing in full on February 3.Meanwhile, the teaser combines clips of friends and lovers connecting as they hold hands, embrace and whisper secrets to each other as a snippet of a track plays.

K-pop girl group IVE have teamed up with French DJ David Guetta on a brand-new single ‘Supernova Love’.Released today (November 8), IVE and Guetta unveiled the single as part of The Collab X’s new ‘Collab’ series. ‘Supernova Love’ notably samples the late Ryuichi Sakamoto’s instrumental single ‘Merry Christmas, Mr.

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.

WJSN singer Yeonjung has revealed that there are currently plans in the works for the girl group to make a comeback.WJSN’s Yeonjung was recently spoke to South Korean outlet Newsen about her role in the Korean production of the stage musical Lizzie. During the interview the K-pop idol also touched on the future activities of the girl group, whose last release together was in July 2022.After opening up about her love for the stage, Yeonjung told the outlet that there are no plans for new music from WJSN.

IVE recently premiered a new song called ‘Supernova Love’ live at their recent Japanese concert at the Tokyo Dome.Yesterday (September 4), IVE surprised fans in attendance at their Tokyo Dome concert in Japan by debuting a brand-new English-language song, ‘Supernova Love’. The dance-pop song is reportedly produced by David Guetta, and samples the 1983 instrumental single ‘Merry Christmas, Mr.

IVE is facing backlash over her “hip-hop style” Hello Kitty plushie.During a recent livestream, IVE’s Rei showed viewers her tan Hello Kitty plushie. The K-pop star noted that while the doll originally had a pink outfit, she dressed it with a camouflage-printed bottom in order to give it a “hip-hop style”.The singer then pretended to speak as the plushie, using phrases such as “gang gang”, “skrrt” and “show me what you got”.Rei has since received backlash for her actions on X (formerly Twitter), with one user saying that its “tiring to see [the] ignorant perception [K-pop] idols have of Black people even in 2024”.Meanwhile, another user said that “this is why kpop idols getting inspired by hiphop always feels inauthentic”, saying that it often defaults to “either harmful stereotypes or surface level clichés”.The kitty is Hawaiian… not trying to “cancel” her but using “black stereotypes” on this plushie you can’t deny the implications.

K-Pop Idols, which will feature singer Jessi, boyband CRAVITY and girl group Blackswan.On July 25, Apple TV+ announced its upcoming six-episode documentary series called K-pop Idols, which it said will “offers fans an unprecedented backstage pass to the world’s biggest musical phenomenon” in a press release.The docuseries will be a “behind-the-scenes look at the highly competitive reality of K-pop stardom”, following the lives of singer Jessi, boyband CRAVITY and girl group Blackswan.“The series follows the superstars through trials and triumphs as they break down cultural and musical barriers in K-pop with passion, creativity and determination while they chase their dreams,” Apple TV+ added.The streamer has also released a clip from the upcoming series, soundtracked by BTS‘ hit single ‘ON’. “Usually, people would go through tough situations and they would be like, ‘let me take a break from this’.

Road To Kingdom, including ONEUS, CRAVITY and more.Road to Kingdom first premiered in 2020 as an idol survival programme, where seven boyband “with potential but mostly unknown to many” competed for the top spot, which would guarantee them an advancement to another survival programme, Kingdom. The first season starred PENTAGON, ONF, Golden Child, THE BOYZ, VERIVERY, ONEUS and TOO, with THE BOYZ winning the top spot and advancing to Kingdom.For its upcoming second season, Mnet announced a major rebranding to the show in early June.

Newsen. “K.Will is preparing for a new album to be released in June and is currently filming a music video for the title track,” the agency said.The label also announced that actors Seo In-guk and Ahn Jae-hyun, who previously starred as the leads in K.Will’s viral music video for ‘Please Don’t’ in 2012, will be reuniting for the upcoming music video.K.will provided comment on working with both Seo and Ahn again for his new music video, telling Newsen: “I’m currently working on an album and it’s almost finished.

IVE’s Liz recently covered songs by Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon and IU on the South Korean singing competition King of Masked Singer. Liz appeared as a contestant on the show on its May 19 episode disguised and referred to as Hourglass.

K-pop girl group IVE have unveiled the visual for their single ‘Accendio’.On May 16 at midnight KST, the six-member act released a music video for ‘Accendio’, the second of two title tracks from their new mini-album ‘IVE Switch’.In the clip, the IVE members investigate a strange heart-shaped wand they find at a vacation house. Soon, the girls receive a mysterious message urging them to protect it until midnight to gain special powers.

Bae Suzy, all nominations underwent strict screening by a panel of 60 evaluators, industry judges and experts, whose specialties range from TV to theatre.Only one Grand Prize (Daesang) is given out at the Baeksang Arts Awards for film, with this year’s going to director Kim Sung-su for his work on historical action film 12.12: The Day. The same film also bagged the award for Best Film, while Best Director went to director Jung Jae-hyun for his work on psychological thriller him Exhuma. Meanwhile, for television, the only Grand Prize (Daesang) was awarded to Disney+’s popular series Moving. Screenwriter Kang Full also won Best Screenplay for his work on Moving, while Lee Jung-ha’s debut performance on the same show as Kim Bong-seok landed him the award for Best New Actor.The Baeksang Arts Awards also gave out accolades under a third category for theatre, as well as a final special category of awards presented to two winners for Prizm Popularity Awards in both the male and female categories.

MAMAMOO‘s Hwasa, KISS OF LIFE, CRAVITY and more.We Bridge 2024 will be held from April 26 to 28 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center and Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. It will be a two-day music festival, alongside a three-day convention.The event has revealed the first slate of artists who will be performing this year.

NewJeans, BTS’ Jungkook, H1-KEY and more.Today (January 26), the annual Korean awards ceremony unveiled its full list of nominees on its official website. The ceremony honours mainstream and underground musicians across a variety of genres, and distributes awards based on the recommendations of its panel.The 21st Korean Music Awards ceremony will take place on February 29 at 8pm KST, and will be streamed live on the PRIZM app.K-pop girl group NewJeans, rapper Beenzino and indie rock band Silica Gel received five nominations each, including Musician of the Year, Song of the Year and Album of the Year, as well as Best Song and Best Album nominations in their respective genre categories.NewJeans notably won both Best K-pop Song and Best K-pop Album at last year’s ceremony, as well as Rookie of the Year.

WJSN singer SeolA has become the first member of the girl group to go solo with the release of single album ‘Inside Out’, featuring the title track ‘Without U’.‘Inside Out’ was released yesterday (January 23), led by title track ‘Without U’ alongside two B-sides, ‘Let’s Talk (Loneliness)’ and ‘No Girl’. An accompanying music video for ‘Without You’ was also released simultaneously.